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Details: Published: 18 May 2011; Created: 18 May 2011; Last Updated: 19 May 2011; Hits: 5775

Arrest: After he had an accident at Brewster and Fenimore Road on the morning of May 10th, police arrested Lauro Emiliano Pulla Mocha of Portchester for driving with a suspended license. Mocha, age 34 is an employee of Our Home Improvement from Rye Brook. He was handcuffed and arrested and released on $200 cash bail.

Theft: On Thursday May 12, an Edgewood Road woman reported that $750 was missing from her home. The caller suspected that her cleaning crew had taken the money. When she called the couple in question, the husband denied taking the money but suggested she speak to his wife. The husband then called the woman back saying the money would be returned within a week as long as the police did not get involved. He denied taking the money and claimed they were “good people” The wife then called the homeowner crying, but her English was hard to understand. The complainant says that she did not want to pursue criminal charges but she just wanted her money back.

Potential Assault at Westchester ARC : On Wednesday May 11 Westchester ARC, a home for the mentally handicapped on 1 Foxhall Road reported a potential assault on one of its residents. Police spoke to Raquel Davidson and Sasha Wright, both ARC employees, Ms. Davidson reports that earlier that evening, she was bathing a client, when she overheard another employee slapping another client in an adjoining bathroom. When Ms. Davidson confronted the employee, she said, “I was upset about something and it pissed me off.”

Police were unable to speak to the alleged victim due to her disability. No marks or bruises were found on the victim’s body but an evaluation was planned for the next day. The employee in question had been suspended and had left the location by the time the police had arrived.

Lost Wallet: On Monday, May 9th a Scarsdale man reported that his wallet was stolen. He says that after he made purchases at the CVS on 7 Popham Road he retuned his wallet to his front right pocket. He then went to the Chase Bank located at 8 East Parkway and discovered that his wallet was no longer in his pocket. The black leather bi-fold, "Mont Blanc" wallet was valued at $400 and contained credit card, identification and $480 in cash.

Stolen Bike: On Monday May 9 a New Rochelle man reported his bicycle was stolen from a rack in front of Starbucks on East Parkway. The victim says he left the bicycle at 7:30 that morning and when he returned at 6:15 pm that evening the bike was gone. It was a 2010 Trek model 1110 in silver, valued at $900.00.

Befallen By Bad Fish: An officer stopped a Scarsdale woman driving on Crane Road after observing her driving east in the westbound lane on Tuesday May 10th. The woman said she was feeling ill after eating bad fish. Police told her she was too sick to drive so she parked the car and police drove her to her Palmer Road home.

P is not for Playground: On Wednesday May 11 there was a report of male youths exposing themselves and urinating on the Fox Meadow playground. When patrol arrived, no one was found.

BB Gun: An Oak Way woman came to police headquarters on May 13th to report that her son was shot with a BB gun while he was sitting in the school cafeteria on May 13th.

Found Them! On Wednesday May 11, a Scarsdale woman reported her insurance card and registration were taken from her car. Police found both items inside her car.

Mad at Massa’: At 9 pm on Wednesday May 11 an Acura SUV hit a stone wall in the parking lot of the restaurant. The caller said that the driver was acting belligerent and blamed the staff for placing the valet sign in a bad place, causing him to sideswipe the wall. The driver did not appear to be intoxicated and there was no damage. The car left the area prior to patrol's arrival and police were unable to locate the man.

Fight at Moscato: Two men at Moscato Restaurant got into a dispute about loud music coming from one of the men’s cell phone on the evening of May 12th. They exchanged heated words and the man with the loud phone left the restaurant. Police spoke to both men and told them to ask the manager of the restaurant for help if they had issues in the future.

Errant Golf Balls: On May 14, a Sherbrooke Road woman complained that her neighbor’s children were hitting golf balls onto her property and that one may have hit her car. Police did not see any damage to the car but warned the kids to stop hitting the balls onto their neighbor’s lawn.

