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Published: 15 January 2014

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A Mamaroneck Road woman reported the theft of $24,000 in jewelry as well as wine on January 6. The woman could not provide an exact date of when the items were stolen but said she noticed things were missing during the fall of 2013. Among the missing items were:

• 18K yellow gold and three diamond Roberto Coin bangle bracelet valued at $3,500
• 18K yellow gold and diamond David Yurman bracelet valued at $11,000
• 18K yellow and gold round bracelet valued at $5,000
• Antique gold and black enamel bracelet valued at $2,500
• Two cases of NYS wine valued at $800
• Case of Bordeaux and Burgundy wines valued at $1,000

On 1/12 a woman who lives on Boulevard in Scarsdale reported that 4 pieces of jewelry, together valued at more than $5,000, were missing from her jewelry box in her house. A Tiffany gold charm bracelet, a rose gold charm bracelet, a gold charm bracelet and a platinum Tiffany wristband were gone. The last time she remembered seeing them was January 5.

Risky Business: A man who works in Scarsdale Village reported that someone had intentionally damaged his car and endangered his life. He suspects that someone objects to the fact that he parks his car at the intersection of Barry and Tunstall Roads while he goes to work. However, he has received no complaints. On Thursday evening January 9 he returned to his car at 5 pm and found an obscene snow sculpture on the hood of his car and a scratch on the hood as well. On the evening of January 10 he was driving on an expressway and felt that something was wrong with his tire. He pulled over and found that five lug nuts on the rear tire on the driver's side were loose and causing the wheel to wobble. He believes that if he hadn't stopped the wheel might have come off. Police checked their logs and found that there were no complaints about his car.

Identity Thefts: On 1/11 a Heathcote Road man reported that right after he opened a new Citibank account he was contacted by the bank to say that someone had attempted to change the contact information. He had not made the change. He also said that there had been numerous attempts to open accounts in his name or change the contact information on existing accounts. He also received a duplicate drivers license in the mail two weeks ago, though his does not expire until 2017 and he had not requested a new one.

On 1/7 a Foxhall Place man reported that someone tried to open numerous credit cards in his name between 12/9 and 1/7. He received letters from Discover about applications that were filed as well as a phone call from Barclays Bank regarding a credit card application. The credit bureaus instructed him to file a police report.

Threats: On January 11, Marissa Carpanzo reported that he husband had violated an order of protection resulting from his arrest last week. He threatened that if she did not "give him the house, the car and the money, bad things would happen to her and her son would be kidnapped." Police advised her to call the White Plains Police as the threats were made at a there. At 1:30 am on January 12, Ms. Carpanzo asked police to escort her to her home on Butler Road due to the threats.

Michael Benchetrit, age 20 of East Taunton Road in Scarsdale was arrested for threatening someone at a home on Overhill Road in Scarsdale on January 9 at 12:30 pm.

Jeronimo Lara-Rayo, age 35 of Elmsford was arrested on January 9 for an incident of domestic violence that occurred on January 2, 2014. He surrendered himself and was arraigned before Judge Galloway who issued an order of protection and released him on $1,000 cash bail. He is due to return to court on January 15, 2013.

Lost: Mr. Shi Xiong Hu reported that he lost his white Samsung S4 cellphone, valued at $400 on January 9 at 9 pm. He believes that he dropped it while crossing Popham Road at Garth Road.

Run in with the police: While driving west on Olmstead Road near Brite Avenue, on Friday morning January 10, a Carmel Road man's car skidded through a stop sign and ran into a police car driving north on Brite Avenue. The policeman was treated for a wrist injury.

Gas and Water Leaks:

Several businesses and apartments on Garth Road had to be evacuated at 7 pm on January 10 due to a gas leak. Police closed the road to traffic and remained on the scene until 2 am on January 11. Con Edison and the Fire Department entered 22 through 56 Garth Road and police were asked to contact all key holders at those addresses. Con Ed and the Fire Department checked each address for the presence of gas. When the area was declared to be safe, the road was reopened and open manholes were covered.

