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Details: Published: 02 July 2013; Created: 02 July 2013; Last Updated: 03 July 2013; Hits: 5485

ringsa 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.

Details: Published: 25 June 2013; Created: 25 June 2013; Last Updated: 16 June 2022; Hits: 13524

scardalepool 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 turtle 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.

Details: Published: 10 June 2013; Created: 10 June 2013; Last Updated: 09 July 2013; Hits: 9185

maryjane Illicit Video Scam: A 25 year-old Graham Road man came to police on the night of June 7 to report that he was being blackmailed. A friend in France contacted him via the internet and told him to take a video of himself taking off his clothes and to "touch himself." He made the video and sent it to the friend in France. Soon after he received an email from someone he didn't know who told him to send $250.00 via Western Union to an address in Morocco or the video would be released to all the man's friends on Facebook and YouTube. The Scarsdale man believed that the French woman's email account was hacked. Police advised him to contact the woman in France to find out if her account had indeed been hacked and to ask her to delete the video.

Busted: Police found a 2014 Jeep Cherokee in the parking lot of the Scarsdale Pool at 10:30 pm on Friday night June 7 with three youths inside. They approached the car and spoke to the driver who identified himself as a resident of Leatherstocking Lane in Scarsdale. Police noticed the smell of burning marijuana and asked the man to exit the car. The driver admitted that they had just been smoking and that there was still marijuana in the car. Police found a glass jar with pot inside. The other passengers in the car were brothers from Cayuga Road. One admitted to smoking marijuana and handed the police a small glassine bag containing marijuana. Police arrested the 20-year-old driver and passengers and took them to police headquarters. The driver was booked, processed and released to his father on $100 bail and given an appearance ticket to return to court on June 12. He was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. The two Cayuga Road youths, who are 19 years-old brothers, were also charged with unlawful possession and released on $100 bail each to their parents. They are due to appear in court on June 12.

Elderly Driver: Theodore A. Gaskin, age 88 of Carthage Road, was driving north on Carthage Road at 5 pm on Tuesday June 4 and ran into a 2012 Mercedes Benz that was parked at 100 Carthage road. He said he was blinded by the sun and failed to see the parked car. According to the police report, both cars were heavily damaged. Gaskin refused an ambulance but said his wife would drive him to the hospital for an evaluation.

Missing Diamond Earrings: A Fenimore Road woman reported that a set of 1.4 carat diamond and white gold earrings valued at $27,500 were missing from the master bedroom of her home. She discovered the loss on May 17 and after a thorough search of the house filed the report with the police on June 7.

Pothole: A Fayette Road man ran over a large pothole on Weaver Street near Griffen Road at 10:30 pm on June 8th. The front tire was punctured and there was damage to the front wheel. At 11:15 pm that night, a driver from Darien CT ran into the same pothole and also punctured his tire and damaged his front wheel. The impact was severe enough to cause the airbags to deploy.

Car Break-ins: A Pelham Manor woman discovered that the front passenger window of her 2012 Buick was broken when the car was parked at Crossway on the afternoon of June 9 between 3:30 and 4:10 pm. A jacket and her purse that were in the back seat of the car were not taken. A second car, a 2009 Mercedes, was also vandalized when it was parked at the Scarsdale Pool Parking lot that same afternoon. The front passenger window was broken, but a purse containing cash and credit cards was left on the front seat.

Later Saturday afternoon a 2011 Mercedes Benz parked at the high school was vandalized while the owner was walking around the track. The rear driver's side window was broken but it appeared that the car had not been entered.

Paparazzi: The grandmother of Andrea Sanderlin's child called police at 5:30 pm on 6/4 to complain about news cameras outside the house and people from the press ringing the bell all day. Police came to the house at 193 Saxon Woods Road and asked Jennifer Cunningham and Norman Lono from the Daily News to respect the homeowners wishes and stay off the property.

On June 5, Black Birch Road residents called to complain that media trucks and personnel were in her driveway and "brushing against her shrubs." Police agreed to speak to the media though at the time, there were not causing a traffic hazard.

Turtles: Police got a call at 10:47 am on 6/7 about two large turtles in the road near the duck Pond on Heathcote Road. By the time turtle police arrived the turtles were gone. Another large turtle was reported on Catherine Road at 4:30 on Saturday June 8. Police found the trule and helped it off the road. At 7:25 pm a third turtle was reported on Catherine Road and police moved it off the road.

An injured goose was spotted limping at library pond at 10 am on 6/5. Police called NYS Animal Rehabilitation and Lorraine Izzo picked up the injured goose.

Missing Boy: A worried Horseguard Lane mom called police at 7:50 pm on 6/5 when she could not find her five year-old son. The both was reported to be wearing a blue "Eli Manning jersey. Family and neighbors were checking the surrounding area while police searched inside the house. Soon after, at 8:15 pm, the woman's husband returned in the car and the five-year-old was found in the car.

Fight: Springdale Road residents called police around 6 pm on June 3rd. The mother said a fight with her son had gotten out of hand when he refused to pack his bags in time to catch a flight from JFK. Police spoke to the son who said that he was almost done packing but his mom kept interfering. While police were there, the taxi arrived and the boy headed off to the airport.

A Gaylor Road man called police on the morning of 6/4 when his neighbor's gardener left a bag of grass clippings on his lawn. The bag was removed.

