Tuesday, Nov 26th

Lost and Found: An Edgemont woman reported that she lost a gold bracelet with pave diamonds valued at $3,000 after dining at Chat in Scarsdale Village on the night of June 21. Later that night when she realized it was missing she returned to the restaurant but they had not found it.

A 2011 Trek bicycle valued at $350 with a cable combination lock and saddlebags were stolen from the bike rack on East Parkway on June 24th between 1 and 8:50 pm.

A Specialized Sirrus hybrid bike valued at $500 was taken from the rack at East Parkway and Spencer Place between noon and 7 pm on June 26. A Kryptonite cable lock, bike tools and a bike bag were also gone.

An iPad that belongs to the Scarsdale School District was stolen from the desk of a phys ed teacher at SHS over the weekend of June 19 – June 21. Though the iPad was missing, the charger remained.

A key to an Acura was found at the intersection of Franklin and Stratton Road on 6/28. The keys are being held at the Police station for the owner to claim.

Scams: A Woods Lane man got a call from someone who claimed to be his grandson and said he had been arrested in the Dominican Republic and needed $7,000. The Scarsdale man was instructed to call a "Lt. Foster" at a phone number with an area code in Montreal. The Scarsdale man was able to determine the call was a scam – so when he got a second call asking why he had not called the alleged Lieutenant, he asked the "grandson" for the name of his sister and he hung up.

Heathcote Road residents reported that someone called them and tried to extort $1,000 from them, saying they had an open "financial fraud case" against them. They realized it was a fraud and hung up.

Identity Theft: a Boulevard woman told police that twelve fraudulent charges, totaling more than $3,000 appeared on her Wells Fargo Visa Card account . Ten of the charges were for Uber and two were for Jet Blue.

A Dobbs Terrace woman reported that someone used her Chase Sapphire Card to make a charge at a Hampton Inn in Mexico without her authorization. She closed the account and the bank issued new credit cards.

Damage: The rear driver's side window of a 2005 Cadillac Escalade was broken while the car was parked in a Palmer Road driveway overnight on 6/26 – 6/27. It appeared that the window had been punctured by an unknown object. Nothing was missing from inside the car.

A $300 exterior light fixture at a home on Ogden Road was shattered overnight on 6/25- 6/26. The homeowner heard the sound of glass shattering around midnight and looked outside to find a black Lincoln Town car parked facing his house. He called police when he thought he saw kids shooting a BB gun out of the car window, but by the time police arrived, the car was gone. The man did not realize that the fixture was shattered until the following morning.

A large utility pole along with transformers and wires came down behind the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center on June 27th. It appeared that it simply fell down – as there was no evidence that it had been hit. Police contacted the businesses at the shopping center and Con Ed who cut the power to the pole and agreed to move it. The landlord will need to replace the pole as it is on private property.

Noise: Police received two calls about noise from a party on Morris Lane on the night of 6-23/. Police went to the house and the residents agreed to lower the volume of the music.

Dispute: A Coralyn Road woman called to say that her mother was withholding her medicine on the night of 6-25. Police mediated the dispute and the mother gave her daughter her meds. On 6-26, the Department of Social Services asked the police to check in on the women at the same address and everything was found to be in order.

On the Run: A School Lane man called police at 6:14 am on June 29 when his 86 year-old mother-in-law, who suffers from dementia got out of the house. He asked for help in finding her. Police located her on Popham Road, identified her and brought her home. The woman also left the house on Monday morning June 30th and residents called police for help.

Locked In: A River Road woman called police on the afternoon of 6-27 to say she was locked inside her car and could not get out. When police arrived she had figured out how to get out.

In a Ditch: On June 29 at 9:40 am the driver of a Chevy Impala attempted to turn the car around at East Parkway and Crane Road but ended up in a ditch at the construction site. A tow truck had to be called to pull the car out of the ditch. There was minimal damage to the car.

Animals:

A Richbell Road woman found a large turtle in her driveway on the morning of 6-27. She called police who placed the turtle in a box and brought it to a pond to be released.

A Valley Road woman was given a warning about keeping her dogs on leashes after she was found letting them run loose in Red Maple Swamp on the morning of 6-23.

