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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 31 January 2018

Created: 31 January 2018

Last Updated: 01 February 2018

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A car accident at Palmer Avenue and Mamaroneck Road at 6:30 a.m., Jan. 26, resulted in the arrest of a driver who left the scene. Diana Carolina Rodriquez, 28, of Miami Beach, Florida, was charged with leaving the scene of the accident after her 2003 Ford allegedly ran a red light and hit a car at the intersection of Mamaroneck Road and Palmer Avenue. The driver of the other car was injured and taken to White Plains Hospital Center. Rodriquez did not stop at the scene. Police caught up with her at Sage Terrace. She said she did not stop because her front seat passenger was injured, and she wanted to take him to the hospital. The injured passenger was conscious but not responding. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the injured passenger to Westchester Medical Center. Firefighters assisted in the accident. Following Rodriquez's arrest, she was released on her own recognizance with an appearance ticket for Jan. 31.

Burglar Arrested
On Wednesday, January 31th, 2018, the Scarsdale Police Department arrested Orgen Hoxha, age 22, of Overlook Terrace, New York, NY and charged him with two counts of Burglary 2nd Degree, a Class C Felony. This latest arrest by the Scarsdale Police is the result of the combined investigative efforts of a Multi-Jurisdictional Law Enforcement Task Force that included the Scarsdale PD, New Rochelle PD and the Westchester District Attorney's Office.

Mr. Hoxha was charged with the November 30th, 2016 burglary of a Walworth Avenue residence, and the October 26th, 2016 burglary of a Wildwood Road residence. He was originally arrested by the Scarsdale Police department in February of 2017 where he was stopped by patrol officers at the scene of a burglary on Drake Road. Mr. Hoxha, who is currently in the Westchester County Jail, was arraigned in the Scarsdale Justice Court on these two latest burglary charges and remanded back to the Westchester County Jail with no bail.

Car Theft
On Jan. 22, a Scarsdale Avenue Avis-Budget Group car rental agent reported a 2017 red Ford Fusion had been stolen from his location. The car had been returned, with its rental fee paid, on Dec. 27. That was the last time the car was noted at the rental station. After realizing the car was not in inventory, the agent carefully checked the inventory records to make sure there was not a clerical error. Corporate management was notified.

Checks
On Jan. 25, a Fayette Road man reported a payment issue with his gardener. He said he has given at least seven checks, representing monthly gardening payments, to workers employed by his gardener. Apparently, those checks were never given to the gardening company itself.

On Jan. 26, a Boulevard woman reported someone altered and fraudulently cashed a check from her account. The check had originally been issued to a person known to the woman and sent to that person in a holiday card. However, that person never received the check. The woman then issued a second check to the person, which was declined for insufficient funds in the account. While following up on the declined check, the woman learned the original check had been altered and cashed. The person who cashed the check was unknown to the woman. Chase Bank was informed and is investigating the matter.

Computer Scam
A Wakefield Road woman reported contacting an Amazon representative to assist with a return Jan. 25. During this encounter, the woman said she granted access to her computer to an unknown individual that was contacted through an unknown source. The individual successfully gained access to the woman's computer, requested a $200 payment and asked for credit card information. The woman did not provide the requested information. She was concerned her personal information may have been compromised. Patrol provided the woman with identity theft information and advised her to monitor her accounts and credit report.

Disorderly Conduct
A woman in her 40s was "yelling and screaming" at people on the southbound train platform at the Scarsdale train station Jan. 27. Police escorted her off the platform and MTA police responded to the scene, where they took over the incident.

Concerns
A Brewster Road woman called police at 5:15 p.m., Jan. 23, and reported concern about her husband. She said she last saw her husband around 12:30 p.m., for work. She was worried because it was dark and he allegedly does not like to drive at dark because of poor vision. She further said her husband had a physical therapy appointment on Central Avenue at 5 p.m. for which he would be late. She told police she thought he would not be at the appointment because he does not like driving on Central Avenue. Police helped the woman contact the physical therapist's office, and the therapist reported the husband was, in fact, at the appointment.