Bill Dispute: On 5/12 at the Citgo station on Scarsdale Ave, a 78-year-old woman claimed that she had given the gas station attendant a $50.00 bill for $20.00 dollars worth of gas. According to the complainant, the station attendant told her she had given him a $20.00 bill. Patrol spoke with gas station attendant and he did not have any $50.00 bills on him at the time. Patrol asked the complainant if it was possible she had tendered a $20.00 bill instead of $50.00 bill and she agreed it was possible.

Abandoned Car: On the morning of May 13 police received a report of an abandoned vehicle that had been parked in the Scarsdale Congregational Church parking lot. It appeared that the car had rolled down from the parking lot and onto Heathcote Road blocking the east bound lane. Police responded and removed the car as it was stopped around a bend and was a major hazard. The owner of the car returned and had the car towed to a repair shop.

Paintball Target: A Fox Meadow woman reported that her living room window was struck with a paintball while she was inside the house at 11:30 pm on May 15th. She heard her dog bark, looked outside and noticed a car driving by as well as orange residue on the window. The orange residue appeared to be a paint ball. Patrol checked for damage to the window and found that it was intact.

Missing Car: On Friday May 13, David Bitton, manager of the Scarsdale Shell Station on Scarsdale Avenue reported that a vehicle rented at the Avis-Rent-A-Car has not been returned well after the specified date. The 2011 Jeep Liberty rented to Robert Boling of Mount Vernon was supposed to be returned on April 9. When it was not, an Avis representative left several to say that they were automatically charging Mr. Boling’s credit card for the extensions. The last payment was declined by the credit card company because the credit card was over the limit. The total cost of the rental was $2,782 of which $1,580 had been collected. A certified letter was delivered to Mr. Bolings address outlining the break of agreement and legal consequences.

Fire on Boulevard: a fire broke out in the stairway of a Boulevard Road home on the afternoon of May 14 while tile work and painting was going on inside. The second floor of the home had smoke and fire damage. Since the Fire Department could not find the source of the fire, a crime scene was established until the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services Cause and Origin could be dispatched to investigate. They ultimately found that the fire resulted from the contractor’s improper use of a heat gun.

A fire was reported at Red Maple Swamp in Greenacres on the night of May 13th. Police found a small trash fire on the path at Valley Road and Gorham Road and extinguished it. They were unable to find anyone nearby who may have been involved.

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Damage at Edgemont High School. The custodian says that when he arrived at work on Sunday morning May 15 at about 8am the main gym doors were broken and three rocks were found inside. Several potted plants and garbage cans were knocked over on campus. The damage is estimated to be about $400.00. This call was for documentation. The school does not wish to press charges

Food Fight: A heated argument broke out at a Central Avenue restaurant on May 10 after customer Michael Blasi, 44 of Hartsdale complained about his food and the manager, Max Camera, refused to take it back and give him a refund. The argument escalated and the police were called after Camera says Blasi became very abusive and ran into the kitchen yelling at the chef telling him his food was garbage. Blasi says he was chased out of the store. Blasi was issued a refund and asked never to return to the store again.

Drunk: At 12:43 am on 5/16, Marinela Justo, age 39, of Concord Avenue in Hartsdale came home drunk and began arguing with her husband while continuing to drink. She picked up a kitchen knife and chased her husband around the house, screaming “I’m going to kill you tonight.” When she failed to catch him, she started throwing glass bottles at the walls. The children came out of their rooms and begged her to stop while she threw bottles and a ceramic vase. She also scratched her husband and tore his shirt. Police found the woman at a Shell Station in Central Avenue in White Plains and observed that she was highly intoxicated. She was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, menacing, and harassment.

Coyote: A “mangy” coyote was spotted in a wooded area near 300 South Central Avenue in Hartsdale on May 11. A woman walking her two dogs encountered the coyote and struck him with a branch and left the area. The woman says the coyote has mange all over him. Police could not find the wily animal.

Stolen Beer: A theft was reported at 7-11 on Central Avenue on May 13. The store manager, Cabaro Ruel told police that two Hispanic males wearing grey hoodies and blue jeans entered the store and stole two cases of Coors Light beer. The men ran west on Mt. Joy towards Ft. Hill Road. Police stopped two men who fit that description but they did not have beer on them and the men denied being in the store. The store owner, Ahsan Malik, declined to press charges or pursue the matter.

