Greenwich Banker Arrested for DWI and an Intruder Confronts a Greenacres Woman

Drunk drivers: A four car collision on Weaver Street at Quaker Ridge Road lead to the arrest of a drunk driver on the night of May 6th. New Rochelle Police, Mamaroneck Police, Scarsdale Police, the New Rochelle Fire Department and SVAC all responded to the accident and found that the man who caused the accident was drunk. He was identified as Howard Clark, Vice Chairman of Barclay Capital, Inc. and a resident of Greenwich, CT. Clark admitted that he had two glasses of wine while dining at a Larchmont Country Club. En route to his home, he claimed that he was daydreaming. Before he could be administered any tests he was taken to White Plains Hospital where he was evaluated and released. He then submitted to an alco-sensor test and was found to have a BAC of .24%. He was taken to Scarsdale police headquarters where he was booked, processed and released on $250 bail.

Police made a second arrest of a drunk driver after the man drove his 2010 Chrysler Town and Country into a telephone pole on the Post Road at 7 PM on May 7th. Police found the driver, Willie Thomas of Mount Vernon talking on a cell phone on the side of the road after the accident in which he did extensive damage to the front side of his car and a right front tire. While talking to Thomas, police realized he was drunk and Thomas admitted to drinking two beers and two shots of Gray Goose earlier in the day. Thomas also claimed that he did not know how his car left the road, struck the pole or why he was in Scarsdale. Though he had been driving north, he said he was going home to Mount Vernon. He failed the sobriety tests and was handcuffed and taken to headquarters. An empty beer can was found in the car and Thomas had a BAC of .13%. He was released to his daughter on $100 cash bail and given a court appearance date.

Intruder Arrested: A prowler entered the back door of a Walworth Avenue home on Saturday morning May 7th while the resident was at home. The homeowner screamed and ordered the man to leave, but instead he walked toward her. She managed to get out of the house and he followed and walked off. She called police who searched the area and found him sitting on a stonewall on Walworth Avenue and Gilmore Court in Greenacres. He claimed that he had no identification and said he was looking for work. He then admitted to entering a home down the street through a rear door.

Police brought the suspect to the home and the resident identified him as the man who had come into her house. He was arrested, handcuffed and searched. He was identified as Alvaro Gonzalez, age 46 of 41 Prospect Street, White Plains. Gonzalez said he was being treated for diabetes and police called SVAC who found that the suspect had a very high blood sugar level. While being checked out at White Plains Hospital, Gonzales was released on $100 cash bail and given a court appearance date.

Car break-ins: On 5/6 at SHS, a Catherine Road woman returned to her parked car from a tennis lesson at the courts on Wayside Lane and found the passenger side window of her Chevy Tahoe broken. Her handbag, containing credit cards and $3, which she had left on the passenger’s seat was missing.

Also on the morning of May 6, a 2010 Jeep Wrangler, parked at Crossway Field lot next to the tennis courts was vandalized. The passenger side window was broken and the owner’s purse was taken. The bag contained cash, credit cards, a driver’s license, digital camera, sunglasses and make-up.

Identity Theft: On 5/2 a Kelwynne Road woman reported that over $6,000 in fraudulent charges had been made to the family’s Citibank card from March – November, 2010. The woman thought the charges had been made by her husband but later realized that all the charges which were for purchases made in Texas were fraudulent.

An Oak Lane woman received her credit report and found that someone had used her name and social security number to open an account at Verizon Wireless in Las Vegas in 2010. The bills for the account, totaling $573 were sent to a Las Vegas address and never paid. The report was made to police on 5/2.

A Foxhall Road man who had reported identity theft in March, 2011 found that someone had opened a Con Edison account in his name for service at a Bronx address. The Scarsdale man received a bill for service and brought it to police on May 3rd.

Worried: A Maryland man called police to check on his sister who lives on Nelson Road. The man had called numerous times but the woman had not picked up the phone. Police went to the house, knocked on the door but got no answer. Neighbors had not seen the woman and the grass had not been mowed. Accompanied by police, the man entered the house with a key and found his sister on the second floor. She said she refused to pick up the phone when family members called and did not realize the police were knocking on the door.

