Brooklyn Man Arrested For Trying to Pass Counterfeit Money and Woman Sickened by Bad Cherries

Arrest: On June 25, police arrested a 38-year-old Brooklyn man on charges of first-degree possession of a forged instrument after the man attempted to pass counterfeit $100 bills at the 7 Eleven store on Scarsdale Ave.

Stolen car
During the overnight period of June 26 – 27, a 2024 BMW X7 was stolen from Dunham Rd.

Vandalism
On June 23, an Overhill Rd. resident reported vandals pulled her garden fence out of the dirt and tossed it onto her lawn. Plants were also found to have been stepped on.

Identity theft
An Overhill Rd. resident reported, on June 26, that someone fraudulently opened an account in her name and took out a business loan for $11,800.

Package
A River Rd. resident reported receiving an Amazon package filled with unwanted merchandise that she did not order June 27. It included baby clothes, mints, cereal. Patrol picked up the box and disposed of the contents.

Boy
On June 23, a Rochambeau Rd. resident reported that a young boy rang her doorbell and entered her house. She was not home when the incident occurred. Police went to the house and spoke with a woman who works for the family. That woman brought her son to work with her that day. All was in good order.

Suspicious
At 2:16 a.m., June 29, a Valley Rd. heard noises in his house and believed someone might be inside. Investigation found a rear office door opened and two faucets running. There were no signs of forced entry and no evidence of someone in the house.

A large bread knife was found on a Taunton Rd. lawn June 29. There were no signs of criminality. Police discarded the knife.

Death
A 95-year-old man died at home on Saxon Woods Rd. June 28.

Dispute
A Benedict Rd. man reported an argument with a neighbor who allegedly did not stop at a stop sign June 23.

Harassment
A Wildwood Rd. man reported a woman has been harassing him with unwanted communication, as well as by showing up outside his sports club. Police advised the woman that the man did not want any further communication from her.

Help
On June 26, a Brite Ave. woman reported that a family member, who resides in Illinois and who has mental illness, was sending illogical and confusing messages. The woman was concerned for the family member’s wellbeing.

Police stood by while a man retrieved his personal belongings from a Wildwood Rd. address June 26.

Police performed two welfare checks of elderly parents who reside in the Village, when their kids were unable to reach them this week.

On June 29, a Boulevard man reported receiving unwanted communication from his estranged mother regarding a legal matter.

Cherries
On June 25, a Crossway man reported that he purchased fruit that possibly had a pesticide that made his wife ill. He arrived at police headquarters to meet two food inspectors from the NYS Agriculture and Markets to hand over possible evidence. He said that on June 14, his wife bought cherries from a local vendor. His wife allegedly ate one cherry and immediately felt ill. On June 15, his wife became further ill and went to seek medical attention. Upon receiving multiple medical tests, doctors told the man’s wife that it possible that something was ingested causing her to become ill. The man stated the only thing that he could think of that would have made his wife ill were the cherries that she ate. He notified Agriculture and Markets who responded to police HQ to take possession of the cherries. Agriculture and Markets stated that they will be testing the cherries and wished to document the incident with police.

Cars and roadways
Police taped up fallen wires and notified Verizon regarding incidents on Saxon Woods Rd. June 23 and Rodney Rd. June 27.
On June 23, an elderly driver was driving erratically and possibly on the wrong side of the road near Popham and Garth roads. Police convinced her to park the car in the high school lot and take a taxi home.

On June 24, police issued summonses to a 21-year-old Scarsdale woman after she was found to be driving without a license and driving while using a portable electronic device. Police conducted a traffic stop at East Parkway and Christie Place after the woman was observed to be driving with her cell phone in both hands. Her license was found to be expired and suspended. A valid license holder responded to the scene and drove the woman away in her car.

Police helped a driver find her car parked at the high school lot June 24.

Police permitted a driver to leave her overheating car parked on Dobbs Terrace overnight to cool down June 24.

On June 24, a caller reported her foot had been run over by a car in a Mamaroneck Rd. lot.

On June 25, police issued a summons form aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle to a 64-year-old woman from New Rochelle. She was involved in a car accident on Palmer Ave. and when police responded, they realized her license-related misdemeanor.

On June 25, police notified the highway department about a dead deer on Brewster Rd. and a fallen branch on Post Rd.

On June 26, police encountered a car parked in the Christie Place garage with scofflaw status. Police booted the 2018 Kia, registered to a 64-year-old Peekskill man.

On June 26, while patrolling the Christie Place garage, police discovered that a boot placed on the car of a 33-year-old Carmel, NY, woman had been unlawfully removed. The suspect faces charges of third-degree criminal tampering and obstructing governmental administration.

A tree fell on a parked car on Wayside Lane, also taking down wires. June 26. No injuries were reported. Con Edison was notified.

Police removed a brick from Mamaroneck Rd. and disposed of it. June 27.

On June 27, a Carthage Rd. man experienced a flat tire and wanted police to check for any possible sharp debris on Lincoln Rd related to a construction project. No nails were found in the roadway.

On June 27, police issued a 41-year-old Bronx driver four summonses – for failure to stop at a stop sign, operating a motor vehicle with improper plates, an unregistered motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle without insurance. The driver was operating a Toyota with a Texas plate. The plate was seized by police and towed to the driver’s residence.

On June 27, police towed a 2018 Kia, with scofflaw status for unpaid parking tickets, from Boniface Circle, to the police impound lot.
Three car accidents were officially reported in the Village this week.

Lost and found
A Popham Rd. woman reported losing her Japanese passport June 26.

Village code
On June 24, police removed illegally posted signs from Griffen Ave. and Weaver St. and Post and Popham roads. On June 25, police removed illegally posted signs from Weaver St. On June 27, police removed illegally posted signs from Brayton Rd. and Bypass and Secor Rd. On June 29, police removed illegally posted signs from Brown and Ewart roads. They issued summonses for violating Village code.

Firefighters
Firefighters placed a defective elevator in the middle school out of service June 23.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of fallen power lines on Church Lane June 23 and Wayside Lane June 26.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor on Greenacres Ave. June 23.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor on S. Church Lane June 23.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a Taunton Rd. carbon monoxide incident June 24.
Firefighters assisted at a car accident on the Bronx River Parkway June 24.

A two-year-old child got locked inside a bedroom in a Carstensen Rd. house June 24. Firefighters used tools to open the door.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a suspected gas leak on Ramsey Rd. June 24 and a suspected gas oven malfunction in a Clarence Rd. house June 25.

A pizza box caught fire in a Heathcote Rd. oven when the residents were attempting to reheat it June 25. Firefighters made sure the fire was out, removed the burnt box and ventilated the house.

Firefighters extinguished a brush fire on Brook Lane June 27.

This report covering police and fire department activity from June 23-29 has been compiled from official information.

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