Two Post Road siblings called police to report concern about the unknown whereabouts of their two sisters, 12 and 13. The children's mother had been taken to White Plains Hospital Center earlier that day, and none of the children had a key to the house. When the older siblings returned home from school, they saw their sisters' backpacks outside the house. They went to a neighbor's house and called police. They eventually learned their aunt had picked the sisters up in a taxi and taken the sisters to the hospital to be with their mother. Police went to the hospital and confirmed this information. The children's father said he would pick up the children and let them stay with him until their mother was released from the hospital.

Phone Call
A Park Road doctor received a phone call at home from the father of a patient and asked police to document the incident. The father inappropriately called the doctor at home to discuss the daughter's care. The father did not threaten or harass the doctor in any other way.

Resting?
A man was seen lying down with a backpack and a flashlight on a Fenimore Road lawn at 10 p.m., Jan. 25. The man got up when he was observed, and he headed toward the train station. Police canvassed the area, but it was believed that the man got on a train.

Electricity
A Fairview Road homeowner advised that construction workers at a neighboring demolition site asked his dog sitter if they could run extension cords from the homeowner's property to power equipment on the job site Jan. 26. The dog sitter denied the request. Patrol talked to the workers on scene. They admitted to asking for permission to run extension cords and stated they were denied. They said their boss was en route with a generator. Patrol deemed the situation to be in good order.

Ladder
Police noticed a ladder leaning against the side of a house on Fairview Road and contacted the homeowner Jan. 27. The homeowner said the ladder had been left there following gutter cleaning. Patrol advised the homeowner to remove the ladder for security and safety reasons.

Photos
A Hampton Road woman reported a white woman with gray hair got out of a white SUV and took pictures of her house, using two cameras, Jan. 27. When approached the picture taker allegedly got into her car and left. Police canvassed the area but did not find the woman accused of taking pictures without permission.

Disoriented
An elderly man, who appeared disoriented, rang a Lincoln Road doorbell Jan. 27. The homeowner was not able to communicate due to a language barrier and called police. Patrol located the elderly man at a neighbor's house and spoke to a resident there, The resident said the man was the father of his son's wife, and all parties live at the house. The resident said the man has wandered off before and might be suffering from the early stages of dementia. Patrol advised the family to consider getting an ID bracelet for the man in case a similar incident happens in the future.

Revolver
On Jan. 27, a Lee Road resident brought a revolver to headquarters for disposal. The resident found the unloaded gun in his attic. There was also a Westchester County Pistol Permit and a black and white photo of the gun's owner in the attic.

Cars and Roadways
A parked car was found with its door open while parked inside Christie Place garage Jan. 22. Police contacted the owner who said he deliberately left the door open. Nothing seemed to have been disturbed inside the car.

A grandmother accidentally locked her 4-year-old grandchild inside her car on Rochambeau Road Jan. 24. Patrol called Heathcote Gulf, and a technician was dispatched to open the car door. The child was unharmed.

The manager of a Saxon Woods Road parking lot reported a car has been parking in the lot for over one month. Patrol looked up information about the registered owner of the car. It was a local resident. The manager said he would contact the resident and ask for the car to be moved.

Patrol helped a driver moved a stalled car from Mamaroneck Road to a safe location to wait for a private tow Jan. 25.

The water department was notified about a water main break on Heathcote Road Jan. 27.

Callers complained about parked cars on both sides of Oak Lane Jan. 27. Patrol contacted the hostess of a dinner party who stated the party was ending soon and drivers would be leaving. The cars were legally parked, but the road's passageway was tight.

A caller reported a "reckless driver operating a minivan" on Black Birch Lane Jan. 28. Patrol went to the street and found a minivan parked and unoccupied. Nothing seemed suspicious or out of the ordinary.

Car Fire
A resident used a personally owned fire extinguisher to extinguish a car fire on Fox Meadow Road Jan. 22. Firefighters examined the car and determined an electrical issue in the headlights had caused the fire. The car had been parked, unoccupied, on the street for approximately 10 minutes before it caught fire. Arrangements were made to tow the car from the scene.