Screams: On May 13, there was a report of screaming and banging coming from behind a residence at 529 South Central Avenue. Police interviewed a man who said it was his four children playing a game. All four kids were interviewed and all were ok.

DUI: At 3:20am on Sunday May 15, Luis Aybar, 27, from 211 Street was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police pulled Aybar over on Central Avenue at Inverness Road after seeing him drive erratically. Aybar appeared to have glassy eyes, disheveled pants and a strong odor of alcohol emanated from the car. There was also a clear plastic cup with red liquid in it on the driver’s side cup holder. When the Police administered a field sobriety test, Aybar became agitated telling the police he was not drunk. Two tests revealed he was above the legal limit for driving (0.12 and 0.16- legal limit 0.08) Aybar was released on $250 cash bail and ordered back to the Greenburgh Police Department for fingerprinting and photographs.

Details: Published: 17 May 2011; Created: 17 May 2011; Last Updated: 06 August 2011; Hits: 4700

bistrocitron Developer Stephen Oder and Architect Richard Behr returned to Village Hall on Monday May 16 for a review of their latest plans to build a four story residential building at 2-4 Weaver Street, incorporating a strip of Village-owned land on the east end of the property. The meeting was well attended. In addition to the entire Board of Trustees, the audience included many members of the Planning Board, Village Managers, Village Planner Liz Marrinan, and representatives from the Heathcote Five Corners Coalition who have been following the progress of this development for years.

At their last meeting on April 14, the committee had asked the developer to draw up new plans and renderings so that the committee and residents could see how the project would look if the Village sold the developer the strip of land that is now the driveway to the parking lot at ‘Massa at 2-4 Weaver.

Architects complied and brought plans that showed how the building would look with and without the Village strip.

Oder explained the benefits of including the property in the plan:

Under the new plan there would only be two curb cuts to Weaver Street and these curb cuts could be moved further away from the Five Corners. The cuts would be 235 feet away from the busy intersection to minimize their effect on Five Corners traffic.

weaverstreet2 The new plan would allow passengers to be picked up and dropped off underneath the building, freeing up the area in front of the building for green space and a sidewalk. This area is now the site of the dance studio which would be removed with the construction of the development.

In both plans, the building would still be setback 40 feet from Weaver, but in the new plan the fourth floor units would be setback another 20 feet. They would include terraces facing Weaver and the entire fourth story would therefore be behind them. This would reduce the impression of the bulk of the building.

The addition of the property would allow the architects to design a regularly shaped building instead of the angular building that would result if the development had to be shoehorned onto an odd-shaped lot.

Plans call for the inclusion of an affordable unit in the building. There would be ten regular units and one, one-bedroom affordable unit. There was considerable discussion about whether under the proposed new affordable housing code one or two affordable units would be required in a ten unit building and the Trustees agreed to get clarification.

Trustee Mark assured the audience that there would be another hearing or two before a decision was made but encouraged public reaction.

Jane Veron who chairs the Planning Board said that though this was not an official hearing of the Planning Board, the revised plan “appears to address concerns by reducing the curb cuts, reducing the bulk appearance, improving aesthetics and adding an affordable unit.”

Lena Crandall of the Friends of the Scarsdale Parks wanted to know if the two park-like areas shown on the plans would be public or for the exclusive use of the residents? She also recommended that the Village remove the Norway Maples that are now behind the lot on the Heathcote Bypass.

weaverstreet1 Martin Kaufman of the Heathcote Five Corners Coalition questioned the height of a cupola and a peaked roof shown on the drawing and Janet Bell commented that with the Village owned land the buildable area for the project would increase by 6,000 square feet, though it was noted that the revised plan only called for 2,000 square feet more of interior space. Therefore, the additional space would be used as green space and to provide for more space between the residential and tavern buildings.

Peter Gordon, also from the Coalition encouraged the Trustees to use the land sale to influence this project and bargain for the preservation of the exterior of the tavern and to cap the height of the new project.

