Arrests, Thefts and Accidents: from the Scarsdale Police
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Arrest: A 23 year-old Scarsdale woman was arrested for grand larceny, forgery and possession of stolen property for removing 8 personal checks from a home on Sharon Lane and cashing them in 2012. In total, $2,437 in cash was taken from the owner's account. Police arrested the woman after they found her name on the checks. They went to the home where she lives with her grandparents and she admitted to taking the checkbook and writing checks to herself. She said that at the time she was having a difficult time with her mother's illness and her own mental illness.
Missing diamonds: A Rectory Lane woman reported that a pair of diamond stud earrings, valued at $15,000 were missing from a bedroom in her home. She left them on a bookshelf in a back bedroom on 1/30/2014 and when she returned to look for them on 2/1/14 they were gone.
Missing wallet: A River Road woman lost her wallet at DeCiccos on the afternoon of February 2 and the following day learned that 10 to 12 attempts had been made to use her credit cards, though only a few, for a total of $200, went through. An attempt to take $200 from the account was made at an ATM machine but was denied. The woman cancelled her credit cards and reported the incident to the police.
A Greenacres Avenue woman was also the victim of identity theft after her wallet was lost or stolen on February 3. The black Cole Hahn wallet contained $200 in cash as well as credit cards, her drivers license a TSA global entry car and the social security numbers of her two daughters. On 2-4, HSBC notified her that there were multiple suspicious charges to her account for a total of about $2,000. Purchases were made at Duane Reade, TJ Maxx and a purchase at World Wide Electronics in NYC was denied.
Shoplifters at CVS: Police responded to a call from CVS on Popham Road at 8:30 pm on 2/9 when the manager recognized two female suspects from previous incidents at the store. He argued with the women and in the process Valentine's Day displays were knocked over. They stopped fighting but the manager asked police to tell the women to stay away from the store.
Accidents: During the snowstorm at 11:30 on Monday 2-3, a Scarsdale woman, driving a 2008 Toyota on Secor Road, skidded, veered off the road, slid down an embankment and ran into some hedges. The car had to be towed out of the embankment but was still drivable.
A White Plains woman driving on Crane Road on the afternoon of February 4 rear-ended a car driven by a Hartsdale woman. The driver of the car that was hit was taken to White Plains Hospital Emergency Room.
A tractor trailer slid off the road at 6:30 am on 2/5 onto the front lawn of a home on Grand Park Avenue. Police found that the truck was not damaged and the driver called a tow truck to move the large tractortrailer. Shortly thereafter the owner of the home on Grand Park called to say that the truck was driving on her lawn.
Threats: An Eton Road man came to police headquarters on the morning of 2/9 to report that his wife had threatened to file false allegations of violence, to have him removed from their home and to tamper with his insulin. Police advised the man to reach out to Scarsdale Family Counseling.
At 8 am on 2/7 police were called to mediate a dispute between two drivers on Mamaroneck Road. The driver of one car alleged that the second driver was following her too closely and that when she stopped short, the second car had hit the back of her car. However police found no damage and determined that the cars were not in contact with each other. The drivers admitted that the cars had not been moved. The complainant said she was concerned with the other driver's demeanor. Police advised the women that this was not a matter for the police.
Found: An iPhone in a blue and black case was found on the Brewster Road side of Scarsdale High School at 9 pm on 2/4 and turned over to police.
Towed: Following an accident on Walworth Avenue on the morning of 2/6, police found that a White Plains woman was driving a car with a suspended registration and no insurance and that the woman did not have a driver's license. The license plates were removed from the 2008 Honda Pilot, the car was towed and the driver was given summons'.
Stranger in the driveway: At 12:45 am on 2/9 a Wildwood Road woman called police when she saw someone at the end of her driveway near her car. She said she shouted and the suspect got into a car and drove off. There was no evidence that her car had been entered or damaged. Later that day she found four minor scratches on her car that she attributed to the incident the previous night.
