Vandals Smash Car Windows Overnight in Scarsdale and Edgemont
- Monday, 02 September 2024 17:36
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 08 October 2024 16:08
- Published: Monday, 02 September 2024 17:36
- Joanne Wallenstein
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According to readers at least 40 cars in Fox Meadow, Greenacres and Heathcote were vandalized in the early morning hours of Labor Day. Social media shows that the vandals hit the Cotswolds in Edgemont as well. Some residents awoke to find two of their cars smashed.
The Village of Scarsdale issued this alert on Monday morning: “Early this morning between the hours of 3:00AM and 6:00AM, numerous vehicles were vandalized in the Greenacres and Fox Meadow neighborhoods. The Scarsdale Police Department is investigating this matter. Residents with any surveillance footage are encouraged to contact the Scarsdale Police Department at 914-722-1200.”
We received an official report from the police that overnight on Sunday the front passenger windows of two volkswagons on Fox Meadow Road were smashed between 5 am and 6:40 am , but nothing was stolen.
We also heard that cars were broken into on Brewster Road, Dobbs Terrace, Ridgecrest, Chesterfield Road, Old Orchard Lane, Kingston Road, Greenacres Avenue and Rutland Road in Edgemont. This morning Greenacres Avenue was littered with broken glass. Readers say that police told them that at least 40 cars were vandalized. However many reported that though car windows were smashed, nothing was taken from inside the cars.
We have asked the police for more information but have not received a reply. If you have info, report it to the police or share it in the comments section below.