Police Report: Burglaries, Car Break-ins, Washed Checks and Unusual Calls this Week

Photo Credit: Shelley GrafsteinBurglary: On Sept. 2, a fence was damaged and a boy’s bicycle and miscellaneous items were stolen from a Secor Rd. property.

On Sept. 6, a Jefferson Rd. woman reported that her house had been burglarized. The front door was broken, and the house was tossed.

On Sept. 6, a daughter reported her mother’s Montgomery Rd. house had been burglarized. The house loosed tossed, but no sign of forced entry was observed.

Car break-ins
On Sept. 3, at 4 a.m., a Lee Rd. resident reported his car was being broken into by a man dressed in black, wearing a mask. The incident was captured by a doorbell camera.

On Sept. 3, a Sprague Rd. woman reported that she went out and got in her car and it looked like someone had entered the car, tossed its contents and stolen some loose change. Later, on Sept. 3, another Sprague Rd. resident also reported that their car had been entered and rummaged through.

Stolen checks
On Sept. 3, a Lincoln Rd. woman reported that she mailed a check for $8,050 from a mailbox at the “five corners” intersection on Aug. 6. It was intercepted by an unknown person, washed to indicate another recipient’s name and cashed by that unknown person.

On Sept. 4, a Brewster Rd. resident that two checks, mailed out on two separate dates in later July, were intercepted, washed and cashed by unknown parties. The two checks totaled over $9,000.

Wanted
Police stopped a car on Harvest Dr. and learned that the driver was wanted for menacing and a firearms complaint, issued out of another jurisdiction Sept. 3. Police stood by until the incident was handled by NY State Police and the other jurisdiction.

Missing package
On Sept. 1, a Murray Hill Rd. woman reported that she never actually received a package that was allegedly delivered in May 2026. She received a delivery confirmation, but the delivery confirmation did not document the delivery with a photo of the delivered package. The package contained three items of clothing with a combined value of $957.39.

Identity theft
On Sept. 1, a resident reported that his tax return was not accepted by the IRS because someone else used his children’s Social Security numbers to fraudulently list the children as dependents on another tax return.

On Sept. 4, a Christie Place resident reported a fraudulent transaction on one of her accounts.

Damage
The lock to the sanitation yard’s donation shed on Secor Rd. was damaged, as if someone was trying to break into the shed. The matter was reported Sept. 2.

Domestic matters
On Sept. 4, an Overhill Rd. resident requested that a family member be told that he was not welcome at the resident’s home or property. After police spoke with the family member, he left the property.

On Sept. 4, a person came to headquarters to report that more than five years ago his mother allegedly raised a tennis racket to him but did not hit him.

Diapers
On Sept. 4, a Putnam Rd. caller reported that someone has been throwing bags with soiled diapers onto his yard for a period of time. Police observed two plastic bags containing soiled diapers behind a bush.

Homeless man
On Sept. 4, police asked a homeless man to leave a trash room on Depot Place.

Concerns
On Sept. 5, a caller reported that a person on the third floor of a Christie Place building might be in need of assistance. Police went to the site and spoke with a man who said his mother suffers from dementia and sometimes attempt to get out of the home, possibly alarming the person who saw her through a window. All was in good order.

On Sept. 5, a Palmer Ave. woman thought someone might have entered her home. She related that a set of keys seemed to be missing, and a landline phone was no longer working. She said she was home all day and did not notice anyone inside the house. Police checked the house, and everything seemed to be in good order, with no signs of attempted forced entry.

Civil matter
On Aug. 31, a Brambach Rd. woman reported that pest control company picked up devices from her yard without her permission after she canceled a contract with them. She claimed that the devices did not actually belong to that company, but rather to a previous pest control company. Police advised it was a civil matter.

On Sept. 4, a patient was late to an Overhill Rd. doctor’s appointment, and the doctor would not see the patient at that later time due to scheduling conflicts. The patient was allegedly angry, starting to be disruptive and would not leave the office. Police mediated the situation. It was a civil matter.

