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Published: 25 December 2013

Created: 25 December 2013

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Drinking, drugs and disputes figured prominently in the police blotter in the week leading up to Christmas: Passed Out at the Wheel: At midnight on 12/20 Old Lyme Road residents called police about a suspicious car parked in front of their home with the headlights on. Police found the car running with the keys in the ignition and the driver in the front seat. They knocked on the car window to wake up the owner but couldn't rouse him so they opened the car door. They woke the driver who appeared to be drunk. He identified himself as Ronald Prunesti of Danbury, CT and admitted to being too drunk to drive. He was arrested for DWI and taken to headquarters where he admitted to drinking vodka, beer and shots of tequila at a bar in Larchmont and was found to have a BAC of .10%. At 4:45 he was released on $250 bail and taken home in a taxi. His car was impounded.

Busted and Robbed? Police received a rather bizarre report on the afternoon of 12/21 from a boy who was being robbed of a bag of marijuana at knifepoint at the Heathcote School. While police were en route to the scene they received radio descriptions of the suspects and their locations. Police found one of the suspects at the end of Fayette Road, stopped and frisked him but found no knife. He identified himself as Gus and said he was waiting for a cab to take him home. Shortly thereafter, another officer found the second suspect who also admitted that he had been the caller. He said that he and Gus were at the school with the bag of marijuana when Gus got upset, pulled a knife on him and grabbed the marijuana out of his hands. According to the second suspect, the bag belonged to Gus. Police brought Gus over to be identified by the suspect who changed his story numerous times, first stating that Gus was not the person who robbed him and then asserting that he and Gus were friends and that earlier in the afternoon Gus had taken the marijuana from the suspect's room and they had walked to a store to buy rolling papers. They then went to the Heathcote Baseball Field where they rolled two joints. Gus became agitated over the way the joints were rolled and began an argument. After they smoked two joints in the woods the suspect wanted to go home and Gus got angrier. Gus followed him onto Innes Road and the victim said Gus had a knife and threatened the victim to give him the bag of pot "or he would be on the floor." At this point the suspect gave Gus the bag and Gus took off.

Police questioned Gus who at first denied having any dealings with the victim but then showed police the bench where the two of them were smoking. Police found a dollar covered with marijuana and Gus admitted that they used the dollar to roll the joints. Police asked Gus for the marijuana and he said he did not have it. Then they said that drug dogs would come search for it and Gus led them to the stash which was buried under a rock along the fence of the field. Gus admitted to smoking marijuana with the victim in the woods, grabbing the marijuana "as a joke" and placing it under a rock.

The victim admitted to bringing the bag of marijuana to the field, and said that Gus used physical force to steal the bag of marijuana. He also admitted to lying to police as he was scared he would be found to own the pot. He is underage and was arrested for unlawful possession.

Gus' complete name is not included here because he is 19 years old. He was arrested, searched and placed in a holding cell. He was issued a temporary order of protection for the victim and arraigned before Judge Katz at 10:30 pm. She set bail at $500 which was posted by his father. He was released and given a court date of January 8.

Arrest: An Edgewood man got more than he bargained for when police pulled him over on Fox Meadow Road on Sunday afternoon 12/16/13 after he crossed the center line while driving north and got too close to a car traveling south. After they stopped him, police found that the car smelled like marijuana and the defendant turned over a glass pipe and a grinder containing marijuana. The man was removed from the car and police conducted a search and found a small plastic bag with marijuana in the man's pocket. In the trunk of the car they found a Dior handbag containing two gold necklaces.

After the arrest, the man, who was identified as Jonathan Magsambol age 24 of Johnson Road, was brought to police headquarters and two driver's licenses were found in the glove box of the car, one belonging to a New Rochelle woman. They contacted the woman who said that in April 2012 someone had entered the trunk of her car and stolen her wallet which contained her license. However, the handbag and gold chains did not belong to her.

The second license was issued in Indiana. Police checked with the Indiana State Police and determined that the license was fake. Police checked the handbag but could find no evidence of who owned it.

