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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 29 March 2016

Created: 29 March 2016

Last Updated: 29 March 2016

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Recycling Library Books: A man was seen pushing two recycling bins from Scarsdale Library down Olmsted Road March 23. Patrol stopped the man, and he said he was interested in the reading material that the library had discarded for recycling. He said he had no intention of stealing the bins and was planning on returning them after he took the books home. Patrol asked him to return to the library with the books and the bins. There, library staff said the man was welcome to take the books but not the bins. They provided the man with plastic bags for the books.

Death: A 97 year-old Innes Road woman died at her home on the morning of March 25. Her health aid reported that she helped the woman downstairs at 9:26 am and then went upstairs to clean and make the beds. When she returned to the kitchen she found the elderly woman slumped over to her side and unresponsive. The aid called 911 who pronounced the woman dead.

Identity Thefts: On March 21, a Kent Road woman reported someone filed a fraudulent tax return in her name. In April of 2015, the woman's identity was stolen and a fraudulent credit card was opened in her name. Patrol advised the couple to place a fraud alert on their credit reports.

On March 21, a Griffen Avenue woman reported someone assumed her identity and forwarded all of her mail to the Bronx. A fraudulent online Social Security profile was also opened up in the woman's name, without her authorization.

On March 23, an Ardmore Road woman reported someone filed a fraudulent tax return in her name.

On March 23, a Hutchinson Avenue resident reported someone filed a fraudulent tax return in her name.

On March 25, a Montrose Road man reported someone opened a fraudulent online Social Security account in his name. The man cancelled the account as soon as he learned about it. He also learned that a company called Property Solutions, in Texas, requested a credit report in his name, for an unknown reason.

Criminal mischief: A River Road resident reported someone smashed the rear window of his car March 26. It damage was discovered by the man's son when the son went outside to take out the garbage at 2:45 p.m.

Domestic matter: A father reported his 19-year-old son was having a "mental break down" and running from him March 27. According to the father, the teen was banging on his car and ran between two houses. Patrol arrived at the man's house to help look for the son, but after approximately ten minutes the father asked patrol to call off the search. The father said he did not believe his son was a danger to himself or anyone else. He said he thought his son would come home after calming down.

Welfare check: A man called police to check the welfare of his Fox Meadow Road girlfriend March 21. Patrol went to the girlfriend's house and found her standing outside. She said she had been on the train with her ex-boyfriend, and they got into a verbal argument. She said she was fine and did not need any assistance from police.
A Popham Road resident did not answer her phone on the RUOK system March 22. Police went to the woman's house to check on her. She was fine. She realized her phone had become unplugged, and personnel from her building helped her reconnect the phone.

Doorbell: A Boulder Brook Lane woman reported someone rang her doorbell and left around 9 p.m., March 24. The woman did not see the individual, but she noticed an SUV parked across the street from her house at the time of the incident. Police canvassed the neighborhood and decided to conduct extra ridebys of the street.

Help: On March 25, a Cushman Road woman reported an older, white man was at her door. She said the man was not able to articulate why he was there. Patrol went to the woman's house and spoke with the man, who appeared confused and stated he took a walk because he believed his family left for the day. Patrol escorted the man back to his family's house on Cushman Road. His daughter stated her father experiences memory loss and confusion in his old age, and she apologized for the inconvenience.

An Edgewood woman reported that her elderly neighbor, who suffers from dementia, rang her doorbell and told her items had been stolen from his house March 26. He said he did not contact the police because he thought "police were in on it." Patrol left a message for the elderly man's daughter and informed the police department's older adult advocate.

On March 27, a Boulder Brook Road girl was home alone and heard the garage door open. Patrol checked the house and determined no one attempted to enter the house. The girl said she would stay with a neighbor until her parents returned.

Cars and roadways
A tree limb hanging over the sidewalk and roadway was determined to be causing an immediate threat to pedestrians and motorists on Popham Road March 21. Patrol contacted on-call highway department personnel, who responded and removed the limb.