Site plans and renderings of the two projects are available at Village Hall. If you are interested, stop by and view them.

cranebridge1 County Proposes to Purchase/License Land from Scarsdale

In another less noted land use discussion, Westchester County has proposed to purchase or license five lots in Scarsdale to accommodate the reconstruction of the bridge at Crane Road. In addition to accommodating vehicular traffic, the bridge will provide pedestrian access over the tracks at the north end of the platform at Scarsdale station. The county offered to pay the Village $903,000 for use of the five lots and the Village has 90 days to consider the offer. At the May 12th Village Board meeting, the matter was referred to the Trustees Law and Finance Committee for review.

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Details: Published: 09 May 2011; Created: 09 May 2011; Last Updated: 12 May 2011; Hits: 14423

Drunk drivers: A four car collision on Weaver Street at Quaker Ridge Road lead to the arrest of a drunk driver on the night of May 6th. New Rochelle Police, Mamaroneck Police, Scarsdale Police, the New Rochelle Fire Department and SVAC all responded to the accident and found that the man who caused the accident was drunk. He was identified as Howard Clark, Vice Chairman of Barclay Capital, Inc. and a resident of Greenwich, CT. Clark admitted that he had two glasses of wine while dining at a Larchmont Country Club. En route to his home, he claimed that he was daydreaming. Before he could be administered any tests he was taken to White Plains Hospital where he was evaluated and released. He then submitted to an alco-sensor test and was found to have a BAC of .24%. He was taken to Scarsdale police headquarters where he was booked, processed and released on $250 bail.

Police made a second arrest of a drunk driver after the man drove his 2010 Chrysler Town and Country into a telephone pole on the Post Road at 7 PM on May 7th. Police found the driver, Willie Thomas of Mount Vernon talking on a cell phone on the side of the road after the accident in which he did extensive damage to the front side of his car and a right front tire. While talking to Thomas, police realized he was drunk and Thomas admitted to drinking two beers and two shots of Gray Goose earlier in the day. Thomas also claimed that he did not know how his car left the road, struck the pole or why he was in Scarsdale. Though he had been driving north, he said he was going home to Mount Vernon. He failed the sobriety tests and was handcuffed and taken to headquarters. An empty beer can was found in the car and Thomas had a BAC of .13%. He was released to his daughter on $100 cash bail and given a court appearance date.

Intruder Arrested: A prowler entered the back door of a Walworth Avenue home on Saturday morning May 7th while the resident was at home. The homeowner screamed and ordered the man to leave, but instead he walked toward her. She managed to get out of the house and he followed and walked off. She called police who searched the area and found him sitting on a stonewall on Walworth Avenue and Gilmore Court in Greenacres. He claimed that he had no identification and said he was looking for work. He then admitted to entering a home down the street through a rear door.

Police brought the suspect to the home and the resident identified him as the man who had come into her house. He was arrested, handcuffed and searched. He was identified as Alvaro Gonzalez, age 46 of 41 Prospect Street, White Plains. Gonzalez said he was being treated for diabetes and police called SVAC who found that the suspect had a very high blood sugar level. While being checked out at White Plains Hospital, Gonzales was released on $100 cash bail and given a court appearance date.

Car break-ins: On 5/6 at SHS, a Catherine Road woman returned to her parked car from a tennis lesson at the courts on Wayside Lane and found the passenger side window of her Chevy Tahoe broken. Her handbag, containing credit cards and $3, which she had left on the passenger’s seat was missing.

Also on the morning of May 6, a 2010 Jeep Wrangler, parked at Crossway Field lot next to the tennis courts was vandalized. The passenger side window was broken and the owner’s purse was taken. The bag contained cash, credit cards, a driver’s license, digital camera, sunglasses and make-up.

Identity Theft: On 5/2 a Kelwynne Road woman reported that over $6,000 in fraudulent charges had been made to the family’s Citibank card from March – November, 2010. The woman thought the charges had been made by her husband but later realized that all the charges which were for purchases made in Texas were fraudulent.

An Oak Lane woman received her credit report and found that someone had used her name and social security number to open an account at Verizon Wireless in Las Vegas in 2010. The bills for the account, totaling $573 were sent to a Las Vegas address and never paid. The report was made to police on 5/2.

A Foxhall Road man who had reported identity theft in March, 2011 found that someone had opened a Con Edison account in his name for service at a Bronx address. The Scarsdale man received a bill for service and brought it to police on May 3rd.

