Police Nab Car Thieves on Post Road
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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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Turkey in the Road and more from the Scarsdale Police
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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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Identity Thieves Plague Scarsdale Residents
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Strange doings: A teacher's aide from the Fox Meadow School reported that a man was taking photos of the children at the school with his cell phone on 2/25. She asked him what he was doing and he said, "they look cute playing in the snow." The aides approached him and he drove away. Police searched the area but they were unable to find him.
A Copper Beach Lane man told police he received a phone call from someone who demanded he go to the bank, withdraw $4,600 and mail it to settle an alleged tax debt. The caller said he would provide the address after the money was withdrawn. The Scarsdale man asked questions and the caller got angry and threatened to call the FBI to arrest him if he didn't get the cash and mail it immediately. The Scarsdale man called his accountant who said his taxes were in order. Police called the number and the person who answered said, "IRS Department." When police asked for more info the person hung up. Police advised the Scarsdale man to have this number blocked.
Suspicious man: A Popham Road woman returned home at 8:30 pm on 2-28 and found a car with CT plates in her driveway with a man standing outside. She asked the man what he was doing there and he said he was "picking something up off the floor." He waited a few more minutes and then got into his car and drove away.
No shirt: At 10 pm on 3-1 a Carstensen Road man called police when a teenage boy, wearing no shirt, knocked at the door and asked for help. Police found some boys in the street and they admitted knocking on the door as a joke.
Identity thefts: Jasmin Acosta, age 24 of West 171st Street in New York was arrested on February 24 for identity theft and grand larceny after she cashed a fraudulent check for $4,200 from the account of an Axtell Road man. She admitted that she knew the check was fraudulent and said she made several "withdrawals and purchases with the funds." According to Lt. Thomas Altizio of the Scarsdale Police, "The checks that were deposited were fraudulent, and did not come from the victim's actual stock of checks. The victims personal identifying information (name, address, bank account number) were all used on checks that were created and then deposited into other accounts. How the individuals obtained the personal identifying information of the victim is something we always investigate, but it is extremely difficult to ascertain. The source could be a security compromise from within the bank itself, or the information could have been obtained by someone who at one point was in possession of one of the victim's checks. We are working with the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, Financial Crimes Division to try to determine the source of the fraud in all of our Identity Theft cases. In the meantime, if we can identify a person who possesses the personal identifying information of a Scarsdale resident, possess fraudulent checks or makes fraudulent transactions, we will make an arrest and then continue to investigate the source of the fraudulent documents. Identity Theft is a rapidly growing crime, and in just the first two months of this year, Detectives have already made 5 arrests for Identity Theft and Fraud." Acosta was booked and released and given a court appearance date of 2/26.
A Black Birch Lane man reported that a fraudulent company check was made out to him was cashed on February 2. The check was not printed by the company and the signature was fraudulent.
A Richelieu Road woman reported that someone opened a Best Buy credit card account in her maiden name without her permission and charged $3,393 in merchandise on the card. She was advised to call the credit bureaus.
Snowbanks continued to cause problems this week. A Tuckahoe woman, driving west on Heathcote Road at 5:30 pm on 2-26 in a Toyota jeep, collided with an ice bank, slid about 50 feet and then ran into a utility pole. No injuries were reported.
Parking: This driver wasn't going to let a snowbank prevent him from parking in Scarsdale. Undeterred by a massive pile of 
ice, the driver simply drove up the bank, tipping the car and leaving the backwheel off the ground. Nice!
Potholes: A portion of the road at Fox Meadow and Butler Roads sunk. Police placed cones around it. A large pothole was reported in front of 10 Heathcote Road on 2-25. Several potholes were reported on Ferncliff Road on February 25.
Missing: A Rock Creek Lane girl reported that her wallet was stolen from her backpack when she was at Scarsdale High School on February 27. The wallet contained her NYS driver's permit, a debit car and $40 cash.