Patrol issued a parking summons to the owner of a car parked on Walworth Avenue, in violation of the three-hour parking restriction March 23.

A car broke down at Post and Murray Hill roads March 23. Patrol contacted a tow truck to tow the car to a garage selected by the driver.

Police issued a parking summons to the owner of a car, with Pennsylvania license plates, parked in the wrong direction on Hampton Road March 23.

Patrol stood by while a disabled driver on Wayside Lane waited for a family member to help change a flat tire at 11:30 p.m., March 25.

A 'Do Not Enter" sign for the Hutchinson River Parkway exit ramp at Huntington Avenue and Meadow Road fell to the ground March 25. Police notified Westchester County police department.

A metal gas cap popped up, out of Post Road, once on March 25 and twice on March 26. Each time, police re-inserted the gas cap so it no longer caused a hazardous traffic situation. They notified Con Edison for repair.

Police gave a verbal warning to the driver of a blue Jaguar that parked in front of a Gaylor Road driveway March 27.

Six car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Animals: A large brown dog with a blue collar was running loose in the area of Cohawney Road and Oak Lane March 25. Police contacted the dog's owner, and the owner picked up the dog. Police issued the owner a summons.

On March 26, a motorist reported a large, wild bird in the roadway on Post Road in front of the high school. It was said to be disrupting traffic. Patrol canvassed the area for the bird but did not find it.

Civil matter: A Fox Meadow Road man reported construction workers from a neighbor's property damaged his yard, crushed a water drainage pipe and placed property markers in the wrong location. Patrol contacted the contractor, and both parties were able to work out a solution for rectifying the damage.

Village code
Police issued village code violation summonses to landscapers using gas-powered leaf blowers within 100 yards of each other on Rodney and Montgomery roads March 24.

On March 25, patrol noticed business cards for a fitness center placed on the windshields of cars parked on East Parkway. Police issued a summons to the business owner, and the records department mailed it to him.

Police dispersed kids playing in Potter Field at 10:30 p.m., March 25. Police told the kids the park was closed. They apologized for the disturbance and left.

Lost and found
On March 25, an Old Lyme Road man reported losing his wallet. He last remembered using his wallet on March 24. The wallet contained his driver's license, credit cards, $20 cash, miscellaneous identification cards and personal papers.

A Carman Road resident reported finding a bike in the park across the street March 26. It was leaning against a tree around 8 a.m. Police picked up the bike at 2:15 p.m. and vouchered it at headquarters.

Firefighters
Firefighters traced the source of Walworth Avenue smoke to a legal outdoor fire pit on a resident's back patio March 21.

On March 21, firefighters helped a Nelson Road resident get inside the house after the resident was accidentally locked out.

A resident walked into Crossway fire station with a ring stuck on a swollen finger March 22. Firefighters called Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps and assisted emergency medical technicians cut the ring from the resident's finger.

A delivery truck knocked down a tree, a fence and power wires at the entrance to the Bronx River Parkway on Fenimore Road March 23. Firefighters, police, water department employees, the Greenburgh police department and Con Edison worked together to address the situation.

On March 23, a Brite Avenue resident extinguished a brush fire in his yard before firefighters arrived. The fire caused minor damage to the grass.

Westchester County police extinguished a brush fire near the entrance of Saxon Woods Golf Course March 26. Firefighters used pressurized water to make sure the fire was out.

This week, firefighters assisted at one car accident in the village. They responded to five false carbon monoxide alarms and ten false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, cooking smoke, candles and construction dust.