No Posting: Police receive a complaint about flyers placed on windshields of cars parked in the Christie Place Garage on the evening of 6-26. Total Form Fitness in Hartsdale was given a summons for distributing the flyers.

Arrests: Aryn Wexler, age 31 of White Plains surrendered to police in response to a bench warrant on 6/26. Her father paid her bail and she was released and given a court date of July 2.

Summons for driving with suspended registrations were given to:

-Sharagay Tulloch of Mt. Vernon on June 25
-Laura Bozzone of White Plains on June 28
-Hugo Daniel Sonco of Elmsford who also got a ticket for driving without a license on June 28.

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JackDanielsFor the third consecutive week, a woman has been arrested in Scarsdale for a DWI. At 8:30 pm on Thursday June 19th police were called about an erratic driver in a red convertible on Fox Meadow Road. They found the 2003 Chrysler red convertible parked on Fox Meadow Road with the engine running. Inside was Lisa Pierdiluca of Lee Road with two dogs. Police smelled alcohol on Pierdiluca's breath and she admitted to drinking and then reached over to the passenger side of the car and produced a 750 ml bottle of Jack Daniels Whiskey that was ¾ empty. Police asked her if she had drunk it all and she said "yes."

While police were speaking to her she appeared to fall asleep. She failed sobriety tests and had to sit on her bumper to take the Field Sobriety test. She was found to have a BAC of .21% and arrest for Aggravated DWI (.18 grams or more alcohol in blood) . Greenburgh Animal Control cam to take the dogs to the New Rochelle Humane Society and Pierdiluca was taken to the White Plains ER because she said she "wasn't feeling well." She was given a court date of Wednesday June 25.

Ike Okoli, age 26 of Lockwood Road was arrested for disobeying an order to stay away from his neighbor's home on June 16 after the neighbor found him standing on her property taking photos of her through her front window. She saw Okoli wearing a yellow shirt and taking photos through her window with a smart phone while standing in a flower bed under her dining room window. Police went to Okoli's home and he refused to come outside and speak to them. Speaking from a second floor window he said, My sister's dog ran away onto their property. I had to get him. It's not a crime to get my dog." Police later contacted Okoli's mother who brought him to headquarters where he was arrested for disobeying the order of protection. Judge Galloway released him on his own recognizance and gave him a court date of June 25.

Car flips into Bronx River: Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday morning 6-21 after they drove off the northbound Bronx River Parkway just south of Harney Road and their Honda overturned into the Bronx River. According to reports, two people who were walking on the path saw the accident and jumped into the river to get the driver and passenger out of the car. The water in the river was about 5 feet deep at the scene. The woman inside the car was in cardiac arrest and taken to Lawrence Hospital. The man had hypothermia and was taken to Westchester Medical Center. The Parkway was closed for hours while police investigated the accident and a tow truck pulled the car out of the water and up the riverbank.

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Marital Troubles: On June 16, a Cooper Road man told police that his wife was physically abusive and punched him in the shoulder and threw his laptop computer. The wife said she accidentally hit her husband's shoulder while moving a laptop computer from the backseat to the front seat of their car. After speaking to police both parties felt safe staying in the same house.

Missing Husband: On June 18 a Palmer Avenue woman reported that her husband was missing – however after speaking with her police determined that the man was not missing, he just did not want to speak to his wife. Police spoke to the man who said that earlier in the week he had a dispute with his wife and did not want to contact her. He then agreed to communicate with her.

Golf balls: On 6/17 a Sherbrooke Road woman complained that someone on a neighboring property was hitting golf balls on her property. She was concerned about her children's safety. Police spoke to the neighbor's son and he denied hitting golf balls.

Harassed: On 6/16 a Lee Road man complained that he was receiving unwanted phone calls from a woman responding to his ad on Craig's List for a house rental. The woman did not meet his financial requirements for the house rental but she called him repeatedly.

Fart Bomb: A Colby Road woman said that someone left something at her door on June 19th. Police went to the house and found a small baggie labeled "Fart Bomb" and disposed of it.

