Snow and Ice Cause Woes in Scarsdale
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Multiple snowstorms and ice caused problems for residents, police and the highway department who sent out plows to clear the streets: Here are just some of the many incidents that occured this past week in Scarsdale:
Slipped: A Scarsdale woman slipped on the ice while leaving Freightway Garage at 8 am on February 10 –- and while she was down a car drove over her right foot. The driver of the car stopped to assist the pedestrian.
A 61-year-old woman from Ardsley Road slipped on the sidewalk at Spencer Place at 12:30 pm on 2/12 and hit her wrist on a cast iron utility pole. She went to White Plains Hospital where she learned her wrist was broken. She reported the incident to police on 2-14 and they investigated. Though they did not find snow or ice in the area they noticed that the bluestone was raised.
A Garth Road woman was walking on East Parkway on the afternoon of February 12 when her hand was hit by the passenger side mirror of a BMW driven by a Larch Lane woman.
Hit and run: A 2013 Cadillac parked in front of 56 Garth Road was hit by another vehicle and damaged on the afternoon of 2/14. No note was left on the car.
Accidents: A three-car accident occurred on Heathcote Road at 2:30 on February 14 after a car went around a fire truck. The driver of the car in the opposite lane attempted to stop allow the oncoming car to get around the fire truck, but skidded and hit the oncoming car head-on. She was then hit from behind by a third car. The driver of the third car complained of head pain but no medical treatment was given.
A snowplow hit a car that was parked on Church Lane near Rectory Lane at 6:40 pm on February 13.
A Hastings woman, driving a 2012 Mercedes, made a U-turn on Scarsdale Avenue on the afternoon of 2-14 and hit a 2005 Hyundai that was park and unoccupied on the street.
Two cars collided on the Post Road on the afternoon of 2-13 when a Post Road man attempted to turn into his driveway from the left lane. Both cars were traveling south on the Post Road when the car in the left lane turned into his driveway and hit a Greenacres Avenue man who was driving south on the Post Road in the right lane.
A Bronxville woman, driving on Chase Road in Scarsdale Village at 5:30 pm on 2-15, skidded and ran into a postal truck.
A Dobbs Ferry man was stopped at a light at the intersection of Walworth Avenue and Fenimore Road on Saturday 2-15 at 6 pm when he was rear-ended by a woman from Woodside driving a 2012 Honda. The woman said she skidded and was unable to stop.
Vandalism: A Forest Lane woman reported that her 2013 Mercedes was damaged while it was parked in the Christie Place garage on February 10. She parked it there on the morning of the 10th and when her son picked it up at 3:15 the windshield was cracked and there were multiple scratches on the car's hood.
No Parking: On the morning of February 10, a homeowner at 50 Ogden Road called when he found a 2001 Acura parked in his driveway without his permission. Police traced the car to a Forest Lane home where the car's owner said that his daughter had driven it to school. He agreed to move the car.
On the night of February 10, a woman driving a Mercedes southbound on the Post Road hit a pothole near the intersection of Sherbrooke Road and got a flat tire. Police set up flares around the potholes.
Police put red bags over parking meters in Scarsdale Village to clear the area for snow removal. However, some parked in the spaces, perhaps unaware of why the meters were bagged. On the morning of 2-11, police tried to contact the owners of the cars who were parked in these spaces on Depot Place to ask them to move their cars. They gave parking tickets to those who could not be reached to move their cars.
The Scarsdale Highway Department reported that many parked cars were impeding its ability to plow on February 13 and 14. They asked police to locate the owners of cars parked on Drake Road, on Ridgecrest, on Dobbs Terrace, Elm Road, Brown Road, Fox Meadow Road, Varian Lane, Gilmore Court, Circle Road and Walworth Avenue.
Just after midnight on 2/14, a Butler Road man called police for assistance when his car was plowed in by the snowplow and he could not exit his driveway.
Skateboarders: Police got a call about metal debris in the road on Madison Road at 5 pm on 2-12. They went to Madison and found that kids had set up a skateboard ramp in the road and asked them to move it.