This report covering police and fire department activity from March 21-27 has been compiled from official information.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 06 April 2016

Created: 06 April 2016

Last Updated: 07 April 2016

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Stolen cell phone: A Meadow Road woman reported her daughter's cell phone was stolen while she was at Quaker Ridge School March 29. The girl takes her cell phone to school because she walks there and back every day. During school hours, the cell phone is left in an inside pocket of a door in a frequently travelled hallway. Patrol used a lost iPhone app to locate the phone's general vicinity, around Palmer Avenue. Police, the girl and her mother searched a wooded area along Palmer Avenue and Rock Creek Lane and eventually located the phone. It was not damaged.

Police shoot injured deer: On April 1, police shot a deer with a broken leg on Sheldrake Road. The deer was having difficult moving and almost ran into a construction worker on Willow Lane.

(From the Greeenburgh Police) At approximately noon on April 6, 2016 Greenbrugh Police got a call from the store owner at 247 Tarrytown Road (Prisco Appliances) who found what he believed to be a live hand grenade in the store. Greenburgh Patrol units were dispatched along with the Westchester County Bomb Squad. Traffic on Tarrytown Road (Rt 119) in front of the location was diverted in both directions. After the grenade was determined to be inert the area was deemed safe and opened to all traffic at 12:45.

Broken windows, locks
On March 28, a custodian at the Scarsdale Alternative School reported a broken windowpane on one of the front doors. Inside the doors, he found rocks, which were probably used to break the window.

On March 30, the front door latch of an abandoned River Road house was found damaged. The department of public works was notified for repair.

On April 2, the manager of Chase Bank on East Parkway reported a kid threw a rock through a window. An employee saw two kids, approximately seven years old each, throw the rocks. One of the kids was described as wearing a red shirt. After breaking he window, the kids ran north on East Parkway.

Identity theft
On March 30, someone fraudulently cashed a check against a Quentin Road woman's bank account.

Harassment
A caller suspected of being a former bakery employee called a village bakery and said "You're going to pay" before hanging up the phone April 3. The bakery manager said the ex-employee, who was fired in September 2015, has been calling and texting the bakery owners and management since he was fired. Patrol attempted to contact the former employee to advise him to stop communicating with bakery management and staff.

Unwanted calls
On April 3, a Cooper Road woman reported receiving unwanted calls from an unknown woman named "Geni." The calls were allegedly "annoying" rather than "threatening" in nature. The woman said she blocked the caller's number to prevent future calls.

Prank
On April 1, a Heathcote Road woman reported someone created an email address similar to her email address and used it to contact her daughter's lacrosse coach and a board member of the lacrosse league. In the fraudulent email, the person asked questions about the locations of games and a possible carpool system. Police also spoke with the lacrosse coach who forwarded all of the fraudulent emails to police. While investigating the incident, police learned that a friend's friend of one of the parties involved created the fake email address and sent emails as an April Fool's joke. The person who created the fake emails spoke with police and provided copies of the entire email exchange. The person told police the emails were in "poor judgment" and "foolish."

Reported suspicions
On March 28, a caller reported two suspicious males wearing hoods, one of whom who was also wearing a mask, travelling by foot toward village center. With the caller's assistance, police stopped the reported pair at Overlook and Whig roads. Investigation revealed the pair consisted of a white man and woman in their fifties. The woman stated she had an extreme sensitivity to sun, which required her to cover her mouth and nose and most of her face during the day.

Infants
A caller reported two infants alone in parked car in a Wilmot Road parking lot March 30. Before police arrived to investigate the babies' mother returned to her car and left the area. The manager of Season's Market said the mother had asked an employee to watch her children in the car while the mother did some shopping, which the employee did. Patrol spoke with the manager and they decided it would not be advisable to allow staff to supervise children in cars in the future.

Teens
A Kelwynne Road woman reported two teenagers were on her property March 31. They appeared to be looking for something in the bushes. When the woman called out to the teens, they said they "found it" and left. The woman said the found object appeared to be garbage. Police canvassed the area for the teens' car but did not find it.

Verification
Two men claiming to be from the Department of Treasury came to a Woods Lane house March 31. Police helped the woman verify that the name, number and address listed on the men's business cards were legitimate. The woman said she would follow up with them.