Worried: A Maryland man called police to check on his sister who lives on Nelson Road. The man had called numerous times but the woman had not picked up the phone. Police went to the house, knocked on the door but got no answer. Neighbors had not seen the woman and the grass had not been mowed. Accompanied by police, the man entered the house with a key and found his sister on the second floor. She said she refused to pick up the phone when family members called and did not realize the police were knocking on the door.

Bike thefts: A Cannondale Mountain bike valued at $200 was stolen from the bike rack on East Parkway in Scarsdale on May 2nd. The owner, a man from Jefferson Road found his bike lock cut and his bicycle gone. A bike parked outside an Oak Lane home was stolen as well. The purple Motobecane bike, valued at $349.95 disappeared when the residents were away between 4/15 and 4/28.

Accidents: On the afternoon of May 4th, the 78 year-old driver of a 2010 Lexus lost control of his car and had a head on collision with a Stratton Road woman, also driving a Lexus in the opposite direction on Heathcote Road. Both drivers were taken to Westchester Medical Center.

Also on Heathcote Road on May 4 a Scarsdale police car, driven by a Scarsdale policeman skidded on wet pavement. The rear end of the car spun out and hit a car driven by a Saxon Woods Road man. No injuries were reported.

On May 8th, an unknown driver drove onto Aspen Park and damaged the field.

On 5/5, the manager of HSBC Bank in Scarsdale called police when an elderly woman who appeared impaired was going to drive her car home. Police arrived and determined that the woman should not drive. She agreed to walk home and pick up her car the next day.

Police received a complaint about a barricade in the road on Rock Creek Lane on the morning of 5/4. When they went to investigate a homeowner explained that she put the workhorse in the road to slow down cars that speed past her house and to prevent cars from passing the school bus that stops to pick up her children. The woman was told that she is not permitted to barricade the road and she agreed to remove it.

Lost: A Franklin Road woman reported that she lost her diamond ring on the morning of May 5 in Scarsdale. The octagon shaped 1.5 carat diamond was set in a white gold band.

Found: A Greenacres Avenue man found a small tan and white dog that looked like a Shitzu in the street on the afternoon of 5/8. Police picked up the dog, brought it to headquarters and since no one had reported a lost dog it was taken to the New Rochelle Humane Society. Later than night, a Berkeley Road man called to inquire about his missing dog and was referred to the Humane Society.

Coyotes: Gaylor Road residents spotted a coyote in their yard at 6:30 pm on 5/2. On Rock Creek Lane a coyote was reported on 5/5 at 6 pm.

From the Greenburgh Police:

Busted: On Tuesday morning May 10 police stopped a man driving a Honda after he made an illegal left turn from Jackson Avenue onto Fort Hill Road in Scarsdale. They noticed the smell of marijuana in the car and the driver admitted that he had drugs with him. He was handcuffed and taken to headquarters. When police searched the car, they found two large zip lock bags of marijuana and 28 smaller baggies each with over an ounce inside. Also found was a scale. The driver was identified as 23 year-old Michael Ferraro of Park Hill Avenue in Yonkers, who works as a caddie at the Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison. He was arrested for possession of marijuana.

Theft: On the afternoon of May 2, a store security guard caught three young woman stealing merchandise at TJ Maxx in Hartsdale. The guard saw two women place merchandise in a bag and leave the store. He followed them outside and caught one of the women with $213.94 of stolen items in her bag. Though the other two women fled, Corinne Pink, age 18 of Pushkill, PA was taken into custody by Greenburgh Police and charged with petit larceny.

An employee of Morton Williams reported that her jacket and car keys were stolen while she was at work on May 4th.

A Clarendon Road man (Scarsdale) reported that two women stole $500 in jewelry from a tag sale he ran last November.

Fight: On 5/3 a woman who lives on Washington Avenue in Hartsdale reported a fight with a woman in a neighboring apartment. The two were at odds about some property. The victim reported that her neighbor yelled, screamed and banged on her door with gardening tools.

