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Details: Written by Joanne Wallenstein; Published: 09 April 2014; Created: 07 April 2014; Last Updated: 10 April 2014; Hits: 13315

Toscano Busted: Police arrested a 24 –year old employee of Scarsdale Hardware for dealing drugs on the afternoon of April 4. Police were doing surveillance on Overhill Road following reports that drug sales were taking place. They observed Richard Toscano of Lawton Street in Yonkers approach a car and make a transaction at 1:25 pm on 4/4. They arrested both Toscano and the buyer, Daniel Derosa, age 27 of Pleaseantville, after Toscano sold Derosa drugs.

Toscano was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, criminal sale of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. When police searched his car they found cash and additional drugs, believed to be Percocet, Adderall, Xanax and several other currently unidentified compounds that have been sent to the Westchester County Lab for analysis and identification. Toscano was arraigned before Judge Galloway and remanded to Westchester County Jail on $100,000 bail. His court date is April 9. Derosa was changed with criminal possession, given a court date of April 9 and released.

Drunk Driver: Gregory Alphin, Age 30 of Yonkers was arrested for drunk driving after he called police for help at 11 pm on April 2. Police found Alphin sitting in his car at the intersection of Harvest Drive and Mamaroneck Road. Both tires on the passenger side of the car were flat. When police spoke to Alphin they smelled alcohol and noticed his eyes were bloodshot. His speech was slurred, he was disoriented and confused and did not know how he got the two flat tires. Alphin admitted to drinking Scotch at a friend's house, was given sobriety tests and found to have a BAC of .24. His car was towed and Alphin was released to his girlfriend and given an April 9th court date.

Death: Peggy Poole passed away of natural causes at the age of 97 at her home on Barry Road in Scarsdale on the afternoon of April 2. Her son was with her at the time of her death.

Harassed: A Madison Road woman told police that she was threatened by a man who said he would "break her neck" if she continued to talk to her boyfriend and threatened to smash her windshield with a crowbar. She was threatened via phone calls and Facebook messages on April 7.

Disputes: A Bell Road man who shares a driveway with his neighbor called police on 4-2 to complain that his neighbor has been taking pictures of the registration and inspection stickers on his car. Police spoke to the photographer who complained that his neighbor was working on his car in the driveway. Police noted that the two share the driveway and told them each to stay on their own property when not in the driveway.

On 4-3 a Brooklyn man reported that he was threatened with physical violence by the employee of the Shell Station on Scarsdale after the two had a dispute over the way the man parked the car at the station. Police went to the station and settled the disagreement.

Key: A Mamaroneck Road man came to police on April 3 to ask them to help him get his house key back from a dog walker. He was no longer working with the woman and she had not returned his key. Police contacted her and she agreed to return the key if the man paid her $60 for walking the dog. He agreed and police facilitated the exchange.

Identity Theft: A Shaw Road man reported that someone opened a credit card account in his name on April 3.

A large tree branch fell on Dickel Road around noon on March 31 and blocked the roadway and damaged a fence.

A large pothole was reported on School Lane on the afternoon of 3-31. Another pot hole, measuring 2 feet long by 1 foot wide was found on Popham Road on 4-6. Police called the highway department to fill it.

Missing Ring: A Crawford Road woman reported that a ring, valued at $46,000 was missing. The ring is a circa 1940's opal, diamond and 18 karat gold ring that was appraised at $46,457. The last time she saw the ring was November, 2013.

Lost: A flute, valued at $200 was reported lost by a Continental Road woman on April 3. The woman's daughter had last seen the flute on March 12, 2014.

Found: A purse was found at the Scarsdale Library on April 3. The library staff was unable to reach the owner and locked the purse in a safe. Police were able to find the owner who retrieved her bag.

Earring: A Scarsdale10583 reader reports that she found an earring in Hartsdale Villageearly last week. If you lost an earring in Hartsdale, send a photo of the mate to foundanearring@gmail.com to claim it.

A brown and white dog was found on Morris Lane on the afternoon of April 6. Police searched the area for the owner but could not find anyone to claim the dog so they sent it to the New Rochelle Humane Society. At 8:30 that night, a Morris Lane man called police regarding the dog. They served him a summons and told him where to find the dog.