Magsambol admitted to the traffic violation, possession of marijuana and the forged license but denied any knowledge of the handbag or gold necklaces. He was brought before Judge Galloway at Scarsdale Village Court and bail was set at $20,000. As he was unable to post bail he was sent to Westchester County Jail.

Accident: An elderly Hartsdale couple was hit by a car when they were crossing North Center Avenue in the crosswalk at 5 pm on Saturday, December 21 at 5:00 P.M. The car was a 2013 Volkswagen driven by a 52-year-old Scarsdale woman. A 14-year-old boy was also in the car and neither he nor the driver were injured. However, the female pedestrian, age 88 and her husband, age 94, both sustained injuries and were transported by Greenburgh EMS to the Westchester County Medical Center. The woman was admitted with serious injuries and her husband was treated and released. The operator of the Volkswagen was issued a summons failing to yield right of way to a pedestrian in the crosswalk.

Graffiti: An excavator who was doing work on Dell Road reported that vandals had spray painted the excavating equipment at the building site. Gerardo Masullo of New City estimated that the damage would cost $6,000 to repair. The incident occurred sometime between the evening of 12/13 and the morning of 12/16/13.

Identity Theft: The owner of Paris Interiors on East Parkway in Scarsdale reported that someone withdrew $3,560 in funds from her business account using forged checks. On 12/16 a man deposited two checks, one for $1,200 and another for $1,500 at an ATM at a Chase Bank in L.I.C. and immediately made two withdrawals for $500 each. Later that day, two debit account purchases for $995 and $700 were made at a Walmart in L.I.C. A third check for $860 was deducted from the business owner's account. Though the woman closed the account, as of the date of the report, the bank did not reimburse her for the stolen funds.

Cars Entered Overnight: $100 in cash was stolen from the center console of a Lexus parked at a Lyons Road home overnight on 12/18 – 12/19. On the morning of the 19th, the owner found papers scattered around the car and it appeared that someone had entered it overnight and stolen two $50 bills she kept in the console. A car parked in a neighboring driveway was also entered that night. Though the car was tossed there was no damage and nothing was stolen.

Found Wallet: A woman turned over a wallet she found near the courthouse in White Plains on 12/19. The wallet contained $37 in cash and two credit cards. Police attempted to contact the wallet's owner but were unable to reach her and placed the wallet in a locker.

Stolen Fedex: An Oak Lane woman reported that a package was taken from the front of her house on the afternoon of 12/19. The babysitter saw the package at the door at 3:15 when she went out but when she returned it was gone. It contained a hairdryer and a make-up gift set together valued at $224.

Disputes: A Sprague Road woman called police at 10 pm on December 16 to say that she was having a fight with her husband and to request assistance. When police arrived the sparring couple said they were having a verbal dispute and that it was now resolved. However, it was agreed that the wife should leave the premises.

-At 5:30 pm on 12/19 a Rural Drive woman called to ask police to help resolve an issue she was having with her mother. Police spoke to all parties and helped mediate the conflict.

-Police received a call about a fight in process between a couple on Fox Meadow Road at 1:35 am on 12/21. Police found the pair at the Scarsdale Train Station and they said they had a fight that night. The woman said she no longer wished to speak to the man and he left.

-At 9:52 am on 12/21 a Hartsdale Avenue man said that as he was walking on East Parkway a Port Chester man almost ran into him with his car. The two exchanged "unpleasant words." They then apologized and left the scene.

-Ike Okoli of Lockwood Road called police at 10 pm on 12/22 to say that a neighbor had thrown a rock through the window of his garage. Police saw no signs that the garage had been hit with a rock. Two boys were in the neighboring yard playing baseball. Okoli's mother returned and said that no assistance was needed.

No Signs: At 6:13 am on 12/17 police found a sign for G-Tec kids posted on the Heathcote Bypass. The sign was removed and the company was issued a summons.

Locked In: A 2-year-old locked herself inside a bathroom at a home on Tory Lane on the afternoon of 12/17. The fire department was called and they were able to unlock the door.

Whose Car Is It? A Forest Lane man called police at 3:30 pm on 12/17 when he found a car that he did not recognize parked across his driveway. Police found the car blocking the man's garage and surmised that it had skidded into the driveway. Shortly thereafter the owner of the car arrived and said that he called a tow truck to remove the car from the driveway.