Stranger at the Door: A Montrose Road woman called at 2:20 am on June 21 when a woman rang her doorbell and said the police took her car and her purse. The woman was described as a white female, with brown hair and glasses, about 5'5" tall. Police found the woman at 4:47 am. She said she had been released from White Plains Hospital and wanted to go to Mt. Vernon. She had previously been arrested for DWAI Drugs, and Criminal Possession of a weapon and of marijuana in Harrison. Police took her to the shelter at Grace Church in White Plains.

Identity Thefts:

-On 6-17 a Secor Road man told police he was the victim of a Craig's List scam when he was selling his car. Someone attempted to defraud him of $800.

-A Gaylor man reported on 6-22 that someone had applied for credit cards in his name from Dick's Sporting Goods, Victoria's Secret, Pottery Barn, J Crew, Ann Taylor, Nordstorm, Toys R Us and T-Mobile. All the applications were denied.

Lost and Found:

-A Myrtledale Road man said that his wallet was stolen on 6/21 by a day laborer he had picked up on the Post Road to assist him with a job. The victim had a small bag on the console of his car that contained his wallet and $900. He left the bag unattended from 10 am to 1 pm. At 2 pm the laborer complained of stomach pain and asked to be taken back to where had was picked up. After the man was dropped off the victim realized the bag with his wallet and cash were gone. Also missing were his driver's license, professional license, social security car and credit cards.

- An Eastchester man found a gold ring with the engraving "BBK Forever as well as twelve Canadian coin on East Parkway on June 22. He turned them over to the police.

-A resident on North Chase Road found documentation in her backyard on 6/21 and turned them over to the police. It turned out that they belonged to residents on Stonehouse Road whose car had been entered in the spring of 2013.

-A Garth Road woman said that her purse was taken at DeCicco's Market at 2:40 pm on 6-22. However, when police went to the market they found that the woman had left her bag in the store, and employee had turned it in and police were able to give it back to the owner.

-A Tompkins Road man found a small white dog, possibly a Westy, on his property on the night of June 22. He turned the dog over to police who transported it to the New Rochelle Humane Society.

Traffic Violations:

Police stopped the drivers of several unregistered cars, gave summon's to the drivers and towed their cars:

-Michele Jasper-Brody of the Bronx was stopped for driving an unregistered car on 6/16

-Anthony B. Johnson of Bridgeport CT was stopped for driving without a license, for failing to wear a seatbelt and for driving a car with a suspended registration on June 17th.

-Y Slabodyanskaya of State Island was stopped for driving a car with a suspended registration due to parking violations on 6/18.

Get off the horn: Police gave a summons to a Scarsdale Taxi driver for making unnecessary noise on June 20 after he honked repeatedly and yelled outside his car window when the car in front of him was waiting for another car to back out of a parking space on Chase Road.

Animals:

-A Brewster Road woman called about a dead raccoon in her yard. Police put it in a box and put it on the side of the road for pick up.

-Cooper Road residents called police when a bat entered their home on the night of 6/17. Police caught the bat and took it out of the house.

-A white dog with no tags was found at a home on Brook Lane at 11:45 am on 6/21. Police secured the dog and it was picked up by the New Rochelle Humane Society.

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dwiDWI: Just before 5 pm on Saturday 6-7 a Scarsdale mom was arrested for driving while intoxicated after she collided with a parked car while backing her 2012 GMC truck out of a space in the parking lot at the Scarsdale Pool. Police noticed her glassy eyes and the smell of alcohol on her breath and gave her an alcosensor test that showed she had a BAC of .19 -- more than twice the legal limit. She was identified as Alison Hasson, age 39, a veterinarian and a resident of Crane Road and was arrested for DWI and "unsafe backing of a vehicle". She was later released to her father. A witness at the pool said she had children in the car at the time of the accident and that the parked car that was hit belonged to an employee at the snack bar. Hasson was reportedly bringing the kids to the pool to meet their father.

Rock: At 11:15 pm on June 5, Leatherstocking Lane residents heard a loud bang in their home and went downstairs to investigate where they found that a rock had been thrown through a rear window of the house. Police noted that the rock may have been taken from an area around a tree near the broken window. The residents had no idea why someone would want to break their window.