Accident: The driver of a dry cleaning delivery truck rear-ended the car of a woman from Cortlandt Manor on the Post Road on the afternoon of April 3. The driver of the dry cleaning truck said she looked down at her delivery log and dropped it while she was driving. She took her eyes off the road and hit the car in front of her.

Suspended Registrations: Christopher Puzio of Shoreham New York was stopped on Weaver Street on the afternoon of April 1 when the police scanner revealed that Puzio 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.

Daniel Montoya of New Rochelle was stopped on Weaver Street on the evening of 4/4 when the police scanner revealed he was driving with a suspended registration. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to the man's home in New Rochelle.

Paul Greenberg of Scarsdale was stopped on Weaver Street on the evening of 4/4 for driving with a suspended registration due to an insurance lapse. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to his home.

Carlos Alvarez of Norwalk CT was stopped on Weaver Street at 7:25 pm on 4/4 for driving with a suspended registration due to a lapse in insurance. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to his employer, Olatec Industries in Rye Brook.

Tharin Chadwick of Mt Vernon was stopped for driving an unregistered car on the Post Road on April 5 at 6:30 pm. His plates were removed and his car was towed.

Greenburgh:

Rapist Arrested: On April 4th Tarem Cannonier (age 24) of 2 Oak St Apt 3H in Greenburgh was arrested following an investigation that was conducted by the Juvenile Aid Unit of the Greenburgh Police Department Detective Division. Cannonier was arraigned in Greenburgh Town Court on the charges of rape in the second degree and sex abuse in the first degree, both Class D felonies. Cannonier is currently being held at the Westchester County Jail, where his bail set at $150,000.00.

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Details: Written by Joanne Wallenstein; Published: 02 April 2014; Created: 02 April 2014; Last Updated: 02 April 2014; Hits: 10017

phonescam A rash of threatening phone calls frightened Scarsdale residents this week: On the morning of March 24 a Leatherstocking Lane man called police after he received a voicemail that said that he (the caller) should send money or his wife Amy would die in three years. The resident did not recognize the caller and his wife was not named Amy but he told police that the same person had contacted him before to ask him to represent her in a case involving a will and demanding that he send money. The resident does not practice estate law. Police called back the number and got a woman who refused to identify herself. However she then started yelling and said that she had been named in a will and that "Amy" needed to send a letter. She also said she was "treated unfairly by Westchester County Cops."

On Wheelock Road a woman received multiple call from someone who claimed to be holding her brother and instructed her to send them $1,000 to let him go. They said her brother had been in an accident and they took him to the projects where they were holding him there. She tried to ascertain whether or not they really had her brother but the caller identified him as "Ted in LA." She then called her brother and found that he was safe at home. The suspect called the Scarsdale woman six times and instructed her to go to Rite Aid and wire money. She went to the police and when the suspect called again, the police answered the phone. When they did, the caller said, "Who the f*** is this? Put her on the phone! And then hung up.

A caller posing as a representative from the IRS left messages on an answering machine at a home on Mamaroneck Road on 3/27 instructing the residents to call them back. When the resident called the number the person who answered claimed to be with the IRS in Washington DC and asked the Scarsdale woman for her personal information which she did not provide. Police then called the number and saw that the caller was located at a residence. Police told the caller that they were aware this was a scam, to which the caller replied, "The police will never find me."

On March 30, a Dobbs Terrace woman received a call from someone claiming to be Sergeant Cook who said he had a warrant for her arrest for failing to appear for jury duty. He instructed her to pay over the phone with a credit car to vacate the warrant. "Cook" said that if she failed to pay she would be picked up by law enforcement and held for 72 hours without bail. The residents hung up and called back the number. Cook provided an address for the Westchester County Sheriff's office and a website for the agency. The residents then went to the Scarsdale Police who called Westchester County Police who said the call was a scam.

Mark Lewis of Brewster Road sent Scarsdale10583 the following on Sunday March 30: "We got a call from somebody identifying himself as Sergeant Cook of the Westchester County Sheriff's Department Warrant Squad. He informed my wife that she had missed a Jury Duty summons and that she had to buy a Walgreens green pack (debit cards) and send it in or he would issue a warrant for her arrest. We informed him to issue the warrant. I called the Scarsdale Police Dept. and they said it was a scam and we were the eighth caller to complain about this. "

Reckless Driving: A 17 year-old boy who was reprimanded by the police for unsafe driving last week was given a summons for "unsafe movement of a stopped motor vehicle" after his 2009 BMW left two large burn marks at the intersection of Mamaroneck and Cushman Roads at 7 pm on 3/24. The burn marks were approximately 95 feet in length. A neighbor alerted police when she saw the boy driving recklessly on Cushman Road.

