Scarsdale and Greenburgh Police Report

What a Ride: a man came to Sierra Cycles on Garth Road at 4:45 pm on September 17th and asked to test ride a 2009 Ellsworth Moment Mountain Bike, valued at $5,400.00. He took it out and never returned to the store with the bike. Police searched for the rider but were unable to locate him.

Car theft: An unlocked car parked on Fairview Road on the night of 9/17-9/18 was entered and a GPS navigation device and four dollars in change were stolen.

Two copper leaders and additional scrap copper, valued at $3,500, were reported stolen from a construction site at 260 Mamaroneck Road on September 13.

Accidents: a silver Suburban sideswiped a New Rochelle woman who was riding her bike on the Heathcote Bypass on the afternoon of September 17. The rider was knocked to the ground and her left leg and arm were injured. The driver of the car did not stop and police found the shattered side view mirror of the car on the ground.

A Tuckahoe woman, driving north on Weaver Street at 4 pm on 9/18 lost control of her car and struck a tree on the shoulder. She was taken to Soundshore Hospital in New Rochelle for evaluation.

Arrest: Stephanie Salgado of White Plains was taken into custody by the White Plains police at 11:45 pm on 9/17 and turned over to Scarsdale Police where there was an outstanding warrant for her arrest. She was wanted for failing to appear in court on traffic charges. She was released on $150 cash bail and given a court appearance date for 9/22.

Disputes: On 9/13, the owner of the Citgo Station on Scarsdale Avenue had a dispute with a Brambach Road man who was unwilling to pay the full fee for the bodywork done on his car. The customer said that the car was not fixed properly. Police advised the two to resolve the issue themselves or call a lawyer.

On the afternoon of 9/13, the owner of the Golden Day Spa on Wilmot Road came to police to complain that she had paid a web designer $2500 to create a website for her new store. The designer did not complete the work. Police advised her to see a lawyer.

A divorced woman asked for a police escort to drop off her 11 year old girls at her ex-husbands house on Cooper Road on the morning of 9/19. The woman reported that her husband was agitated and aggressive and she wanted the police to accompany her to the exchange.

Road Rage: Ralph Williams came to the police to complain that an angry motorist had cut him off and thrown things at his car while he was driving on the Post Road on the afternoon of September 15. Williams had the license plate number of the offender, who police identified as Christina Fox of White Plains. They contacted her and she said that she cut Williams off unintentionally and did not throw anything at the car. She apologized for her actions.

On the afternoon of September 14 a Drake Road man complained that his neighbor’s gardeners are damaging his bushes and have been doing so for the past year and a half. Police contacted his neighbor who said he would address the problem but when police called to check, the Drake Road man had not heard from his neighbor.

Locked out: A Crossway Road mother locked herself out of the house and left an 11 month old child inside at 4 pm on 9/13. The Fire Department came to her aid and got into the house through an unlocked second floor window.

On the night of 9/19 a Bronx man locked himself out of his car that was running and parked on Hampton Road. Police call RD Towing who came by and unlocked the car.

Harassed: On September 14 a Lenox Place man reported receiving five to six hang-up calls from an unknown person for the past three weeks.

A 24 year-old Cooper Road woman who had just been released from a psychiatric unit fled the house on foot at 6:30 pm on 9/17. Her Dad called the police who found the woman who said that she was still not feeling well and asked to be transported back to the hospital.

A pick up lacrosse game, played on the high school football field was jeopardizing the safety of walkers on the trace at 5 pm on 9/18. Police asked the players to break it up.

A Brookfield Road man called police to report that there were many cars parked on his street, awaiting children who were being dismissed from the Middle School. Police arrived and asked the parents to move their cars.

The carbon monoxide detector went off at a Crossway Road home at 1:20 am on 9:19. Police asked everyone to leave the house. Though two adults in the house claimed that they did not feel well, when the fire department arrived, they failed to get a CO reading in the house.