A resident from Boulevard called police at 4:30 pm on 12/17 to say that a postal truck had broken down and was blocking their driveway. Police arrived and found that the truck was not blocking the driveway and another postal vehicle arrived to jump the engine of the stuck truck.

Noise: Police received a call at 10:30 pm on 12/21 about loud music coming from a home on Park Road. They went to the house and the residents agreed to turn down the music.

Rushing Water: At 5 pm on 12/22 police received a call about water rushing out of an unoccupied house on Bradley Road. The house was scheduled to be torn down due to its condition. The Fire Department was able to get into the house and turn off the water main.

On 12/16 a Clarence Road man turned over a marine emergency flare kit to the police saying he had no need for it.

Unregistered driver: Police stopped Richardo Rivera, age 38 of Yonkers, on the afternoon of 12/18 when their scanner revealed that the car he was driving at the intersection of Church Lane and Crane Road had a suspended registration. The registration was suspended due to lack of insurance. Police removed the license plates from the car and towed the car to Rivera's home. Rivera was given summons for driving an uninspected and uninsured vehicle.

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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.

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Lost or Stolen Jewels? An Innes Road man called police on the afternoon of 12/13 to say that his wife's jewelry had been stolen. He said that his wife had gone out without her engagement ring and had called him to ask him to put her ring away. The man found the ring and some earrings, and put them in a Ziploc bag and put them inside another Ziploc bag which also contained jewelry in his top desk drawer. He later realized that workmen were coming to the house so he put the bag in his pocket. He does not remember what happened to the bag after that point but realized that night the jewelry was missing. He only left the house once that day when he went to Balducci's at 5 pm. He searched everywhere, in his car and his house and also called Balduccis where no jewelry had been found. Missing is a $31,000 engagement ring with platinum band and a 3.1 karat stone, gold Tiffany hoop earrings valued at $1,000 plus other assorted jewelry.

Missing Mower: Juan Fernandez Ferro of Dom's Landscaping reported that a gas powered mower, valued at $6,000, and a leaf blower, valued at $1,300 were stolen from a home on Birchall Lane on December 11. The equipment was left in front of the house at 10 am while the men went to do another job in Greenwich. When they returned at 2:30 pm the equipment was gone.

There were a slew of car accidents on Tuesday morning December 10 when heavy snow started to fall around 8 am:

• At 7:43 am police got a call about a car that had slid off the roadway near 10 Heathcote Road.
• At 8:03 am another car slid off the roadway at the intersection of Morris Lane and Richbell Road. The driver attempted to stop to avoid hitting a car that was stopped in front of him and skidded into a tree.
• At 8:12 am a driver was rear ended by another car at the intersection of Church and Wayside Lanes.
• At 8:53 am there was a two-car collision at the intersection of Palmer Avenue and Wynmor Road. The driver of a 2011 Nissan attempted to stop to avoid hitting a car that was stopped at a red traffic light on Palmer Avenue and lost control and hit the car.
• At 9:03 am two cars collided at the intersection of Church Lane and Crane Road.
• At 9:11 am, police received numerous calls about cars sliding down Fenimore Road toward Post Road. When they arrived, they found two cars pulled over on the side of Fenimore Road.

A three-car accident occurred at the intersection of Crane and Carstesan Roads at 6 pm on December 11. One car was driving west on Crane Road and another was stopped in traffic on the eastbound side of Crane Road. A third car tried to make a left onto Crane Road from the Village Hall driveway. It hit the car going west on Crane Road and then hit the car that was stopped in traffic on the other side of Crane Road. The driver of the car that caused the accident was Elizabeth Lopez, age 24 of Harrison. When police arrived they found that she was driving with a suspended driver's license and that the registration for the car was suspended due to non-payment for insurance. The license plates were removed from the car, and it was towed.

