Sneaker Thieves, IRS Scams and a Port-a-Potty Dispute
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A young man from Crest Lane reported that several items were taken from his home on September 15th. Four people came to his house in response to an ad he posted to sell a pair of Nike Air "yeezy" sneakers for $800. The prospective buyers took a look at the sneakers and told the Scarsdale man that they were fakes and then asked if there was anything else for sale at the house. The four visitors came into the house, looked around and inquired about a television, macbook desktop computer and a boombox and the young man said he called his mother to ask if it was okay to sell the items. The buyers gave the young man $270 for the sneakers and other items, promising to pay an additional $1,000 later that night. The buyers never returned with the additional funds and police were unable to reach them.
Videotape: The Scarsdale Varsity football coach called police on 9/17 when the JV coach reported that someone was videotaping the students at practice on Dean Field at SHS. The JV Coach asked the man what he was doing and he left on foot and walked toward the library. The coach saw the man throw what appeared to be a notebook in the stream and then get into a 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup truck at the library. Police canvassed the area for a truck matching the description but were unable to find it. The coach surmised that the man may have only been scouting the team.
Asleep: Thoman Latoundji was found sleeping in the Christie Place Garage at 12:35 am on September 17. He told police he came to Scarsdale for a safe place to sleep. Police offered to help him find a shelter but he refused and left the area. At 6:46 am Latoundji was found again, this time sleeping in an alley behind Zachys. He told police he was headed to Yonkers.
IRS Scams: Residents continued to be plagued by scam calls from someone claiming to be fro the IRS. A Carman Road woman got a call stating that the IRS was filing a criminal charge against her on 9/18. Also on 9/18 a Griffen Road woman said that she received two voicemails from the IRS tax crime investigation department telling her that she needed to call back. If not the called said, I "wish you good luck as the situation unfolds on you." Also that night a Lee Road woman got a call from John White of the IRS crime investigation department who said there was a warrant due to lack of paying her taxes.
Construction Woes:
Port –a-Potty: On 9/20 a Nelson Road man called police after a woman used the port-a-potty that was set up on his lawn for contractors doing renovations at his house. He told the woman that she should not be on his property and then an unknown man yelled at him and threatened to beat him up. When police arrived, the "unknown man" appeared and said the homeowner had threatened to call his lawyer, beat him up and sue him.
On the morning of September 18 a woman from Farragut Road called police about three trucks that were idling in front of her home and emitting fumes. Police came by and told her that the construction people were running a generator to power their equipment and said it was a safe distance from her home.
On Dell Road a resident reported that construction vehicles were parked on both sides of the road causing hazardous conditions on the morning of 9/18. Police asked the workers to move the trucks.
Identity Thefts:
A Highland Road man reported that fraudulent checks were issued on his business account and during May and June seven checks were cashed against his account at Signature Ban and nine checks were cashed at Hudson Valley Bank. The man told police that in May some of his business checks were stolen from his office in N.Y.C.
A Grand Park man was also the victim of identity theft. A check for $5,000 had been posted to his account on 9/19 and the check was a different style than his checks and the number was out of sequence. He suspected that a repairman who came to his home in July could be a suspect.
Damage: A Pennsylvania man told police that a curb at Freightway Garage damaged the muffler on his car on 9/21.
Found: A Manhattan woman turned over a watch to police that she found at a field Quaker Ridge School on September 13th.
A newspaper deliveryman called police at 5:05 am on September 18 when he spotted a coyote in the driveway of a home on Elmdorf Drive.
Lost: A Brown Road woman said she lost her white IPhone 4 on September 15.
Arrests:
Tanya Madrid, age 36 of the Bronx, surrendered to Scarsdale police on 9/16 in response to a bench warrant for her failure to appear for a scheduled court appearance. She was given a new court date of 9/17.
Fernando Garcia Ibarra, age 20 of Mount Vernon also surrendered to Scarsdale Police in response to a bench warrant for unlicensed driving on 9/18. He was given a court date of 9/24.
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Scarsdale Police Blotter: September 8 - 15th
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A serious accident occurred in Greenacres at 7:30 pm on Tuesday September 16 when the driver of a 2003 Ford Jeep lost control of the car, drove over a lawn and ultimately hit a fence and a tree. Three of the people in the car were injured and were taken local hospitals.
