Vandalism, a Swastika and an Arrest from the Scarsdale Police

Arrest: On the afternoon of May 1, an employee of Dunkin Donuts on Depot Place called about a suspicious man who said he was wanted by the police and asked to use a telephone. The man appeared to have stolen property with the security tags intact. Police asked the man where he got the property and he claimed that he had purchased it at Sears in the Bronx. Police took the man and the items to headquarters where they contacted Sears, read them the serial numbers on the items and determined that they were stolen. The suspect was identified as Michael Miller, age 32 of the Bronx. He was charged with criminal possession of stolen property and since he was unable to post bail he was remanded to the Westchester County Jail.

Vandals: On Brambach Road someone ripped down sections of a fence in a front yard ripped out the tulips and put the flowers in the mailbox. The incident occurred overnight from 4/27-4/28. The residents suspect that the damage may be the work of some former friend’s of their daughters who have been harassing her via text messages and threatening the girl with their car.

A bike valued at $350 was stolen from the bike rack on East Parkway on 4/25. The lock was cut. The bike belonged to a DeCicco’s employee. Another bicycle that belonged to a Berwick Road man was stolen from the same bike rack on 4/27. The red 24-speed bicycle was valued at $400.

A rock was thrown through the rear window of a 2010 Mercedes when it was parked at a Secor Road home at 1 am on 4/28. The son of the homeowner heard the sound of breaking glass, looked out the window and saw a car driving away.

A 2010 Acura was keyed when it was parked in the driveway of a Post Road home in the early morning hours of 4/28. Also sometime overnight from 4/27-4/28, two cars parked on Brookby Road were damaged. A 2011 Mercedes was keyed and a swastika was scratched into the passenger side door of a 2008 Acura.

Two iPods were stolen from the center console of a car parked on Leatherstocking Lane over night on April 30th.

Shortly thereafter, at 11 am on 4/27 two people came to a Colvin Road home requesting a deaf interpreter. Police tracked the solicitors down who claimed they were soliciting on behalf of the Jehovah’s witnesses.

A man and a woman in a blue BMW were reported to be going into driveways on Birchall Road and looking into house windows on the morning of 4/28. When asked what they were doing, they claimed to be looking for Beyonce’s house.

A Boulevard resident called police at 3:30 am on 5/1 when he heard someone trying to get into his house through his rear door. His neighbor’s motion sensor light was also activated. Police were unable to find the prowler.

Disputes: A man with a malfunctioning car attempted to leave it on the property of Quaker Ridge School and got into a dispute with the school custodian on the morning of April 27. Ultimately the custodian agreed to let the man leave the car at the school temporarily.

A Bedford woman asked police to assist her when she was picking up mail from her parents home on Vanderbilt Road on April 25th. She wished to avoid conflict with her sister in law who was at the residence.

The landlord of a home on 52 Sprague Road tried to gain access to the house on the afternoon of 4/27, but the tenant did not want to let him in. The landlord claimed he was there to check on a water leak, however the tenant said that she had already fixed it. Police did not let the man enter the home and suggested that he call ahead to make an appointment with the tenant.

A distressed mason came to police headquarters on the afternoon of 4/27. He had been thrown off a job at 53 Paddington Road and was not paid for his work. He wanted to go to retrieve his equipment and asked the police to accompany him. Police told the man to make an appointment to meet the general contractor at the site and police agreed to go with him to get his belongings.

A Windmill Lane woman called police on the morning of 4/28 when water from construction at 65 Greendale Road was draining into her yard and causing flooding. Police notified the water department who said that the flow was ground water and therefore was not their responsibility.

A distraught New Rochelle woman called police on the evening of 4/29 to help her locate her daughter. The mother and her 15 year-old daughter had been shopping at DeCicco’s when the two got into an argument. The mom told the girl to wait outside in the car. However, after the mother finished her shopping she went to the car and her daughter was not there. She spent an hour looking all over the Village for her daughter but was unable to find her. While the police were talking to the mother, a passerby said that the girl might possibly be hiding in the back of Haagen Dazs. Police checked the store, found the girl and advised the mother to follow-up with the New Rochelle High School Counseling Office.

Help: Scarsdale Police assisted Westchester County Police in removing an erratic passenger from a B-line bus on the morning of April 26th. The passenger, a Tuckahoe Man, was removed from the bus when it was stopped at the Post Road and Crane Road and he was taken to White Plains Hospital.

A Greenacres boy repeatedly called police on 4/29, saying, “Aliens are coming to get him.” Police contacted the boy’s father who said that his son sometimes had delusional thoughts. Police asked the boy only to contact them in cases where he clearly needs help.

Animals: A dead cat was found at the intersection of Fox Meadow and Crane Roads on the morning of April 26th. A coyote was reported on the Heathcote Bypass at 12-noon o 4/29.

Party: Police found a group of partiers on the old Marx Estate at 15 Gatehouse Road shortly after midnight on April 30th. The estate is vacant and abandoned. No damage had been done and police told the trespassers to keep off the property.

Accidents: A school bus struck a light pole at Scarsdale High School on the afternoon of 4/29 and damaged the pole. No passengers were on the bus at the time.

A Quaker Ridge man driving a suburban hit a cyclist from Larchmont on the afternoon of May 1, when the cyclist failed to yield at the stop sign at Stratton and Franklin Roads. The cyclist was taken to White Plains Hospital.

A Garth Road woman left her wallet at 7-Eleven on Garth Road when she made some purchases on the afternoon of April 11. When she returned two hours later her wallet was gone.