Worried: A Cooper Road man called police on the morning of 2/3 to express concern for his elderly neighbor who was walking her dog at Saxon Woods Golf Club and lost her car keys. Police checked the area and found the woman as she was leaving the golf club. She had found her keys and did not require help.
Angry dog: A Madison Road woman complained that a dog that belonged to a Wood Lane woman lunged at her and her dog when she was out for a walk on 2/7. The owner of the lab apologized and agreed to get her dog licensed with the Village.
Coyotes: A called reported seeing two coyotes on Saxon Woods Road at 1 pm on 2/9. Police were not able to locate them.
Snow Plows: Police advised the owners of several parked cars that their cars were blocking snow removal equipment overnight on 2/6 -2/7. Owners of cars parked on Heathcote Road, Christie Place, Chase Road, Harwood Court, and East Parkway were called and asked to move their cars.
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Thefts, Threats and Big Black Rabbit: from the Scarsdale Police
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Identity Thefts: The General Manager of Quaker Ridge Golf Club reported that someone was writing fraudulent checks against the club's accounts to purchase items on Craig's List. The forger had printed up checks with the club's account and routing numbers. The General Manager has received many calls asking if the checks are legitimate. In many instances the checks were written for an amount higher than the agreed upon purchase price. The buyer then asked the seller to send back the difference minus a fee for their inconvenience. The club's comptroller contacted the FBI, secret service and Chase Bank Fraud Department. The incidents occurred between 12/2/13 and 1/28/14.
On February 1, a Berkeley Road man reported that someone had attempted to open a Bloomingdales account in his name online. The request for the credit line was denied.
Taxi!
A Mamaroneck woman called police at 7: pm on 2/1 to ask for help with a dispute with a cab driver. The cab driver was attempting to charge her $250 for a ride from the Upper East Side in New York to Scarsdale Avenue. Police helped the two parties come to an agreement.
Police were called to the Central Taxi parking lot on East Parkway on the morning of 2/2 where a man was harassing people for money. Police learned that the man tried to catch a cab but the driver would not take him because he did not believe the man had the money to pay for the ride. The man then started asking pedestrians for money. Police found the man on the train platform and issued a verbal warning for bothering pedestrians. The man then bought a train ticket to White Plains.
Stolen Bikes:
Two bicycles were stolen from the garage of a Fox Meadow Road home sometime between February 1 and 2. The resident also noted that it appeared that his car was tossed. The opener for the garage door was inside the glove box. The man said that he had likely left the car unlocked. Police surmised that perhaps the thieves used the garage door opener to open the garage door and take the bikes.
Animals:
A loose dog was found on Fox Meadow Road on the morning of 2/1. Several residents looked for the owner but could not find him so police took the dog into custody. While the police were in the process of notifying the humane society the dog's owner called about his lost dog. He came to pick up the dog and issued a summons for "Dog at Large."
At 5 pm on 2/1 a Park Road woman reported that found her neighbor's dog. Police returned the dog to its owner.
A Rectory Lane woman called police at noon on January 30 when she saw footprints in the snow around her house. When police arrived they determined that the footprints were left by a small animal.
The babysitter at a home on White Road called police on the afternoon of January 20 when she saw a large black rabbit
hiding in the bushes outside the house. She believed it was a domesticated rabbit. Police advised her to call an animal control service.
Found:
A set of keys, with an inscribed name plate that said "Marty" were found on Palmer Avenue on the evening of 1/28 and turned over to Scarsdale Police. A wallet containing a Canadian driver's license was found near Starbucks on East Parkway at 3 am on 2/2 and turned over to Scarsdale Police.