Ice Skaters: At 1:30 pm on 2-13 police got a call about kids skating on library pond. Police asked them to leave due to dangerous conditions.
Irate Resident: Police received a call from Village Hall on the afternoon of February 10 about a woman who was being argumentative with Village staff about a parking ticket she received. Police mediated the situation and told the woman that she could fight the ticket in Village Court.
Confused: On the evening of February 16 a Cushman Road woman called police for assistance with her elderly father who has Alzheimers. The man was insisting that he was missing money, though his daughter said that he was not. Police spoke to the man and resolved the conflict.
Arrests: A Connecticut man was issued summons for operating an unregistered car with improper license plates on the evening of February 10. Police noticed a Nissan Altima with the license plate resting inside the windshield and scanned the plate, which belonged to a Dodge Intrepid. When the driver returned, police followed him and pulled him over and he claimed that he had purchased the car in Norwalk but lost the title so that he was unable to register it or insure it and was driving with a borrowed license plate. Police impounded the car and seized the license plate. They contacted the owner of the license plate who denied lending it out.
Police stopped the driver of a backhoe on the Post Road on the afternoon of 2/12 when they noticed it did not have commercial plates. The backhoe was unregistered and uninsured and the driver could not produce proof of ownership. The operator said he could not register or insure it because he did not have the title. The backhoe was parked at the Scarsdale Highway Department while police investigated. The driver's brother came to headquarters with the bill of sale and the previous owner's registration. However, police could not contact the previous owner so the backhoe was impounded.
Shantaia Young of Bridgeport, CT was stopped by police on Weaver Street at 9 pm on 2/16 when their scanner revealed that the car she was driving was not registered. The registration had been suspended due to a lapse in insurance. Young was issued a summons and the car was towed.
Fernando Vega of Mamaroneck was also stopped on Weaver Street at 7 pm on 2/16. He was also driving a car with a suspended registration as a result of a lapse in insurance. He was issued a summons and his car was towed to his home.
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Arrests, Thefts and Accidents: from the Scarsdale Police
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Arrest: A 23 year-old Scarsdale woman was arrested for grand larceny, forgery and possession of stolen property for removing 8 personal checks from a home on Sharon Lane and cashing them in 2012. In total, $2,437 in cash was taken from the owner's account. Police arrested the woman after they found her name on the checks. They went to the home where she lives with her grandparents and she admitted to taking the checkbook and writing checks to herself. She said that at the time she was having a difficult time with her mother's illness and her own mental illness.
Missing diamonds: A Rectory Lane woman reported that a pair of diamond stud earrings, valued at $15,000 were missing from a bedroom in her home. She left them on a bookshelf in a back bedroom on 1/30/2014 and when she returned to look for them on 2/1/14 they were gone.
Missing wallet: A River Road woman lost her wallet at DeCiccos on the afternoon of February 2 and the following day learned that 10 to 12 attempts had been made to use her credit cards, though only a few, for a total of $200, went through. An attempt to take $200 from the account was made at an ATM machine but was denied. The woman cancelled her credit cards and reported the incident to the police.
A Greenacres Avenue woman was also the victim of identity theft after her wallet was lost or stolen on February 3. The black Cole Hahn wallet contained $200 in cash as well as credit cards, her drivers license a TSA global entry car and the social security numbers of her two daughters. On 2-4, HSBC notified her that there were multiple suspicious charges to her account for a total of about $2,000. Purchases were made at Duane Reade, TJ Maxx and a purchase at World Wide Electronics in NYC was denied.
Shoplifters at CVS: Police responded to a call from CVS on Popham Road at 8:30 pm on 2/9 when the manager recognized two female suspects from previous incidents at the store. He argued with the women and in the process Valentine's Day displays were knocked over. They stopped fighting but the manager asked police to tell the women to stay away from the store.
Accidents: During the snowstorm at 11:30 on Monday 2-3, a Scarsdale woman, driving a 2008 Toyota on Secor Road, skidded, veered off the road, slid down an embankment and ran into some hedges. The car had to be towed out of the embankment but was still drivable.