Bike thefts: A Cannondale Mountain bike valued at $200 was stolen from the bike rack on East Parkway in Scarsdale on May 2nd. The owner, a man from Jefferson Road found his bike lock cut and his bicycle gone. A bike parked outside an Oak Lane home was stolen as well. The purple Motobecane bike, valued at $349.95 disappeared when the residents were away between 4/15 and 4/28.

Accidents: On the afternoon of May 4th, the 78 year-old driver of a 2010 Lexus lost control of his car and had a head on collision with a Stratton Road woman, also driving a Lexus in the opposite direction on Heathcote Road. Both drivers were taken to Westchester Medical Center.

Also on Heathcote Road on May 4 a Scarsdale police car, driven by a Scarsdale policeman skidded on wet pavement. The rear end of the car spun out and hit a car driven by a Saxon Woods Road man. No injuries were reported.

On May 8th, an unknown driver drove onto Aspen Park and damaged the field.

On 5/5, the manager of HSBC Bank in Scarsdale called police when an elderly woman who appeared impaired was going to drive her car home. Police arrived and determined that the woman should not drive. She agreed to walk home and pick up her car the next day.

Police received a complaint about a barricade in the road on Rock Creek Lane on the morning of 5/4. When they went to investigate a homeowner explained that she put the workhorse in the road to slow down cars that speed past her house and to prevent cars from passing the school bus that stops to pick up her children. The woman was told that she is not permitted to barricade the road and she agreed to remove it.

Lost: A Franklin Road woman reported that she lost her diamond ring on the morning of May 5 in Scarsdale. The octagon shaped 1.5 carat diamond was set in a white gold band.

Found: A Greenacres Avenue man found a small tan and white dog that looked like a Shitzu in the street on the afternoon of 5/8. Police picked up the dog, brought it to headquarters and since no one had reported a lost dog it was taken to the New Rochelle Humane Society. Later than night, a Berkeley Road man called to inquire about his missing dog and was referred to the Humane Society.

Coyotes: Gaylor Road residents spotted a coyote in their yard at 6:30 pm on 5/2. On Rock Creek Lane a coyote was reported on 5/5 at 6 pm.

From the Greenburgh Police:

Busted: On Tuesday morning May 10 police stopped a man driving a Honda after he made an illegal left turn from Jackson Avenue onto Fort Hill Road in Scarsdale. They noticed the smell of marijuana in the car and the driver admitted that he had drugs with him. He was handcuffed and taken to headquarters. When police searched the car, they found two large zip lock bags of marijuana and 28 smaller baggies each with over an ounce inside. Also found was a scale. The driver was identified as 23 year-old Michael Ferraro of Park Hill Avenue in Yonkers, who works as a caddie at the Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison. He was arrested for possession of marijuana.

Theft: On the afternoon of May 2, a store security guard caught three young woman stealing merchandise at TJ Maxx in Hartsdale. The guard saw two women place merchandise in a bag and leave the store. He followed them outside and caught one of the women with $213.94 of stolen items in her bag. Though the other two women fled, Corinne Pink, age 18 of Pushkill, PA was taken into custody by Greenburgh Police and charged with petit larceny.

An employee of Morton Williams reported that her jacket and car keys were stolen while she was at work on May 4th.

A Clarendon Road man (Scarsdale) reported that two women stole $500 in jewelry from a tag sale he ran last November.

Fight: On 5/3 a woman who lives on Washington Avenue in Hartsdale reported a fight with a woman in a neighboring apartment. The two were at odds about some property. The victim reported that her neighbor yelled, screamed and banged on her door with gardening tools.

Asleep: A 24 year-old Yonkers man was found asleep under a bench at the bus stop at 200 North Central Avenue at 2:00 am on 5/4. Police checked on the man who said he had no way to get home and was resting before he walked to Yonkers. Police called the man’s mother who picked him up

Dumped: 15 tires were illegally dumped in the parking lot behind Marshalls on May 5th.

DWI: Lillian Marquez-Alberto, age 39 of Hartsdale was arrested for driving under the influence at 2:50 am on May 6th at the intersection of West Hartsdale and Central Avenues. She was stopped for a traffic violation and admitted to drinking two margaritas in Yonkers.