Arrests:
Police approached the driver of a Saturn SUV just after midnight on February 1 at 10:45 pm when they saw the car abruptly change lanes and then stop on the shoulder of the Post Road near Ferncliff Road. He saw a woman exit the passenger door of the car, pointing and yelling at the driver. When police approached the car the driver got out of the car and walked around to the passenger side front seat. The woman driver, who identified herself as Judy A. Nouel, told police she was having an argument with her daughter. Police asked for her license and she said "I wasn't driving." She then gave the officer an expired drivers' license that turned out to be revoked twice, suspended four times and showed four "scoffs" on her record on three dates. Police arrested Ms. Nouel and took her to headquarters and the car was released to her ex-husband.. Nouel was booked for aggravated unlicensed operation and released on $60 cash bail, posted by her ex-husband Carlos Nouel.
While driving on Heathcote Road at 5 pm on 1/31 Liani Mendez of New Rochelle was stopped by police when the scanner revealed a suspended registration. Mendez was given summons' for driving without a license, and operating an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. The car was towed back to his home.
Isable De Figueiredo of Mount Vernon appeared at Scarsdale Police headquarters in response to an outstanding warrant at 5 pm on January 31. She was released on $100 cash bail and given a court date of February 5, 2014.
Threats:
On 1/28 a Nelson Road man reported the receipt of threatening messages on his Facebook Page from someone he knew. Police advised him to block access to his page from the person who made the threats.
Mr. Okoli of Lockwood Road called police on the afternoon of 1/29 to say that his neighbor was saying mean things to him. Police advised him to speak to his guardian and avoid his neighbor.
A Sprague Road woman called police at noon on 1/31 when she received an envelope with unusual contents. Police arrived and determined that the letter, which was sent by the AARP, contained some shredded paper that appeared to come from the mailing equipment.
Keys please: On 1/31, the children of a Brite Avenue man who is currently residing in an assisted living facility asked police to help them recover their Dad's car from the home of his soon-to-be ex-wife on Brite Avenue. The man had the title to the car. When police arrived the woman turned over the keys to the car.
Noisy kids: Police received a call at 10:30 pm on 1/31 about disorderly youths at a home on Barry Road. They found some kids playing football in the front yard and told them that is was not an appropriate time to make noise outside. The kids and their parents apologized.
Lost: An autistic man from White Plains came to Scarsdale police headquarters on the afternoon of 2/2 and said he was lost. He was wearing a medical alert bracelet with his name and phone number. Police called his sister who agreed to pick him up.
Alarms: Police responded to a fire alarm activated at an unoccupied home at 4:18 am on Vanderbilt Road. The neighbor let firefighters into the house who found that the alarm had malfunctioned.
Water leaks were reported on Harcourt Road at 5 pm on 1/27 and at a home on White Road at 3:15 on 1/27.
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Land Rover Stolen from Murray Hill Home
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Stolen Land Rover: A 2013 Land Rover, valued at $50,000, was stolen from the driveway of a home on Murray Hill Road overnight on January 25. Surveillance cameras on the property show a 4-door sedan on Murray Hill Road at 12:19 am on January 25. At 12:22 am the film showed a man wearing a hat, gloves and hooded sweatshirt walk up the driveway, enter the car and drive away at 12:23 am. According the owners, the car was left unlocked and the key may have been inside the car.
Stolen Purse: A Walworth Avenue woman told police that her purse was stolen from Savona Restaurant while she attended a fundraiser at the restaurant on January 23. At 9:45 pm she left her purse on the back of a chair and went to the restroom. When she returned, it was gone. Her husband was able to track her phone and determined that it was near Depot Place. Police checked the area and were unable to find it however the woman and a friend continued to search. Shortly thereafter, they found her phone behind a parking meter but there was no sign of the purse.
Stolen bike: A green 27-speed Huffy mountain bike was stolen from Depot Place on January 24 when the owner left it unlocked, leaning against a fence around 10:30 pm. The bike was left at the fence near the construction site adjacent to the Scarsdale Train Station.
Identity thefts: On January 20 a Sharon Lane man reported that someone had stolen 15 personal checks from his home and cashed them between January 1, 2012 and October 30, 2012. Altogether, $2,437 was withdrawn from his account without his authorization.