Asleep: A 24 year-old Yonkers man was found asleep under a bench at the bus stop at 200 North Central Avenue at 2:00 am on 5/4. Police checked on the man who said he had no way to get home and was resting before he walked to Yonkers. Police called the man’s mother who picked him up

Dumped: 15 tires were illegally dumped in the parking lot behind Marshalls on May 5th.

DWI: Lillian Marquez-Alberto, age 39 of Hartsdale was arrested for driving under the influence at 2:50 am on May 6th at the intersection of West Hartsdale and Central Avenues. She was stopped for a traffic violation and admitted to drinking two margaritas in Yonkers.

Details: Published: 12 May 2011; Created: 12 May 2011; Last Updated: 12 May 2011; Hits: 14798

awardcandid It was a joyous night for an exceptional group of Scarsdale students, and their parents, friends, teachers and administrators who gathered for the Scarsdale High School Awards Assembly on May 11, 2011. Assistant Principal Sue Peppers lead the ceremony and shared the stage with SHS teachers, administrators and community leaders in presenting the awards to outstanding SHS juniors and seniors.

Students were recognized for academic achievement in English, social studies, languages, science and math as well as for accomplishments in the fine and performing arts, technology and community service.

In addition to school department awards, a variety of groups such as the Scarsdale Inquirer, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club and the Scarsdale Friends of Music and the Arts gave awards and there were several awards named in memory of special people in the community. For the first time an award in Art History was granted in the name of Elisa Draper, a Quaker Ridge teacher who passed away in 2010. Her husband Robert Draper, a faculty member at SHS stood by while the award was given to student Hannah Duggan.

One student truly stood out, receiving four coveted awards. Senior Kimberly Strauch who is headed for Dartmouth in the fall won awards in Math, Physics, Spanish and the Eric Rothschild award for superior academic accomplishment.

Principal John Klemme participated in the ceremony, presenting the Dartmouth College Award for academic achievement and service to Max Rolison as well as the Principal’s award to school government leader David Faust.

Here is a list of all the talented SHS students and the awards they received:

The Scarsdale Foundation Award to Zachary Wald for school and community service.
Principal’s Award, for school service to David Faust
The Billy Safian Humanitarian Award to Erica Getto.
The Scarsdale Alumni Eric Rothschild Scholarship for superior academic accomplishment to senior Kimberly Strauch.
Junior Academic Excellence Award to Shia Li Lum.
The Junior Scholarship/Service Award for distinction in both academics and service, to Alexandra Levine.
The Wellesley Book Award was presented to Nicole Bernstein.
The Steve Corbin Academic Success Award to Nicholas Gliatta
The Counselor’s Award to Nathan Sonnenfeld
The Halliday Clark Sr. Memorial Award Michelle Wexler
The Casey Ferrone Memorial Award to Sara Greenberg
The Scarsdale Chamber of Commerce Award to Carly Carlin.
The Dartmouth College Award for academic achievement and service to Max Rolison.
The Technical Services Award to Matthew Pavia
Scarsdale Rotary Club awards for community service to Allison Grant, Anthony Lyons, Caitlin Pitofsky, and Alison Schnitzer
The Brown University Award to junior Zachary Edelman.
The Princeton University English Excellence Award to Elizabeth Lash.
The Yale University Award for English Excellence to Alyson Favilla.
The Harvard University Award for Excellence in English to Jessica Li.
The Audrey McGinn Creative Writing Award to Helen Bush and Rebecca Workman The Scarsdale Inquirer Award to Dana Bernstein.
World Languages Awards were presented to Tyler Foote - Latin; Kimberly Strauch - Spanish; and Biagio DiSalvo - French.
World Languages Departmental Award David Faust
The Math Faculty Award to Kimberly Strauch.
The Rensselaer Mathematics and Science Award to Andrew Guo
The Bausch and Lomb Science Award to Jessica Lam
The Science Department Award to Ruth Kagan
The Science Achievement Award to Max Rolison
The New York State Science Supervisors Awards went to Jordan Falkoff - Biology; Kathryn Peruski - Chemistry; Shoshana Sheinfeld - Geology; Kimberly Strauch - Physics; and Nichola Lesniewski - All-Around.
The Social Studies Achievement Award to Anna Sherman
The Social Studies Faculty Award to Benjamin Rimland.
The Social Studies Excellence Award to Sarah Keltz.
The Band Achievement Award to Adam Sperber
The Orchestra Achievement Award to Joseph Louie;
The Chorus Achievement Award to Andrew Wang and Gregory Seiden.
The Excellence in Visual Arts 3D Award to Rebecca Erde
The Excellence in Visual Arts 2D to Talia Singer.
The Elisa Draper Art History Award to Hannah Duggan
The Friends of Art Permanent Collection Award to Paloma Dooley
The Friends of Music and Art Drama Award to Jordan Thaler
The Lowell Alecson Memorial Scholarship Award to Evan Schor
Sid Case Memorial Scholarship Award to Jun Sasamura

