Police Report: Vandals Break Windows and Damage Cars
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Vandals: A Hampton Road woman reported that someone threw a beer can through a window of her home overnight on July 10 – July 11. Five empty beer bottles were found outside her home in a cardboard carrier and the sixth bottle was found near the broken window
A River Road woman told police that her car was damaged overnight when it was parked in her driveway on 7/7 – 7/8. Around 12:45 am on 7/8 she heard her dogs barking and looked out the window to see a car driving by. In the morning she found that the rear windshield was shattered and the passenger side mirror was cracked. It appeared that there was a hole from a BB gun in both. The car is a 2011 Mercedes Benz ML350.
A Claremont Road man reported that his 2008 Toyota was also damaged that night. The front driver side window was broken when the car was parked on the street in front of the house overnight. Nothing had been removed from the inside of the car.
A Greenacres Avenue man found that his car was damaged overnight on 7/13 – 7/14 when it was parked in front of his house. When he went outside at 10 am he found that the driver's side mirror was dislodged and the sideview mirror was on the ground.
Identity Theft: On July 9 a Ferncliff Road couple reported fraudulent activity on their checking out. They were unable to access the account online and called the bank who was able to stop a $5,300 fraudulent transfer from their account. However it was too late to stop another $5,700 transfer that had been made on July 5. Both transfers had been made online.
Holy Cow: A Wynmor Road man called police at 1:22 am on July 10 when he found a large animal on his lawn. When police arrived they found a plastic ornamental cow on the front lawn – and had no idea how it got there.
No Fare: A driver from Central Taxi reported that at 6:30 am on July 11 a man got off the train and asked to be driven to Hutchinson Avenue. The driver took him to 15 Hutchinson Avenue and asked how much the fare was. The driver told him $9 and the man said he needed to go into the house to get the money. The driver waited but the man never came out of the house. The driver had previously driven the man to 11 Hutchinson Avenue so he waited there too but the passenger never emerged with the fare.
Accidents:
Pedestrian Hit: A pedestrian from Lenox Road was hit by a car driven by an 82 year-old woman from Hampton Road in front of the Post Office on Chase Road in Scarsdale around 4:00 pm on July 11. The driver was attempting to park and hit the pedestrian who came to headquarters to report the incident.
An 18 year-old driving a 2011 Audi on Mamaroneck Road near Colonial Road lost control of his car and ran into a fire hydrant at 4:44 pm on July 12. The young man said he was in a daze when his car went off the road, hit the hydrant and caused it to gush.
An 86-yeaar-old Tory Lane man was driving his 2005 Mercedes on Woodland Place on Saturday afternoon July 13 when he tried to avoid a car that was backing out of a space and hit another car that was parked on the street. He left the scene but then returned afterwards.
Harassment: The General Manager of Quaker Ridge Golf Club told police that a former employee of the club was sending unwanted emails and text messages to staff and club members. The employee had been dismissed after he had an argument with the caddy master and was now alleging that he was let go due to discrimination. The manager asked police to contact the former employee to tell him to stop the communications and handle the dispute through a lawyer. Police attempted to reach the man but were unable to contact him.
A Crossway man told police on 7/14 that he and his wife are being repeatedly threatened by his brother-in-law who calls asking for money. The brother-in-law made the harassing calls from a cell phone that the couple had provided to him so they temporarily suspended the account. Then they started receiving calls from the brother-in-law's home number. The brother-in-law used threatening language and told the man he was "going to take care of him" and previously mentioned that he had a gun. Police call the brother-in law and told him that charges of aggravated harassment had been filed against him and police urged him to cease contact.
Disputes: A young man from Park Road came to police on the night of July 8 to discuss a verbal disagreement he was having with a former friend. The two were previously in a band together. Since that time both parties have been hearing "trash talk" about the other via third parties. Police spoke to both boys and they agreed not to talk about each other or to each other in the future.
A feuding couple got into an argument at Starbucks around 7 pm on July 11. Police spoke to the woman and her fiancée and they decided to leave the scene and spend the night apart.
Stephen Greenberg of Fox Meadow Road called police to document an issue he had with a Village employee on July 8.
A New Rochelle woman called police at 3:15 pm on 7/9 from the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center. She said she was being followed by a man in a black car. When police arrived they spoke to both parties who said they were having a dispute about a driving incident. Both agreed to leave the scene.