Police received a call about a 2014 Dodge Dart speeding on Murray Hill Road on the morning of March 26. The driver also crossed the yellow line into oncoming traffic. Police were able to track the listed owner who said that his son drives the car. Police then spoke at length with the son who admitted to speeding. Police warned him what could happen if he continues to drive recklessly.

Walking on the Bronx River Parkway: At 9:07 pm on March 30th police got a call about a woman walking in the northbound lane of the Bronx River Parkway. Police found the woman who explained that she had visited a friend on Oak Way and was walking to the train station. When police told her it was too dangerous to walk on the parkway she agreed to let them drive her to the station.

Intruder? A Montrose Road family heard a loud noise in front of their house while they were watching television at 8:30 on March 29. They looked out of the peephole of the front door but initially did not see anyone on the porch. Then someone in a green hooded sweatshirt came into view. The suspect then left the property and headed north on Montrose. Police canvassed the area but could not find the suspect.

Identity Thefts: A Walworth Avenue man got a call from Verizon on 3/25 telling him that someone tried to forward calls from his home phone number to a different number. He also got a call from Citibank that night telling him that someone tried to access his credit card account.

On 3/26 Canterbury Road residents reported that someone had attempted to withdraw $9,000 from their account at a bank branch in Hackettstown presenting fraudulent identification. The victim tried to get a copy of the surveillance video and the fraudulent id that was used but the bank refused to release it. Subsequently someone hacked the victim's cell phone number and transferred her calls to his phone. She learned that someone had placed a call forwarding option to intercept her calls. She was advised to cancel all her credit cards and also closed her bank accounts.

Windmill Lane residents reported that someone attempted to change the address on their Chase Bank Accounts on March 21. The bank intercepted the request but on 3/18 they were informed that someone had used their personal information to access their account online and attempted to change the account address. Online access to their accounts was frozen.

On 3/28 a Cohawney Road man reported that someone had opened a fraudulent bank account and credit card in his name at Ally Bank, using his name and address.

A Butler Road woman discovered that two fraudulent checks, together valued at $4,685 had been posted against her joint checking account at Chase Bank. One was posted on 3/20 and the other on 3/21. The bank put a freeze on the account and closed it.

Damage: A large tree branch fell on a car that belonged to someone who was working at 22 Murray Hill Road and broke the rear windshield on March 26.

Overloaded: Police stopped the driver of a large truck on the Post Road on March 28 because the truck appeared to be overloaded. Police instructed the driver of the truck to follow them to the sanitation yard where the truck was weighted and found to be 14,470 pounds above the weight limit of 44,800 pounds. The operator was issued summons for driving an overweight truck without a permit for excess weight.

Suspended License: Alfonso Cabrera, age 49 of New Rochelle was stopped on Weaver Street for illegally tinted windows on the night of 3/28 when police detected that the driver had three suspensions. The driver had an expired license and was taken to headquarters. He was booked and released on $100 bail and given a court date of 4/2.

Found: A silver wedding ring was found on Fenimore Road on March 29 and turned over to the police.

Kids: Police got a call about kids throwing branches off the footbridge that crosses the Heathcote Bypass on March 27. They found the boys there who explained that they were attempting to throw the branch into the woods but it landed on the roadway instead.

A brown Louis Vuitton wallet that belonged to a Bronx woman was found at DeCicco's on March 29th. The wallet contained 25 store credit, gift and rewards cards. Police were unable to contact the owner.

Lost: A Greenwich CT woman reported that she lost a white gold engagement ring with pave style diamonds surrounding a center stone at the Freightway Garage on March 18.