According to police the driver was driving up Farley Road, turned right onto Greenacres Avenue, hit the accelerator, drove onto the property of 102 Greenacres Avenue, and back onto Farley Road where he ran into a fence and a tree on the opposite side of the road. The police report says the cause of the accident was driver inexperience. The driver of the car was Miguela Castro-Perez , age 30 of Harding Avenue in White Plains. There were three passengers in the car.
More Accidents:
Someone drove into a retaining wall at a home on Palmer Avenue and damaged it overnight from Sunday September 7 – September 8. The driver left the scene without reporting the hit.
A stonewall on Griffen Road was damaged on September 8, also by an unknown driver. A resident told police she saw the car that hit the wall.
A school bus hit the mechanism that opens a gate at a home on Murray Hill Road on the morning of September 8. The mechanism was damaged but the bus was fine.
Candid Camera: A woman from Manhattan complained that a man asked her for directions on East Parkway in Scarsdale where she was walking on the evening of September 10th. While speaking to him she noticed that he was taking a video recording up her skirt using his cell phone.
Solicitors: Police received a call about two women going door to door on Griffen Avenue on September 10. Police stopped the woman who said that were "spreading the word of the Bible" and offering free religious literature. After police spoke to them they agreed to go spread the word in another jurisdiction.
Keep Out: Carman Road residents asked police to tell a former friend that she was no longer welcome in their house. The friend had been stopping in but had a verbal dispute with the Carman Road residents and they wanted her to stay off their property. Police returned the woman's items along with a note asking her to avoid stopping by on September 10th.
Identity Thefts:
Cayuga Road residents reported on September 8 that someone had used their social security number to file a fraudulent tax return for 2013. On 9/9 a Madison Road woman also reported that a fraudulent tax return was filed using her social security number.
A Chesterfield Road woman reported that someone used her personal information to open a credit card at Toys 'R Us and purchase $700 of merchandise from the store in Stamford, CT on 8/29/14. Another card was opened in her name at Walmart where $800 in purchases were made. The suspects also attempted to open accounts at Target and Best Buy but were denied.
A Seneca Road woman reported that a check she had written to pay fees at Scarsdale Golf Club was cashed by someone else. The memo area of the check was altered and the club had no record of the person who cashed the check.
Missing:
A young lady from Jefferson Road reported that she lost her cream-colored wallet , containing her German id card, credit cards, health card, and $6 on September 10. She believed she left it at the Shell Gas Station on the Post Road but when she returned there an hour later it was gone.
An Edgewood Road man reported that someone took a set of keys to his house, car and office on the morning of September 12th. He told police he left his keys and cell phone on the kitchen counter around 8 am and when he returned to the kitchen at 9:30 am the keys were gone though the cell phone was still there.
A Mamaroneck Road woman also lost her wallet containing $100 in cash and credit cards on September 7th. The last place she used it was Balducci's.
A Brite Avenue woman told police that two planters were removed from the front of her home sometime between 9/9 and 9/11.
Innes Road residents reported that a marble gray cat with a blue collar was missing on September 13th.
A Greenacres mother reported that her son left his Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone at the Greenacres Playground on September 9 and returned to the park the following day but did not find it. The staff of the school did not find it – and the location device showed it was in White Plains.
Damage: On 9/9 a Hillview Drive woman reported that a glass table on the deck was broken. Police inspected and found no evidence of criminal activity.
Signs: Wodraska Roofing Co received a summons for posting a sign on Weaver Street on September 8, 2014.
Loud Parties:
At 11:50 pm on September 13 police received a noise complaint about music at a home on Rock Meadow Lane. They went to the house where the resident said he was having a live band play for a birthday party. Police informed him about Village code and the man agreed to ask the band to stop for the night.
Just after midnight on 9/14 police received a complaint about a noisy party on Dickel Road. They went to the house and the homeowner agreed to turn off the music outside.
Arrests:
Ashley Molina, age 22 of Fort Lee, N.J. surrendered to Scarsdale Police in response to a bench warrant on September 12th. She was released on $250 bail and given a court date of 9/17.
Griffin Findlay of South Salem was given a summons for driving a car with a suspended registration due to parking violations at 9 pm on 9/19/14. He was stopped at the intersection of Fenimore Road and Walworth Avenue.This police report is sponsored by Scarsdale Security who does more than just security. Contact them about remote video for your home or business. Call 914-722-2200 or visit their website.
Dirty Laundry and a Death from the Scarsdale Police
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Dirty Laundry: A bag of laundry that was left outside a home on Walworth Avenue on the morning of August 25th for pick up by the dry cleaners was stolen before the cleaners arrived. The bag contained 5 pairs of pants and 8 shirts, valued at approximately $600.