A home on Paddington Road also had to be entered due to a suspected gas leak on the morning of January 11. The owner could not be contacted so the Fire Department got in through a rear door to check the home.

A neighbor of a home on Old Orchard Lane spotted water leaking from the garage which was freezing and turning to ice due to the cold temperatures on January 7. She called the police and the neighbor and police entered the house and turned off the valve that was causing the leak in the garage. They also saw that the home was a mess. Police attempted to notify the owners but were unable to reach them.
Police also received calls about icy conditions on Palmer Road on the night of January 8 and on Barry Road on the morning of January 9. On the morning of January 10, the fire department entered a home on Crossway through an unlocked window to shut off two valves that were causing a leak from the unoccupied house.

Death: Patricia Wise, age 87 of Popham Road passed away at 12:30 pm on January 11. Her son reported that he had last seen her alive at 11:30 am that day. David Raizen of SVAC and Dr. Moshen Ghaemmaghan Gan pronounced the death.

Fight with Contractor: A Cooper Road man said that he had been grabbed and pushed by a mason who was doing work at him house. The homeowner and the mason had a disagreement about the stonework and the mason grabbed the homeowner by the shirt collar and pushed him into a wall around 8 pm on January 6. The homeowner went to the police station to report the incident but by the time police got to the house the contractor was gone.

Camping in Davis Park? Police were called about an orange pop-up tent that had been set up in the park for several days. Police found the tent and debris and asked the sanitation to remove both on January 7.

Police were alerted that the front door of a home on Chesterfield Road was open on the morning of January 8. Police checked the house and it did not appear that anything was amiss. The neighbor said that the owner was deceased and the family maintains the house. Police locked the door and departed.

Suspicious Package: A Meadow Road man called police on the evening of January 12 when he found an unmarked box at his front door. By the time police arrived, the caller had brought the box inside, opened it and found a bottle of wine and a gift card from his neighbor.

Unregistered Vehicles:
Police stopped Waldir Correia of White Plains on the morning of 1/11 on the Heathcote Bypass near Secor Road when their scanner revealed that the car had a suspended registration. The registration was suspended on 12/1 due to an insurance lapse. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to Correia's home. He was given a summons for driving with a suspended registration.

Dominique Serrano of Larchmont was also stopped at the same spot for driving with a suspended registration on January 11 at noon. The plates were removed from the car, it was towed and she was given a summons.

Joy Farmer of New Rochelle was also stopped at that intersection on the morning of January 12 when the scanner revealed she was driving with a suspended registration due to an insurance lapse. He plates were removed, her car was towed and she was issued a summons. Allen Camacho of White Plains was also stopped for the same reason at 11:19 am on 1/12. In addition to driving with a suspended registration, Camacho had no license. He was given a summons, his plates were removed and his car was towed.

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Written by Joanne Wallenstein

Published: 21 January 2014

Created: 21 January 2014

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Scarsdale woman arrested for stealing friend's jewelry: On January 14, Ilana Svetkey, age 46 of Rodney Road was arrested for allegedly stealing jewelry valued at more than $5,000 from the home of a friend on Boulevard in Scarsdale. The missing jewelry was reported last week and included a Tiffany gold charm bracelet, a rose gold charm bracelet, a gold charm bracelet and a platinum Tiffany wristband. According to Lt. Thomas Altizio, Svetkey admitted to stealing the jewelry when she was questioned by detectives. Some of the stolen items were in her home, some were taken to a jeweler to be engraved and some were sold to the jewelry store. The items at her home and the item at the jewelry store to be engraved were recovered and are in evidence. The items she sold to the jeweler were already melted down and could not be recovered. Svetkey was arraigned before Judge Galloway who set bail at $500, scheduled a court date for 1/15 and issued a Temporary Order of Protection to the victim. She posted bail and was released.