Homeless: A homeless man was found sleeping in the overpass above the Scarsdale train station at 10:50 pm on March 24. Police transported the man to the Oasis Shelter in New Rochelle to stay for the night. On the night of 3/29 the caretaker at Hitchcock Church reported that he found a man sleeping inside the church. By the time police arrived the man was gone. A few minutes later the same man was found sleeping at the Hartsdale Train Station. He said he checked out of the shelter due to a bed bug infestation and that he planned to stay with friends in White Plains. At 1:40 that afternoon, police got another call about the homeless man loitering in the train overpass and he was asked to leave.

Police gave out three tickets at pick-up time at Greenacres School on the afternoon of 3/26.

Animals: Cat in the road: A brown, black and white cat was hit by a car on Popham Road at 10:25 am on 3/28. Police arrived and removed the cat from the road. It did not have any id tags.

A small white dog was found on Cooper Road and brought to the police on the morning of 3/29. The owner of the dog came to headquarters to retrieve the dog. Police advised the owner to update the dog's tags to reflect his current address.

Dispute: A taxi passenger called 911 on Saturday night March 29 when the driver asked her for $60 for a ride from 125th Street in New York to Fox Meadow Road. The woman said she was told the fare would be $15. Police told the driver and the passenger that this was a civil matter. The passenger gave the driver $20 and they exchanged contact information.

Police got a call about a loud party on Fox Meadow Road at 1:30 am on March 30th. They went to the house where a 30th birthday party was in process. Residents agreed to lower the volume of the music.

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Hit and Run: A young woman, driving a 2003 Toyota, was stopped in the northbound lane of the Post Road at 7:20 pm on March 11, waiting to make a left turn onto Kingston Road. A second car approached her car from behind, ran into her car and propelled her across two lanes of oncoming traffic into a tree and fence on the opposite side of the road. The second car left the scene without stopping. The driver of the first car noted the license plate number of the car that had rear-ended her and police determined the car was a 2014 BMW. They canvassed the area and found the BMW parked nearby on Quimby Road, heavily damaged on the front-end, leaking fluids. While they searched the area, the owner came out and said the car was his. He admitted to being involved in the accident and explained why he left the scene, saying, "I had to go to the hospital to see my mother. It was dinner time and I bring her home cooked Indian food so she can take her medicine." The driver was identified as Bal Krishan Kahtod, age 64, of Greenville Road in Scarsdale. He was arrested for leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. He was processed and released on $100 bail.

An Overlook Road woman called police at 8:45 pm on March 10 after her daughter and friends saw someone hit their Lexus which was parked on Brewster Road. The woman called the driver's parents who agreed to sett the matter privately.

Turkey trouble: A wild turkey was playing in the road all week, blocking traffic and bemusing drivers: On March 13 at 7:30 am police received a call about a wild turkey on Nelson Road. They found him roaming the grounds of the Scarsdale Woman's Club. At 11 am they got several more calls about a turkey, this time blocking traffic on the Post Road. Police called Wildlife Services of Greenburgh who advised that the turkey was not sick or injured and should be left alone. At 6:20 pm on March 14 a turkey was standing on Post Road near Wayside Lane, darting in and out of traffic and attempting to peck at car wheels as they passed. Police stopped traffic and chased the turkey off the road using air horns. At 1 pm on 3/15 a turkey was reported blocking traffic on the Post Road at Murray Hill Road. Police escorted it off the road. At 10 am on Monday, the turkey was back, this time blocking traffic at the intersection of Fenimore and Tompkins Road. Police again escorted the turkey to safety.

Burglary: Police responded to a burglar alarm on Myrtledale Road at 9:15 pm on March 15 and found that a rear sliding door had been pried open. The master bedroom including a dresser and a nightstand were tossed and a purse in the kitchen was emptied. The alarm siren was found broken on the floor.

Missing: A Richbell Road woman called to report the theft of a pair of valuable shoes from her home on March 10th. The brand was not specified.

A Crest Lane resident reported that his 15" Macbook Pro laptop was taken from his home on the afternoon of March 13. He was not aware of any tracking device on the computer.

A construction sign for Twin Oaks Construction was taken from the garage of a home on Ogden Road that is under construction sometime on March 15.

On 3/11 a Murray Hill Road man complained that a lock and chain used to secure a gate to his backyard had been broken. He locked the gate to prevent people from walking through his property. He had last seen the lock intact in January and believes his neighbor may have removed it so that he could get through the yard.