Burglary on Springdale Road: Police responded to an alarm at a house on Springdale Road at 4:40 pm on August 28 and found that the glass on the back door was shattered. Inside, a safe in the master bedroom was open and empty. The rest of the house appeared to be undisturbed. The resident said several watches were taken from the safe as well as an envelope containing $150 which was taken from a drawer in the bedroom.
Arrests:
Brooklyn Man Arrested for Identity Theft: Police arrested Adrian Smith age 19 of Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn on August 28 for identity theft, possession of forged instrument and grand larceny for cashing $6,830.76 in forged checks from a Mamaroneck Road resident's account. A representative from the bank where the checks were cashed provided the Scarsdale detective with a name and address for the account holder on the forged checks. Police went to the man's house to arrest him. When presented with the checks, Smith said, "oh I received those in the mail from somebody." Smith was brought to Scarsdale where he was booked and processed and arraigned before Judge Arlene Katz who set bail at $15,000. Since he could not make bail he was taken to the Westchester County jail.
Joshua Eugene Simmons, age 40 of Philadelphia, PA was arrested for driving under the influence, unlawful possession of marijuana and refusing to take a chemical text on August 26 after he crashed into a tree while driving on Popham Road. Police followed Simmons to the ER following the accident. Simmons did not remember where he was prior to the accident and admitted to smoking marijuana. He was confused and did not know why he was in the hospital and had impaired perception. Police seized one marijuana cigarette, towed Simmons car and arrested him.
Death: Robert Moss, age 90 of Butler Road passed away on the morning of August 27 at his home. His home health aid notified the family and the police when Ross stopped breathing at 6:30 am. His doctor said he would sign the death certificate and his body was taken to Ballard-Durand funeral parlor.
Accidents:
A Scarsdale woman driving north in the left lane on the Post Road at 8 am on August 30 hit a police car after the policeman put on his emergency lights and made a u turn. The police car cut her off and she hit him. Both cars had to be towed after the accident.
A Mamaroneck woman lost control of her 2014 Toyota at 8 pm on Saturday August 30th while driving east on Mamaroneck Road. Her car jumped the curb and then collided with a telephone pole on the south side of the street.
A White Plains woman who was driving east on Fenimore Road at 1:30 on Tuesday August 26th, lost control of her car, ran into the curb and got two flat tires on the right side of the car and damaged the body of the car. She said she was looking at the radio to change stations when the accident occurred.
A Yonkers man drove into the traffic median in front of 8 Corell Road on the morning of August 27th because he was looking at his cell phone while driving.
Dog: A Hamilton Road woman ran over a dog on Hamilton Road at 4 pm on Friday August 29th. She said she felt her car roll over something and stopped to see what happened. She then realized it was a dog who died before police arrived. The dog belonged to another Hamilton Road resident and was taken to White Plains animal hospital.
Wasp: A Larchmont woman drove into another car on Weaver Street on the afternoon of August 28 when she said a wasp flew into her car. She attempted to get rid of the wasp, lost control of the car and hit the car which was driven by a Brooklyn man.
Found: A BMW car key with a Burke Smart Fitness tag was found in front of the Scarsdale Post Office on Chase Road on the evening of 8/27 and turned over to police.
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Kids Party In Vacant Homes and More from the Police
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Empty Houses: Police received a report about youths gathering in an unoccupied home on Fairview Road at 11:49 pm on September 6th. A neighbor said that about 20 kids were inside the house and another 10 outside holding what appeared to be alcoholic beverages. The man said he also heard one of the kids vomiting.
Police went to the house and found that the front window of the house had been broken by a large rock that was thrown in from the outside. Inside they found empty beer cans and cups in the yard, as well as a wet $20 bill. Prior to going to the house, at 11:10 that night, police received another call about loud youths in the area. Police stopped them and they said they were walking to the home of a friend on Windmill Lane.
Police received a call about a group of youths congregating near an abandoned home on Richbell Close on the evening of 9-5. They investigated and found no evidence that the kids were hanging out behind the house.
Exposed:
Greenburgh Police are asking for your help to track down a man who exposed himself to three children at TJ Maxx on Central Avenue at 2:30 pm on Saturday, September 6th. The man exposed his penis to three children ages six, seven and nine and then fled the store. His description is as follows: Medium brown skinned (tan) Hispanic male, approximately 35-40 years old, 5'3" tall, with dark hair and brown eyes. 