Top Row: Dana Bernstein, Biagio DiSalvo, Nicole Bernstein, Zachary Edelman, Helen Bush, Jordan Falkoff
Bottom Row: David Faust, Carly Carlin, Tyler Foote, Paloma Dooley, Nicholas Gliatta, Hannah Duggan

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Top Row: Andrew Guo, Rebecca Erde, Nicholas Lesniewski, Alyson Favilla, Joseph Louie, Erica Getto
Bottom Row: Allison Grant, Anthony Lyons, Sara Greenberg, Benjamin Rimland, Ruth Kagan, Andrew Wang

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Top Row: Jessica Lam, Elizabeth Lash, Evan Schor, Jun Sasamura, Alexandra Levine, Gregory Seiden
Bottom Row: Nathan Sonnenfeld, Jessica Li, Adam Sperber, Shia Li Lum, Matthew Pavia, Kathryn Peruski

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Top Row: Caitlin Pitofsky, Jordan Thaler, Alison Schnitzer, Zachary Wald, Anna Sherman, Sarah Keltz
Bottom Row: Shoshana Sheinfeld, Talia Singer, Kimberly Strauch, Michelle Wexler, Rebecca Workman

The Awards Committee members were: Carol D’Angelo, Neil Ginsberg, Michael Hiller, Susan Hollander, Joseph Lamela, Lauren Meyer, Sue Peppers, Eric Rauschenbach and Jennifer Wagner

Presenting the awards to the students were: Christopher Renino, Linda Leavitt, John Harrison, Sylvie Corten, Joseph Vaughn, John Klemme, Sue Peppers, Andrea O’Gorman, John Cuk, Margo Kornfeld, Eve Eisenstadt, Robert Draper, Lynn Potter, Loryn Solomon, Dan Stiel and Jackie Irwin.

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Arrest: On the afternoon of May 1, an employee of Dunkin Donuts on Depot Place called about a suspicious man who said he was wanted by the police and asked to use a telephone. The man appeared to have stolen property with the security tags intact. Police asked the man where he got the property and he claimed that he had purchased it at Sears in the Bronx. Police took the man and the items to headquarters where they contacted Sears, read them the serial numbers on the items and determined that they were stolen. The suspect was identified as Michael Miller, age 32 of the Bronx. He was charged with criminal possession of stolen property and since he was unable to post bail he was remanded to the Westchester County Jail.

Vandals: On Brambach Road someone ripped down sections of a fence in a front yard ripped out the tulips and put the flowers in the mailbox. The incident occurred overnight from 4/27-4/28. The residents suspect that the damage may be the work of some former friend’s of their daughters who have been harassing her via text messages and threatening the girl with their car.

A bike valued at $350 was stolen from the bike rack on East Parkway on 4/25. The lock was cut. The bike belonged to a DeCicco’s employee. Another bicycle that belonged to a Berwick Road man was stolen from the same bike rack on 4/27. The red 24-speed bicycle was valued at $400.

A rock was thrown through the rear window of a 2010 Mercedes when it was parked at a Secor Road home at 1 am on 4/28. The son of the homeowner heard the sound of breaking glass, looked out the window and saw a car driving away.

A 2010 Acura was keyed when it was parked in the driveway of a Post Road home in the early morning hours of 4/28. Also sometime overnight from 4/27-4/28, two cars parked on Brookby Road were damaged. A 2011 Mercedes was keyed and a swastika was scratched into the passenger side door of a 2008 Acura.