Car Fire: At 4 am on Monday 6/9 a car fire occurred at a home on Crane Road. The residents were alerted to the fire by their barking dogs and the Scarsdale and Hartsdale Fire Departments, as well as Con Edison responded and found a 2007 Mini Cooper in flames.  The fire was extinguished and the residents got out safely. The cause of the fire is unknown as the car was extensively damaged.

Car Towed Under New Scofflaw Provision: A car, parked at an expired meter on Harwood Court that belonged to a scofflaw was towed away after noon on June 5. According to Lt. Thomas Altizio, this was the first vehicle towed under the Village's new Parking Scofflaw law that permits the Village to tow away cars with excessive unpaid parking tickets. The 2013 Infiniti was impounded and towed to an impound lot in Mamaroneck. At 4:15 pm the owner of the car contacted police and was referred to the Scarsdale Village Justice to pay his parking tickets and arrange for the car to be retrieved.

Fight: At 9 pm on June 3 police got a 911 call about a fight occurring on the top level of Freightway Garage. Police found a group of youths on level 4B of the garage who said they were doing a prank on a friend and yelling into the phone. No fight had taken place.

Stolen Wheels: A $1,500 Raleigh bicycle was stolen from the bike rack on East Parkway in Scarsdale Village on June 5. The owner, who lives on Richbell Road, locked the bike to the race on the morning of June 5. When he returned at 5:25 pm the bike and lock were gone.

IRS Scams: On June 4 a Gaylor Road woman reported that she received a call from someone claiming to be from the IRS who said that she owed back taxes of $5,898.32 from 2009, 2010 and 2011 and would be arrested and put in jail for five years. He advised her to pay today using a CVS Green Dot Card. When she said she did not know how to do this he told her to withdraw the money from her bank and to call him back for further instructions. He also asked her for her birthdate and social security number but she did not give it to him. She realized it was a fraudulent call and contacted the police. Two Post Road residents reported that they received similar calls, one on June 7 and the other on June 9.

Deer: An injured deer was spotted on Brewster Road near Scarsdale High School on the afternoon of June 2. By the time police arrived it was gone.

Wrong Driveway: On the morning of June 4 a Wakefield Road woman reported that someone had parked a blue Volvo in their driveway and left the keys in their mailbox. The car did not belong to them. Tulio Guzman of J.C. Auto Repair arrived and took the car away.

Missing Jewels: On 6/5 a Secor Road woman reported that jewelry was missing from her room as well as her daughter's room. Though their jewelry boxes were still there, jewelry was missing from inside the boxes. They did not know who might have entered the house.

A Berkwick Road woman reported that she lost a white gold bracelet with rubies from Tiffany's on the morning of 6/5. She made the report for insurance purposes.

Graffiti: On the afternoon of June 8, Police noticed graffiti painted on a tennis court at the Scarsdale Middle School.

Fixture: A smashed outdoor light fixture at a home on Morris Lane was reported on June 5.

Rummagers: At 10 pm on 6/5 a Rochambeau Road resident called police about two men who were going through the garbage at a construction site and appeared to be looking for materials. They said the same thing had occurred the previous night. Police conducted a ride by and at 11 pm that night they found a Bronx man looking through the garbage and interviewed him.

Police received a call on the afternoon of 6/7 about a backpack that was left on one of the park benches. The caller said a young man was rummaging through the pack. Police looked inside it and found a toddler-sized yellow sweater and a pink zip up fleeces from the Maritime Aquarium.

Fumes: At 4 pm on 6/7 a Richbell Road man called to complain that workmen on his neighbor's property were releasing noxious fumes in his direction. Police went to the house and found workmen using a tamper to condense the gravel driveway. They did not observe any noxious fumes. Police told the complainant to call the building department to see if permits were required to do the work.

Uninsured Driver: Jorge Cruz, age 31 of Yonkers was stopped by police on Weaver Street at 11 am June 8 when their scanners revealed he was driving a car with a suspended registration due to a lapse in insurance. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to Cruz's repair shop in Yonkers. Cruz was given a summons.

