Police Report: Woman Arrested for Removing Car Boot – and a Lost Necklace, Lost Kids, and a Running Sink

Arrested: On June 30, police arrested a 33-year-old Wappingers Falls woman on charges of third-degree criminal tampering and obstruction of governmental administration for an alleged crime that occurred in the Christie Place garage June 26. The woman, who works at a business on Boniface Circle, removed a boot from her vehicle's tire, which was placed on their tire by our contracted tow company. The vehicle was a scofflaw and had multiple unpaid parking tickets. The vehicle was observed the next day parked in Scarsdale business district and was impounded. When the owner came to SPD headquarters to retrieve the vehicle, she was arrested and released on her own reconiznace  and instructed to respond to Scarsdale Village Court to address the unpaid parking fines. Her car was impounded by police.

Refund
A Popham Rd. man wanted to document a civil matter he was having with a school June 30. The man said he enrolled his daughter in a school and paid a deposit. He then changed his mind and enrolled his daughter in a different school. The school indicated that a refund check was in the mail. However, the man has not yet received the check, and he wanted to document the matter.

Tree
A Webster Rd. man said someone cut his tree branches without permission June 30. A neighbor said her landscaper only takes care of her grass and does not trim hedges or trees. She said her landscaper would have had no reason to reach through the hedges and trim branches from the man’s tree. The man’s own landscapers were at this house on the day that the branches were cut, but they denied trimming the tree. The man said he would review surveillance footage for further clues.

Crack
Police observed a crack in the front door of a Chase Rd. business July 4. The manager was informed, and they are following up with surveillance footage.

Sink
On July 5, a School Lane man returned home from vacation and believed someone might have been inside his house because he found a bathroom sink running. Police checked the house and found no signs of forced entry or criminality. Instead, police deduced that the sink had turned on when a mirror fell from the wall.

Safety
A girl was sitting on curbing at Mamaroneck and Garden roads waiting for an Uber after dark July 4. Police advised her to wait on a grass area away from traffic for safety.
Kids were skateboarding on stairs of a Post Rd. building July 5. Police advised them to stop due to safety risks.

Help
On July 2, police assisted Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps transport a patient from Ramsey Rd. to White Plains Hospital Center.

Firearms
On July 3, a Garnersville, NY, man came to headquarters to surrender two firearms for safekeeping.

Kids
On July 4, a four-year-old child was found at Nelson Rd. and Boulevard, appearing to be lost at 12:28 p.m. A passerby from Lyons Rd. called police. Police were able to reunite the child with his parents.
A Greenacres Ave. man called police and said he lost his two children on the Bronx River Parkway bike path July 6. Soon thereafter, it was determined that the children made their way back home and were safely with a neighbor at the neighbor’s house. They were then safely reunited with their parents.

Cars and roadways
Police issued an overtime parking citation to the owner of a car parked all day on Fox Meadow Rd. June 30.
A Carthage Rd. woman reported her car’s license plates were lost in a fire July 1.
A broken irrigation system caused flooding on Lebanon Rd. July 1.
Police directed traffic around a disabled car at Griffen Ave. and Weaver St. July 1.
Highway department workers removed a fallen branch from Birchall Dr. July 1.
A driver of a car with scofflaw status due to unpaid parking tickets said she would settle her balance with the court, after police found her car parked on Christie Place July 2.
Patrol removed a fallen branch from Heathcote Rd. July 3.
Police advised an idling construction truck to turn off its engine July 5.
One car accident was officially reported in the Village this week.

Lost and found
An East Parkway man reported losing his Montenegro passport somewhere in the Village June 30. He reiterated the report on July 4 to properly fill out paperwork for a replacement request.
On June 31, a Lincoln Rd. woman lost a platinum and diamond necklace at the Scarsdale pool. She said she took off the necklace and put it in her beach bag, but when she emptied the bag, the necklace was no longer there. Police searched the area where the woman had been sitting for the necklace – to no avail. Staff said they would look for it on the grounds, as well as search the pool filtration system for the necklace.
A Broadmoor Rd. resident reported losing one of his license plates July 1.
A branch fell on Sage Terrace and severed a communications wire July 4. Police informed the highway department for removal and repair.

Village code
Police removed illegally posted signs from Tisdale Rd. July 2, Palmer Ave. and Post Rd. July 4, and Murray Hill Rd. and Mamaroneck Rd. July 6. Summonses were issued as appropriate.
On July 2, police advised a Burgess Rd. solicitor that he needed a permit to solicit in the Village.
On July 4, police found evidence of people shooting off illegal fireworks on Huntington Ave. The people fled when police approached. Firefighters extinguished burning carboard boxes.

Firefighters
Firefighters assisted at a car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway July 30.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of gas leak on Meadow Rd. July 1.
Firefighters addressed an overheated extension cord and a sparking outlet on the top of Freightway Garage July 1.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of burning wires inside a garage at an Ogden Rd. structure July 2. Contractors on the scene used a fire extinguisher to address the matter before firefighters arrived. A stop work order was issued because proper permits were not in place.
On July 4, firefighters shut a valve to a leaking propane tank at a Nelson Rd. barbecue. They advised replacing the unit.
A Madison Rd. resident was advised to replace knobs on a gas cooktop July 4.

This report covering police and fire department activity from June 30 – July 6 has been compiled from official information.

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(Photo Credit: Shelley Grafstein)