Another Bus Accident and an Arrest from the Scarsdale Police

Bus Accident: For the second consecutive week a school bus was involved in an accident en route to school. This week, on the morning of 12/17 a woman driving a 2005 Mercedes was stopped in front of Fox Meadow School when she was rear ended by a school bus carrying 35 children to school. The bus driver said when he tried to hit the brake to stop the bus, a soda can rolled under the brake pedal and prevented him from braking. The children were not injured but the driver of the Mercedes complained of back pain. The driver submitted to a breathalyzer test.

Arrest: Ike Okoli, at 25 of Lockwood Road was arrested for "criminal mischief" for an incident that occurred on July 16, 2012. On that day, Mr. Okoli entered a neighbor's home on Overhill Road and addressed the resident. When he was asked to leave, he pulled eight solar lights out of his neighbor's lawn and damaged them. Since that time there have been several more incidents between the neighbor and Okoli, most recently on 12/13 when Okoli smeared feces on the neighbor's property. Okoli also has a prior history of arrests. He was transported to Scarsdale Village Court and arranged before Jude Galloway. Both his mother and the neighbors were present. The judge issued a temporary order of protection and a "stay-away" provision and released Okoli pending a further proceeding on 1/09/13.

Harassed? Lawrence Solin, age 84 of Dell Road complained that he was being harassed by his landlord Lisa Cox on 12/18. According to Solin, he was threatened by Cox who said, "You must move or I will have someone hurt you" and "you should consider this a threat, I mean it." Solin said he was frightened. He said that in the past Cox threatened to throw his belongings out of the house. Solin says he has no friends or relatives in the area and that he is in the process of hiring an attorney as he believes Cox is in violation of the conditions of his lease. However, police spoke to Cox later in the day and she denied making any threats or wanting to throw him out. She said he has become difficult to live with.

On 12/17 an agent from Coldwell Banker reported being harassed by a customer between 11/11/12 and 12/17/12. The customer, a Yonkers man expressed interest in a property he saw listed on the realtor's website. The agent showed him two units in the building but the man refused to provide the personal information required by the agency and gave only his email address. The man then became upset and sent the agent inappropriate emails. Though the agency asked him to stop several times he continued to bother the agent via the company website.

A 2010 Audi parked at the Girl Scout House at 4:30 pm on 12/23 was vandalized and a purse was stolen from inside the car. The passenger side window of the car was broken and a purse containing $67, credit cards and identification, was stolen.

Nasty Dog: A Forest Lane woman reported that a dog belonging to a man from Woods Lane ran up to her on the morning of 7/20 when she was walking her dog and tried to attack her and her dog. She had to kick the dog to keep him away. The attacking dog was not on a leash and is often allowed to run around unrestrained. The woman obtained and filed a "dangerous dog complaint."

Identity Theft: A Boulevard man made a report to police on 12/19 when someone used his identity and Verizon account to disconnect his wife's phone number and purchase and activate two phones at the Apple store. He had recently visited the Verizon store to upgrade his daughter's account.