Screams: A Meadow Road woman heard a scream and a crash at 5:30 am on September 20th. Police responses and found a pedestrian struck on the Hutchinson River Parkway near the Weaver Street exit. The county police handled the incident.

A Boulevard Road woman found a lost dog at Post Road near Oxford Road at 3:30 pm on 9/18 and brought the dog to police headquarters. The owner was called to come in and retrieve her dog.

Coyotes continue to roam our streets and yards. Here’s a list of the reports received by Scarsdale Police:

• 9/13 at 12 noon on the lawn of a Wildwood Road home
• 9/13 at 2 pm at 234 Mamaroneck Road
• 9/13 at 3:37 pm at 18 Dolma Road
• 9/14 at 7:50 pm at the intersection of Weaver and Crossway
• 9/14 at 9:12 pm at the corner of Boulevard and Nelson Road
• 9/15 at 7:19 am in the street at Old Lyme and Meadow Road
• 9/15 at 8 pm at the intersection of Hampton and Olmstead Roads
• 9/16 at 11:53 am at Post and Farley Roads
• 9/16 at 2:48 pm in the yard of a Rock Creek Lane home
• 9/17 at 9:30 pm on Leatherstocking Lane
• 9/18 at 12 noon at the Heathcote School
• 9/18 at 12:34 at Ramsey and Secor Roads
• 9/18 at 1:46 pm on Deerfield Lane
• 9/18 at 2:33 pm at Carthage and Lincoln Roads
• 9/18 at 3:23 pm in the garage of a house on Deerfield Road
• 9/18 at 4:16 pm on the Fenway Golf Course off Secor Road
• 9/18 at 5:30 pm on Stratton Road
• 9/19 at 7:55 am at Mamaroneck and Secor Roads
• 9/19 at 4:30 pm at Rock Creek Lane and Sycamore Road
• 9/19 at 6:00 pm at the Heathcote Elementary School
• 9/20 at 7:20 am at 400 Mamaroneck Road
• 9/20 at 8:25 am on Burgess Road

Police Report Greenburgh

Gunshots: At 9:30 pm on September 18 a Jane Street man reported that he had been hearing a dog barking in the distance for an hour or so, and then heard a noise that sounded like gunshots. The sound came from the area of Webb Field. Police searched the area but were unable to find the source of the noise.

Busted: A speeding car was stopped on Mt. Joy Avenue in Edgemont on September 17 at 10:30 pm. When police spoke to the driver they noticed the smell of marijuana and when questioned, the driver gave the police a bag of pot. The driver, Steven J. Pirrotta age 24 of Yonkers was booked, released and told to appear in court on September 24th.

Shoplifters: Keith Mulligan, age 37 of Nyack was arrested on the afternoon of September 17 for stealing two leather jackets from Marshalls on Central Avenue. After he took the jackets he fled in a gray Saturn but was stopped by police and found to have the jackets and burglar tools in his possession. He was booked and arraigned.

In addition, Desiree Moor age 23 of Yonkers was also arrested for shoplifting on the night of September 16 at 9:30 pm when she took pink rain boots, a comforter and baby products, all valued at $189.94 and left the store without paying. She was booked, released and told to return to court.

Theft at Harmon: Bonnie Marie Richardson age 17 of Yonkers was arrested for stealing $63.47 from the register while she was working as a cashier at Harmon Discount during the month of August.

Suspicious Incident: On the morning of September 16 the manager of Radio Shack on Central Avenue reported that two men came into the store and purchased a play station. They paid with a credit card. They went out to the store and then returned and asked to purchase three cell phones. The store employee asked the customers to provide id to verify the name on the credit card and they refused. The manager then asked the men to return the play station which they did and then fled the store.

Missing: On September 15, a Ferndale Road woman reported that $6,000 in jewelry and a Dell computer were missing from her home. The items had disappeared sometime between July and September 15.