Stolen rental car: On 1/13 a rental car that was borrowed from the Avis dealer at the Scarsdale Service Center was declared stolen when the 2013 silver GMC was more than 30 days overdue. The car was borrowed on 11/18/13 and scheduled to be returned on 12/9/13. The renter did not return the car of answer certified letters or phone calls from Avis.

Stolen scooter: A motorized scooter that belonged to an elderly Wildwood Road woman was stolen from the driveway of the house on the morning of January 15. Police confirmed that the sanitation department did not pick it up.

Arrest: On January 13, 2014 Nicole Longmore, age 39 of the Bronx was arrested for failing to respond to an active warrant issued on October 29, 2013. She was caught when the White Plains police notified the Scarsdale Police that they towed her car off the Bronx River Parkway on 1/13/14 and found there was an active warrant for her. She was processed, released on $60 cash bail and given a court date of January 15.

Phone calls: A Hampton Road woman reported that she was receiving unwanted phone calls between 12/20/13 and 1/13/14. She has received multiple calls each day and when she picks up the phone it seems that someone is there but is not speaking. On another occasion her son answered the phone and the caller asked for her by name. She asked police to help her make the calls stop.

Unwanted texts: A 15 year-old girl and her father came to police headquarters on January 18 to report that she has been receiving unwanted text messages for the past few months. The messages began on October 3, 2013 and she did not know whom they were from. When she asked the sender to identify him/herself they would not tell her. Though the texts are not threatening the person who sent them seemed to know her whereabouts and she grew concerned.

Potholes: A 2007 BMW driven by a White Plains man hit a large pothole on Mamaroneck Road on the morning of January 15. The impact caused a flat in the front passenger side wheel. The man called BMW road assistance to tow the car. Police placed a traffic cone in the pothole which was located on Mamaroneck Road near Cushman Road.

A collapsed roadway near a storm drain on Wayside Lane was reported on the morning of January 18. Police marked the area with orange cones and alerted the Highway Department.

Identity theft: About $2,000 in withdrawals were made from the account of an 84 year-old Scarsdale woman without her authorization on January 13, 2014. Chase Bank did not know how someone had accessed the woman's account using at ATM machine as the woman does not have a debit card.

Unlicensed driver: Police stopped the driver of a 1998 Volkswagen on Crossway on January 8 when the scanner revealed the car was not registered due to an insurance lapse. A DMV check of the driver's license revealed that it had been revoked once and suspended eight times. The car belonged to a New Rochelle man and it was not inspected. Police removed the plates from the car, towed it to the impound lot and issued Jermaine Higgins of Mamaroneck summons for operating a car with a suspended registration, unlicensed driving, driving without insurance and driving an uninspected car. The owner of the car was also notified and he said he was in the process of selling the car to Higgins. Higgins was released on $100 bail and given a court date of 1/22/14.

Trees: On the morning of January 13, a Richbell Road woman called police to complain that her neighbors was cutting down trees without a permit. Police spoke to the homeowner who explained that she had a valid permit to remove the trees. Police told the neighbor that she could not stop the workers from completing the job.

Water leak: Also on Birchall Road, a caller saw water rushing from the garage on the morning of January 17. The water was freezing and causing icy conditions. Police found no one at home and the fire department entered the house through an unlocked window. They found that a pipe had split and they were able to turn off the water.

Blocked in: A driver called police on the evening of January 13 when she was unable to move her car which was parked on Depot Place because another car was parked too close to hers and was over the designated line. Police called Vincent's towing who shifted the misplaced car without damaging it and allowed the woman to pull out.

Fall: Police went to a Tunstall Road home at 4:57 am on January 15 to assist a woman who could not get up off the floor. They helped her up.

On January 15, the owner of a home on Ogden Road reported that students were parking their cars in front of his house in a "no parking zone." Police issued a summons.

Noise: Police were called about noisy kids on Donellan Road at 1:13 am on 1/19. They went to the house and the mother explained that her daughter just returned from her Bat Mitzvah and had some friends over. She said she would tell them to keep the noise down.