A Rugby Lane man reported that someone changed the contact phone number for his Chase account. When the man's wife called the number the person on the other end hung up. Police were not able to identify the phone number and Chase could not tell the man what security question the identity thief had responded to in order to make the change. Chase also told the Scarsdale man that someone had attempted to withdraw $7,500 from his account at a Chase Branch in Illinois. Chase subsequently changed the man's account numbers.
Wallet found: A wallet that belongs to a White Plains woman was found on the fourth floor of the Freightway Garage and turned over to police on the afternoon of January 21. Police were unable to reach the owner of the Coach wristlet and it is currently at police headquarters.
Thin ice: A Taunton Road woman called police on the afternoon of January 21 when she saw kids walking on the pond in Crane Berkeley and feared they would fall through the ice. By the time police arrive the kids were gone.
Broken elevator: Police responded to a 911 call from a man who was stuck in an elevator at the Christie Place garage at 2:40 pm on January 23. When police arrived the man had gotten out of the elevator and repairmen were on the scene fixing the elevator.
Alone in the car:Police got a call about two children who were left alone in the backseat of a car parked on East Parkway in Scarsdale on the afternoon of January 23. Police found the children's mother at Heathcote Tailors and warned her not to leave the children unattended in the car.
Water leak: A caller alerted police that water was coming out of a garage on Boulder Brook Road at 10 am on January 26. The water department was called to turn off the water main to the house and a realtor arrived to open the garage door.
No heat: Police escorted a Church Lane man into a Walworth Avenue house on the afternoon of January 26. The resident was away and the heat was off. The man turned the heat back on and left the house.
Coyotes: Police got a call about two coyotes or wolves at the intersection of Carthage and Lincoln Road on the afternoon of January 26. By the time police arrived the animals were gone.
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Schools Closed Today
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Scarsdale Schools are closed for a second day this week due to a winter storm that left another six inches on the ground overnight. Snow was followed by sleet which could cause icy conditions. The second Scarsdale School Budget Study Session that was scheduled for 6:30 pm on Wednesday will now be held on Thursday evening at 6:30 pm at Scarsdale High School. This is Scarsdale's second snow day closing for the year.
How will you spend the day? Post ideas in the comments section below and send your snow day photos to scarsdalecomments@gmail.com.
Thefts, Arrests and Potholes: from the Scarsdale Police
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Scarsdale woman arrested for stealing friend's jewelry: On January 14, Ilana Svetkey, age 46 of Rodney Road was arrested for allegedly stealing jewelry valued at more than $5,000 from the home of a friend on Boulevard in Scarsdale. The missing jewelry was reported last week and included a Tiffany gold charm bracelet, a rose gold charm bracelet, a gold charm bracelet and a platinum Tiffany wristband. According to Lt. Thomas Altizio, Svetkey admitted to stealing the jewelry when she was questioned by detectives. Some of the stolen items were in her home, some were taken to a jeweler to be engraved and some were sold to the jewelry store. The items at her home and the item at the jewelry store to be engraved were recovered and are in evidence. The items she sold to the jeweler were already melted down and could not be recovered. Svetkey was arraigned before Judge Galloway who set bail at $500, scheduled a court date for 1/15 and issued a Temporary Order of Protection to the victim. She posted bail and was released.
Stolen rental car: On 1/13 a rental car that was borrowed from the Avis dealer at the Scarsdale Service Center was declared stolen when the 2013 silver GMC was more than 30 days overdue. The car was borrowed on 11/18/13 and scheduled to be returned on 12/9/13. The renter did not return the car of answer certified letters or phone calls from Avis.
Stolen scooter: A motorized scooter that belonged to an elderly Wildwood Road woman was stolen from the driveway of the house on the morning of January 15. Police confirmed that the sanitation department did not pick it up.
Arrest: On January 13, 2014 Nicole Longmore, age 39 of the Bronx was arrested for failing to respond to an active warrant issued on October 29, 2013. She was caught when the White Plains police notified the Scarsdale Police that they towed her car off the Bronx River Parkway on 1/13/14 and found there was an active warrant for her. She was processed, released on $60 cash bail and given a court date of January 15.