Two iPods were stolen from the center console of a car parked on Leatherstocking Lane over night on April 30th.

Prowlers: A Fox Meadow Road woman reported that she saw a man and a woman walking around the area trying to get into homes. She spotted them tugging on the door at 45 Fox Meadow Road and peeking inside windows of several homes at 10:40 am on 4/27. The woman was a brunette and the man was wearing a safari hat.

Shortly thereafter, at 11 am on 4/27 two people came to a Colvin Road home requesting a deaf interpreter. Police tracked the solicitors down who claimed they were soliciting on behalf of the Jehovah’s witnesses.

A man and a woman in a blue BMW were reported to be going into driveways on Birchall Road and looking into house windows on the morning of 4/28. When asked what they were doing, they claimed to be looking for Beyonce’s house.

A Boulevard resident called police at 3:30 am on 5/1 when he heard someone trying to get into his house through his rear door. His neighbor’s motion sensor light was also activated. Police were unable to find the prowler.

Disputes: A man with a malfunctioning car attempted to leave it on the property of Quaker Ridge School and got into a dispute with the school custodian on the morning of April 27. Ultimately the custodian agreed to let the man leave the car at the school temporarily.

A Bedford woman asked police to assist her when she was picking up mail from her parents home on Vanderbilt Road on April 25th. She wished to avoid conflict with her sister in law who was at the residence.

The landlord of a home on 52 Sprague Road tried to gain access to the house on the afternoon of 4/27, but the tenant did not want to let him in. The landlord claimed he was there to check on a water leak, however the tenant said that she had already fixed it. Police did not let the man enter the home and suggested that he call ahead to make an appointment with the tenant.

A distressed mason came to police headquarters on the afternoon of 4/27. He had been thrown off a job at 53 Paddington Road and was not paid for his work. He wanted to go to retrieve his equipment and asked the police to accompany him. Police told the man to make an appointment to meet the general contractor at the site and police agreed to go with him to get his belongings.

A Windmill Lane woman called police on the morning of 4/28 when water from construction at 65 Greendale Road was draining into her yard and causing flooding. Police notified the water department who said that the flow was ground water and therefore was not their responsibility.

A distraught New Rochelle woman called police on the evening of 4/29 to help her locate her daughter. The mother and her 15 year-old daughter had been shopping at DeCicco’s when the two got into an argument. The mom told the girl to wait outside in the car. However, after the mother finished her shopping she went to the car and her daughter was not there. She spent an hour looking all over the Village for her daughter but was unable to find her. While the police were talking to the mother, a passerby said that the girl might possibly be hiding in the back of Haagen Dazs. Police checked the store, found the girl and advised the mother to follow-up with the New Rochelle High School Counseling Office.

Help: Scarsdale Police assisted Westchester County Police in removing an erratic passenger from a B-line bus on the morning of April 26th. The passenger, a Tuckahoe Man, was removed from the bus when it was stopped at the Post Road and Crane Road and he was taken to White Plains Hospital.

A Greenacres boy repeatedly called police on 4/29, saying, “Aliens are coming to get him.” Police contacted the boy’s father who said that his son sometimes had delusional thoughts. Police asked the boy only to contact them in cases where he clearly needs help.

Animals: A dead cat was found at the intersection of Fox Meadow and Crane Roads on the morning of April 26th. A coyote was reported on the Heathcote Bypass at 12-noon o 4/29.

Party: Police found a group of partiers on the old Marx Estate at 15 Gatehouse Road shortly after midnight on April 30th. The estate is vacant and abandoned. No damage had been done and police told the trespassers to keep off the property.

Accidents: A school bus struck a light pole at Scarsdale High School on the afternoon of 4/29 and damaged the pole. No passengers were on the bus at the time.

A Quaker Ridge man driving a suburban hit a cyclist from Larchmont on the afternoon of May 1, when the cyclist failed to yield at the stop sign at Stratton and Franklin Roads. The cyclist was taken to White Plains Hospital.

A Garth Road woman left her wallet at 7-Eleven on Garth Road when she made some purchases on the afternoon of April 11. When she returned two hours later her wallet was gone.