Missing: A 37 year-old woman who resides at Search for Change on the Post Road in Scarsdale failed to return to the home on July 14 by the 1 am curfew. According to the counselor at the home the resident in question may have been using alcohol the previous afternoon and after she was questioned, she left at 5 pm without notifying the staff. The counselor reported that the woman was missing at 2 am on July 14 and said that the resident was in danger because she had not returned to take her medication. Police contacted the missing woman's mother and a friend of the woman and neither knew her whereabouts.
A concerned son called when his elderly mother left her Cayuga Road home at 3:50 am and could not be found. Police canvassed the area, found the woman and brought her home.
Animals: Police were alerted to a badly injured raccoon on Southwoods Lane on the morning of July 8. Since the animal could not walk, police dispatched it and called the highway department to remove it.
A Sprague Road woman found a dog tied to her front steps by a leash at 9:30 am. The dog had no collar and was attached to her house with a 15 foot cable. Police searched the area and found the owner who said she did not realize that she had not tied the other end to her house.
A Sheldrake Road woman called police on the evening of July 9 when a raccoon was trapped in her garbage can. They had heard a noise in the garbage can earlier in the day and put a rock on the lid to keep it closed. When police arrived they removed the rock and the lid of the can and found a dead raccoon inside.
Locked in: A Concerned Fox Meadow Road mom called police at 8 am on July 11 when her 2 year-old son locked himself in the bathroom and could not get out. By the time the fire department arrived, the boy had unlocked the door himself and emerged unharmed.
Locked Out: A Wynmor Road mom inadvertently locked herself out of the house on the afternoon of July 12 while her baby slept upstairs. The fire department was able to get inside and unlock the door for the mom.
Police Blotter: Feeling the Heat
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Road Rage: A traffic dispute on Central Avenue led to an assault and an arrest on Saturday afternoon July 6. According to Greenburgh Police, Anthony Delrosario, age 21 of Yonkers, was driving on Central Avenue with another man when he got into a traffic dispute with another driver. Delrosario got out of his car and smashed the windshield of the victim's car. The victim got out of his car to write down Delrosario's license plate number and Delrosario drove into the man, struck him and threw him onto the hood of the car. As the victim clung to the car hood and driver side mirror, Delrosario sped away with the man on top of his car. About 300 feet later the car slowed down and the victim fell to the pavement and sustained minor injuries. Delrosario then fled south on Central Avenue. Police subsequently tracked down Delrosario and charged him with assault in the second degree criminal mischief in the third degree, reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident. He was arraigned in Greenburgh Court and released on $2,500 bail.
Harassment: Daniel Witoslawski, 28 years old of Park Avenue in White Plains was arrested on July 5 for aggravated harassment of a 17 year-old Scarsdale girl. Since June 20 he was sending texts to the girl even after she advised him that she no longer wished to have contact with him and asked him to "stay away from her family." The girl was "annoyed, alarmed and frightened by the man." The girl's mother told police that Witoslawski had supplied her daughter with illegal drugs as well. Witoslawski told the girl that her parents are "bad and lazy." He also sent the girl letters with a falsified return address in an effort to get her attention. He was arrested on 7/5 and since he was unable to post $5000 in bail he was sent to jail until his court date of July 10. Judge Arlene Katz issues a temporary order of protection against the defendant.
Andres Torres, age 31 of Queens was picked up at the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla and transported to Scarsdale where he was arrested on July 3, 2013 for a burglary that took place on Cushman Road in White Plains on May 25, 2012. Torres is charged with stealing cash from the home on Cushman Road and fleeing on foot to Walworth Avenue where he was caught by Scarsdale Police Chief John Brogan. Torres was then turned over to White Plains police. According to Lt Thomas Altizio of the Scarsdale Police, "Mr. Torres was charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property for stolen proceeds that were on him when he was arrested in Scarsdale by Chief Brogan. He was also charged with the burglary he committed in White Plains. The separate charges from both jurisdictions was the result of a recent plea deal that the District Attorney's Office worked out."
Threats: The manager at the Chase Bank on Palmer Avenue in Scarsdale called police on the afternoon of July 2 when a customer threatened "to pop the next person that looks at him." The customer was a regular at the bank who usually complains but never made threats before. Police spoke to the man who said that he previously felt "that his personal space was being invaded." He denied making any threats and told police he had called the Chase District Office to complain about the manager. Police told the man that was no longer allowed to use this Chase branch.