Arrests: Christopher Bovain, age 22 of Lexington Avenue in Manhattan was charged with identity theft, possession of forged checks and petit larceny on March 10. According to police Bovain forged a check from a Scarsdale resident's account for $4,200 which he deposited at an ATM at Bank of America in New York and then withdrew $300 against the deposit at the ATM in the lobby of the bank. He surrendered to police and was processed and arraigned before Judge Galloway who set bail at $5,000. Bovain was unable to post bail and was remanded to the Westchester County Jail until his March 12th court date.

Juan Crisostomo was stopped on the Post Road on the evening of March 15 for driving a car with a suspended registration due to an insurance lapse. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to the man's home in White Plains. He was given a summons.

Pothole: Police marked a pothole on Chesterfield Road on the morning of 3/16 after a pedestrian caught his foot in the hole, fell and scraped his leg. Police photographed the injuries and placed safety cones around the pothole.

Dog from Ohio? A Swarthmore Road man found a black and white Shih Tzu with Ohio tags in his yard at 5:30 pm on March 10. Police were unable to contact the owner so they called the New Rochelle Humane Society to pick up the dog.

A Hampton Road woman complained that a dog on Olmstead Road attacked her dog while she was walking it on a leash on the afternoon of 3/11. The owner of the dog that was accused of running out into the street said that the battery on the dog's electric collar was dead and she agreed to replace the batteries.

A child got locked out of a house on Jefferson Road at noon on 3/11. Police contacted the fire department to help.

Nowhere to go: Brian Covington of Far Rockaway turned up at Police Headquarters at 9 pm on 3/12 and said he had no way to get home and nowhere to spend the night. As police could not get a family member to pick him up they took him to the Oasis Shelter on Washington Avenue in New Rochelle for the night.

Help! A Dobbs Terrace woman called police at 2:32 am to help her husband get up off the floor.

Imaginary attack: A Lockwood Road man, who may be emotionally disturbed, complained that his neighbor's son beat him with a bat and punched him in the face at 5:50 pm on March 13. However in the course of telling police what happened, he changed his story, first saying it happened that day, then saying it happened a week ago. Police knocked on the neighbor's door and found that the son had not been home since early in the morning. The incident appeared to be unfounded.

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Car Thieves Caught on Post Road: A 24 year-old Yonkers man and a 21 year-old woman from Mt. Vernon were arrested at 1 am on Monday morning 3/24 for speeding in a stolen car in Scarsdale. A Scarsdale Police officer pulled the 1998 Honda Civic over after he clocked it going 57 mph on the White Plains Post Road. Police asked the occupants of the car for the registration and found that the car had been reported stolen by the New Rochelle Police Department. The driver, who only had a learner's permit, was identified as Erica J. Heard, age 21 of Yonkers and the passenger was George B. Smith of Mt. Vernon. Neither could provide a plausible explanation of how they came to be driving a stolen car. Both were arrested for possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of burglar tools. The car was impounded and towed. A screwdriver and wrench that were found in the car were placed into evidence. The two were arraigned before Judge Galloway who remanded them to Westchester County Jail pending a March 26th court date.

Five car pile-up: A driver, rushing to make a turn before the light turned red caused a 5-car accident on the Post Road at 8:56 am on Monday March 17th. Marcia Miller of Mt. Vernon was driving a 2003 Buick in the right northbound lane of the Post Road. Eager to turn right before the light turned red, she struck a second car that was stopped in traffic directly in front of her in the northbound right lane of the Post Road. The impact of the crash caused the second car to rear end a third car, which in turn hit a fourth car which hit a fifth car.

A Scarsdale man, driving his 2013 BMW on the Post Road on Friday morning attempted to go around a Westchester County bus that was dropping off a passenger and collided with the bus.

Hit and run: Another Scarsdale driver, in a 2008 BMW, attempted to park on Scarsdale Avenue at 7:30 pm on Friday 3-21 and hit two cars. He first tried to pull into a space and hit a 2013 Ford and then went further south on Scarsdale Avenue, tried to park again, and hit a 2003 Acura. He left the scene of both accidents but a witness gave police his license plate number and he was later caught and given a citation for leaving the scene of an accident.

Speeding driver: A Murray Hill Road man called police at 5 pm on 3-18 to say that he has seen a young man speeding in a white BMW several times. According to the man, the driver was "flying down Morris," swerving around bumps and speeding. Police contacted the owner of the car and she said her high school-age son often drives it. She said she would speak to her son and have him call the police.