Knocking
A Ferncliff Road caller reported someone "aggressively" knocked on his door and left Jan. 27. Patrol found no signs of criminality. Patrol canvassed the area but did not find anything suspicious.

Animals
A Cooper Road resident complained about a neighbor's barking dog Jan. 23. Police admonished the dog owner, who apologized and promptly brought the dog inside the house. Police issued a verbal warning.

A loose dog was reported on Post Road Jan. 24. Patrol followed the dog as it ran home and entered an unsecured gate on Gorham Road. A neighbor confirmed the dog lived at that house. Patrol secured the gate.

Lost and Found
On Jan. 22, a passerby turned in a piece of jewelry found at the intersection of Olmsted and Berwick roads. Police vouchered the jewelry at headquarters.

Firefighters
According to Fire Chief James Seymour, Scarsdale Fire Department responded to 26 calls this week. Seymour shared some of the more notable incidents.

On Jan. 23, a Springdale Road resident reported a burning odor in the house. Firefighters found living room dimmers emitting a burning odor with burn marks around them. The dimmers were dated 1971. Firefighters removed the dimmers and capped the wires. Firefighters advised the resident to call an electrician for repair.

A person got stuck in the elevator at Christie Place parking garage Jan. 25. Firefighters and police were able to free the person from the elevator by accessing the elevator through the top hatch. The elevator was placed out of service.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Jan. 22-28 has been compiled from official information.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 06 February 2018

Created: 06 February 2018

Last Updated: 06 February 2018

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On Jan. 31, police arrested Orgen Hoxha, 22, of New York City, on two counts of a second-degree burglary charge, a class-C felony. According to Scarsdale Police Captain Thomas Altizio, this arrest was the result of the combined investigative efforts of a Multi-Jurisdictional Law Enforcement Task Force that included the Scarsdale PD, New Rochelle PD and the Westchester District Attorney's Office. Hoxha is accused of burglarizing and stealing money from two houses in Scarsdale in 2016 – a Walworth Avenue house on Nov. 30 and a Wildwood Road house on Oct. 26. According to the arrest report, Hoxha allegedly broke and pried open a window with a crow bar to enter the Walworth Ave. house. He allegedly entered the Wildwood Road house through an unlocked door while the homeowner was on vacation. These incidents continue a history of burglary charges against Hoxha. Scarsdale police first arrested Hoxha in Feb. 2017, following the burglary of a Drake Road house, after which Hoxha was stopped by police on the scene. Additionally, Hoxha was arrested and charged with three burglaries in Greenwich, Connecticut, last year. Following this most recent arrest in Scarsdale, Hoxha was arraigned at Scarsdale Village Court and remanded to Westchester County Jail without bail. The case will further be handled by White Plains Court.

Signs Removed:
Police removed 13 "Vote Yes" school bond signs, posted in violation of village code, from streets near Fox Meadow School and village center Jan. 29 and 30, and they removed 20 signs from Mamaroneck Road and Weaver Street Jan. 30. Additional signs, posted in violation of village code, were removed from Brite and Huntington Avenue, Brewster, Montrose, Kingston, Valley and Putnam roads, and Sage and Dobbs terraces Feb. 1. On Feb. 2 and 3, patrol advised homeowners to move illegally posted signs from village property to private property, at least 13 feet from the curbside.
On Feb. 3, police removed two knitted "Vote Yes" signs that were wrapped around trees at Chase Road and Christie Place and at Mamaroneck Road across from the middle school. Police found a tag on the sign that identified the owner as a Montrose Road woman, and they contacted her. Police explained village code regarding the placement of signs, and the woman voluntarily responded to headquarters to pick up her signs.

Construction advertising signs posted on construction fencing on Tisdale Road were removed Feb. 3. The contractor was given a verbal warning.

D.O.A
A 90-year-old Christie Place woman died at home in her sleep Feb. 4.