The son of a Fox Meadow man violated an order of protection when he came to his father's Fox Meadow Road home on the morning of July 3. The housekeeper saw the son outside the house and notified his father. Police came to the house where the father presented the order of protection against his son Fernando C. Rodriguez. However by the time police arrived the son was gone and police were not able to contact him.
Car Crimes: A 2013 Lexus, and a 2012 Chrysler that were parked in the driveway of a home on Herkimer Road was entered overnight on July1 -2. In the morning, the owner found that both cars had been tossed and $10.00 in quarters was missing from the Lexus. Both cars had been left unlocked. In addition, a 2012 Toyota Highlander, parked on Old Lyme Road was entered sometime between 6/30 and 7/2. The car was in disarray and $10.00 in coins was missing. Also on Herkimer Road on July 2, the homeowner reported that his car had been entered overnight and several items had been stolen. Missing were a digital camera valued at $200, golf clubs valued at $900, a Garmin GPS valued at $150, an Apple iPod, worth $200, a $300 radar detector and eye glasses valued at $600.00. No damage was done to his car and he believed he left it unlocked.
Identity Theft: A Ridgecrest West man reported that he was the victim of identity theft. On June29 he received an email from Chase Bank to advise that there was a change to his mobile banking profile. He checked his accounts online and found that he no longer had access to his account. Chase told him that two new accounts were opened in his and his wife's names and that two transfers in the amount of $3,500 and $3,900 had been made from his account. Subsequently $1,900 was withdrawn from one of the fraudulent accounts.
Missing Jewels: The son of Oxford Road residents reported that two jewelry boxes containing several expensive watches were removed from the attic of his father's home. One of the watches had been passed down to him from his grandfather. Among the missing items was a 14 karat rosegold Bulova watch valued at $10,000. The man suspects that the watches were taken in late 2010 but he did not report it at that time because his father did not want to make a big deal out of the situation.
Abandoned Van: Police found a 2003 white van at the intersection of Secor Road and Sycamore Road just after midnight on July 3. The van was parked in the road and unoccupied and created a hazardous condition. The van was registered to "Second Two None Enterprises" in Baldwin, NY and said "Fitness Showrooms" on the exterior. Police were unable to locate the owners and had the van towed.
Noise: A Berkeley Road woman called police at 4:55 am when she heard a loud noise and her alarm went off. Police checked the home and found that a piece of the basement ceiling fell in and caused the noise.
Gun: On July 3 a White Plains man surrendered his Glock 19 9mm handgun to Scarsdale police on the instruction of an officer at the NYPD Application Processing Unit. Since the White Plains police were not accepting handguns, he surrendered the gun in Scarsdale.
Gas: The Vice President of Webster Bank on Popham Road called police on Monday morning July 1 when she smelled a strong odor of gas in the bank. Con Edison checked the area and got a positive reading from Little Thai Kitchen at 13 Popham Road. They gained access to the restaurant and found that a gas stove had been left on. The gas was shut off and fans were used to remove the odor. Gas readings were also positive at Skin TheraP on Popham Road and fans were used to get out the smell there as well.
Followed: A 20 year-old Scarsdale girl told police on 7/2 that she was jogging past the Greenacres School around 6:15 pm when the driver of a white four-wheel drive vehicle followed her. She described the driver as a white male around 25-35 years old with a scruffy beard. He waved and smiled at her and then put on his hazard lights and drove slowly by her until a car behind him beeped and caused him to drive away. Police told her to call police immediately if it happens again.
Injured Dog: Scarsdale police got a call from Connecticut police on July 3 when an injured dog registered to a Butler Road address was found there. Since the Scarsdale residents were away, the resident's daughter in Connecticut was notified about the injured dog.
Injured Patron: A woman from Fairfield CT was injured at the Saxon Wood Grill on the night of 7/3 when a chair she was sitting on gave way and caused her to fall to the floor and hit her head. She was taken to White Plains Hospital.
Wreckless Cabbies: Police received a complaint from a woman who parks in the Merchant Lot in Scarsdale and walks to her job on Harwood Court. She said that she has had numerous incidents with aggressive drivers from Scarsdale Central Taxi. Police spoke to the manager of the taxi company who agreed to tell his drivers to be cautious in the parking lot.