Missing: Concerned Church Lane parents called police on the morning of 3-23 when they were unable to locate their 22 year-old daughter with whom they had last spoken at 3:30 pm the previous afternoon. They contacted their daughter's ex-boyfriend who said she left his house at 10 pm the previous night. They also got a call from Metro North to say that the girl's wallet was found on the train. Police called the young woman's friends and also began processing the paperwork to file a missing person report. However, while they were working parents made contact with their daughter who said that her cell phone battery had died and she lost her wallet.

Ring and run: A White Road mom called police at 6 pm on 3-23 and asked them to speak to her 10 year-old son about the dangers of ringing doorbells and running from house to house. Police went to the house and spoke to the family about the issue.

Harassed: A Harcourt Road woman complained that she has been stalked and harassed since February 16 by an unnamed suspect. The suspect was charged with aggravated harassment and stalking for sending emails, calling and saying that he was "watching her house, and that he had seen her with another person. The suspect called the woman's house at 2 am, 3 am and 6 am and also repeatedly called her at work.

Upset: A representative from Empire Blue Cross called police at 5 pm on 3-18 when one of their subscribers was emotionally upset and threatened to harm herself due to the cost of her new medicine. Police contacted the woman who had calmed down.

Fight: Representatives from Ruby's Plumbing and Heating complained that someone named Benny had hired them to do plumbing work at 26 Popham Road. While they were there they had a disagreement with Benny and decided they did not want to complete the job. They left without collecting any payment for the work they had completed, but then got a threatening phone call from Benny who said he would "kill him."

Vandals: A Tisdale Road man called police on 3/21 when he returned home from vacation and found that his front lamppost was damaged and a wood 2X4 was left at his home.

Identity thefts:

A Heathcote Road woman reported that she was the victim of fraud on her iPhone account. Her phone stopped working on Sunday March 16 and when she called Verizon she found that someone had deactivated her phone, changed the billing address on her account and used her upgrades to purchase three iPhones at Radio Shack. Radio Shack reviewed their video surveillance and identified the suspects.

A Black Hawk Road man reported that he was the victim of identity theft when someone attempted to make a fraudulent wire transfer from his account on 3-11.
An 87 year-old Popham Road woman said that she misplaced her American Express Card on 3-15. When she called AMEX they advised her that someone had changed her billing address on 2-13. The account was cancelled.

A Haverford Road man reported that someone attempted to file a tax return, using his name and social security number on December 13, 2013.

Turkey: Police continued to receive calls about the wild turkey blocking traffic. He was spotted on Fenimore Road on the morning of 3-17 and at 4 pm he was stopping cars at the intersection of Greenacres Avenue and Farley Road.

Needles: A called reported that four hypodermic needles were on the ground on Bradley Road on the morning of 3/21. Police collected them and took them to SVAC for safe disposal.

Help: A Gorham Court woman called police on the afternoon of 3/21 for assistance getting her elderly husband into the house.

Asleep at the station: Police were called at 8:20 am on 3-22 about a man asleep in the pedestrian overpass above the Scarsdale Train Station. Police woke up the man who identified himself as Scott Johnson. He agreed to leave the area.

Arrests:

Meghan Gannon age 26 of Yonkers was stopped by Scarsdale Police at the Heathcote Bypass and Secor Road on the evening of 3-17 when their scanner revealed that the registration for the car she was driving was suspended due to parking violations. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed. She was given a summons for driving with a suspended registration.

D.F. Masucci, Jr., age 68 was stopped by police on Weaver Street on the evening of 3-17 when the scanner showed he was driving with a suspended registration due to an insurance lapse. The plates were removed from the car, it was towed and he was given a summons for driving with a suspended registration.

Aryn Wexler, age 31 of Jericho NY was stopped on the Post Road at 10:20 pm on 3/17 for driving with a suspended registration due to a lapse in insurance. The plates were removed from the car, it was towed and he was given a summons.

Fernando Rodriguez, age 52 of White Plains, surrendered to Scarsdale Police on March 19 in response to an outstanding bench warrant. He was booked and given a court date of 3-29. He was found to also have an outstanding bench warrant from White Plains so the White Plains Police picked him up and took him into custody.

