Police Report: Packages Intercepted in FedEx Scam

Photo Credit Shelley GrafsteinStolen packages: A Heathcote Rd. resident reported she never received a package that she ordered; however, FedEx claimed it was a delivered and even signed for by a person at the residence. The resident requested a police report for insurance purposes.

On Sept. 4, a Forest Lane caller reported an unknown individual attempted to intercept her FedEx delivery. She described the individual as a black male, 5'10” tall, with facial hair and a white shirt – and possibly driving white Jeep. The individual was gone when police arrived. Further investigation revealed that the caller’s credit card information had also been compromised, and this information was used to make unauthorized purchases.

Attempted burglary
At 3:25 a.m., a Brookby Rd. resident reported that people were attempting to break into his house. Police confirmed the attempted burglary, and the resident reported that nothing of value had been taken.

Identity theft
On Sept. 3, a resident walked into headquarters to report that an unknown person utilized his learner’s permit without his permission while he was away at college from January 2024 to May 2024. He then received a suspension notice in the mail for unresolved traffic violations that he did not commit. He was advised to obtain a police report in order to rectify the incident.

Scam
A Fenimore Rd. resident reported that someone has been constantly calling her alleging that she owes a balance on something Sept. 3. She provided the caller with her driver’s license information but did not give out any other information.

Prank
On Sept. 3, a Clarence Rd. resident reported his vehicles were moved in his driveway and the rear door to his house is ajar. Upon arrival, patrol spoke with the calling party who advised his coffee pot was missing, and his cars were moved in his driveway. He stated it could have been a friend playing a prank on him, and he will review surveillance video assistance.

Harassment
On Sept. 6, a Brite Ave. resident reported receiving threatening messages. He stated he was exchanging messages with an unknown party on Twitter regarding an activist group he is a part of, and the same unknown party found his phone number and began texting him – calling him names. He blocked the phone number and wished to document this incident at this time. He was worried that people might find his address, and he requested extra ride-bys.

Death
An 88-year-old Oakwood Place man died at home Sept. 7.

Help
On Sept. 7, a Boniface Rd. store owner called police and asked for help in getting a person “who had not bought anything since the store opened” out. The person was described as female, wearing a black shirt, a black sweater with flowers, jeans. It was suspected that the person might be homeless. Upon patrol’s arrival, the person was outside the store. She and said she was heading to White Plains.

A Spencer Place store owner called police to report that a possibly homeless woman was pounding on the front door Sept. 7. Police told the woman to not enter the store.

Cans
A woman driving a blue van was observed driving on White Rd. and Boulevard and allegedly stopping at recycling bins and taking cans Sept. 7. Police went to the scene, but she was already gone.

Domestic matters
An Edgewood wife called police to report that her husband arrived home drunk Sept. 4. She alleged he drove his car in an intoxicated state. Police told her they would have to observe the husband actually committing the offense in order to act on it.

On Sept. 5, police mediated a dispute between a married Edgewood couple. The husband then left the house for the night.

Cars and roadways
On Sept. 2, following a traffic stop, police issued a 45-year-old Yonkers driver a summons for an uninspected motor vehicle and four additional violations.
On Sept. 2 and 3, police put an open and loose manhole cover back in place on Hampton Rd.
On Sept. 3, a car rolled back and hit the vehicle behind it on Post Rd. Police called the person whose car allegedly rolled back. That person said the vehicle behind her rearended her car at the redlight, and she left because she had to go to work. Police facilitated an information exchange in order to write a police report.
On Sept. 3, following a traffic stop, police issued a 42-year-old Mt. Vernon driver summonses for a suspended registration and an unlicensed driver. Police removed the license plates and impounded the car.
On Sept. 3, following a traffic stop, police issued a 43-year-old White Plains driver summonses for a suspended registration and speeding. Police removed the license plates and the driver had the car towed away.
A Murray Hill Rd. party host asked guests to move their cars. After waiting a period of time on Sept. 3, police gave out multiple summonses to guests who did not move their cars.
Police moved fallen wires out of the roadway on Cooper Rd. Sept. 3. Cablevision was notified.
On Sept. 5, police conducted a traffic stop of a car that was being driven with a suspended registration. The driver, who was not the owner of the car, was not aware of the problem. The car’s license plates were removed, and the driver arranged for it to be towed.
A tree fell on Brookline Rd., knocking down wires Sept. 7. Police notified Con Edison.
Police removed a fallen branch from Heathcote Rd. Sept. 7.
Four car accidents were officially reported in the Village this week.

Open doors
A car door was left open in Freightway Garage Sept. 4. Police closed the door.
Police closed a door and windows that were accidentally left open at a Windmill Lane house Sept. 5.
On Sept. 6, the highway department was notified about a loose storm sewer drain on Heathcote Rd.

Village code
On Sept. 2, a code enforcement officer requested help from police in handling an incident on Hampton Rd. in which a person refused to provide police with a form of ID. Patrol spoke with the person who then provided the ID without incident.
On Sept. 3, police removed improperly posted signs on Brewster Rd. and Hutchinson Ave. and issued summonses, as appropriate.
On Sept. 5, police removed improperly posted signs on Mamaroneck Rd. and issued summonses, as appropriate.
Police dispersed noisy youths attending a back-to-school gathering at a Beechwood Lane house Sept. 5.
Police dispersed a large gathering of youths from Heathcote Rd. Sept. 5.
On Sept. 6, police issued a Paddington Rd. landscaper a summons for using a gas-powered leaf blower.
Dirt from a Church Lane construction site ended up in the roadway and in the ard of a neighbor Sept. 6. Police spoke with workers who then cleaned it up.

Lost and found
A Huntington Ave. woman reported losing an ID in the Village Sept. 2.
On Sept. 5, a Heathcote Rd. woman reported she lost her diamond bracelet while walking her dog in the neighborhood.
A medical insurance card was found on Mamaroneck Rd. Sept. 6.

Firefighters
On Sept. 1, a minor leak in a gas-fired appliance was corrected by firefighters and Con Edison at a Tunstall Rd. house.
On Sept. 4, firefighters assisted Hastings-on-Hudson firefighters with a nitric acid spill in their jurisdiction.
A propane tank was stuck in the “on” position, causing an odor and a leak on Hutchinson Ave. Sept. 5. Firefighters disconnected the tank and removed it from the immediate area.
Firefighters assisted at unrelated car accidents on the Hutchinson River Parkway Sept. 5 and 7.
Firefighters shut gas to a malfunctioning appliance in a Spier Rd. house Sept. 7.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Sept. 2-7 has been compiled from official information.

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