Stolen
A Tompkins Road resident reported a bag of groceries was stolen from the front walkway of her house Jan. 31. She told police she brought home several bags of groceries in a taxi and left the bags on the walkway in order to carry them into the house one-by-one. After she unloaded all the bags inside the house, she realized a brown cloth bag was missing. It contained instant oatmeal, salad greens and frozen fish.

On Feb. 1, a Church Lane resident reported the contents of a package from Amazon were stolen on Jan. 31. The Amazon package was delivered to the resident's doorstep with partially ripped tape and cardboard. Upon opening the box, the resident realized the Mahjong mat she ordered was not inside. It was worth approximately $54.

Identity theft
On Feb. 1, a Canterbury Road woman reported finding a fraudulent transaction from Bluefly.com on her credit card. The woman contacted Bluefly.com and cancelled the order. She did not lose any money.

Doors
An unknown man rang an Old Lyme Road doorbell Jan. 29. He told the homeowner he was there to do repair work; then he suddenly left, claiming he might be at the wrong house. The man was described as a six-foot-tall black man, approximately 35-40 years old. No work was scheduled or needed, according to the homeowner. Patrol canvassed the area for the man but did not find anyone matching his description.

A Walworth Avenue woman reported someone knocked on her door at 9:40 p.m., Feb. 3. It caused the dog to bark. When the woman went to the door to answer it, no one was there. Police canvassed the area but did not find anyone.

Fall
A woman said she lost her balance and fell on the stairs coming up from the Scarsdale train station platform on East Parkway Feb. 1. She hit her head and was bleeding. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported her to White Plains Hospital Center. MTA police were notified and said they would send officers to the hospital to make a report.

Pokemon
On Feb. 2, a caller reported several cars parked at Valley and Gorham roads blocking traffic. Patrol arrived and spoke with three young men on the scene. The young men told police they were playing "Pokemon Go." They advised that they frequent that particular intersection because it was a game "stop" that enabled them to get extra points. No criminal activity was observed.

Missing person
On Feb. 3, a Carstensen Road man reported his elderly wife was missing. Police located her outside in the area and escorted her back to her house. She said she had left to take a walk. The couple's adult daughter in California was notified.

On Feb. 4, a Rochambeau Road mother reported her two-year-old child opened a rear patio door and wandered away from home. When police arrived at the scene, the mother had already been reunited with her child, who was found on a path in the backyard.

Open door
On Feb. 3, a Chateaux Circle woman told police she thought someone possibly entered her apartment. She said she left the apartment with her daughter at 1 p.m. to go shopping. When they returned, the side door to the apartment was unlocked and a front door key and hide-a-key device were placed on a bookshelf in the entryway. The woman checked her apartment and did not find anything missing or out of order. The woman said the only other person who knew about the spare key was her boyfriend, but she was unable to contact him in regard to the incident. She will follow up and inform police.

Cars and roadways
A man locked his keys in his car at Popham and Chase roads Jan. 30. Police and firefighters assisted and were able to unlock the car using a tool.

A Madison Road resident complained about the location of fiber optic wires that Verizon technicians attached to a pole near his driveway Jan. 31. The wires were secure and legal. Patrol advised the resident to contact Verizon's customer service department if the resident wanted to have them moved.

A parking citation was issued to the owner of a car parked within 20 feet of a stop sign at Walworth Avenue and Brayton Road Jan. 31.

The highway department was notified about plastic cans and other debris in the roadway at Post and Murray Hill roads Jan. 31.

A traffic light at Post Road and Huntington Avenue was not cycling properly Feb. 2. The department of transportation was notified, and police monitored traffic at the intersection, pending repair.

On Feb. 2, a caller reported a trashcan in the road at Church Lane and Crane road.

On Feb. 2, police issued summonses to two drivers that passed a school bus with its lights flashing while discharging passengers on Popham Road.

On Feb. 2, an unknown car backed into a Harvest Drive driveway and parked there with its headlights on. Patrol canvassed the area but did not find the car.

A driver was observed having difficulty maintaining his lane, driving 20 mph and almost hitting other cars on Post Road Feb. 4. Police completed a DMV driver review request and issued the driver appropriate summonses for observed violations.