He was wearing a blue t-shirt, blue jeans (torn on each leg), and a baseball cap.
Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect should contact the Greenburgh Police Department at 914-682-5331.
Credit Card Fraud:
Greenburgh Police stopped a car at the intersection of Central Avenue and Route 119 on Monday afternoon and were surprised at what they found. The occupants of the car had forty-one fraudulent credit cards in their possession along with an Audemars Piguet Offshore diver watch valued at approximately $16,000.00 from Tarrytown Jewelers. The watch had been purchased with a fraudulent card. They arrested Quatye Alexander dob: 8/24/76, Pauline Foo dob: 9/11/81, and Michael Manning dob: 2/9/84 all from Brooklyn, NY for Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd degree (D-felony) and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 3rd degree (D-Felony). Alexander, Foo, and Manning were booked and processed at Greenburgh Police Department and later arraigned in Greenburgh Town Court. All parties were remanded to County Jail.
Mischief:
A woman who lives on Boulevard reported that her house was egged at 10:30 pm on September 6. She said she heard a loud thud but did not see anyone outside. The following morning she found that eggs had hit two windows.
A Cooper Road man reported that someone backed up a truck into the post of his gate and knocked it over on September 7th. The truck backed up through a flowerbed and hit the post.
A Horseguard Lane woman told police that the license plates were stolen off her two mopeds on two different dates this summer. On 8/7 she parked her gray moped on Greenacres Avenue and when she returned 8 hours later the license plate was gone. On 8/17, the license plate was stolen off her blue 2001 Vespa when it was parked in the same location.
Identity Thefts:
A Rectory Lane woman reported that someone used her personal and credit card information to purchase an HP laptop computer on July 28th. The laptop was delivered to her home on August 3rd. She cancelled her credit card and returned the laptop.
When a Walworth Avenue man attempted to file his 2014 tax return on September 4, the IRS informed him that someone had used his name and social security number to file a return in July. He came to the police to file a report.
Threats:
A customer reported that an employee made a rude remark to her when she was shopping at DeCicco's on September 5. She believed it was threatening. Police spoke to the customer and the employee and determined that the comment was misinterpreted.
On 9/5 Crossway residents reported the receipt of threatening phone calls from a man named Ron who was selling solar panels. He used foul language and said, "This is death. I need to get you guys at XXXXXX Road. Ha ha ha ha. See ya." Police advised them to record future calls and document incoming phone numbers.
Animals:
Coyote: Brittany Close residents reported seeing a coyote behind #11 on the afternoon of 9-3. Police were unable to locate the coyote.
A German shepherd and a pit bull were spotted on Stratton Road at 7:30 am on September 6. Police found the dogs but were unable to catch them. They followed the dogs to Saxon Woods Golf Course and then met a White Plains woman who was looking for the two dogs. The woman's husband secured the dogs and was given a summon for "Dogs at Large."
Possum: Police went to a home on Dobbs Terrace at 9:20 pm on 9/7 when the resident reported that a raccoon was stuck behind her grill. Police found a small possum that fled when they spotted it.
Party:
Police received a call about a loud party going on at 10 pm on September 6th. They found the party on Sycamore Rad and asked the party coordinator to have the DJ lower the volume on the music.
Summons:
Police stopped an 80-year-old Scarsdale man when he was driving on the Post Road on the morning of 9-6. The car had a suspended registration due to a lack of insurance. The plates were removed from the car and it was parked in the man's driveway. He was given a summons.
Evelyn Manzanares, age 31 of White Plains, was also stopped by police for driving with a suspended registration and without insurance on September 7. Her car was towed to her home and she was given summonses.This police report is sponsored by Scarsdale Security who does more than just security. Contact them about remote video for your home or business. Call 914-722-2200 or visit their website.
Hawk Down on Post Road and more from the Scarsdale Police
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Hawk hit on the Post Road: On the morning of 8/20 a caller reported that a car hit a hawk on the Post Road. Police found the injured hawk on the side of the road. They called the Weinberg Nature Center who told them to call Vincent Guanari to take the hawk to an exotic animal specialist.
Construction Problems:
On August 22 a Stratton Road woman complained that her neighbors were harassing her about construction work being done on her property. She said her neighbors have used fowl language around her children. Police spoke to the neighbors who said that the complainant also uses harsh language. Though they understand that the work needed to be done they asked that the construction people follow the rules and act courteously. Police advised both to try to avoid one another.