Fight: A concerned Carthage Road father called police at 7 pm on January 19 about a family dispute. When police arrived they found that the family was having a verbal disagreement and the parents agreed to have their son stay with his grandparents for the night.

Missing: At 4 pm on 1/20, a concerned woman from Montgomery Road called police when her husband had failed to return from an 11 am medical appointment. While police were at the house the man showed up.

Graffiti: A street sign at the intersection of Innes and Heathcote Roads was found to be spray-painted with yellow graffiti on January 13. Another street sign, at the intersection of Willow and Cushman Roads, was spray-painted with brown paint. The incident was reported on January 17.

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Written by Joanne Wallenstein

Published: 06 January 2014

Created: 06 January 2014

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(Updated 1-8-14) An out of control Scarsdale driver caused big two accidents on Saturday afternoon January 4 before he was arrested for reckless driving. At 12:40 pm Kory Hutchinson, age 29 of Continental Road in Scarsdale, was driving a 1996 Ford SUV west on Mamaroneck Road when he crossed the double line and sideswiped a 2008 Toyota driven by a woman from Carmel, New York. The impact of the accident caused Hutchinson to lose control of his car and collide with a tree at 129 Carthage Road. A few hours later, Hutchinson was again on the road, this time in a Mercedes Benz in Greenacres. A witness reports that she saw Hutchinson driving at a high rate of speed down Berkeley Road. He went through the stop sign at Berkeley Road and Walworth Avenue and swerved onto Walworth, driving south. He then collided with a Jeep SUV that was stopped at the intersection on Walworth and then careened off the road and hit a Chrysler minivan parked in the driveway of 73 Walworth Avenue. No one was injured. Hutchinson, who is employed at Frankie and Fanucci's in Hartsdale, tested negative for drug or alcohol use.

While he was being processed for his arrest, two other people came to headquarters to report that their cars had been struck by Mr. Hutchinson's Mercedes Benz on Mamaroneck Road at Post Road a short time earlier. One of the victims photographed Mr. Hutchinson's car as he fled the scene.

A check of Hutchinson's record revealed that he is on parole for another offense. Police captured a partial history of the accidents from a CD from the car that contained the security system's player application. He was arrested for reckless driving and released on $100 bail, paid by his father.

More challenges for the MTA: At 12:30 pm on 12/30 Scarsdale police received a call about a man who threatened to shoot the conductor on a Metro North train. The man exited the train at the Scarsdale Train Station where he was met by MTA and Scarsdale Police. He was identified as Keith Weaver, age 49, and he claimed that the conductor had "a beef" with him. According to police he seemed disoriented and despite the threat, did not have a weapon. He burst out laughing several times during his interview and since he appeared to be emotionally disturbed he was taken to White Plains Hospital for psychological evaluation.

Arrest: The New Year got off to a nasty start for Salvatore Jon Carpanzo, age 55, who was arrested for Aggravated Harassment after he repeatedly threatened his wife, Marissa Carpanzo, age 56, both of Butler Road in Fox Meadow. Mrs. Carpanzo originally reported that she received threatening phone calls from her husband's boss, but revised her complaint to say that the calls were actually made by her husband. Shortly after midnight on 12/31 she received a call from her husband, in which he made "disturbing and vulgar" threats to "[have] her killed." She presented police with recordings of two hours of similar calls she received in the past. The threats were directed at Mrs. Carpanzo and her son Joseph Taranto and she wished to press charges against Salvatore Carpanzo.

Mrs. Carpanzo said she was having ongoing issues with her husband and requested a temporary order of protection. In response, police called Mr. Carpanzo into headquarters at 2 in the afternoon on 1/1 and he was read his Miranda Rights, interviewed, advised of the charges against him, and placed under arrest. He was transported to Scarsdale Village Court and arraigned by the Honorable Judge Galloway, who set bail at $12,500. The defendant was served a temporary order of protection in favor of Mrs. Carpanzo and her son. Mr. Carpanzo called bail administrator Mr. Gazmend Gashi to post a bond for the bail and Gashi arrived at Scarsdale Village Court at about 10:50 pm, paid the bail and Carpanzo was released.