There were also several accidents due to the snow storm on Saturday 12/14:

• A woman driving on Garth Road at 6:45 pm lost control of her car due to the snow and skidded into a parked car on Garth Road.
• At 9 pm on 12/14 a Bronx man who was driving on Springdale Road slid down a hill, struck a metal sewer drain and came to rest on the lawn of 36-38 Springdale Road. The man left the scene on foot. The following morning, the owner of the house on Springdale Road called police to say that a car was blocking his driveway and had been there since the previous night.

Keyed: A Ferncliff Road woman reported that her 2014 BMW was keyed while it was parked at the high school lot during the day on December 10. The driver's side was scratched and the left rear tail lamp was damaged as well as the front fog lamps and headlamps.

Alcott Montessori: The Director of the Alcott Montessori School called police on the morning of 12/11 when their website had been taken down and their web coordinator submitted his letter of resignation. The coordinator had previously said that when he leaves the school he would take the material that belonged to him off the school's website. The man also took a computer from the school and the director was not sure who owned it. Police advised the school that this was a civil matter.

In addition, the Director in Training at the school received a second disturbing letter from an unknown person this week and turned it over to the police on December 11. Police made extra ride-bys to the school all week.

Locked Out: A Coralyn Road woman locked her car keys inside her Chevy Tahoe while the car was running on the morning of December 11. A tow service was called and they were able to open the car. On 12/12, a woman locked her keys in her car when it was parked in the DeCicco's lot. Vincent's Towing arrived and unlocked the car.

On the Lam: A concerned Butler Road man called police on December 11 when his wife, who was out shopping, had not returned home at the appointed time. Police made numerous attempts to contact the woman on her cell phone but they were unsuccessful. At 5 pm he called police to say that she had come back.

Rappers: A Cayuga Road man called police at 6:40 pm on December 11 to say that there were cars in the driveway of a vacant home nearby. Police spotted a black BMW and a white Mercedes leaving the driveway of the vacant home at 21 Cayuga Road and stopped both cars. The driver of the BMW identified himself as "Lambo Cheeze" and said he was a rapper and that he was at the house to film a music video. As police were talking to the drivers Ryan Flanzer arrived in a Nissan. He said that the house is owned by his family that the he has permission to film a music video in the house.

Phishing: Tory Lane residents called police on 12/12 after they received numerous phishing calls from someone who said they had qualified for government grants. The called asked them to send $130 in processing fees. The residents grew alarmed when the callers knew their name, age, address, date and place of birth.

Identity Theft: On 12/13 a Donellan Road woman reported that four fraudulent charges were made to her American Express Card. Three of the charges were made for "Seamless" a company that delivers food from NYC restaurants. The fourth charges was for a company called "V Files, an art gallery in NYC. The woman had the card in her possession and did not know how someone got the card number.

Disputes:
A Fairview Road woman called police on the morning of December 11 to complain that her neighbor was piling snow and ice from his driveway onto her driveway. Police arrived and found a small amount of snow in the woman's driveway that was not obstructing access. They also spoke with the neighbor who said that a portion of the woman's driveway is on his yard and that he does not intentionally shovel snow onto his neighbor's driveway. He said he would be more careful in the future.

A taxi driver called police at 12:51 am on December 13 when a passenger on Myrtledale Road refused to pay the fare. Police arrived and found that there was no issue with payment but that the passenger needed help getting into his house. Police spoke to the man's wife who let him in through the garage.

A Lockwood Road resident called police at 11:30 pm on December 15 after a man rang his doorbell and asked to use the restroom. When the resident refused to let him in the man became angry. Police searched the area and found the man who said that he was lost and was trying to get to Tuckahoe. They called the man's girlfriend who offered to come and pick him up.

Animals:
A Springdale Road man called police on the afternoon of 12/12 when a loose dog was on his property. Police stopped by, checked the dog's tags and contacted its owner to pick it up.

A Carthage Road man called police at 5 pm on 12/12 to say that a small dog may have fallen through a sewer grate and was unable to get out. Police stopped by and found that the animal in question was a raccoon, and that it was not stuck.

Track Fire: Police responded to track fire at the Scarsdale Train Station at 9:30 am on December 9. MTA Police and the Scarsdale Fire Department were already on the scene and firefighters put it out.

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