Partyers Break Into Vacant Homes, Heroin in the 'Dale and a Burglary

Thouogh many left for vacation, things heated up in Scarsdale this week: Arrest: At midnight on August 16 police found Harold C. Choi, age 39 of Dobbs Ferry and another man passed out in a 1999 Honda on Saxon Woods Road with the engine running. Police found the two asleep in the car, one with a hypodermic needle on his lap and blood coming out of a small hole in his arm, consistent with a needle prick. Harold Choi woke up and did not know where he was or why he was there. Both occupants were asked to get out of the car and were handcuffed. Choi's companion admitted to taking heroin earlier in the day and had two hypodermic needles on him. One of the needles was stuck in his thigh when he exited the car. He was having trouble breathing and was taken to the White Plains Hospital Emergency Room. Choi admitted to taking heroin the prior night and said he had passed out because he was tired. He failed sobriety tests and was arrested for DWAI-Drugs as well as failure to produce a driver's license. He consented to have his blood drawn and was taken to headquarters and then to the hospital for the blood test.

Jogger Accosted:

A female jogger from Greenacres called police on the afternoon of August 15 to say that she had been accosted by a man while she was jogging on Mamaroneck Road. She was confronted by an unknown man who was walking on Mamaroneck Road. He repeatedly asked her where she was going and told her he could take her wherever she was going. When she tried to go around him he put his arms out to his sides to prevent her from passing. Once she got around him, he turned around to follow her but a passerby saw the incident, pulled over and gave her a ride. The man was described as a white male, about 5'7", average build, mid 30's with dark hair wearing dark shades a dark colored short sleeve shirt and gray fitted pants. Police canvassed the area but could not find him.

Burglary: Police went to a Walworth Avenue home at 12:30 pm on August 14 in response to a burglar alarm. They checked the front door and found it was unlocked. Though everything looked fine on the main floor of the house, the master bedroom was tossed. Two drawers were ajar, handbags were on the bed and there were empty jewelry boxes on the dresser. In the basement they found that the sliding glass door had been broked. An alarm speaker behind the door of the main entrance had been ripped from the wall and there were small pieces of jewelry on the floor on the second floor. The incident was determined to be a burglary.

Parties in vacant homes:

A vacant home on Brookby Road was vandalized sometime between August 7 and 11. Realtors who represent the homeowner and the new tenant found a broken Smirnoff bottle in the driveway and more containers for alcoholic beverages on the property on August 11. Inside they found that the rear door was unlocked, sheetrock was damaged, as well as a shelf, door molding and window. The damage was estimated at $2,000.

Also on Brookby Road at another unoccupied home that is for sale police saw several people running from the back of the house at 12:53 am on August 16. They detained one of runners and he told police that he had entered the house with about 15 others to have a party. Inside police found empty beer bottles, unopened beer cans, 2 beer pong tables and cups of beers. Police seized 15 open and 61 unopened cans of beers. They also found a broken window at the house but did not know whether or not this was related to the partiers. Police released the young man to his father and contacted the real estate agent who has the listing for the house.

Diamond Ring: A Bell Road woman came to police on the evening of 8/14 to complain that a jeweler had not given her the proceeds from the sale of her diamond ring. She brought the ring to jeweler Marvin Rafeld in November 2013. The ring was originally appraised at $16,000 but he said he would sell it for $3,600. She did not hear from him for a few months and in April 2014 he told her that he had sold the ring but could not pay her as he had declared bankruptcy. He paid her $750 and said he would pay the balance but has not responded to her phone calls since that time. Police advised her that this was a civil matter.

Road Rage: At 1:35 am on August 12th a taxi driver and his passenger from Greenacres went to police headquarters to complain about an incident of road rage on the Bronx River Parkway. They said the driver of a red Fit or Fiat had honked at them, drove aggressively around their car and made inappropriate hand gestures at them. In addition, the driver pulled over in order to follow them and then trailed them off the parkway to the police station where he circled their car several times. Police were not able to find the suspect and escorted the taxi driver back to the Parkway.

Scams:

A Murray Hill Road woman told police she was the victim of an IRS scam on August 12th. She said she received a letter from the IRS requesting more information on her 2013 tax return, however she had not filed a 2013 return. The IRS said someone may have filed using her husband's SS#.