Assistance
Police stood by while a woman took custody of her three children, from her ex-husband's Edgewood house, as per the terms of her custody and access stipulation agreement March 29.
Police called a taxi for a man walking on Saxon Woods Road, trying to find his way back to Mount Vernon at 10:45 p.m., April 2.

Trees, wires
A tree fell on a Rock Creek Lane property March 28. Police notified the highway department to check if it was a village tree.
A tree fell on Oakwood Place, disrupting power to a traffic signal March 28. Patrol put up temporary stop signs pending repair.
On March 28, the highway department responded to fallen trees blocking Stonehouse Road.
Con Edison was notified about trees leaning on Heathcote Road power lines March 29.
Con Edison was notified about sparking power lines on Burgess Road March 29.
The highway department was notified about a split tree on Wayside Lane March 29.
A fallen tree was removed from Walworth and Greenacres avenues March 30.
Police removed a fallen branch from Greenacres Avenue and notified Con Edison about fallen wires in the area.

Wind gusts early Sunday morning caused many trees and wires to fall:
The highway department was notified about fallen trees on Eton, Brookby, Park, Sheldrake, Gatehouse and Lincoln roads and Church Lane April 3.
Con Edison was notified about trees leaning on wires on Griffen Avenue and sparking wires on Brown Road April 3.
Greenacres Avenue was closed because of fallen trees and electrical wires April 3. Firefighters, highway workers and Con Edison were dispatched to rectify the situation and ensure public safety.

Cars and roadways
Patrol called a tow truck for a disabled car on Popham Road March 29.
A stalled van was removed from Post Road March 30.
On March 31, patrol issued a parking summons to the owner of a parked car blocking Sage Terrace.
Police stood by a stalled car on Weaver Street until New Rochelle police and a tow service arrived April 1.
Police questioned the passengers of an parked car on Heathcote Road at 11:30 p.m., April 1. The passengers said they were talking before being dropped off at their house, which was on the street.
One car accident was reported in the village this week.

Animals
Patrol caught a loose dog and returned it to its Ogden Road owner March 31. While police were on scene, the dog got loose again and had to be chased and caught. Patrol issued the homeowner a summons for having a dog at large.
A Nelson Road woman caught a loose dog and called police April 2. Patrol identified the dog's owner and informed her about the dog's whereabouts. The owner arrived to pick up the dog.

Civil matter
A woman reported being harassed by a male co-worker March 29. The woman said a co-worker berated her a work and refused to teach her to color hair "because of her age." Police advised her that the matter was not criminal in nature, and therefore they would not be able to intervene. She was advised to speak with the management of the hair salon.

Lost and found
Patrol found the owner of cars keys found of Palmer Avenue and returned the keys to her March 30.
A woman reported losing a Prada wallet containing a driver's license in village center March 31. Approximately an hour later, the woman called headquarters to report she had found it at her mother's house.
On April 3, a Park Road woman reported losing a diamond necklace either in Scarsdale or during a recent trip to Arizona. The necklace consisted of a 3.02 carat round diamond on a white gold chain, appraised at $45,000. The woman was making the report for insurance purposes.

Village code
Teenagers were shouting in a Black Birch Lane backyard April 1. Patrol informed their parents about a noise complaint, and the teens went inside the house.
Police dispersed a large group of kids from Gorham Road around 11 p.m., April 1.

Firefighters
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of fallen trees and wires on Stonehouse, Burgess and Brown roads March 28 and 29.
Firefighters helped a Crossway resident change a smoke detector battery March 30.
After elevated gas levels were found in the sewer system on Post Road, firefighters and Con Edison workers checks houses and Village Hall for possible gas migration March 30. Con Edison stayed on scene to mitigate the situation.
A sewer cap in a Carstensen Road basement was secured after gas readings were found in the house March 30. Firefighters opened windows to ventilate the space.
An electric oven overheated in a Circle Road house April 2. Firefighters shut off the oven.
Firefighters closed unsafe roadways and stood by for Con Edison at the site of fallen trees and burning electrical wires on Church Lane, Greenacres Avenue and Heathcote and Brown roads April 3.
Firefighters moved a broken wire off the roadway on Boulevard April 3.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of arcing and burning wires at Mamaroneck and Cooper roads April 3.