Help
On Sept. 2, police helped connect a representative from a Washington State hospital with a brother of a person being treated at the hospital. The brother is a Scarsdale resident. Police connected them.

A possibly homeless woman, around 20 years old, asked a Reynal Crossing homeowner for a ride Sept. 3. The homeowner called police. Police offered assistance to the woman, but she refused. Police directed her to a bus stop nearby.

Police mediated a dispute between a woman who claimed she was not being taken to medical appointments and her home health aide and family members Sept. 3. It was determined the woman was suffering from dementia.

On Sept. 5, police called Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps to help a woman with diarrhea on East Parkway.

Bicyclist throwing objects
On Sept. 3, a caller reported that a man on a bicycle was throwing things at cars passing by on Walworth Ave. His was described as having dreadlocks. He was not there when police arrived to investigate the report.

Cars and roadways
Police called a tow for a disabled car on Fenimore Rd. Aug. 31.
Police removed a branch from Secor Rd. Sept. 1.
A resident was asked to remove a disabled car from potter Rd. after neighbors complained about it being there for too long Sept. 1.
Police conducted traffic around a disabled car on Post Rd. until a tow arrived Sept. 2.
Police removed a branch from Heathcote Rd. Sept. 2.
On Sept. 2, police issued a summons to an illegally parked motorcycle on Montrose Rd.
On Sept. 3, a rusty street sign fell over on Boulevard. Police picked it up for replacement by the highway department.
Police issued a summons to an illegally parked car on Wayside Ln. Aug. 3.
Police removed a concrete black from Post Rd. and Wayside Ln. Sept. 3.
Following a car accident on Saxon Woods Erd., police directed traffic around the involved cars until a tow arrived to remove them.
Traffic cones were blocking traffic on Hutchinson Ave. Sept. 5. Police moved them out of the way.
On Sept. 6, police asked owners of cars on Murray Hill Rd. to move them to ease traffic flow. The cars belonged to guests attending a birthday party on the street.
On Sept. 6, a car was repossessed on Mamaroneck Rd.
This week, police conducted traffic stops and issued registration or licensing violations to two drivers.

Village code
Police dispersed teens from a Fox Meadow Rd. lawn Sept. 5.

On Sept. 6, police asked a Greendale Rd. resident to lower the volume of music in their house after neighbors complained of noise.

On Sept. 6, police asked a Springdale Rd. resident to lower the volume of music in their house after neighbors complained of noise.

Animals
On Sept. 5, a dog was running loose on a sports field on Wayside Ln. Police issued the owner a summons for having a dog off leash on the field. The owner was unable to catch the dog while police were there.

Three women found a dog named Oreo on Post Rd. and brought it to headquarters. Police contacted the owner, a resident of Scarsdale. The owner picked up the dog.

Lost and found
On Aug. 31, police returned an iPhone found on Cushman Rd. to its owner by reaching out to a person listed as an emergency contact.

On Sept. 6, a firefighter found a car key fob for a Mercedes Benz on Post Rd. and gave it to police.

Firefighters
On Aug. 31, firefighters checked a Murray Hill Rd. house with Con Edison for a reported gas leak.

Firefighters assisted at a car accident on Post Rd. Aug. 31.

On Sept. 1, firefighters checked a Carthage Rd. house due to high moisture levels. Firefighters advised the resident to turn on the air conditioning system, and they recommending speaking with a HVAC consultant.

After responding to a call about an odor in a Carthage Rd. house, firefighters helped the resident connect a hose to the dryer Sept. 3.

On Sept. 3, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor in a Harvest Dr. house. Con Edison red-tagged leaking appliances.

On Sept. 4, firefighters relet a pilot light in a Popham Rd. oven.

Pipes were leaking in a Griffen Ave basement Sept. 5. Firefighters isolated the leak and shut power to related utilities Sept. 5. They recommended to call a plumber.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Aug. 31 - Sept. 6 has been compiled from official information.