Police Report: Car Crash On Walworth Avenue Plus Damaged and Stolen Parking Meters

Local residents received an alert from the Village of Scarsdale about a serious accident on Walworth Avenue near Claremont Road at 3:30 pm on Thursday February 29 (Leap Day). We walked over to the scene and were shocked to find a heavily damaged Nissan in the middle of Walworth Avenue.

We learned that the driver, who was later identified as Miles Mitchell Henry was driving south on Walworth from White Plains when he struck a parked landscaping truck that was parked on the west side of the street. The impact caused severe damage to the passenger side of the 2019 Nissan Altima and it spun around into the northbound lane.

He sustained serious injuries and was taken to White Plains Medical Center by SVAC and is expected to survive. Both the car and truck were towed.

Police report that just before the collision, Henry had fled a traffic stop in White Plains. It turns out that he had a suspended license and was arrested for aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, driving without a license and moving from a lane unsafely.

Parking meters
On Feb. 27, police discovered a missing parking meter head from a meter on Chase Road and Spencer Place. It was determined that the meter head, valued at $250, had been stolen. Police notified the highway department for replacement. Multiple parking meter heads were found to be damaged, due to acts of criminal mischief, on Overhill Road, Boniface Circle and East Parkway March 1. Damage was estimated at around $1,500. Police notified the highway department for replacement.

Assistance
On Feb. 27, Catherine Road parents were worried about their 23-year-old daughter who said she was going out for drinks after work but did not return home by almost 11 p.m. After calling police, the parents made contact with their daughter, and the young woman’s father went out to pick her up.

A Tyler Road resident was concerned about water pooling in the yard Feb. 28. Police determined the water was being properly dispersed, although a catch basin on the property might be nearing maximum capacity.

A Saxon Woods Road resident called police to inquire about speaking with someone regarding her mental health March 2. Police spoke to health aides and advised them to contact family members of the resident to relay her wishes and concerns.

Suspicious
A Brambach Road caller reported two men stopped her adult daughter on the street to ask for directions, while her daughter was taking a walk Feb. 28. The caller found this suspicious and called police. Later, a male solicitor with a permit knocked on the daughter’s door, but she confirmed the solicitor was not one of the men who previously approached her.

A girl staying at her grandmother’s house was concerned to find the door open Feb. 28. Police determined it had been blown open by the wind.

A man with a red hat was banging on a Rural Drive doorway asking the resident to pave a driveway Feb. 29.

Cars and roadways
On Feb. 27, police removed a malfunctioning parking meter from Boniface Circle.
Patrol notified an on-call auto service to assist a driver whose car was failing to start at Popham and Tisdale roads Feb. 27.
Police asked a Bethel Road driver to move a parked car away from a fire hydrant Feb. 28.
Police notified the highway department about a fallen tree on Secor Road Feb. 28.
Police notified Verizon about fallen communications lines on Corell Road Feb. 29.
On Feb. 29, police closed a hatch to an open underground electrical box causing a hazard on Post Road.
On March 2, police conducted a traffic stop after observing a car pass through a stop sign at East Parkway and Christie Place. It was determined that the 64-year-old Jefferson Valley driver did not have a valid driver’s license. Police issued appropriate summonses.
An Uber driver parked in the wrong driveway while attempting to pick up a passenger on Morris Lane after midnight March 3. Police helped clear up the confusion.
A manhole cover was loose at Popham Road and Church Lane South March 3. Police put it back in place safely.
A black sedan was blocking the entrance to a Scarsdale Avenue business March 3. Police called for a tow and then asked the driver to move the car before the tow arrived.
Police issued multiple citations to illegally parked cars on Potter Road March 3.
Three car accidents were officially reported in the Village this week.

Animals
On March 1, policed reunited a loose brown and white dog, found on Post Road, with its owner.

Lost and found
A passerby found a lost debit card in Rye. Police tried to make contact with the cardholder and also notified the banking institution, where a representative advised to destroy the card.

A caller reported losing a Honda car key somewhere in the Village Feb. 28.

A Wynmor Road resident reported losing license plates somewhere in the Village March 1.

Firefighters
On Feb. 26, firefighters assisted Fox Meadow Road residents with a water leak into a light fixture.
Smoke from a Post Road chimney was traced to a fire in the fireplace that was burning construction material Feb. 26.
On Feb. 27, a Stratton Road homeowner reported smelling smoke when she opened the clothes dryer in her house. Firefighters isolated the appliance and recommended that a technician evaluate it before using it again.
The backup battery to a sump pump in a Seneca Road house was sounding an alarm. Firefighters disconnected the battery and advised getting it serviced Feb. 29.
Firefighters assisted with a car accident on Walworth Avenue Feb. 29.
On March 1, firefighters assisted with a car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway.
On March 1, firefighters assisted with a motorcycle accident on Mamaroneck Road.
On March 1, firefighters shut down a leaking boiler on Secor Road and advised having the appliance serviced by a plumber.
On March 2, firefighters assisted with two car accidents on the Bronx River Parkway, one car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway and one car accident at Post and Huntington roads.
On March 3, firefighters were called to a reported gas odor at Heathcote School on Palmer Avenue. Firefighters traced the odor to the gas meter and dispatched Con Edison. Con Edison detected leaks at a pressure reducer and under the concrete slab where the meters were located. Con Edison stayed on scene to make repairs.
An oven with pans left inside started smoking in a Heathcote Road structure March 3. Firefighters shut off the oven and ventilated the space.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Feb. 26 – March 3 has been compiled from official information.

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