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firehydrantArrests: Carmen Freedman, age 58, of Greenridge Avenue in White Plains was arrested at 11 pm on June 11 after she swerved off Park Road in her Honda, onto the opposite side of the street and hit a fire hydrant at 59 Park Road. Freedman was driving north on Park Road at the time of the accident. When the airbags deployed, she cut her left arm. Police found Freedman in her 2012 orange Honda Fit with glassy eyes and slurred speech. She said she was unsure of what happened but admitted to drinking a cocktail and glass of wine at Vega Restaurant in Hartsdale. She failed sobriety tests, was arrested and taken to White Plains hospital for treatment of her abrasion. She was later released on her own recognizance and given a court date of June 18. Her car was towed.

On June 11, Henry Cohen, age 68 of Emerson New Jersey surrendered to police in response to charges of assault, "criminal obstruction of breathing," and stalking a 70- year-old woman who lives on Wakefield Road in Scarsdale. The incident occurred on November 11, 2013. Cohen denied the charges and said he did not place his hands on the victim's neck but did admit to grabbing the complainant by her shoulders and throwing her onto the bed. He denied using force and explained the woman's black eye by saying that he attempted to kiss her and his nose hit her in the face. The defendant was processed and taken to Village Court where Judge Galloway issued a "stay away" order for the woman and her daughter. He was released on his own recognizance and given a court date of June 18th.

Jessie Forson, age 54, a homecare employee for Senior Bridge of White Plains, was arrested on June 11 for "endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person." Details were not given.

Identity Theft: A Brookline Road man reported that on May 30 and May 31 someone opened at least six separate store credit card account in his name and purchased merchandise valued at $11,600 on the cards.

Missing employee: The manager at Pookie and Sebastian in Scarsdale Village called police on the afternoon of 6-14 when one of his employees failed to appear for work and he was concerned and unable to contact her. Police went to the woman's apartment and found her in good health.

Mom bites daughter: Police were called by the Department of Social Services on June 10th to investigate an incident of child abuse. Scarsdale High School reported that a mother bit her daughter.

Harassed: A Huntington Avenue woman reported that she was being harassed via text messages from her nephew on June 13. The texts accused her of being a "traitor" and betraying "the state, their family and God."

Vandalism: A car that belongs to a Saxon Woods Road woman was reported damaged at 4 pm on June 14th. The rear window of the car was smashed and glass was both inside and outside the car.

A house on Dickel Road was egged and "toilet papered" over night on 6/8 – 6/9. The girl who lives at the house believes it was the result of an altercation she had with some classmates. The front door of the house was egged again overnight on 6/9 – 6/10. The father thought it was done due to a disagreement between his daughter and her friends at a prom party.

Police were called at 8:50 pm on June 14 when a resident saw a teenage boy with an ax in the woods behind the Fox Meadow School attempting to cut down a tree. By the time police arrived the boy was gone.

Mix-up: Two women with the same first and last names had a mix-up in regards to a check for some jewelry she had appraised through Wilsons Jewelers. A Scarsdale woman went to the store to pick up a check for her jewelry on June 13th. She was told that someone with her name had already picked up the check. However, the license the woman presented bore a different address in Hawthorne. Police contacted the Hawthorne woman who also had items appraised. She realized that she had the wrong check and agreed to mail it back to Wilsons.

Cars:

Police were alerted about a car on fire on Mohican Trail on the afternoon of June 10. The fire department put out the fire . Police investigated and found no evidence of arson.

A Tompkins Road woman called police at 1:13 am on June 15 when she heard a noise emanating from underneath her car that she believed was a bomb. Police stopped by, listened to the noise and determined that it was a mechanical issue rather than an explosive device. They advised the caller to go to the mechanic in the morning.

Violations:

A sign for "Honey Do Men" gutter services was posted on the Post Road in Scarsdale in violation of a "No Posting" law. Police issued the company a summons and secured the sign on 6/13.

Police issued a warning to a man from Highrise Rental Management who was soliciting on rural drive without a permit on the evening of June 10th.

Raccoon at Soulcycle: A raccoon was found in the stairway that leads from the CVS garage to Soul Cycle at 5:30 am on June 12. Police found the raccoon and they were able to get it to back out of the stairs.