Missing Watch: A Wiltshire Road woman reported that her son lost a black Ferrari watch at Westchester Reform Temple on July 5. The watch was valued at $324.00.
Pranks: Police came upon traffic cones and barricades at Post and Ferncliff Roads at 2 am on Saturday 7/6. They stopped two young men who were running from the scene. The boys identified themselves and police learned that a 16-year-old and several friends had set up the barricades as a prank. Police called the boy's father.
Police received a report that someone was throwing bottles off a roof on Popham Road at 12:30 am on Saturday. By the time police arrived the suspects were gone.
Switch Plates: Potter Road residents came to the police station on July 6 to report that their license plates had been removed from their car and replaced with two non-matching NY plates. After speaking to the residents they determined that the plates had been switched at the Palisades Mall the previous day. Police advised the residents to file the complaint in Clarkstown, N.Y.
Knock, Knock! Brite Avenue residents called police on the afternoon of 7/6 when a solicitor was banging on the door and refused to leave. Police found a man from Cablevision who was trying to win back customers who had switched to Verizon. Police told him that he needed a permit to solicit and the man drove away.
Where's My Car? A Garth Road man called police on the afternoon of July 7 to report that his black 2011 Toyota Camry was stolen. Police met the man on Chase Road by the post office where the man thought he had parked. They searched the area and found his car on East Parkway.
Scanned: Anthony Vaccaro, age 42 of New Rochelle, was stopped by police while driving at 5:30 pm on July 6 on Weaver Street when the scanner indicated a suspended registration. His registration was suspended due to a lapse in insurance. The plates were removed from Vaccaro's car and it was towed to his home in New Rochelle. He was issued a summons for driving with a suspended registration.
William Slayton of Mount Vernon was also stopped by police on Weaver Street on July 6 for driving with a suspended registration. The plates were removed from his car, the car was towed and he was issued a summons for driving with a suspended registration.
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Arrest at the Scarsdale Pool and Shoplifters in the Village
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Scarsdale Police arrested a 57 year-old Scarsdale man at the Scarsdale Pool on Friday June 21. According to a press release from the department, the suspect "made gestures of a sexual nature toward three boys ages 10 and 11." There was no physical contact. Police report that he has limited mental capacity and the case is being handled by the Westchester County District Attorney's office Special Victims Unit. The suspect was arrested for Endangering the Welfare of a Child which is a Class A Misdemeanor. The man's access to the pool was revoked.
Shoplifters: The manager of LF Store on Boniface Circle called police at 2 pm on June 21 after a store employee spotted a customer stuffing merchandise into her bag. When the employee approached the customer and asked her to return the merchandise she refused and left the store with her companion. They got into a 2012 gray Honda and drove toward East Parkway.
Pick-up Truck Stolen and Recovered: On the morning of June 17 Alejandro Silva reported that his 1997 Ford pick-up truck had been stolen from Palmer Avenue. The truck was used for his landscaping business. Later that day he spotted his stolen truck in Scarsdale, parked in front of a home on Black Walnut Road. It was unlocked and the key was in the ignition. The only item missing from the truck was the GPS -- however the truck was damaged and inoperable. The truck was towed to a garage to be repaired.
Missing Wife: A Richelieu Road man reported that his wife was missing at 6 am on June 18. The 53 year-old woman had left the house at 5 pm the previous evening in a BMW and failed to come back by the following morning. Family and friends had tried to contact her with no success. Police feared she was a danger to herself. Police completed a missing person report and then received a call from the woman's husband advising that his wife had returned home. She said she spent the night away from home because "she was dealing with some stressful issues."
Accidents: Pedestrian Hit: A Post Road woman driving a 2012 Toyota struck a pedestrian crossing Christie Place at 3 pm on Tuesday June 18. The victim, a 63 year-old woman from Garth Road, complained of pain in her chest and was taken to White Plains Hospital.
Cyclist Hit: The driver of a 2010 Lexus hit a cyclist in Scarsdale Village on the afternoon of June 19. The driver of the car was making a left turn onto Chase Road from Crane Road and said that the cyclist crossed the yellow line when she hit him. He said he was stopped at the light when he was struck and refused any medical treatment.
Car Door Gone: A Burgess Road man parked his Volvo on Chase Road in Scarsdale Village at 12:30 on June 20. He opened his car door to get out and the door was hit by another car driven by a 91 year-old man from Chateaux Circle. The Volvo was severely damaged.
