Car in the Stream and Tax Fraud from the Scarsdale Police

Into the Stream: On Sunday afternoon 4/17, a 74 year-old Hartsdale woman drove her car into the stream at Scarsdale High School. The woman was attempting to back her car out of a parking spot and put the car in drive, instead of reverse. The car drove over the curbstones and into the stream. The Fire Department was called to get the woman out of her car.

Tax Fraud: An Oak Way man attempted to file his taxes and found that someone had used his identity and filed in his name. The IRS had not refunded money to the false filer yet, but they were not able to give him details on the return. Police advised him to contact the IRS to get an extension.

Public Urination: At 11:45 pm on 4/12. Clarence Road residents saw four young men get out of an SUV at 140 Clarence Road. One of the men proceeded to pee on the lawn. The people who reported the incident said that they think they have also seen people smoking pot in the area. Police were unable to find the culprits.

Damage: A Farragut Road woman called police on the afternoon of April 12 to report that a Scarsdale school bus backed into her driveway and damaged some curbstones. Police called the bus transportation department who confirmed that a school bus does make a drop off at that location and told the homeowner to contact the bus department to resolve the issue.

Abandoned Home: On the afternoon of 4/13 a neighbor noticed that the door to a home at 4 Windmiill Circle was open. Police checked the house and found that it was vacant. There was an open safe in a bedroom closet that contained bank statements and an expired passport from Ghana. Police called the post office who said that the resident had been evicted and that they were holding his mail as no forwarding address had been provided. Police closed up the house.

Loose Dogs: A Ridgecrest East woman found a brown and white pit bull on the street on the afternoon of 4/14 and turned the dog over to police. The dog’s owner was located and she came into headquarters to retrieve the dog. She was issued a summons for not having the dog on a leash.

Around noon on 4/15, police picked up a loose dog on Lyons Road. The dog had a red collar and no name tags, so it was turned over to the New Rochelle Humane Society. After the Humane Society picked up the dog, the owner arrived a headquarters. She was issue a summons and instructed where to retrieve her dog.

Getaway Car? On April 15, Yonkers Police alerted Scarsdale Police about an incident at Charlie Brown’s on Central Avenue involving a white Toyota registered on Bell Road. Yonkers Police said that five people were in the car and one had displayed a firearm. Scarsdale police went to the Bell Road address but the car was not there. Shortly thereafter, Westchester County police stopped the car on Chase Road near Spencer Place. At that point an 18 year-old Scarsdale boy and a 21 year-old woman were in the car. Police did not find any weapons and the two were released.

Found:

• Two keys on a penguin key chain on the street at Nelson and Sprague Road on 4/12
• A piece of tow truck equipment at Post and Fenimore Roads at 8:15 pm on 4/12
• An American Express credit card that was not picked up by the card owner, a New Rochelle man.

Noise: At 3:17 am neighbors heard music coming from a Morris Lane home. Police found the music playing at a tennis court at 100 Morris Lane. They asked the homeowners, who were unaware of the music, to turn it off.

At 7:30 pm on 4/17 police found a group of 8-10 kids at the Greenacres playground, one with a cap gun. Police told the kids that the park was closed and asked them to leave.

Harassment: A Donellan Road man reported receiving harassing phone calls during the past month. The caller claims the man has won money and wants to discuss how he can retrieve the funds. In addition, he has received a call from someone who claimed to be an F.B.I. agent to discuss a package to be delivered and another call claiming that a check was to be delivered to his home.

On 4/14 a Bradford Road woman reported that a man has been calling regarding money won in Jamaica. The caller wants the Bradford Road residents to wire money in order to gain a “substantial prize.” Police advised the woman to ask the phone company to block the number.

Stolen: A Trek mountain bike was stolen from the garage of a Brewster Road home sometime between 4/4 and 4/11. The bike is valued at $250.

On 4/17, a Birchall Road woman reported that her car had been entered overnight and her cell phone, charger and camera had been stolen.

Bench Warrant: Mr. Kenneth Levy, age 55 of Mt. Kisco, turned himself into Scarsdale Police on 4/15 due to an outstanding bench warrant. He was processed and released on $200 cash bail.