A White Plains woman driving on Crane Road on the afternoon of February 4 rear-ended a car driven by a Hartsdale woman. The driver of the car that was hit was taken to White Plains Hospital Emergency Room.
A tractor trailer slid off the road at 6:30 am on 2/5 onto the front lawn of a home on Grand Park Avenue. Police found that the truck was not damaged and the driver called a tow truck to move the large tractortrailer. Shortly thereafter the owner of the home on Grand Park called to say that the truck was driving on her lawn.
Threats: An Eton Road man came to police headquarters on the morning of 2/9 to report that his wife had threatened to file false allegations of violence, to have him removed from their home and to tamper with his insulin. Police advised the man to reach out to Scarsdale Family Counseling.
At 8 am on 2/7 police were called to mediate a dispute between two drivers on Mamaroneck Road. The driver of one car alleged that the second driver was following her too closely and that when she stopped short, the second car had hit the back of her car. However police found no damage and determined that the cars were not in contact with each other. The drivers admitted that the cars had not been moved. The complainant said she was concerned with the other driver's demeanor. Police advised the women that this was not a matter for the police.
Found: An iPhone in a blue and black case was found on the Brewster Road side of Scarsdale High School at 9 pm on 2/4 and turned over to police.
Towed: Following an accident on Walworth Avenue on the morning of 2/6, police found that a White Plains woman was driving a car with a suspended registration and no insurance and that the woman did not have a driver's license. The license plates were removed from the 2008 Honda Pilot, the car was towed and the driver was given summons'.
Stranger in the driveway: At 12:45 am on 2/9 a Wildwood Road woman called police when she saw someone at the end of her driveway near her car. She said she shouted and the suspect got into a car and drove off. There was no evidence that her car had been entered or damaged. Later that day she found four minor scratches on her car that she attributed to the incident the previous night.
Worried: A Cooper Road man called police on the morning of 2/3 to express concern for his elderly neighbor who was walking her dog at Saxon Woods Golf Club and lost her car keys. Police checked the area and found the woman as she was leaving the golf club. She had found her keys and did not require help.
Angry dog: A Madison Road woman complained that a dog that belonged to a Wood Lane woman lunged at her and her dog when she was out for a walk on 2/7. The owner of the lab apologized and agreed to get her dog licensed with the Village.
Coyotes: A called reported seeing two coyotes on Saxon Woods Road at 1 pm on 2/9. Police were not able to locate them.
Snow Plows: Police advised the owners of several parked cars that their cars were blocking snow removal equipment overnight on 2/6 -2/7. Owners of cars parked on Heathcote Road, Christie Place, Chase Road, Harwood Court, and East Parkway were called and asked to move their cars.
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Schools Closed Today
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Scarsdale Schools are closed for a second day this week due to a winter storm that left another six inches on the ground overnight. Snow was followed by sleet which could cause icy conditions. The second Scarsdale School Budget Study Session that was scheduled for 6:30 pm on Wednesday will now be held on Thursday evening at 6:30 pm at Scarsdale High School. This is Scarsdale's second snow day closing for the year.
How will you spend the day? Post ideas in the comments section below and send your snow day photos to scarsdalecomments@gmail.com.
Thefts, Threats and Big Black Rabbit: from the Scarsdale Police
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Identity Thefts: The General Manager of Quaker Ridge Golf Club reported that someone was writing fraudulent checks against the club's accounts to purchase items on Craig's List. The forger had printed up checks with the club's account and routing numbers. The General Manager has received many calls asking if the checks are legitimate. In many instances the checks were written for an amount higher than the agreed upon purchase price. The buyer then asked the seller to send back the difference minus a fee for their inconvenience. The club's comptroller contacted the FBI, secret service and Chase Bank Fraud Department. The incidents occurred between 12/2/13 and 1/28/14.
On February 1, a Berkeley Road man reported that someone had attempted to open a Bloomingdales account in his name online. The request for the credit line was denied.