Three car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Civil matter
On Jan. 29, a Stratton Road landlord reported her former tenant might have scratched and destroyed her children's high school diplomas in late December while the tenant was still residing at her house. The landlord said she was involved in a civil dispute with her former tenant. Patrol advised her to inform her attorney.

On Feb. 2, a Dolma Road businessman reported an ongoing dispute with a former business partner.

Firefighters
According to Scarsdale Fire Chief James Seymour, firefighters responded to 24 incidents, including at least on car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway, between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4. Of these incidents, Seymour provided information about the following events, listed below.

On Feb. 1, firefighters responded to fallen and burning electrical wires at a utility pole on Rodney Road. Firefighters shut down the road and stabilized the scene. Con Edison was dispatched to de-energize the wires. Firefighters were then able to extinguish the fire.

Police contacted firefighters about an indoor odor of natural gas on Carstensen Road Feb. 3.Con Edison was also dispatched. Firefighters workers located the source of the gas odor: a leaking pipe in a basement kitchen closet. They shut off the gas supply and stood by for Con Edison.

A Ridgecrest East oven started smoking Feb. 3. The resident reported the oven turned on by itself and started burning items she had stored there. No fire was detected. Firefighters shut power to the oven and ventilated the house. Firefighters advised the resident to repair or replace the appliance.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 has been compiled from official information.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 24 January 2018

Created: 24 January 2018

Last Updated: 25 January 2018

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This just in from the Greenburgh Police: On Friday January 19th, 2018 Greenburgh Police Department paramedics and officers responded to Michaels, a retail store located at 319 N. Central Avenue in Hartsdale, for a report of a woman in cardiac arrest. Hartsdale F.D personnel also responded to assist. Upon their arrival the GPD paramedics and officers located the woman and assessed that she was not breathing. A drug overdose was suspected as the cause. Medical attention, including the administering of Narcan, was provided and the woman began breathing again. Greenburgh P.D. personnel were able to gather enough information from her to discover that her husband was in a vehicle somewhere in the parking lot. He was quickly located and was found not breathing, likely from a heroin overdose. Medical attention, including the administering of Narcan, was provided and the male began breathing on his own again. Through their swift response, thinking, and actions Greenburgh Police personnel were able to provide life saving medical attention to not just one, but two patients.

Identity Theft
On Jan. 16, a Penn Blvd. man reported someone had opened a fraudulent account in his name with Sprint in January 2017. The account accumulated over $1,000 in charges and went into collections. He learned of the account when he received an alert from his credit monitoring service. He contacted Sprint and was advised to report the incident to the credit reporting agencies.

On Jan. 19, a Farragut Road woman reported an unknown female attempted to purchase goods at a mall in North Miami, Florida, using the woman's personal identity information and a fake driver's license. The female said she had left her credit card at home and attempted to purchase goods, using the Farragut woman's accounts, at Target, American Eagle, and Bloomingdales. Store security was suspicious; so the transactions were denied. Representatives from all three stores contacted the woman and informed her.

Fraud
On Jan. 16, a Fairview Road woman reported she wired money to a person in California for a property rental for her son; however, she later realized it was a scam after her bank alerted her that the transaction might be fraudulent. She attempted to get the bank to recover the money, but it was unable to do so. The alleged rental had been posted on Zillow, the woman said.

Stolen Car Recovered
A 2008 Kia stolen out of Yonkers and was found parked on Kingston Road Jan. 20. It was registered to a Hartsdale man. Police towed it to the impound lot, recovered property from inside the car notified Yonkers police.

Baby
A caller reported seeing what appeared to be an unattended baby in a stroller on a Metro North train Jan. 16. Patrol notified Metro North police.

Damaged Tires
On Jan. 17, a caller reported parking his car in a rear parking lot at Scarsdale High School at 7:50 p.m. Upon returning to the car at 10:30 p.m., the driver realized he had two flat tires and a broken taillight. The driver though it appeared as if the tires had been slashed. He wanted to document the incident.

Ice
A father and two kids were playing near the icy pond behind Scarsdale Library Jan. 19. Police advised them to stay off the ice since it was starting to melt.