Vandalism: Broken Window: A window in the bathroom at the High School Tennis Courts was broken overnight on 6/18 – 6/19. It appeared that the window had been pulled from it's frame and thrown to the ground from the inside of the bathroom. The damage was estimated at $300.
Car Break-in: An 18 year-old young man from Paddington Road reported that his 2012 Lexus was vandalized when it was parked at the SHS parking lot on the night of June 23. The rear passenger window was broken, the front passenger window was damaged and the young man's wallet was stolen. The wallet had been left in the cup holder of the console in plain sight. Missing were $40, a debit card and his driver's license. Before he could call his bank, the debit card was used to purchase $58 of gas at a Hess Station in the Bronx.
Threatening letters: On 6/21, a Tompkins Road woman reported the receipt of unwanted letters and postcards for the past 12 years from the ex-husband of her sister. The letters cause her to be "annoyed and alarmed." The letters began in 1999 when her mother died and she believes her ex brother-in-law believes he is owed some money from the estate. The Scarsdale woman turned over the postcards and letters to police so that they could investigate.
Threatening text: A 19 year-old Rodney Road man came to police on June 22 to file a harassment report against his ex-girlfriend. Police spoke to the ex-girlfriend who had sent the text which warned the man to stay away from her at Scarsdale Golf Club and everywhere else. Police reviewed the young lady's text message and said it did not constitute harassment.
Harassed: A Bradley Road woman went to Scarsdale Police headquarters on June 22 to complain that she was being harassed by the wife of a male friend. The friend is currently in the process of a divorce. The wife followed the man to the complainant's Bradley Road house and yelled at her husband outside the house. The complainant was "extremely embarrassed by the statements being made toward her on her front lawn." The Bradley Road woman also complained about another incident that occurred at Equinox Fitness Center the same morning. Police advised her to follow up with the Eastchester Police and to also talk to her lawyer to see if she should ask for an order of protection.
Fighting Siblings: Fight: Rodney Road parents came to the police station around 9 pm on June 17 to say that their two sons, both over the age of 18 were arguing and that they feared it would escalate into a physical altercation. Both were living at home because school was out of session. Police advised the couple to make separate living arrangements for the boys.
Pranks: At 2 am on June 18 a Hamilton road woman called police when she saw teenagers throwing eggs on her driveway. No damage occurred.
The custodian at Quaker Ridge School called police at 8 pm on the night of June 21 when he saw teenagers getting down from the roof of the school. He had heard noise coming from the roof when he was inside and went outside to see the boys leave the roof and run through a yard on Hutchinson Avenue.
A Walworth Avenue woman called police on the morning of June 18 after a man knocked on her door requesting to see the house, which is currently for sale. On June 17, she told him to make an appointment with the realtor. However he returned the following day without an appointment. The man was described at 6'2'" tall and 300 lbs. Police agreed to do extra ride-bys of the house.
Animals: A Boulder Brook woman reported that her dog was attacked by another dog on Rock Creek Lane on the morning of 6/19. The woman
had gone to the home on Rock Creek Lane to return something when the neighbor's dog lunged and bit the other dog on the torso. The injured dog had to be taken to the animal hospital for treatment. Vaccination paper were provided by the owners of the dog.
A Brambach Road woman called police on the night of June 20 when her neighbors chased rabbits off their property and onto hers with a broom. She was concerned about the welfare of the rabbits and did not want to see them harmed. Police spoke to the neighbor who said she had chased the rabbits away because they were eating her grass seed. In the future, she agreed to chase them in a different direction.
A Heathcote Road woman called police on the morning of June 18 when she found a snapping turtle in her driveway and was unable to park her car. Police removed the turtle and put it near the Duck Pond.
Trapped: A Bronxville woman called police at 5 pm on June 20th to say that she was locked inside a construction site on the Bronx River Parkway with her bike. She had ridden her bike into the site to get onto the county bike path and was locked in by workers. Police and firemen were able to open the gate at the site to let her out.
Party! Police got numerous calls about noise from parties this week. Police went to Greenacres Avenue on June 21 and Birchall Drive and Herkimer Road on June 22 in response to noise complaints.
Identity Theft: On June 19, an Old Lyme Road woman reported that someone opened a fraudulent Kohl's credit card account in her name for the second time. Purchases totaling $583 were made in the store by someone who had the card in their possession.
