Lost and Found from the Scarsdale Police

It was a week of lost and found… missing children, a confused wanderer, a misplaced Irish Setter and a bike taken from the basement of the Chateaux Apartments. In the found department, a Bee-line bus driver spotted a large machete at a bust stop and a wallet was picked up on Garth Road. Read all the details below:

Is this a dagger I see before me? A Bee-line bus driver found a large machete on a stone wall at the bus stop at Weaver Street and Griffen Road on the afternoon of June 20th.

A Sunset Drive man found an Irish Setter running in his yard. Police picked up the dog and called the New Rochelle Humane Society to retrieve it. In the interim, the dog’s owner came to claim the dog and was issued a summons for a “Dog at Large” and an impoundment fee.

Found: A Brown wallet containing $163, and credit cards was found on Garth Road on the evening of June 24. Since police could not find an address or phone number for the owner, the wallet is being held at headquarters.

Mom loses kids: A Brook Lane woman called police at 5:30 pm on 6/21 to report that two 5-6 year old boys had ridden away on the bike path toward White Plains. A jogger saw the boys and called one of the boy’s mothers. When police arrived they spoke to the boys about the dangers of riding alone.

Missing Man: A missing Greenburgh man was spotted on Walworth Avenue at 12:22 on June 21. His wife alerted police when the 72 year-old man went missing from East Hartsdale Avenue and failed to return. Since the man on Walworth Ave. matched the description of the missing person, police stopped Ronald Ketay who said he was lost. Greenburgh police took him home.

Stolen Bike: A bicycle was stolen from the storage area of the Chateaux Apartments. The victim noticed that her green Gary Fisher mountain bicycle, valued at $600 was missing on June 24th. A lock on the storage area had been forced open.

On June 25th, residents on Rodney and Ferncliff Road reported that items had been taken from their cars the previous night.

Pranks and Cranks: Fireworks: A Rodney Road man called police at 11 pm on 6/24 when someone set off fireworks at his front door. The explosion was very loud and the man does not know who might have been involved. No damage was done.

Police received three complaints about fireworks on the night of 6/20. Residents called from Quaker Ridge at 11:15 pm, from Edgewood at 11:47 pm and 12:48 am on 6/21. They were unable to find anyone setting off fireworks. Also on 6/23 at 12:56 am and 1:00 am, police received complaints of someone throwing firecrackers out of a car window in Quaker Ridge and in Edgewood.

Upset Port-a-Potty: A Paddington Road woman called just after midnight on 6/26 when she saw two boys turnover a port-a-potty on her front lawn. Police could not find the culprits but turned the port-a potty over so it was upright.

Unidentified Liquid: Tina Cressent of White Plains called police at 9 pm on 6/20 when a woman threw liquid on her car while she was driving in the Village. The woman who had thrown the liquid identified herself as Simone. Police got another complaint and found “Simone,” who turned out to be Shaun O’Hanlon of Eastchester. O’Hanlon claimed that she was playing with her friends and threw water.

Letter from Hitler: A Cooper Road woman received a letter addressed to Adolf Hitler at her home address on June 18th. The envelope appeared to be handmade and contained a perfume ad. The woman had no idea why she received the mysterious envelope.

Crank Calls: Police were able to help a Brookby Road woman who received two unwanted phone calls from a man named David who sounded Hispanic at 1 am on 6/21 and then again a 1 pm on the same date. When she told David he had the wrong number, he said “No I don’t, I called you intentionally lady.” Police blocked her number, dialed *67 and spoke to the name who denied being David. They told him that further calls could result in criminal charges. They said that there would be no additional calls.

Drunk Driver Arrested: Jose Dominguez, age 28 of the Bronx was arrested at 2:24 am on June 24th when police had set up a checkpoint at the intersection of Fenimore Road and the Bronx River Parkway. When police stopped the driver in a 2008 Acura, they found he had glassy eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. Dominguez claimed he had three beers at a friend’s house and failed the sobriety tests. He was arrested, found to have a blood alcohol level of .22 and released to his cousin on $250 bail.

Dog bites: A Barry Road man came to headquarters on the morning of 6/22 to say that three weeks ago his neighbor’s dog bit a friend of his son’s. In addition, the same dog bit the complainant’s wife a year ago. Police told the man to report incidents when they occur.

Intruder? A Post Road woman returned home on the afternoon of June 20th and found that the screen on a bathroom window had been pushed in. However, the house was not tossed and no valuables were missing.

On 6/22, a Rock Creek Lane woman reported that someone used her Yahoo email address to send out fraudulent emails.

Damage: On the morning of June 24, a truck driver who works for an appliance distribution company struck a Con Edison wire at 86 Birchall, and in the process of turning around he damaged the grass at 115 Birchall.

Fire: A passerby reported a trash fire on South Church Lane on the afternoon of 6/20. Police were able to put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher however, the fire damaged an underground Verizon utility cover so Verizon was notified.

Pay to play: The attendant at the tennis courts at the Middle School called the police on the afternoon of June 25 when a player refused to show id or pay to use the tennis courts. Police spoke to the man and resolved the situation.

Noise: Police received a call about noise from a graduation party on Greenacres Avenue at 7:45 pm on June 25. Police found the noise to be at reasonable levels. At 10 pm they received another complaint and spoke to the homeowners who agreed to turn down the music.

Party! At 3:21 am on June 25, police found trash and empty alcohol containers at the Girl Scout house on Wayside Lane. No damage was down and the building had not been entered, though it appeared that someone was partying on the grounds.

Unwanted guest: On June 26, an Old Lyme Road man called police to help him when an old friend refused to leave his property. When police arrived they met Christian Tarell of the Bronx. He was standing at the front door of the house. The Scarsdale man had previously agreed to give Tarell $1,800 to buy a car, but later changed his mind. Police were able to get Tarell to leave.

Errant golf balls: A Sherbrooke Road woman called police at 5 pm on 6/26 to complain that her neighbors on Heathcote Road were hitting golf balls onto her property. Police spoke to the resident on Heathcote Road who said he was practicing golf but denied hitting a single ball out of his yard.