Police Report: Car Stolen from Huntington Avenue

Car theft: On July 21, a $35,000 Ford Fusion, from 2018, was stolen from a Huntington Avenue drive way overnight.

Identity theft
On July 16, a Walworth Avenue resident reported that someone who has been fraudulently using his personal identifying information was able to withdraw $13,000 from his bank account.

Criminal mischief
On July 21, a Boulevard park was vandalized overnight. Specifically, trash bins and benches were overturned, and a water fountain had been partially removed, exposing electrical wires.

Domestic matter
On July 15, an 11-year-old boy called police to report his mother and grandfather were having a verbal argument. Police spoke with the mother and grandfather. They said they were having a minor argument that was not physical in nature.

Welfare check
Police checked the welfare of a Greendale Road son after his mother could not get in touch with him July 21.

Eastchester police asked Scarsdale police to check the welfare of a Garden Road woman after Eastchester police arrested a home care attendant who worked for the woman. The woman was in good order, and Scarsdale police informed Eastchester police. Police stood by while the attendant was dismissed from her job.

Concerns
On July 16, patrol arrived at a Meadow Road house and the resident said that last night his wife, who was not on scene, heard a loud noise in the home. Upon arriving home, the resident observed his front door was slightly ajar. He further said that he and his wife always leave the front door unlocked. Patrol inspected the door and did not observe any forced entry, but patrol did notice that the doorframe had a slight bend in it. When asked about the doorframe, the resident said he was unsure if this had occurred recently or if it has been an ongoing situation. The resident also advised that nothing in the home was moved or taken. Patrol made the resident aware of the danger of leaving the front door unlocked and advised him to keep it locked all the time.

On July 16, a Bell Road elderly woman advised that she was hearing voices and was concerned for her landlord. She indicated that she wanted to make police aware of the situation. While speaking to the woman, patrol observed no alarming behavior, and the woman appeared to be coherent. Patrol advised the woman that all was in good order, and if anything happens in the future, to call police for assistance.

Cars and roadways
On July 16, police and the highway department removed a low-hanging branch from a Verizon wire on Fox Meadow Road.

During a July 18 electrical outage, patrol provided traffic control at Fenimore and Fox Meadow roads.

On July 18, police were concerned about a closed roadway with no signage at Crossway and Lincoln Road. Patrol observed numerous traffic and safety concerns with the roadway construction. Namely, a backhoe with no safety flagger was operating while pedestrians were walking behind the machine. Numerous vehicles were also observed going around the cones into the construction site where there were large open un-barricaded holes across the roadway into oncoming traffic. Traffic was also observed passing the one flagger and workers at unsafe speeds. No road closed signage or detour signs were observed. Patrol spoke to the foreman and advised him of patrol's concerns. He stated that they were contracted by the Village and were doing what was required by the DPW superintendent. While on scene, the foreman assigned a worker to flag for the backhoe.

On July 18, police also observed Ewart and Lee roads to be closed with no signage and no proper flagger on scene, creating a hazardous condition for vehicles traveling in both directions.

Police notified Con Edison about low-hanging wires over Heathcote Road July 18.

On July 18, police observed a dangerous work site at Crossway and Fayette Road. The work crew at this location had two open pits in the southbound lane of Crossway approximately 100 feet away from each other. One pit was north of Fayette Road, and the second pit was south of Fayette Road. Both pits had active workers and construction vehicles, but only one flagger was attempting to direct traffic at the southerly pit. Police advised the foreman that flaggers were needed to direct traffic at each work site so traffic can safely navigate around the pit and the closed lane of traffic. The foreman advised that he was closing one pit and would have flaggers at the active pit. Police stayed on scene to assist with traffic control as the northerly pit was closed.

On July 18, police notified Con Edison about a low-hanging branch from a split tree on Oxford Road.

Village code
On July 15, police removed an illegally posted sign from Palmer Avenue and Mamaroneck Road. A summons was issued.

On July 16, police removed an illegally posted sign from Palmer Avenue and Secor Road. A summons was issued.
On July 18, police advised a solar panel vendor on Madison Road that he needed a permit to solicit in the Village.

On July 19, police advised a Brookline Road resident to lower the volume of music after neighbors complained.

On July 20, police removed an illegally posted sign from Spencer Place and Chase Road. A summons was issued.

On July 21, police advised a Boulevard resident to lower the volume of music after neighbors complained.

Animals
A Colby Lane resident reported seeing a coyote in her yard July 18. Police advised her to repair a broken section of her fence.

Lost and found
On July 18, a Barry Road resident reported losing her car’s front license plate.

On July 20, a resident reported finding a cell phone on Lincoln Road.

Firefighters
On July 16, a Post Road family reported trouble with an electrical outlet. The resident stated that the outlet had sparked and popped. The outlet was located on the first floor, on an interior wall of the living room. The outlet cover was removed and the outlet fell into a couple of pieces on the ground. The outlet was an older style, with no ground plug and had been painted over many times. The sparking and popping the resident experienced was from the separation of the circuits in the broken outlet. Firefighters removed the remaining pieces and capped off the wires from the outlet. The outlet cover was placed over the open circuit box and secured to the wall with tape. The resident was advised to contact an electrician.

On July 16, firefighters helped a driver gain access to her car following a lockout on Brambach Road.

On July 16, firefighters called Con Edison about the odor of natural gas in an East Parkway café. It was discovered that gas was leaking from a kitchen range. Con Edison shut gas to the range and red-tagged the appliance.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of fallen electrical wires on Brite Avenue July 18.

On July 18, firefighters were dispatched to a Larch Lane house for an inside odor of gas. Upon arrival, the resident reported that they were unsure if the odor was gas or smoke. Upon investigation, crews observed a light smoke condition on the first and second floors with an odor of burning. Crews evaluated all levels of the home and located an air handler in the attic with a strong odor of burning. After removing the access cover, crews encountered burned electrical wiring. Firefighters shut power to the appliance and ventilated the space. Con Edison arrived to evaluate the situation, and firefighters advised the resident to have the appliance evaluated by a certified technician and an electrician.

On July 21, police assisted a School Lane resident with a malfunctioning appliance.

This report covering police and fire department activity from July 15-21 has been compiled from official information.

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