Found: A make up bag, containing sanitary products and make up valued at $25.00 was found in the vestibule to Bank of America on East Parkway at 10:30 pm on June 20th.
Jewelry Heist in the Village and a Nasty Dog Bite
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Brazen thieves stole $50,000 in jewelry from Sam Lehr Jewelers on Harwood Court while the store was open on Saturday afternoon June 29. According to the owner, two men and a woman came into the store at 2 pm. The owner was helping one of the men at the front of the store while the other man and the woman walked to the back of the store. The owner heard a pop that signaled that the lock to a display case was open. A sales person went to the case and saw that rings were missing. She confronted the man who had opened the case and he fled the store, running down Spencer Place. The other man then said, "I'm going to get him," and also ran out of the store while the woman casually strolled out.
Scarsdale Police broadcast a hotline transmission with a description of the suspects and shortly thereafter Eastchester Police said that one of their officers had stopped a car with occupants that matched the description. However when the store employee went to identify them she said they were the wrong suspects.
Missing were five yellow gold rings each with a blue stone and diamonds. Each ring was valued at $10,000.
Trashed House: While cleaning out a Cayuga Road house after the tenants were evicted on June 28 a man found a marijuana pipe and approximately 6,000 pills. Police came to the house and found it in complete disarray , with broken furnishing, smashed electronics and papers and toiletries scattered about. In the basement, police smelled marijuana and found pipes and discarded cigars. They also found the street sign for Oneida Road and turned it over to the highway department.
Dog Bite: An Evon Court woman called police at 5:30 pm on 6/29 when her two-year-old son was bitten in the face by her dog. Police found the boy with "severe lacerations on the right side of his face," and he was taken to the pediatric ER at Westchester Medical Center. The mother reported that the dog, a female Chow mix, was eight years old and bit the boy while he was eating a piece of cheese. The dog was vaccinated but police told the woman that the dog would need to be quarantined for ten days.
Cars Vandalized: Two cars on Carthage Road were entered overnight on June 26- 27. Though the owners did not hear anything during the night, they awoke in the morning to find the cars tossed and in disarray. Binoculars were missing from one of the cars. A Toyota Rav4 parked in the driveway of a Lockwood Road home was damaged overnight on 6/28-6/29. The car appeared to have been damaged by a beer bottle that was found in the driveway. The door frame was damaged, and there were scratches and scuffs on the passenger side window.
A 19 year-old Springdale Road boy reported that items had been stolen from his BMW when it was parked at the Scarsdale Pool parking lot on June 30 between 6 and 7:15 pm. He claimed he had locked the car but there was no sign of forced entry. Missing were his credit cards, two iPhones and a black leather wallet. At 9:40 that night, one of the victims learned that his credit card had been used in the Bronx.
Stolen Planter: Ridgedale Road residents reported that a large Italian glazed planter valued at around $200 had been removed from their front step sometime between the evening of 6/28 and 6/29. Due to the large size and weight of the pot the homeowners wondered how it had been moved. They did say they heard noise between 3 and 4 am and also reported finding trash on their lawn in the past.
Identity Theft: On June 27 a Tunstall Road man advised police that he was the victim of identity theft. His email account was hacked and his checking account information was compromised. A fraudulent check in the amount of $2,950 was written from his account and intercepted by a bank in Cincinnati. The bank was able to get the name of the 26 year-old Ohio man who was attempting to cash it. A similar incident occurred with a check for the same amount in Huntington Beach, CA.
Arrest: Gildo Gherardi, age 56 of Carmel, NY surrendered to police on June 28 in response to a bench warrant dating back to September, 2010 when he was arrested for driving without a license. He was told to post $500 in bail, given a court date of July 3 and released. Police also found that he had an active arrest warrant in Ramapo.
Brantley Donatien of White Plains was issued a summons for soliciting without a license for a company called Power Home Remodeling on Ridgedale Road at 5 pm on 6/24.
A turtle was found on Heathcote Road at 8 pm on June 24. Police removed it and escorted it back to the Duck Pond.
Driver Hits Traffic Cop on Popham Road and More from the Scarsdale Police
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Driver hits policeman: A Stonehouse Road man, driving a 2011 Infiniti at 6:30 pm on June 14, struck an officer who was directing traffic. The driver was travelling south on Depot Place and attempted to make a left onto Popham Road when he ran into the policeman who was directing traffic in the middle of the intersection of Depot Place and Popham Road. The driver said that he did not see the officer, who he hit with his left mirror.