The highway department was notified about a fallen tree on Lincoln Road April 3.
This week, firefighters assisted at two car accidents on parkways. They responded to two false carbon monoxide alarms and 12 false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, an activated manual pull station, a plumber soldering pipes, shower steam, cooking smoke and fireplace smoke.

This report covering police and fire department activity from March 28 – April 3 was compiled from official information.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 23 March 2016

Created: 23 March 2016

Last Updated: 24 March 2016

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On March 15, the superintendent of the Chateaux Circle apartments informed police that storage bins were broken into, and a $1,200 Trek bicycle and a $100 suitcase were stolen from different bins. Video surveillance recorded a suspect enter the basement storage area and unscrew latches on three bins. Bicycles were removed from two bins, and a suitcase was removed from a third bin. When the suspect left the building, however, he left one of the bicycles behind. The contents of the suitcase were unknown. The suspect was described as a black man.

On March 18, a Brown Road homeowner reported a package was stolen from her front steps. It contained makeup valued at approximately $120. According to tracking information the package was scanned and delivered to the house at 9:27 a.m., March 15. When the woman went through the front door later that morning to take her daughter to school, the package was not there. She was advised to file a police report and a clam with the United States Postal Service.

Attempted bicycle theft
A 16-year-old Scarsdale High School student reported someone attempted to steal her bicycle from the high school March 18. At the end of the school day, the girl noticed her bicycle seat was missing, and there was damage to the brake. The bike had been chained to a black chain fence on the Post Road side of the school, near the maintenance driveway, when the incident occurred. The girl said the fence might have sustained some damage as the perpetrator attempted, unsuccessfully, to steal the bike.

Identity theft
On March 16, a Lenox Place woman reported her email account had been hacked. A suspect allegedly sent an email to the woman's tenant, asking rent to be forwarded to a person in Illinois. The tenant found the request suspicious and contacted the woman.

On March 16, a Greenacres Avenue man reported someone attempted to file a fraudulent tax return using his Social Security number.

On March 17, a Boulevard woman reported someone attempted to file a fraudulent tax return using his Social Security number.

On March 20, a Meadow Road resident reported someone used her email account to set up an unauthorized transfer of funds out of her bank account and into an account with Barclays Bank in London, England. A second transfer request was made, but the bank did not authorize it as the account had already been flagged for possible fraudulent activity.

Criminal mischief
A Brite Avenue resident reported a round hole in his house's front window March 17. The hole appeared to have been made by a small pellet or BB. The resident said the hole was made sometime after January 1 and March 17. A small circular indentation was found on an interior wall opposite the hole in the window. According to the police report, it was unclear if this indentation was related to the hole in the window. The resident said the room has been cleaned numerous times during the incident's suspected time frame and a possible pellet or BB could have easily been swept up, unnoticed.

Harassment
On March 20, a woman showed police threatening text messages she received from an unknown person. The messages alleged her children were "in trouble" because her ex-husband owed people money and had not yet "paid up." The woman said her ex-husband legitimately owed people money due to some business deals that "went bad" in the recent past. The woman believes those deals were the reason for the threatening text messages. The woman said she was concerned about her son having visitation with her ex-husband due to the threatening messages. Patrol advised her to discuss postponing visitation with her ex-husband until the situation could be remedied. Police offered to conduct extra ridebys of her house.

Scams
A Post Road woman reported someone called her husband stating the person was holding her husband's father, from White Plains, hostage March 17. White Plains police went to the father's apartment and verified he was OK. The caller instructed the Post Road man, instructing him to meet at the White Plains Walmart in order to pay ransom for the father's release. White Plains police proceeded to the White Plains Walmart in an effort to meet and apprehend the caller.