Taxi!
A Mamaroneck woman called police at 7: pm on 2/1 to ask for help with a dispute with a cab driver. The cab driver was attempting to charge her $250 for a ride from the Upper East Side in New York to Scarsdale Avenue. Police helped the two parties come to an agreement.
Police were called to the Central Taxi parking lot on East Parkway on the morning of 2/2 where a man was harassing people for money. Police learned that the man tried to catch a cab but the driver would not take him because he did not believe the man had the money to pay for the ride. The man then started asking pedestrians for money. Police found the man on the train platform and issued a verbal warning for bothering pedestrians. The man then bought a train ticket to White Plains.
Stolen Bikes:
Two bicycles were stolen from the garage of a Fox Meadow Road home sometime between February 1 and 2. The resident also noted that it appeared that his car was tossed. The opener for the garage door was inside the glove box. The man said that he had likely left the car unlocked. Police surmised that perhaps the thieves used the garage door opener to open the garage door and take the bikes.
Animals:
A loose dog was found on Fox Meadow Road on the morning of 2/1. Several residents looked for the owner but could not find him so police took the dog into custody. While the police were in the process of notifying the humane society the dog's owner called about his lost dog. He came to pick up the dog and issued a summons for "Dog at Large."
At 5 pm on 2/1 a Park Road woman reported that found her neighbor's dog. Police returned the dog to its owner.
A Rectory Lane woman called police at noon on January 30 when she saw footprints in the snow around her house. When police arrived they determined that the footprints were left by a small animal.
The babysitter at a home on White Road called police on the afternoon of January 20 when she saw a large black rabbit
hiding in the bushes outside the house. She believed it was a domesticated rabbit. Police advised her to call an animal control service.
Found:
A set of keys, with an inscribed name plate that said "Marty" were found on Palmer Avenue on the evening of 1/28 and turned over to Scarsdale Police. A wallet containing a Canadian driver's license was found near Starbucks on East Parkway at 3 am on 2/2 and turned over to Scarsdale Police.
Arrests:
Police approached the driver of a Saturn SUV just after midnight on February 1 at 10:45 pm when they saw the car abruptly change lanes and then stop on the shoulder of the Post Road near Ferncliff Road. He saw a woman exit the passenger door of the car, pointing and yelling at the driver. When police approached the car the driver got out of the car and walked around to the passenger side front seat. The woman driver, who identified herself as Judy A. Nouel, told police she was having an argument with her daughter. Police asked for her license and she said "I wasn't driving." She then gave the officer an expired drivers' license that turned out to be revoked twice, suspended four times and showed four "scoffs" on her record on three dates. Police arrested Ms. Nouel and took her to headquarters and the car was released to her ex-husband.. Nouel was booked for aggravated unlicensed operation and released on $60 cash bail, posted by her ex-husband Carlos Nouel.
While driving on Heathcote Road at 5 pm on 1/31 Liani Mendez of New Rochelle was stopped by police when the scanner revealed a suspended registration. Mendez was given summons' for driving without a license, and operating an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. The car was towed back to his home.
Isable De Figueiredo of Mount Vernon appeared at Scarsdale Police headquarters in response to an outstanding warrant at 5 pm on January 31. She was released on $100 cash bail and given a court date of February 5, 2014.
Threats:
On 1/28 a Nelson Road man reported the receipt of threatening messages on his Facebook Page from someone he knew. Police advised him to block access to his page from the person who made the threats.
Mr. Okoli of Lockwood Road called police on the afternoon of 1/29 to say that his neighbor was saying mean things to him. Police advised him to speak to his guardian and avoid his neighbor.
A Sprague Road woman called police at noon on 1/31 when she received an envelope with unusual contents. Police arrived and determined that the letter, which was sent by the AARP, contained some shredded paper that appeared to come from the mailing equipment.
Keys please: On 1/31, the children of a Brite Avenue man who is currently residing in an assisted living facility asked police to help them recover their Dad's car from the home of his soon-to-be ex-wife on Brite Avenue. The man had the title to the car. When police arrived the woman turned over the keys to the car.