Homeless man overstays his welcome: At 9 am on June 14 police received a report about a man pushing a large shopping cart along Mamaroneck Road. The man looked to be homeless. The man introduced himself to police as James Williams and said he was interested in purchasing a home and had the real estate listing in his hand. However, police asked to see his documents and when he was unable to produce them he was asked to leave the property. At 5:30 pm on June 15 Williams was again sighted pushing his shopping cart down the middle of Garden Road. Police asked him to move to the sidewalk. Later that night he was found sitting on a park bench next to the tennis courts at the Scarsdale Middle School. Police told him he had to leave school property. At 6:45 am on Sunday Williams and his shopping cart were found in the retention basin at George Field Park. Police told him that he was not permitted to sleep or stay there and he agreed to move on yet again. However apparently he did not go far because at 9 am he was still at George Field Park, this time shirtless and bathing in the water. Police asked him why he had not left and he said he was about to work out and jog down Post Road. Police tried to give Williams info about a homeless shelter which he declined. He gathered up his things and left the area. An hour later police received another call about Williams. He had moved to the Greenacres School and was sitting on the grass near the basketball court. He again volunteered to leave the area.
Homeless couple: The pastor from Hitchcock Church called police at 10:30 Sunday morning when a homeless couple was soliciting for money in front of the church. Police told them that they could not solicit without a permit and they agreed to speak to the Pastor after services.
Arrests:
Nixon E. Barrios-Maldonado of Kent, Washington was stopped by police on Weaver Street at 8:45 am on June 14 when the scanner showed that the vehicle had a suspended registration for non-payment of insurance. The license plates were removed from the red Ford van and the driver was issued a summons for driving with a suspended registration.
On June 15, Trisha Jennings of Randallstown Maryland was also stopped by police at the intersection of Dobbs Terrace and Fenimore Road when the scanner revealed a suspended registration. Further investigation showed that the car was uninsured and Jennings license had been suspended on three different dates. The plates were removed from her car and it was towed to her home in Mamaroneck. Jennings was charged with unlicensed driving, driving with a suspended registration and driving without insurance. Se was searched and released on $100 bail and released to her friend.
Maribel Calderon, age 35 of White Plains surrendered herself to police on June 14 in response to a warrant dated May 3, 2013. She was given a court appearance date of 6/19 and advised to make that date.
Broken Windows:
The rear driver's side window of a 2003 Ford Taurus was shattered when it was parked on Fairview Road on the afternoon of June 14. The car was locked at the time and nothing was missing. Police were not sure how the damage occurred.
A second floor window of a Nelson Road home was broken by a golf ball on the afternoon of June 14. The homeowner found the golf ball inside the window frame but was unsure how it had come to break the window.
Lost and Found:
Missing Rolex: A gold and stainless steel Rolex watch valued at $5,300 was taken from a Springdale Road home sometime between May 15 and June 9. The owner suspected that a construction worker had stolen the watch.
Missing Earring: A Stonewall Lane woman told police that she had misplaced a silver earring with white enamel inserts valued at $650 while attending a funeral service on Richbell Road on the afternoon of June 15. The 84 year-old woman said she had removed the earring in the bathroom of the Richbell Road home because it was uncomfortable and left it on the sink or countertop. Later that day she realized the earring was missing and returned to the house to look for it. However she was unable to find it and no one at the house had seen it.
Missing Car: A Hartsdale man called police at 10:30 am to say this his Nissan Versa had been stolen when it was parked in front of the Scarsdale Post Office. Police instructed the man to press the remote on his key chain. An audible signal was heard further up Chase Road and the man found his car parked there.
Lost on the Parkway: A Smithtown woman called police at 3:30 on Sunday when she and her husband lost their stepson while biking on the Bronx River Parkway. The three had driven from Smithtown to Bronxville to ride on the parkway on Sunday. However, while they were riding they got separated and then the parkway reopened. They had originally planned to meet at the Scarsdale train station and ride the train back to their car in Bronxville. However, she found her husband then spotted her stepson's bike at the station. But she could not find him. At 5 pm while the police were interviewing the couple, they got a call from their stepson who had taken the train back to Manhattan and was at his mother's house.