Runaway UPS Man: While police were issuing a summons to UPS truck on Scarsdale Avenue, the driver hopped into the truck and drove away around 12:30 on June 12. Police were able to find the UPS truck and issued the driver a summons.

IRS Scam: On the night of June 13 a Post Road man came to police headquarters to reported that he received a call from someone named Mr. White who claimed to be an employee of the IRS. White told the man to call Daniel Wilson about his daughter's unpaid taxes. The Scarsdale man did not believe White and hung up. He later realized it was a scam.

Lost and Found:

Wallets:

A wallet containing an Edgemont High School id card and $5 was found on June 14 and dropped off at Scarsdale Police Headquarters. The wallet belongs to Faizan Hussain who should retrieve it from Scarsdale Police headquarters. A brown wallet was found in the Merchants Lot on East Parkway on June 14. Police attempted to reach the owner, Richard Gay of New Rochelle, but were unable to contact him. A Carman Road woman reported that she lost her Kate Spade wallet containing her driver's license and $50 in cash on June 14.

Dog:

A woman called police at 8:30 pm on Sunday June 15 when she found a large black dog on Tisdale Road. When police arrived the dog's owner appeared and took possession of his pet.

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bikerackStolen purse: A purse was removed from a car parked at the Girl Scout House on May 27 and later found on Wayside Lane and returned to the owner. The owner of the purse was coaching girls' lacrosse at the field at the Girl Scout House and left her purse in the car which was unlocked. She called police when she discovered it was stolen and while they were there the coach got a call on her cell from someone named Tracy who said she was on Wayside Lane with the purse. Tracy came to the parking lot and said she found the purse on the side of the road near Wayside Lane. Nothing was missing.

Stolen Bicycles:

A white Granville mountain bike, valued at $800 was stolen from the bike rack on East Parkway and Spencer Place sometime between May 22 and May 25. The owner, who lives on Drake Road, left the unique European bike locked to the rack on May 16 and did not get a chance to pick it up for several days. On May 22 the bike was still there but on May 25 it was gone.

A ten-speed bike and helmet that belonged to a Sprague Road boy were stolen from the library on the afternoon of June 1. The boy left the bike and the helmet near a tree outside the library at 12:40. They were not locked. When he returned at 2:30 pm the bike and "Mongoose" helmet were gone.

Vandals:

A Hampton Road woman reported that her outdoor central air conditioning breaker box was vandalized. The power lines to the unit were cut and two breakers for both condensers had been removed from the box. The damage was estimated at $50 and occurred sometime between May 21-27.

Noise:

Police went to Scarsdale High School at 10:15 on Wednesday night May 28 when the custodian reported a big fight at the school. However when police arrived the custodian said that kids were congregating but no fight had occurred, but that the kids refused to leave the area. When police arrived, the kids moved on.

A neighbor on Murray Hill Road called about noisy construction at another house on the street at 8:48 am on May 29. Police did not feel that the noise caused by the construction was excessive and told the caller who said he would call the building department and ask them to measure the noise decibel.

Multiple noise complaints were made about a party on Shaw Road on Saturday night May 31. Police also received a complaint about noisy kids in Drake Park at 12:30 am on June 1 and asked the kids to leave the park.

Help: At 9am on May 29, Police got a call from a home health aide who takes care of a blind, diabetic man with a heart condition on Dunwoodie Street in Scarsdale. The aide was concerned because she was unable to reach the man. Police went to the home, entered it and found the man on the floor of his bedroom. He was conscious but said his blood sugar was low and that he had bronchitis. EMS workers arrived and transported the man to Lawrence Hospital.

Locked-in: A Carthage Road mom called police at 6 pm on 5/29 when her 18 month-old daughter got locked inside the bathroom. The Fire Department came to the house and was able to unlock the door. The girl was fine.

Biker hit: While riding her bike on East Parkway on the morning of May 31, a woman was struck by a gray car that was pulling out of a parking space. The driver of the car and the bike rider exchanged words – but when the driver realized the woman on the bike was not injured he drove away. The woman told police the license plate number but they were unable to find the driver.

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