Crime Spree in Scarsdale

A brazen burglar entered an occupied Popham Road home around 5 am on Tuesday morning July 30 and ransacked the house while the 80 year-old resident slept upstairs. She awoke to find the man standing over her in her bedroom. The woman described the man as 5' 10' to 6' tall, white or Hispanic, wearing a bag or a backpack over his shoulder.

She called the police when the burglar fled and they found that the screen on a rear sliding glass door had been removed and suspect the man entered through the door. The house was heavily tossed and the burglar made off with a laptop, keyboard, credit cards, house keys and the woman's driver's license. He also stole an antique necklace from a cabinet drawer. Police found two knives that had been taken from the kitchen outside the sliding glass door. The woman was unharmed.

Police are currently investigating a second reported burglary that took place around 3 am on Thursday August 1. Someone entered an occupied home at 1 Highland Way, off Fox Meadow Road in Scarsdale. The suspect(s) entered the occupied residence through an unlocked front door. Stolen in the burglary were cash, credit and debit cards and a Toshiba laptop.  In addition to the homes that were entered, there were 12 vehicles entered overnight in the last 2 days, and some had items removed. In all cases, the vehicles that were entered were unlocked. All of the incidents took place in the Old Scarsdale, Fox Meadow and Greenacres neighborhoods along the Bronx River Parkway.

Based upon area surveillance video, the Scarsdale Police have a suspect who is a male white or light skinned Hispanic, 5'8" – 5'11" who was wearing shorts and a dark colored shirt. The police are requesting that any residents that utilize home surveillance systems review the dates of 07/30/2013 through 08/01/2012 between the hours of 2:00 am and 5:00 am for any suspicious persons or activity and provide the information or video to the Scarsdale Police to assist in the investigation.