Water
Water was pouring from the side yard of a Lincoln Avenue house Jan. 20.Patrol notified a realtor who was the listed contact for the house. She said she would notify the new owner and go to the house to help address the situation.

The water department was notified about pooling water on Fox Meadow Road and a possible water main break on Hampton Road Jan. 20.

Accidents
A caller witnessed a 2015 Lexus accident involving a car driven by a teenage girl in a Palmer Avenue parking lot Jan. 19. After striking a parked 2017 Audi, the teen driver fled the scene. Patrol used license plate information to track down the car's owner who was the teen's mother. Mother and daughter, 16, responded to headquarters. An accident report was created, the teen driver was issued an appropriate summons and the owner of the damaged car was notified.

A total of twelve car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Cars and Roadways
Police issued summons to the owners of one car illegally parked on Ferncliff Road Jan. 16.

On Jan. 17, a caller stated she was stuck in a Scarsdale Avenue parking spot because of ice. Patrol contacted the highway department to salt the area.

Patrol removed a piece of metal debris from Huntington Avenue and Post Road Jan.17.

Police saw a parked car with its trunk ajar on Gatehouse Road Jan. 18. Patrol closed the trunk as a courtesy. There was no sign of criminality.

Police noticed a parked car with scofflaw status on Overhill Road Jan. 18. The owner returned to the car, and police advised him he owed $320 in unpaid parking tickets. The owner said he would pay the fines at Village Hall and clear the scofflaw status.

Patrol issued a summons to the owner of a van parked on Boulevard with an expired inspection sticker Jan. 18.

The highway department was notified about a pothole in need of attention at Popham and Chase roads.

Following a call from an official, patrol responded to Mamaroneck Avenue and ticketed one car parked in a fire zone Jan. 19. The official said there is an ongoing problem with "parents parking near the fire hydrant in the upper lot during school meetings."

People seen sleeping in a parked SUV on Palmer Avenue were employees of Metro Diner Jan. 19. They were on break and resting.

A discarded Christmas tree was removed from a traffic lane of the Bronx River Parkway Jan. 20.

A car was parked more than 12 inches from the curb on Dolma Road Jan. 20. Patrol found the driver at a tag sale on the street and asked the driver to remedy the situation.

Summonses were issued to two cars parked while facing the wrong direction on Woodland Place Jan. 20.

On Jan.21, a caller reported "concern" about an alleged dip in the roadway at Palmer and Mamaroneck roads, which could be felt while riding in the back seat of the car. Patrol examined the alleged dip and found nothing dangerous.

Lost and Found
A passerby found a Chase debit card on Post Road and gave it to police Jan. 18. Patrol returned the card to Chase Bank where an employee said she would notify the owner.

A Greenacres Avenue man reported losing his wallet in New York City Jan.19. He said he noticed fraudulent transactions on a credit card that was inside the wallet. He notified the creditor and canceled the card.

A Ferncliff Road resident reported losing her temporary resident visa card Jan. 20. She needed a police report to file an application for replacement of a lost card.

Firefighters
According to Scarsdale Fire Chief James Seymour, the fire department responded to 32 calls this week, among which were the following "notable" incidents.

On Jan. 16, a car was started inside a Greenacres Avenue garage. It was left running and carbon monoxide accumulated. Firefighters ventilated the garage and the attached house. The resident was advised to not leave a car running inside a garage.

Contractors using a gas-powered saw in a Richbell Road house caused carbon monoxide to build up inside the house. Firefighters ventilated the house. They advised the contractors to never use gas-powered tools indoors. Firefighters also noticed the homeowner's hot water tank was leaking and recommended to call a plumber.

A malfunctioning pool heater was releasing carbon monoxide in a Heathcote Road pool house Jan. 18. Firefighters shut down the system, ventilated the space and advised to call for service.

Firefighters assisted in two car accidents this week, at Mamaroneck Road and Crossway Jan. 19 and the Bronx River Parkway Jan. 20.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Jan. 16-21 has been compiled from official information.

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