Found Pot: A Dolma Road woman found a small plastic bag containing marijuana and a white metal ring with "unknown" stones on the street when she was walking her dog on the morning of June 16. She turned the items over to police.
Dead on Arrival:
Constance Weiss age 82 of Paddington Road passed away at home on the morning of June 16. Her daughter called police and reported that her mother had passed away at 8 am. She suffered from an infection, dementia and congestive heart failure. A local doctor signed the death certificate and her body was removed to a funeral home.
Scammers:
Scary Voicemail: A Crossway dad came to police headquarters on the morning of June 16 to report that his 12 year-old daughter had received a disturbing voicemail on her cell phone the prior evening. The callers claimed to be cousin from India and threatened that if she travelled to Europe they would kill her. The also said if she told anyone about the voicemail they would kill her. Here parents did not recognize the names of the callers and said they had no cousins with those names. Police attempted to return the phone calls but no one picked up.
Phishing: A Sage Terrace woman reported that she has been receiving calls from a collection agent who claims to work for Wells Fargo Bank. She also received a fraudulent statement in the mail with the phone number for the collection agent. Police advised her that this looked like a phishing scam and told her not to respond.
Disputes:
A 60 year-old woman who lives with her mother on Coralyn Road called police on the afternoon of June 12 to say that she could not live there with her mother and her mother's home assistant. She said she gets into verbal altercations with her mother and the assistants regularly. A representative from Westchester County Adult Protective Services came to the house as well as a crisis intervention association.
A Lockwood Road man called police at 9:30 pm on June 11 to complain that his neighbor's porch light was shining in his window and preventing him from sleeping. Police went by and told the man that his neighbor's porch light was not directed at his house. They recommended that he wear a sleep mask.
A Bell Road woman called police at 11:40 pm on June 12 when her ex-husband was banking on the front door of the house trying to get in. Though she formerly had an order of protection against him it was no longer in force. Police agreed to do extra ride-bys of the house.
A Fox Meadow Road woman who suffers from dementia called police on the afternoon of June 10 to say that she no longer wanted her caregiver in the house. Police called the woman's daughter who calmed down her mother and said that her mother would forget about the incident shortly.
A Shaw Road man called police on June 16 to report a disagreement with an appliance repairman. He said that the repairman did not complete the work and the two had a disagreement about payment. The repairman called and said, "I will break into your house, break your fridge and take the parts back" accompanied by profanities.
A Yonkers' man called police on the evening of June 10 after another driver cut him off and then threw change at his car. Police were able to contact the mother of the other driver who thanked police for making her aware of what her son had done and said she would speak to him.
Animals:
Injured Rabbit: Police got a call about an injured animal on the lawn of a Stratton Road home at 9 am on June 10. They found a rabbit with two broken legs that was unable to move. Using his pistol, the officer "dispatched" the injured bunny and removed it.
Lost Dog: A golden retriever with no tags was found by a Cohawney Road woman on the evening of June 11. Police picked up the dog and brought it headquarters. Shortly afterwards the dog's owner arrived to pick up the dog.
Turtle: A Murray Hill Road man called about a large turtle in the road on the afternoon of June 15. By the time police arrived, the turtle had moved to the side of the road and was out of danger.
Other:
Rocks in the road: Police were alerted that 2 large rocks on Saxon Wood Road were causing a hazard at 9 pm on June 12. The caller told police that the rocks punctured her tire. Police moved the rocks to the side of the road.
Locked in: A five year-old girl got locked into the bathroom of a home on Webster road at 6:30 pm on June 13. The fire department went to the house and got her out.
On the morning of June 14 a Farragut Road woman called police after a large truck passed her as she was driving on Saxon Woods Road. The truck hit a tree branch that broke and hit her car. Her car was damaged and police dragged the brand from the road.
A young child was riding a gas-powered mini-bike at the Edgewood School at 6 pm on June 14. Someone called the police who informed the mother that gas powered bikes could not be ridden on the school grounds. The mom immediately put the bike away and said she was unaware of the rule.
Pranks:
Spier Road residents called police at 7 am on June 15 when they awoke to find grass clippings piled on top of their cars. The cars were not damaged.
Lockwood Road residents called police on the morning of June 15 when a tree on their property was uprooted and thrown on the front lawn. The village-owned tree had recently been planted. The resident was able to replant the tree.
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