Lunch delivery: Police got a call about a red bag left on Horseguard Lane at 8 am on 2-26. They looked inside and saw that it belonged to a girl who lived on the street and contained her lunch. Since no one was home at her house police took the bag to Fox Meadow School to give the girl her bag. However, there they found out the child attends Scarsdale Middle School and they brought her lunch bag to the main office at SMS to be given to the student.
Erratic driver: A policeman stopped the driver of a 2011 Honda at 6:30 pm on 2/24 after he saw that her headlights were not on. The 82 year-old driver said she was not aware that the lights were off and the policeman turned them on for her. As she started to leave, she turned the lights off, put her car in reverse and almost backed into the police cruiser. Police stopped her again and she admitted that she did not know whether the lights were on or off as she usually does not drive at night. Police followed her home to Hartsdale.
Animals: An Elm Road woman reported that a raccoon was in her garbage can on 2-26. Police found an opossum in the can and suggested that the woman leave the can on its side so that the animal could get out. They checked with the woman later in the day and the opossum was gone.
Police shot a sick raccoon on Cooper Road on the afternoon of 2-28. A dead skunk was removed from Popham Road on the morning of 3-2.
Sewage: An Old Lyme road woman reported that a sewer line backed up into her basement at noon on March 1. The Highway Department was called to address the issue.
Arrests: Police stopped a Bronx man on the afternoon of 2-27 after he drove through a stop sign on Walworth Avenue in his 2009 Mitsubishi. Police pulled the driver over and found that the registration for the car was suspended due to unpaid parking violations. The drive, Ralph Navarra was issued summons' for going through the stop sign and driving without a registration. The license plates were removed from the car and it was towed to the man's business in Hartsdale.
Ida Sword, age 47 of Elmsford was stopped by police on Weaver Street on March 2 when their scanner revealed that the car had a suspended registration for lack of insurance. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to her home. She was given summons for driving without a license, registration or insurance.
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Burglary on Saxon Woods Road and more from the Scarsdale Police
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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.
Fire in Hartsdale and Potholes Wreak Havoc on Drivers
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his just in from the Hartsdale Police and Paul Feiner: Fire in Hartsdale: On Thursday afternoon, 2/27, the Hartsdale Fire Department and Con Edison battled an underground fire in the area of 100 East Hartsdale Avenue. Several manhole covers were blown open during initial explosions and there was concern of additional explosions if the fire spread. Fortunately there were no reported injuries. Power outages were reported from 160 East Hartsdale Avenue to Central Avenue and at Scarsdale Golf Club. Con Edison promises to have the power restored by 9 pm. The Hartsdale train station is open and trains are operating but cars cannot use East Hartsdale Avenue from train station to Central Avenue. Pedestrians can walk to their buildings however there is no access to 100 East Hartsdale Ave. Motorists leaving train station will be asked to use the Pipeline or Fenimore Road.
Potholes: Potholes wreaked havoc for motorists this week – here's a report on the flats .... A Tuckahoe woman came to Scarsdale Police at 6:45 pm on 2/18 to complain that her Subaru hit a pothole on the Post Road south of Fenimore Road and damaged the front and rear passenger wheels. She left the car at the Scarsdale Library and made arrangements for it to be towed to a mechanic in Tuckahoe.
At 8:30 pm on 2/18 a Brite Avenue man complained that his Acura hit the pothole on Weaver Street and damaged the rim of the front passenger side tire.
At 6:30 pm on 2/19 a driver reported that his 2009 Nissan hit a pothole on Weaver Street between Hutchinson Avenue and Stratton Road and caused a flat. A tow service was called.
Triple Play: Police were advised that a pothole on Weaver Street between Haverford Road and Penn Boulevard needed to be repaired at 5 pm on 2/18. However, they must not have arrived quickly enough because at 7 pm on 2/21 three drivers hit several large potholes on Weaver Street near Penn Boulevard and all the cars were damaged. Two of the cars had two flats each on the passenger sides of their cars and the third had a flat front tire. Police called the NYS Department of Transportation to fix the potholes and referred all the drivers to the NYS DOT to settle any damage claims.