Phone calls: A Hampton Road woman reported that she was receiving unwanted phone calls between 12/20/13 and 1/13/14. She has received multiple calls each day and when she picks up the phone it seems that someone is there but is not speaking. On another occasion her son answered the phone and the caller asked for her by name. She asked police to help her make the calls stop.
Unwanted texts: A 15 year-old girl and her father came to police headquarters on January 18 to report that she has been receiving unwanted text messages for the past few months. The messages began on October 3, 2013 and she did not know whom they were from. When she asked the sender to identify him/herself they would not tell her. Though the texts are not threatening the person who sent them seemed to know her whereabouts and she grew concerned.
Potholes: A 2007 BMW driven by a White Plains man hit a large pothole on Mamaroneck Road on the morning of January 15. 
The impact caused a flat in the front passenger side wheel. The man called BMW road assistance to tow the car. Police placed a traffic cone in the pothole which was located on Mamaroneck Road near Cushman Road.
A collapsed roadway near a storm drain on Wayside Lane was reported on the morning of January 18. Police marked the area with orange cones and alerted the Highway Department.
Identity theft: About $2,000 in withdrawals were made from the account of an 84 year-old Scarsdale woman without her authorization on January 13, 2014. Chase Bank did not know how someone had accessed the woman's account using at ATM machine as the woman does not have a debit card.
Unlicensed driver: Police stopped the driver of a 1998 Volkswagen on Crossway on January 8 when the scanner revealed the car was not registered due to an insurance lapse. A DMV check of the driver's license revealed that it had been revoked once and suspended eight times. The car belonged to a New Rochelle man and it was not inspected. Police removed the plates from the car, towed it to the impound lot and issued Jermaine Higgins of Mamaroneck summons for operating a car with a suspended registration, unlicensed driving, driving without insurance and driving an uninspected car. The owner of the car was also notified and he said he was in the process of selling the car to Higgins. Higgins was released on $100 bail and given a court date of 1/22/14.
Trees: On the morning of January 13, a Richbell Road woman called police to complain that her neighbors was cutting down trees without a permit. Police spoke to the homeowner who explained that she had a valid permit to remove the trees. Police told the neighbor that she could not stop the workers from completing the job.
Water leak: Also on Birchall Road, a caller saw water rushing from the garage on the morning of January 17. The water was freezing and causing icy conditions. Police found no one at home and the fire department entered the house through an unlocked window. They found that a pipe had split and they were able to turn off the water.
Blocked in: A driver called police on the evening of January 13 when she was unable to move her car which was parked on Depot Place because another car was parked too close to hers and was over the designated line. Police called Vincent's towing who shifted the misplaced car without damaging it and allowed the woman to pull out.
Fall: Police went to a Tunstall Road home at 4:57 am on January 15 to assist a woman who could not get up off the floor. They helped her up.
On January 15, the owner of a home on Ogden Road reported that students were parking their cars in front of his house in a "no parking zone." Police issued a summons.
Noise: Police were called about noisy kids on Donellan Road at 1:13 am on 1/19. They went to the house and the mother explained that her daughter just returned from her Bat Mitzvah and had some friends over. She said she would tell them to keep the noise down.
Fight: A concerned Carthage Road father called police at 7 pm on January 19 about a family dispute. When police arrived they found that the family was having a verbal disagreement and the parents agreed to have their son stay with his grandparents for the night.
Missing: At 4 pm on 1/20, a concerned woman from Montgomery Road called police when her husband had failed to return from an 11 am medical appointment. While police were at the house the man showed up.
Graffiti: A street sign at the intersection of Innes and Heathcote Roads was found to be spray-painted with yellow graffiti on January 13. Another street sign, at the intersection of Willow and Cushman Roads, was spray-painted with brown paint. The incident was reported on January 17.
