Drunk Driver Arrested After Post Road Crash

Police responded to an accident at 5 pm on Sunday 4/7 at the intersection of Popham Road and Post Road. A collision occurred when a 2012 BMW going eastbound on Popham Road "at a high rate of speed" ran the traffic light at the Post Road, lost control and ran into a Jeep Cherokee stopped at the light on the Post Road. When police arrived, the driver of the Jeep was upset and yelling, "He went through the light! He was driving like a maniac and drove right into me."

The driver of the speeding car was Vijay Venkataramani, age 32 of New Rochelle. Venkataramani said he left his license at home. Both cars were heavily damaged.

The driver was unsteady on his feet, had difficulty keeping his balance and smelled of alcohol. He admitted to drinking one glass of Scotch with his lunch at Chat but failed sobriety tests. He was uncooperative with police and warned repeatedly. He was arrested and taken to headquarters where he was found to have a BAC reading of .17%. In addition to being charged with a DWI, he was also charged with passing through a red light and driving at an unreasonable speed. His BMW was towed away. He was released on $200 bail and given a court date.

Oil Spill: A large fuel truck sprung a leak on the Post Road near Evon Court on April 3 between 10:30 am and 1 pm. According to the driver a seal had broken causing the oil to spill out onto the roadway. A second truck was called and 800 gallons of fuel were transferred to the second truck while absorbent material was poured onto the spilled fuel on the road to prevent it from moving. The fire department and a Hazmat team were also called in and closed the road while the spill was cleaned up.

Break-in? A caretaker for a home on Walworth Avenue said that he was checking the home while the owner was away and found a broken window pane in a side door window on April 6. When police arrived, they found the home in complete disarray with paper and personal items strewn about. The caretaker confirmed that the home is kept this way. The caretaker did not know if anything was missing. Due to the state of the house, police called the Fire Inspector and Assistant Village Inspector to assess the safety of the house. The Fire Inspector found some issues with the home and contacted the homeowner who said she was out of the country and would return in April.

On 4/6 a Chesterfield Road residents reported that a $600 bracelet and $200 in cash were missing from her daughter's room. A handyman and a babysitter had been in the house recently.

Car Thefts: On April 1, a car owned by a Pleasantville woman was vandalized when it was parked in the lower lot at Scarsdale Middle School. The front passenger side window was broken and gym bag was taken from the front seat. Police found a pry mark near the broken window.

A Bell Road woman reported that sometime between 3/30 and 4/3 someone removed her purse from her car when it was parked unlocked in front of her house. On 4/2 she noticed that the car door had been left open and on 4/4 she realized the purse was missing with her checkbook, green card, passport and bank statements. She was not aware of any fraudulent activity on her bank account.

A Sprague Road man complained on 4/5 that on two consecutive nights someone let the air out of a tire of his car. On one night the car was parked in the driveway and on the second night it was in the street.

Identity Theft: On 4/1 a Wheelock Road man reported that two unauthorized purchases totaling $1,477.59 were made on his Citibank credit card between January 25 and April 1.

On 4/1 a Palmer Avenue man reported that AT&T advised him that a Bronx man named Kelvin Williams had attempted to purchase a new iPhone5 from Best Buy using the Scarsdale man's account and then to transfer the account to his name. Police advised him to call the credit card companies to cancel his accounts.

A Bradley Road man reported that he was unable to file his tax return because an imposter had already used his personal information to file his 2012 return. It was also discovered that two returns had been filed in his name in 2011. The IRS asked the man to file a police report before they would divulge the address of the person who had filed the false return. The man made the report on 4/3.

Family Matters: A couple in the midst of a divorce called police on the evening of April 2. The wife claimed that her husband's family would not leave the property. The husband's mother and sister had come by with food for him as he was recovering from a medical procedure. The wife claimed that her husband's family had screamed at her and called her names. Since no divorce agreement was in place, police told the mom and the sister that they could not stay and were trespassing.

Police responded to a report of a disagreement occurring at 9:30 am on 4/7 on White Road . A woman told police that she was having an argument with her husband and went outside to take a walk. Her husband and her father-in-law tried to convince her to come inside. She said that they had not hurt her and there was not violence or physical contact.

A Richbell Road woman called police on the morning of 4/2 to complain that her employee misplaced the homeowner's gloves. By the time police arrived the gloved were located.

An upset mom called police for help on the afternoon of 4/5 when she inadvertently locked herself out of the house with her 15 month old child inside. Police were able to get into the house via an interior door in the garage.

Harassed: The dispatcher for Central Taxi on East Parkway in Scarsdale reported that kids were harassing him and his employees and tying up his phone lines on April 4 between 3:50 and 4:30 pm. The kids had been doing this for the past few weeks. Police advised the man to call the Verizon unlawful call center.

On 4/4 a Walworth Avenue woman reported the receipt of threatening emails from a former employee. She was fearful for the well being of herself and her family.

The branch manager at Bank of America in the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center called police around 1 pm on 4/5 when a customer requested help. The customer, Hilda Simons of White Plains, was approached by a man in the parking lot who offered to fix a dent in her car. She agreed, but when she returned, he asked for $380 which she refused to pay and called the police from the bank. By the time police arrived the man was gone.

Wandering: A Jefferson Road man called police on the afternoon of April 5 to say that a homeless man was sitting on a stoop of a house on the street. Police spoke to the homeless man who identified himself as John Ricks. He had all his belongings with him and said he lived in Queens but was here looking for work. He asked one of the residents if she had any odd jobs. He agreed to leave the property and walked toward the bus stop. At 6:20 that night Ricks was spotted at the intersection of Greenacres and Walworth Avenues. He told police he was looking for a bodega and did not need help.

Police found an elderly man in his pajamas wandering around the parking garage area of the Chateaux Apartments at 5:30 am on 4/6. He said he was "going for a walk." Police drove the man home and called his daughter.

Dogs: After receiving complaints about dogs running loose on Greenacres Field, police spoke to one dog owner and told her that he dog cannot run without a leash on the field at 8:30 am on 4/6. She readily complied and took the dog home.

After receiving a complaint that an unleashed dog jumped on a pedestrian and "attacked her," police gave the dog owner, a Meadow Road man, a summons on 4/1.

Refuse: A Rock Creek Lane man reported that someone had dumped asphalt and slate in front of his home at 11 am on 4/6.