On March 18, a Penn Boulevard woman reported she enrolled in a mystery shopper program and was sent a cashier's check, which allegedly contained her fee of $300 and enough money to purchase three cell phones. On March 14, the woman deposited the check into her account, was instructed to deduct her fee and purchased three cell phones with the money. She was instructed to send the cell phones to a person in New Britain, Connecticut, along with approximately $415 in remaining money from the original check. On March 17, Chase bank alerted the woman that the cashier's check was fraudulent; so she went to FedEx and stopped delivery of the package. New Britain police were informed of the incident for follow-up.

On March 19, a Brite Avenue man received a call from someone alleging to be a Publisher's Clearing House representative. The alleged representative stated the man had won a prize of $850,000 but needed to send $199 to a person in another state in order to claim the prize. The man thought it was a scam and advised he could not wire any money at this time. He reported the incident to police. Patrol advised him to be cautious and not provide any personal information to a caller.

Suspicious
A Morris Lane woman reported a man driving a silver car followed her into her driveway, got out of the car and asked her if she wanted to buy any cookware March 15. The woman said she had to go, and the man drove away. He gave her a business card, which the woman gave to police.

Parked car
A Sheldrake Road resident reported a suspicious car parked on the street outside his house at 11 p.m., March 18. Patrol saw the car pulling away as they approached the scene. Police performed a traffic stop, and the young people inside the car said they were just "driving around to avoid going home to their parents' houses." They apologized for alarming the resident.

Stop sign
A caller reported a stop sign was missing from the intersection of Brewster and Oakstwain roads March 19. Patrol examined the intersection and confirmed the absence of a stop sign. However, pedestrians who lived on the street stated there had never been a stop sign at that intersection. Patrol notified the highway department for follow-up and placed a temporary stop sign at the intersection in the meantime.

Lights
On March 20, police checked a Fayette Road house after a housekeeper came home and found lights on that were not previously on when the housekeeper left. Patrol verified that everything was in order inside the house. Patrol advised the housekeeper and the homeowner that interior lights were on an automatic timer.

Doorbell
A Palmer Avenue woman advised someone rang her doorbell at 2 a.m., March 20. She observed the person get into a black SUV parked in her driveway and proceed to slowly drive away, down the street. Police canvassed the neighborhood, but did not find anything suspicious.

Assistance
A Rock Creek Lane woman asked police to speak with her husband, in order to avoid any unnecessary unpleasant interaction, before she went to her house to retrieve personal belongings March 19. According to the couple's civil agreement, the husband was supposed to vacate the house for approximately two hours while the wife retrieved her belongings. After patrol spoke with the husband, he voluntarily left the house. No further assistance was required.

Police helped Eastchester Police with an incident involving supervised visitation between a mother and her four-year-old autistic son March 20. The supervised visitation occurred at Scarsdale Metro Diner on Scarsdale Avenue. Following the visitation, the child got into the mother's car, and the mother drove off without unlocking the passenger door or allowing the supervisor to enter the car's passenger side. The car was located by Eastchester Police on Spencer Place, where Eastchester police handled the matter.

Cars and roadways
Police contacted Con Edison about a loose sewer cap on Edgewood Road March 19.
On March 20, police removed a raccoon carcass from Nelson Road and Boulevard and placed it in a black plastic bag by the side of the road. Patrol notified the sanitation department for pickup.

A parked Lexus was reported to be running on Depot Place for over two hours March 20. Patrol contacted the owner, who advised the car was new. He said his wife accidentally left it running while she took the train to the city. He arrived and shut off the car's ignition.
Seven car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Civil matters
On March 14, police were called about a dispute between a Mamaroneck Road resident and a mover. The resident parked her car behind the movers' truck because she wanted to make sure all of her belongings were unloaded from the truck before the movers left. The resident and the movers were arguing about payment. Police advised the movers to unload the woman's belongings, and they advised the woman to mover her car.