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scarsdale-police-car200 A Saxon Woods Road resident returned home at 6:40 pm on March 5 and saw two men leaving the back door of his house. When the suspects saw him they ran down Saxon Woods Road towards White Plains. Police called White Plains and Westchester County Police who brought K-9 units to track the scent of the suspects down Saxon Woods Road. The resident found his back door ajar and the door jamb broken. Inside the master bedroom closet was tossed and boxes and bags had been thrown around. A closet in a spare bedroom was also tossed. The house does have an alarm but it was not on at the time of the incident. At the time, the house was dark and there were no cars in the driveway. Records show a missed phone call to the house at 12:23 pm.

Car Flips in Hartsdale: A black sedan flipped on Hartsdale Avenue in Hartsdale around 2:30 pm on Friday afternoon March 7. Witnesses were not sure why the car flipped onto its side – as the weather was clear and there was no ice on the road. A Scarsdale resident said she was exiting the nail salon when she saw an older woman being taken out of the car and placed on a stretcher. The driver waved to the crowd that had assembled around the scene as she was driven off in an ambulance. Several fire trucks came to Hartsdale where they loaded the car onto blocks before righting it onto all four wheels.

Vandalism: The parking ticket machine at the parking garage at 7 Popham Road was damaged overnight on 3/7 – 3/8. The machine was broken into, the top and display screen were cracked and the ink cartridge was removed. Police reviewed film from two surveillance cameras in the area.

Scammed: A 77 year-old Brite Avenue man reported that he was the victim of an internet scam on 3/8. He told police that he received a suspicious message on his computer on 3/5. The sender claimed to be the F.B.I. and said that he had a number of computer violations. They offered to clear the locked status of the computer for $200. On March 6 the man received a phone call from a Windows Specialist named Gary who said he was aware of the virus on the computer and offered to help remove it. The Scarsdale man spent 2 hours on the phone with Gary who showed the man how to give him (Gary) remote access to his computer. Gary then asked for $210 for removing the virus, payable via PayPal. The Scarsdale man made the payment however he rescinded it shortly thereafter. Police told the man to have his banks watch out for unauthorized transactions.

At 6 pm on 3/6 a Barry Road man called to say that a man knocked on his door and said he was a representative from Power Remodeling and that he would be shutting off power to the house. After the homeowner asked questions, the man left the area.

Harassed: On March 4, an employee at DeCiccos in Scarsdale Village complained that two people at the market made inappropriate comments to her between March 1 and March 4.

Identity theft: On 3/7 a Johnson Road man reported that someone had changed his address and passwords on his Bank of America accounts including three checking accounts and a money market account. The bank locked his account before any funds could be stolen.

An Ardsley woman left her Amex card at Starbucks in Scarsdale after she used it to purchase coffee on March 7. On March 8 she received a fraud alert from Amex when $1,340 in purchases were made on her card at stores in the Westchester. The card was cancelled. Police plan to review Starbucks surveillance video.

Locked out: The caretaker of a baby on Lyme road called police at 1 pm on 3/7 when she inadvertently locked herself out of the house. The Fire Department arrived and let her in. The child was asleep the entire time. A Bradford Road woman called police when she was locked out of her house at 12:49 am on March 9. The Fire Department got in through an unlocked second floor window and let the woman into the house.

Drunk: A Lincoln Road woman called police at 3 am on March 4 after she learned that her husband was returning home from White Plains Hospital where he had been admitted on 3/3 for intoxication. Police greeted the man and warned him that no unlawful activity would be tolerated.

Lost bag: A man reported that he lost a green and black book bag at the Scarsdale Train Station on February 6. The bag contained work documents and an Expediter License issued by the NYC Department of Building.

Lost plate: A Boulder Brook Road man reported that the front license plate was missing from his 2011 BMW. He made the report on March 4.

Found wallet: Police found a wallet that belonged to a White Plains woman on East Parkway at 6 pm on 3/5. The woman had reported it lost.

Violation: Police stopped Shawn Hanley of East Northport, NY on Weaver Street at 4 pm on March 4 after their scanner revealed that he was driving with a suspended registration due to non-payment of parking violations. Hanley was issued a traffic summons and the car was towed.