Missing Jewels and Lots of Accidents: From the Scarsdale Police

Lost or Stolen Jewels? An Innes Road man called police on the afternoon of 12/13 to say that his wife's jewelry had been stolen. He said that his wife had gone out without her engagement ring and had called him to ask him to put her ring away. The man found the ring and some earrings, and put them in a Ziploc bag and put them inside another Ziploc bag which also contained jewelry in his top desk drawer. He later realized that workmen were coming to the house so he put the bag in his pocket. He does not remember what happened to the bag after that point but realized that night the jewelry was missing. He only left the house once that day when he went to Balducci's at 5 pm. He searched everywhere, in his car and his house and also called Balduccis where no jewelry had been found. Missing is a $31,000 engagement ring with platinum band and a 3.1 karat stone, gold Tiffany hoop earrings valued at $1,000 plus other assorted jewelry.

Missing Mower: Juan Fernandez Ferro of Dom's Landscaping reported that a gas powered mower, valued at $6,000, and a leaf blower, valued at $1,300 were stolen from a home on Birchall Lane on December 11. The equipment was left in front of the house at 10 am while the men went to do another job in Greenwich. When they returned at 2:30 pm the equipment was gone.

There were a slew of car accidents on Tuesday morning December 10 when heavy snow started to fall around 8 am:

• At 7:43 am police got a call about a car that had slid off the roadway near 10 Heathcote Road.
• At 8:03 am another car slid off the roadway at the intersection of Morris Lane and Richbell Road. The driver attempted to stop to avoid hitting a car that was stopped in front of him and skidded into a tree.
• At 8:12 am a driver was rear ended by another car at the intersection of Church and Wayside Lanes.
• At 8:53 am there was a two-car collision at the intersection of Palmer Avenue and Wynmor Road. The driver of a 2011 Nissan attempted to stop to avoid hitting a car that was stopped at a red traffic light on Palmer Avenue and lost control and hit the car.
• At 9:03 am two cars collided at the intersection of Church Lane and Crane Road.
• At 9:11 am, police received numerous calls about cars sliding down Fenimore Road toward Post Road. When they arrived, they found two cars pulled over on the side of Fenimore Road.

A three-car accident occurred at the intersection of Crane and Carstesan Roads at 6 pm on December 11. One car was driving west on Crane Road and another was stopped in traffic on the eastbound side of Crane Road. A third car tried to make a left onto Crane Road from the Village Hall driveway. It hit the car going west on Crane Road and then hit the car that was stopped in traffic on the other side of Crane Road. The driver of the car that caused the accident was Elizabeth Lopez, age 24 of Harrison. When police arrived they found that she was driving with a suspended driver's license and that the registration for the car was suspended due to non-payment for insurance. The license plates were removed from the car, and it was towed.

There were also several accidents due to the snow storm on Saturday 12/14:

• A woman driving on Garth Road at 6:45 pm lost control of her car due to the snow and skidded into a parked car on Garth Road.
• At 9 pm on 12/14 a Bronx man who was driving on Springdale Road slid down a hill, struck a metal sewer drain and came to rest on the lawn of 36-38 Springdale Road. The man left the scene on foot. The following morning, the owner of the house on Springdale Road called police to say that a car was blocking his driveway and had been there since the previous night.

Keyed: A Ferncliff Road woman reported that her 2014 BMW was keyed while it was parked at the high school lot during the day on December 10. The driver's side was scratched and the left rear tail lamp was damaged as well as the front fog lamps and headlamps.

Alcott Montessori: The Director of the Alcott Montessori School called police on the morning of 12/11 when their website had been taken down and their web coordinator submitted his letter of resignation. The coordinator had previously said that when he leaves the school he would take the material that belonged to him off the school's website. The man also took a computer from the school and the director was not sure who owned it. Police advised the school that this was a civil matter.

In addition, the Director in Training at the school received a second disturbing letter from an unknown person this week and turned it over to the police on December 11. Police made extra ride-bys to the school all week.

Locked Out: A Coralyn Road woman locked her car keys inside her Chevy Tahoe while the car was running on the morning of December 11. A tow service was called and they were able to open the car. On 12/12, a woman locked her keys in her car when it was parked in the DeCicco's lot. Vincent's Towing arrived and unlocked the car.

On the Lam: A concerned Butler Road man called police on December 11 when his wife, who was out shopping, had not returned home at the appointed time. Police made numerous attempts to contact the woman on her cell phone but they were unsuccessful. At 5 pm he called police to say that she had come back.

Rappers: A Cayuga Road man called police at 6:40 pm on December 11 to say that there were cars in the driveway of a vacant home nearby. Police spotted a black BMW and a white Mercedes leaving the driveway of the vacant home at 21 Cayuga Road and stopped both cars. The driver of the BMW identified himself as "Lambo Cheeze" and said he was a rapper and that he was at the house to film a music video. As police were talking to the drivers Ryan Flanzer arrived in a Nissan. He said that the house is owned by his family that the he has permission to film a music video in the house.

Phishing: Tory Lane residents called police on 12/12 after they received numerous phishing calls from someone who said they had qualified for government grants. The called asked them to send $130 in processing fees. The residents grew alarmed when the callers knew their name, age, address, date and place of birth.

Identity Theft: On 12/13 a Donellan Road woman reported that four fraudulent charges were made to her American Express Card. Three of the charges were made for "Seamless" a company that delivers food from NYC restaurants. The fourth charges was for a company called "V Files, an art gallery in NYC. The woman had the card in her possession and did not know how someone got the card number.

Disputes:
A Fairview Road woman called police on the morning of December 11 to complain that her neighbor was piling snow and ice from his driveway onto her driveway. Police arrived and found a small amount of snow in the woman's driveway that was not obstructing access. They also spoke with the neighbor who said that a portion of the woman's driveway is on his yard and that he does not intentionally shovel snow onto his neighbor's driveway. He said he would be more careful in the future.

A taxi driver called police at 12:51 am on December 13 when a passenger on Myrtledale Road refused to pay the fare. Police arrived and found that there was no issue with payment but that the passenger needed help getting into his house. Police spoke to the man's wife who let him in through the garage.

A Lockwood Road resident called police at 11:30 pm on December 15 after a man rang his doorbell and asked to use the restroom. When the resident refused to let him in the man became angry. Police searched the area and found the man who said that he was lost and was trying to get to Tuckahoe. They called the man's girlfriend who offered to come and pick him up.

Animals:
A Springdale Road man called police on the afternoon of 12/12 when a loose dog was on his property. Police stopped by, checked the dog's tags and contacted its owner to pick it up.

A Carthage Road man called police at 5 pm on 12/12 to say that a small dog may have fallen through a sewer grate and was unable to get out. Police stopped by and found that the animal in question was a raccoon, and that it was not stuck.

Track Fire: Police responded to track fire at the Scarsdale Train Station at 9:30 am on December 9. MTA Police and the Scarsdale Fire Department were already on the scene and firefighters put it out.

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