Downed Tree: At 10 pm on June 6 a large section of a tree broke and fell from 74 Brown Road onto the property and two cars at 70 Brown Road. Power lines were also taken down. Con Edison was notified to deactivate the lines and caution tape was placed around the area.

Confused: Police got a call about an elderly woman in need of assistance on Fox Meadow Road on Sunday morning. They found the woman standing in front of her house. She identified herself and complained of pain in her right leg. She told police that she did not know where he husband was and appeared disoriented. Police checked inside the house and found her husband asleep inside. He told police that his wife suffers from dementia and said they had a doctor's appointment scheduled.

Dangerous Drivers: A Brambach Road resident called police at 10:45 on Sunday night 6/9 to say that two erratic drivers had gone through stop signs and come dangerously close to hitting them when they were out walking. Police found the two cars parked on Potter Road and issued a summons to one that was illegally parked.

Luciano Turchiano, age 20 of Yonkers, was stopped by police on Weaver Street near Griffen Road around 7 pm on June 6 when the police scanner revealed a suspended registration for the car due to five parking violations. Turchiano told police that the car was not his and he was unaware of the violations. Despite his claim, police removed the license plates from the car and had it towed to the owner's residence.

Car Running: At 7:46 am on 6/4, police were called when a BMW 5 was left running in the Christie Place garage. Police called the owner's wife who agreed to come to the garage and turn the car off.

Police got a call at 1:44 pm on 6/4 about college kids playing basketball at Greenacres School while school was in session. Police explained to the boys that they could not play during school hours and they left.

Hazard: Police received a complaint at 9 am on 6/5 about a television on Dell Road causing a hazard. Police found a TV face down in the street surrounded by broken glass and asked the sanitation department to pick it up.

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Details: Published: 17 June 2013; Created: 17 June 2013; Last Updated: 17 June 2013; Hits: 4658

trafficop 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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Details: Published: 05 June 2013; Created: 05 June 2013; Last Updated: 05 June 2013; Hits: 4389

megamillions Nelson Road residents reported that overnight on May 30 – May 31 someone entered their home while they were asleep upstairs and stole items from the house. The suspect got into the house through an unlocked side kitchen door and stole numerous items from the house including an Apple iPad2 and a wallet from the victim's purse containing $400 in cash, debit/credit cards, membership cards and a lottery ticket.

Incident at Balduccis: A Black Birch Lane woman called police around 5 pm on May 30 when a man on line to pay at the cashier shoved her and yelled at her. The woman said that she was on line at Balduccis and the man in front of her refused to select a line to go on and wanted to wait to see which one was open first. At that point, she went around him to wait on one of the register lines and he shoved her and yelled at her. Police called the man at his home and he said he was wrong to yell and that the situation had gotten out of hand. He said that the employees of Balduccis had instructed him to make one line.

Stolen Leaf Blower: A leaf blower was stolen off a truck owned by the Scarsdale Schools Buildings and Grounds department on the morning of May 31. The employee had the leaf blower when he left the Middle School at 8:30 am. He stopped for coffee and when he arrived at Fox Meadow School the leaf blower, valued at $800, was gone.

Car Break-in: A 2010 Lexus, parked at Scarsdale High School was vandalized on the night of June 1. The driver left the car in the lot at 7:15 pm and when he returned at 10:20 pm he found that the rear passenger window was broken and his daughter's purse had been taken from the back seat. The brown leather clutch contained a wallet with credit cards, $100 in chase and id cards.

Sick Raccoons: A sick raccoon was found at the Scarsdale pool on the morning of May 29. It was gasping for air. A patrolman received permission to "dispatch" the animal and shot it. A second sick baby raccoon was found dragging itself in circles and covered in ants at the intersection of Heathcote and Sherbrooke Roads at 3 pm on May 30. Police also "dispatched" this raccoon with a bullet.

Police received a complaint about noise coming from the Fox Meadow School field at 1:20 am on May 30th. When they arrived they found three Eastchester men who said they were at the field with friends and denied using alcohol or drugs. Police issued each a summons for being present on the field after dusk.

Fight: Tunstall Road residents called police on the afternoon of June 1 when they got into an argument over the placement of an electronic dog fence. Police advised them to call the building department to locate the property line.

Harassed: On 5/28, an Old Lyme Road man called police to complain that he was being harassed by a White Plains woman who he had helped in the past. The woman was requesting more money and when he refused to provide it, she left eight messages on his answering machine – some of which were threatening. She called between 5/20 – 5/27.He said he would press charges if she did not stop. Police attempted to contact the woman but they were unable to reach her.

A Mamaroneck Road girl reported the receipt of harassing text messages. She told police she went out with a N.J. boy on two occasions and then received a text message telling her to stay away from him. The girl surmised that the text was sent by the boy's girlfriend.

Accidents: A Scarsdale School suburban van collided with a Ford truck owned by a tree service on May 31 at 8:30 am. The bus was going west on Mamaroneck Road while the truck was travelling east on Mamaroneck Road. Both drivers claimed that the other vehicle had crossed the double line and and caused the accident. No children were on the bus at the time f the accident.

On Sunday morning police received calls about injured cyclists on the Bronxx River Parkway. The first was taken to Westchester County Medical Center. The second report concerned a woman who had fallen off the bike, had a laceration on her face and was "possibly uncounscious." She was taken to White Plains Hospital.

Identity Theft: A Fox Meadow Road woman reported $340 in fraudulent purchases made on her American Express card on 5/29. The unauthorized transactions were made on April 26.

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