Coincidentally, a guest who was staying at the Butler Road home reported that $270 was missing from her wallet. Kimberly Kelly complained that between 11 pm on 12/27 and 4 am on 12/28 someone took the cash from her wallet in the guest bedroom. Kelly was visiting Carpanzo's daughter for the holidays. Kelly pointed the finger at stepmom Marissa Carpanzo and said that Mrs. Carpanzo had stopped by to retrieve her belongings while Kelly was out for the night. However when police spoke to Mrs. Carpanzo she denied being at the house during the time period the funds went missing but said that her son, Jospeh Taranto, was in and out of the house that night.

Car Flipped in Greenacres: At 9:20 am on January 8, the driver of a 2011 Jeep hit a parked car on Huntington Avenue and flipped from the impact.  The driver said she was temporarily blinded by the sun and hit the parked 2012 Toyota. The parked car moved 12-15 feet and the Jeep flipped onto its side.  The driver of the Jeep complained of neck pain but did not appear to be seriously injured.

Slips: A Yorktown woman who works at Space NK Apothecary in Scarsdale reported that she fell near a lamppost at the corner of Spencer Place and Boniface Circle at 11:45 am on Sunday, January 5. She landed on her left shoulder and injured it but refused treatment. Roads and sidewalks were icy at the time and a maintenance crew was called to treat the area. Also on the afternoon of 1/5, a woman from East Hartsdale Avenue reported that she fell on the ice in front of Learning Express on Spencer Place in Scarsdale.

A caller reported that a man was crawling on the ground in the Balducci's parking lot around noon on December 30. Police spoke to an employee of Balducci's who said that a man had been walking through the parking lot and fell. He was assisted to his feet and given a ride to the Scarsdale Medical Center. Police found the man at the medical center and he said he was not injured in the fall.

Money Matters:

A Post Road woman reported fraudulent activity on Chase Bank account on 12/31. Three checks, totaling over $4,000 were written against her account without her authorization between 11/29 and 12/3. The woman said she had previously lost her wallet and that she had a houseguest in August.

On January 4, the husband of a Greenacres Avenue woman reported that his soon-to-be ex-wife opened a credit card in his name without his authorization and accessed up to $30,000 in credit in June, 2007. At the beginning of 2013 the account became delinquent and caused his credit rating to drop. The couple is legally separated and awaiting a judgment from the court. In order to repair his credit rating, the bank instructed him to file a police report about the credit card account.

A Visa card, that belongs to a Sleepy Hollow woman was found in the lobby of the Scarsdale Police headquarters on December 20th. Police were not able to contact the card's owner and called the bank.

Suspicious diaper bag: Police were alerted when an unattended black bag was left outside a car on Chase Road across the street from the Post Office on the afternoon of 12/30. When police arrived the owner of the bag had picked it up and said that it was a diaper bag.

Wrong direction: At 11:45 pm on 12/30 police got a call about a driver headed north in the southbound lane of the Bronx River Parkway. Police stopped cars on the parkway and helped County Police search for the driver but they were unable to locate the car.

Bench warrant: A 28 year-old Hartsdale man surrendered to police on an active warrant for a traffic violation on January 3. He was booked and released on $100 bail and given a court date of January 8, 2014

No skating: Police were alerted about a skater on the Duck Pond on Duck Pond Road at 11 am on New Year's Day. Police told the skater to leave as it could be dangerous to skate there.

No shoveling: Four men were reported for soliciting to shovel snow on Cooper Road at 3 pm on 1/3. Police asked them to leave the area, as they did not have a permit.

A Palmer Avenue woman called police at 7:51 am on January 1 to say she was concerned that she could not contact her 25 year-old-daughter in Cambodia. Police advised her to contact the State Department.