On March 18, a Fox Meadow Road landlord said construction workers from a nearby building site were entering his property with heavy machinery. He also said he thought there should be a temporary fence around the construction site to keep materials and debris off his property, for the sake of his tenants' safety. Patrol advised the landlord this was a civil matter and referred him to the building department.

A Woods Lane man reported tree trimmers working at a Forest Lane house damaged his fence and tree March 19. The tree trimmers and the Forest Lane resident disputed the claim. Patrol advised the Woods Lane man the issue was a civil matter.

A Colvin Road woman reported having a disagreement with a towing service that jumpstarted her car March 19. Before police arrived, the parties reached a solution on their own.

Village code
Approximately five young dults were talking loudly outside Horsegaurd Lane house after midnight March 16. Patrol admonished them for the noise, and they went inside the house.

A bald, heavyset, white man was making noise in the parking lot of the Chateaux Circle apartments at 2:30 a.m., March 19. Patrol asked him if he needed any assistance. He said everything was in order. Patrol admonished him for making noise and said he had to leave the area, which he did without incident.
Solicitors on Bradford Road did not have a valid permit March 19. Patrol advised them of village code, and the solicitors agreed to leave the area until they obtained a proper permit.

Lost and found
Keys and an ID were found at Scarsdale train station March 16. Patrol identified the owner and returned the items to her.

A Murray Hill Road woman found a dog in the vicinity of Cooper and Mamaroneck roads March 18. The woman contacted the dog's owner, using tag information, and the owner's son picked up the dog. Patrol gave the son a verbal warning for having a dog at large.

A "Fitbit" health device was given to police March 18. The person who found it reported discovering it on the sidewalk near the intersection of Walworth and Greenacres avenues approximately three months ago.

Firefighters
Firefighters entered a Heathcote Road house to remove a smoking pot from the stove March 15. The pot was left on a lit stovetop burner while the house was unoccupied. The pot was removed from the stove, and a fan was used to ventilate the house. The homeowner was informed.

A smoke odor on Paddington Road was caused by a wood-burning stove March 15.
Firefighters shut off a malfunctioning gas-fired steam boiler on Drake Road March 15.
Lightning struck a Brewster Road house March 16. Firefighters checked the attic and circuit breaker panel and determined everything was OK.
A reported lightning strike at a Putnam Road house was a false alarm March 16.
Firefighters assisted other agencies at a structure fire in Hartsdale March 17.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a natural gas odor outside a Stratton Road house March 17.
A gas odor at Tunstall and Edgewood roads was caused by Con Edison work on a gas main March 18.
A furnace malfunctioned in a Cushman Road house March 18. Firefighters advised the resident to call for service.
A reported gas odor inside a Fenimore Road house was caused by staining work March 19.
An investigation of arcing wires on Sherbrook Road uncovered a large squirrels' nest inside a Con Edison service cap. The nest was burning while wires were arcing. Firefighters notified Con Edison and stood by while Con Edison repaired the issue. The homeowner was notified.
Firefighters disconnected a malfunctioning dishwasher in a Rural Drive house March 19. The heating element would not turn off and plastic elements inside the dishwasher melted. Firefighters advised the resident to replace the dishwasher.
An Old Lyme Road resident reported a problem with the fireplace March 20. Firefighters found the chimney drafting well. Some logs were determined to be too close to the fireplace opening, causing smoke to escape into the room. Firefighters moved the logs to the rear of the fireplace and opened windows to assist in ventilation.

This week, firefighters assisted at three car accidents in the village and on Hutchinson River Parkway. They responded to one false carbon monoxide alarm and 16 false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, cooking smoke, incense, floor sanding, shower steam and candles.

This report covering police and fire department activity from March 14-20 was compiled from official information.

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