A woman who had posted a rocking chair for sale on Craig's List told police that she may have received a fraudulent Moneygram as part of a scam. Someone named Peter sent her a Moneygram and sent her a text saying that the Moneygram was for the wrong amount. He asked her to cash it and send him back the difference via Moneygram. The woman turned over the Moneygram to police as it appeared to be fraudulent. Police advised her that this was a scam.

Marital Woes: A Brewster Road woman came to police on the evening of August 12, to say that her husband had disobeyed an order of protection and entered her home. However the order was expired. Her husband came inside and began opening bags and she asked him to leave. He did so taking their three children for visitation.

Pool Hoppers: A Hutchinson Avenue woman reported that kids had jumped into her pool at 11:30 pm on August 12. By the time police arrived the kids were gone.

Bees: A man was stung by bees at the Saxon Woods Golf Course at 11:30 am on August 16th and asked to be taken to the White Plains Emergency Room for treatment.

Found:

A black tote bag with the words "Hate Everyone" on it was found lying on a bench near DeCiccos at 1:50 pm on the afternoon of 8/14. The bag contained a pair of black cycling shoes and four pairs of socks. Items were taken to the police for safekeeping.

Lost Boy: A small child was found in the roadway on Hutchinson Avenue at 6:40 pm on August 17th. Police found the boy on the street and then his father appeared and said they were visiting relatives nearby when the 5 year-old boy ran off the property. He said he would pay more attention in the future.

Food debris and drug paraphernalia were found at the Greenacres playground on the morning of August 16th. Police cleaned it up.

Gas: There was a gas leak at the intersection of Mamaroneck and Cooper Roads on the morning of August 15th. Con Edison, the Scarsdale Fire Department and the County Fire Departments came to the scene, check homes in the area and set up flaggers in the road to allow them to fix the leak.

Pedestrians Hit:

A 14 year-old boy was hit by a 2003 Mercedes on Garth Road at 2:52 pm on August 11.

An employee of NuWay Cleaner was standing between a car and his delivery truck on Rodney Road on the morning of 8/14 when the car rolled into the truck and pinned him between the two vehicles.

Accidents:

A police car that was parked facing south in the northbound lane of the Post Road was sideswiped by a black SUV at noon on 8/15. At the time the incident occurred the police car had its emergency lights activated and was unoccupied. No injuries occurred.

A White Plains woman driving a 2001 BMW ran into a 2013 BMW driven by an Irvington woman at 5 pm on August 14. The woman said her sandal got caught on the accelerator and she accidentally drove into the car in front of her which was stopped in traffic at the time.

Smoke and Fire: A boy was cooking at his home on Wynmor Road on the morning of August 16th when the smoke alarm went off. He left the house and inadvertently locked himself out. The fire department arrived and the smoke alarm sounded again but they could not get inside. As they were attempting to break in, the boy's mother returned home and let them in and the house was found to be safe. The next night, at the same house police got a call about a small fire in the yard of the home. Police found the homeowner and his son roasting marshmallows in a fire in the fire pit.

Animals:

Kent Road residents called police when a raccoon became trapped in their garbage can. Police were able to tilt the can and free the animal. Kingston Road residents called police when a raccoon was found behind his garbage can. Police found a big raccoon as well as two babies and tried to get them to leave the area. They did not appear to be sick so police gave the man the contact information for a trapper.

A white and tan dog was found on Brewster Road at 8:30 pm on August 16th. Police brought the dog to headquarters and it was picked up by the New Rochelle Humane Society.

Summons:

Tito Fernandez, age 55 of Greenwich, CT was stopped at Crossway on the evening of 8/14 for driving with a suspended registration and no insurance. His car was towed and he was issued summons' for driving an uninsured car with a suspended registration.

Brian Sanchez, age 23 of White Plains was stopped on Weaver Street by police for driving a car with stolen license plates at midnight on 8-17. Sanchez said he owned the car but had borrowed the plate from a friend. He was issued summons' for possession of a stolen license plate, and for driving an unregistered car without a valid inspection certificate and released on $200 cash bail.

Signs: Police took down signs for tag sales around Scarsdale and gave the company who posted them summons for posting notices on 8/16.

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