Noisy kids: Police received a call at 10:30 pm on 1/31 about disorderly youths at a home on Barry Road. They found some kids playing football in the front yard and told them that is was not an appropriate time to make noise outside. The kids and their parents apologized.
Lost: An autistic man from White Plains came to Scarsdale police headquarters on the afternoon of 2/2 and said he was lost. He was wearing a medical alert bracelet with his name and phone number. Police called his sister who agreed to pick him up.
Alarms: Police responded to a fire alarm activated at an unoccupied home at 4:18 am on Vanderbilt Road. The neighbor let firefighters into the house who found that the alarm had malfunctioned.
Water leaks were reported on Harcourt Road at 5 pm on 1/27 and at a home on White Road at 3:15 on 1/27.
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Land Rover Stolen from Murray Hill Home
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Stolen Land Rover: A 2013 Land Rover, valued at $50,000, was stolen from the driveway of a home on Murray Hill Road overnight on January 25. Surveillance cameras on the property show a 4-door sedan on Murray Hill Road at 12:19 am on January 25. At 12:22 am the film showed a man wearing a hat, gloves and hooded sweatshirt walk up the driveway, enter the car and drive away at 12:23 am. According the owners, the car was left unlocked and the key may have been inside the car.
Stolen Purse: A Walworth Avenue woman told police that her purse was stolen from Savona Restaurant while she attended a fundraiser at the restaurant on January 23. At 9:45 pm she left her purse on the back of a chair and went to the restroom. When she returned, it was gone. Her husband was able to track her phone and determined that it was near Depot Place. Police checked the area and were unable to find it however the woman and a friend continued to search. Shortly thereafter, they found her phone behind a parking meter but there was no sign of the purse.
Stolen bike: A green 27-speed Huffy mountain bike was stolen from Depot Place on January 24 when the owner left it unlocked, leaning against a fence around 10:30 pm. The bike was left at the fence near the construction site adjacent to the Scarsdale Train Station.
Identity thefts: On January 20 a Sharon Lane man reported that someone had stolen 15 personal checks from his home and cashed them between January 1, 2012 and October 30, 2012. Altogether, $2,437 was withdrawn from his account without his authorization.
A Rugby Lane man reported that someone changed the contact phone number for his Chase account. When the man's wife called the number the person on the other end hung up. Police were not able to identify the phone number and Chase could not tell the man what security question the identity thief had responded to in order to make the change. Chase also told the Scarsdale man that someone had attempted to withdraw $7,500 from his account at a Chase Branch in Illinois. Chase subsequently changed the man's account numbers.
Wallet found: A wallet that belongs to a White Plains woman was found on the fourth floor of the Freightway Garage and turned over to police on the afternoon of January 21. Police were unable to reach the owner of the Coach wristlet and it is currently at police headquarters.
Thin ice: A Taunton Road woman called police on the afternoon of January 21 when she saw kids walking on the pond in Crane Berkeley and feared they would fall through the ice. By the time police arrive the kids were gone.
Broken elevator: Police responded to a 911 call from a man who was stuck in an elevator at the Christie Place garage at 2:40 pm on January 23. When police arrived the man had gotten out of the elevator and repairmen were on the scene fixing the elevator.
Alone in the car:Police got a call about two children who were left alone in the backseat of a car parked on East Parkway in Scarsdale on the afternoon of January 23. Police found the children's mother at Heathcote Tailors and warned her not to leave the children unattended in the car.
Water leak: A caller alerted police that water was coming out of a garage on Boulder Brook Road at 10 am on January 26. The water department was called to turn off the water main to the house and a realtor arrived to open the garage door.
No heat: Police escorted a Church Lane man into a Walworth Avenue house on the afternoon of January 26. The resident was away and the heat was off. The man turned the heat back on and left the house.
Coyotes: Police got a call about two coyotes or wolves at the intersection of Carthage and Lincoln Road on the afternoon of January 26. By the time police arrived the animals were gone.
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