Snow banks extending 10 feet into narrow Village roadways also caused problems this week. Police received several calls about cars parked in the middle of the street blocking traffic:
At 1 pm on 2/19 they got a call about a Lexus parked on Church Lane blocking southbound traffic. At 2 pm they received a call about work vans blocking Taunton Road...and at 7:30 pm on 2/19 Bradford Road residents called police when cars were parked in the roadway impeding traffic.
A driver hit a curb on Fox Meadow Road at 8 pm and 2/21 and blew out the front tire of her car. The driver's husband came down and put on the spare tire.
Sinkhole: A Brown Road woman called police on 2/24 about a sinkhole in her front lawn due to ongoing work by Con Edison. Con Ed said someone would come and take a look.
Snow: The Parks Department asked police to call the owners of Heathcote Property Apartments about dumping snow on Supply Field. Police contacted management in Eastchester and they said they had never received a complaint before but agreed to stop dumping snow there.
Suspicious Man: Police were called to Shaarei Tikvah on Fox Meadow Road on the morning of 2/20 about a suspicious man driving a 2010 Honda who was in the parking lot during drop off. Bus drivers said they saw the man park and go to the trunk of his car where he appeared to unbuckle his pants, take down the zipper of his pants and attempt to urinate. However, he did not urinate or expose himself to adults or children in the parking lot. Both said that he buckled up in less than a minute and left the area in 2-3 minutes. Police searched the area for a man matching his description but were unable to locate the suspect.
Vandalism at Christie Place Garage: A Pleasantville woman reported that her 2012 Mercedes Benz was damaged while it was parked in the Christie Place Garage on February 20. The sidewall of her tire was slashed and the drivers' side of the car was scratched from the fender to the rear quarter panel. It appeared that the scratch was made with a sharp object.
Animals:
Angry Dog: A Gatehouse Road man complained that he was outside with his children and his neighbor's dog made an aggressive approach at them. Police called the neighbor who said the dog had gotten out and said they would be sure to secure him in the future.
Lunchtime: Several people called police at 11:30 am on 2/23 about a hawk on Fox Meadow Road. Police found the hawk eating a rabbit and set up a perimeter to protect him. After the hawk was done it flew away.
Bear? A Walworth Avenue man called police on the afternoon of 2/23 when he thought he saw a bear running between houses on Claremont Road, Walworth Avenue and Berkeley Road. Police were not able to locate the bear.
Sick Skunk: A Post Road woman called about a sick skunk in her yard at 5 pm on 2/23. Police found a skunk with a broken leg that may have been hit by a car and injured. Police said it was not a hazard and left it alone.
Lost Car: A woman called police at 5:40 pm on 2/20 when she was unable to find her car near Moscato Restaurant. Police used the panic button on the keys and found the car parked on Garth Road.
Abandoned Bike: Police left a note for the owner of an abandoned Harley Davidson bicycle with no rear wheel that was locked at a rack on East Parkway on 2/21. If they don't get a response they will remove it.
Found: A Wildwood Road man found a license at the Heathcote Five Corners on 2/23 and turned it over to the police who located the owner.
A wallet was found on the afternoon of 2/23 and turned over to police who contacted the owner who lives on Weaver Street.
Arrests: Scarsdale Police stopped a Lake Peekskill man while he was driving on Mamaroneck Road at 10 am on 2/17 because they noticed he was using a portable electronic device in his hand. When they scanned his id they found there was a warrant for his arrest in Putnam Valley for building without a permit. Scarsdale Police notified Putnam Valley Police who sent an officer to take Douglas M. Mele into custody. He was also issued a summons for driving while using a portable electronic device.
Michael Gomez of Eastchester surrendered to Scarsdale police on 2/19 in response to a warrant due to two unanswered traffic violations. He was sent to Village Court where he was released on $400 bail. Police also found that there was another outstanding warrant for Gomez from the NYC PD Warrant section.
John Lavine of Bridgeport, CT also surrendered to Scarsdale Police on 2/21 in response to two unanswered traffic violations. He was arraigned before Judge Galloway and paid $300 in bail. He was given a court date of 2/26/14.
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