On Secor Road a man complained about excessive construction noise at his neighbors house at 8:49 am on Saturday 8/23. Police found a man operating a backhoe and told him to leave the area as he was not permitted to use it at that time.
Feud: A Lyons Road woman called police when her neighbor was watering her lawn and spraying water onto her property. She said she was unable to get into and out of her car without getting wet. Police corrected the situation.
Riding on the track: Police received a call at 10:30 pm on Sunday night about two kids riding their bikes on the high school track. The caller said the riders had no regard for the people walking the track. Police found the kids and asked them not to ride on the track.
Abandoned Home: A neighbor called police on August 22 when he noticed that a man and a 12 year-old child were mowing the lawn at 2 River Road. The house is condemned has been vacant for two years. Police spoke to the man mowing the lawn who explained that the bank plans to put the house on the market and hired him to mow the lawn.
Stray Dog: A woman found a stray dog wandering on Secor Road at 2:51 pm on August 23. She got out of the car and the dog led her to a home at 173 Secor Road where the door was open and the dog went inside. However no one was home. Police contacted a realtor whose name was on a sign at the house but she had not shown the house and did not know why it was open. The agent contacted the homeowner who returned home and confirmed that the dog was hers and said she was not sure if she had left the house open.
Grand Larceny: A Mamaroneck road woman reported that multiple fraudulent checks, valued at more than $1,000, were cashed against her business account. She received a call from a branch of Bank of America on 107th Street and Broadway where a woman with a Florida driver's license was attempting to cash a check written against her account. The teller grew suspicious and did not cash the check. However, the woman was successful at cashing two additional checks.
The Branch Manager at Bank of America on Wilmot Road called police on the afternoon of 8/19 when a man repeatedly asked that all the funds be withdrawn from his wife's account. The account was on hold and no funds could be withdrawn and the man did not have identification to show that he was the husband of the account holder.
Identity Thefts:
A Brewster Road woman reported that someone filed a tax return in her name on August 18th. The IRS informed her that they had received a joint return from 2013 in her and her husband's name and that it was incomplete. Her accountant contact the IRS and found that her husband's name and social security number had been used to file a fraudulent return. She was advised to report it to the police.
Another Brewster Road resident also reported that a 2013 tax return had been filed using his personal information. The returns were missing information and the IRS wrote to him. When they learned these were fraudulent returns, the IRS sent them to their fraud department.
On 8/20 an Old Orchard Lane man told police that the IRS contacted him and said that someone had attempted to submit a joint tax return for 2013 using his personal information. The man contacted the IRS and advised them it was fraudulent.
A Taunton Road man called police on the afternoon of 8/19 to report that someone had opened a credit card in his daughter's name.
Accidents:
Police received a call from Saxon Woods Golf Club on the afternoon of August 18th to say that a driver overturned in a golf cart. The golfer was taken to White Plains Hospital.
The driver of a rental truck called police on the afternoon of 8/19 when a child rode her bike into the truck and scratched the left bumper. Police went to Rodney Road and met the driver and the girl's parents who agreed to work it out.
The driver of a 2014 BMW said she was rear ended by a black Mercedes truck on the Post Road at 1:38 pm on 8/29. After hitting her car at the intersection of Crane and Post Roads, the truck driver fled. She attempted to follow the truck but lost sight of it.
Jose Lopez of Lexington Avenue in White Plains was driving his 2001 Volvo south on Greenacres Avenue at 4 pm on Sunday 8/24 when sun glare caused him to veer to the right and hit the island at the intersection of Greenacres Avenue and Berkeley Road and hit two stop/yield signs. Lopez refused medical attention.
At 8:20 pm on 8/19 a caller told police that someone had driven a car onto the basketball court at Greenacres Field and parked it there. By the time police arrived, the car was gone.
Paint: White paint spilled on Carman Road on the afternoon of August 19th. Police did not know where the paint came from.
Sign: Police found a sign advertising Woodraska Roofing Company on the Post Road on 8/22. They took the sign down and issued a summons for posting a sign to the company.
Arrests:
Khalid Mughal of 26 of Scarsdale surrendered to police in response to an active bench warrant for various driving violations at 7:55 am on 8/23. He was released on $250 cash bail and given a court date of 8/27/14.
Mark Grinhaus, age 25 of Scarsdale was stopped by police on Weaver Street on the morning of 8/23 for driving a car with a suspended registration due to a lapse in insurance. The plates were removed from the car and it was parked in Grinhaus' driveway.
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