Drunk Driver Plows Into Utility Pole, Raccoon Attacks Dog and a Dead Bird at the ATM

Arrest: In the early morning hours of Jan. 1, a car accident involving a utility pole occurred at Crane Rd. and Church Lane, and police arrested the driver – a 22-year-old Scarsdale man – on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense), refusal to take a breath test and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Upon arriving at the accident scene, police and firefighters encountered a utility pole, on Crane Road, sheared off at its base and broken in half. Overhead wires connected to the pole were still intact and energized. The vehicle – a 2022 Dodge Ram truck – was located in front of a driveway, where it came to rest following the accident. The driver was able to exit the car on his own. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps assessed the driver for injuries and transported him to Westchester Medical Center with a police chaperone. Firefighters assisted with securing the vehicle and checked the area for any potential victims related to the accident, and none were found. Con Edison was notified for a response. The utility pole adjacent to the severed pole was severely damaged and also required replacement. The underground house electrical service to a Crane Road house was damaged and needed repair. The car was removed by tow. Property damage due to the accident – from the impact and flying debris – was found at two Crane Road houses. The roadway was closed while emergency repairs were made.

Porch Pirates
On Dec. 31, an Edgewood Rd. resident reported a package had been stolen from her porch. Her doorbell camera captured footage of the package being delivered on Dec. 28 at approximately 4:48 p.m. The camera also recorded a dark sedan parking in front of the resident’s house around 4 p.m. After the package was delivered, a man wearing dark clothing and a facemask left the car, approached the house and stole the package.

A Tunstall Rd. resident asked police, on Jan. 5, to document a package theft that occurred from his doorstep on Dec. 28. The package contained the following: a limited edition Iron Valiant Pokemon card purchased from Ebay, and a Mall Adventure Super Mario Bros. Mall Adventure poster purchased from the Glitch Productions website.

Identity theft
On Jan. 3, a Saxon Woods Rd. resident reported someone hacked into her bank account and stole over $200,000.

Help
On Dec. 31, police closed an Evon Ct. garage door after it had been left open for a couple days, according to neighbors.

Police asked a homeless man who was laying down in the breezeway of a Harwood Ct. building if he needed any assistance Jan. 3. The man declined and left.

Deaths
An 83-year-old Claremont Rd. man died at home Dec. 30.
An 84-year-old Kent Rd. woman died at home Jan. 4.

Welfare check
At the request of a concerned caller, police conducted a welfare check of a Ridgedale Rd. resident, confirming the resident was OK, Dec. 30.

A health care provider requested a welfare check of a Lyons Rd. resident Dec. 31, following the resident’s recent discharge from the hospital. The resident was OK and in the process of looking for a health aide, police learned.

Civil matter
On Jan. 3, a Brite Ave. caller reported that his neighbor’s cleaning crew backed into his driveway by mistake and accidentally damaged a small wooden post at the back of he driveway. The caller wanted the incident to be documented by police.

Road rage
A woman reported a man in a white truck had been following her since she got on the highway in Connecticut Jan. 3. She called police and waited for patrol in a parking lot on Wilmot Rd. The driver of the white truck acknowledged that a road rage incident had occurred. He said he wanted the female driver to “apologize” to him and that is why he followed her. However, while waiting at the Wilmot Rd. parking location, he realized this was not a good idea and he no longer wanted to speak with the female driver. Both drivers left the scene without incident, as per police advice.

Cars and roadways
On Jan. 4, police removed a fallen branch from Overhill Rd.

On Jan. 5, a caller reported a black Jeep driving on a field on Greendale Rd. Patrol spoke to the driver who advised he was trying to sell the vehicle and thought the backdrop was a nice spot to take photographs with the vehicle. Patrol advised him to remain on the paved surfaces.

Police called a tow truck for a disabled vehicle at Mamaroneck and Murray Hill roads Jan. 5.

Village code
Police issued a summons to a solicitor on Cooper Rd. Dec. 30.

Police advised a youth solicitor on Tisdale Rd. that he needed a permit to solicit in the Village Dec. 30.

On Jan. 3, police advised a construction crew to turn off power equipment to comply with Village code concerning allowable work times. It was 6 p.m. when police made the notification.

Police removed multiple illegally posted signs from Post Rd., Fenimore Rd. and Brite Ave. Jan. 5.

Animals
On Dec. 31, an East Parkway bank teller advised that someone walked into the bank with a “dying pigeon” and left it near the ATM machine. Police arrived on scene and provided the manger with contact information for a local trapper who could remove the bird from the premises.

A dog sitter reported that a white poodle named “Peanut” got loose and was heading north in the area around Walworth Ave. Jan. 1. Police helped reunite the dog with the sitter and assisted with the safe return of the dog to its house.

A dead raccoon was blocking traffic at Secor Rd. and Hazelton Dr. Jan. 5. Police removed the animal from the roadway and notified the highway department for pickup.

At 6:30 a.m., Jan. 6, an Oak Way resident reported that a raccoon had entered his property and was actively fighting with his dog. Patrol observed the animals fighting and effectively assisted in separating them. The raccoon exited the yard following the altercation. The resident advised he would take his dog to the vet for an exam. No further police assistance was requested.

Lost and found
A passerby found a cell phone in a red case near Butler Rd. basketball courts, and he gave it to police for safekeeping Jan. 1.

On Jan. 3, a Post Rd. resident reported losing his license plates.

Firefighters
A cooking pot caught fire in a Ferncliff Rd. kitchen Dec. 30. The homeowner removed it to the sink and filled it with water to put out the fire. Firefighters removed the pot to outdoors and ventilated the house.

A gas stove was leaking gas in a Secor Rd. kitchen Dec. 30. Firefighters stood by for Con Edison and assisted with partial gas turn-off.

Grease in a Dunham Rd. oven started to smoke Dec. 31. Firefighters assisted with ventilation.

Firefighters assisted at a car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway Jan. 1.

On Jan. 1, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a transformer explosion on Secor Rd.

Firefighters assisted at a car accident on Palmer Ave Jan. 4.

On Jan. 5, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of an outdoor gas odor on Ardmore Rd.

On Jan. 5, firefighters responded to a water condition at the Scarsdale police department substation on East Parkway. Firefighters found water freely flowing from a public toilet located in the Village garage. Firefighters shut water to the toilet and mopped up as much water as possible before it froze. Police then marked the bathroom as “out of service.”

This report covering police and fire department activity from Dec. 30 – Jan. 5, has been compiled from official information.

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