Stolen Flowers, Funds and Jewels: From the Scarsdale Police

German Chino, owner of the Scarsdale Village Flower Shop reported that eight plants were stolen from the sidewalk outside his store sometime between Saturday September 7 at 6 pm and the following Monday morning at 9 am. Missing are a Mandolina plant, five chrysanthemums and impatiens, together valued at $290.00. Police advised Chino against displaying plants outside the store.

Money Stolen from Savona:

Nine business checks from Savona were issued and cashed without the restaurant's authorization in July and August. The checks totaled $10,465.29.

Fights:

Denis Roccisano of Yonkers called police at 11 pm on September 10 from Chat American Grill in Scarsdale and said that someone had just punched him in the head. When police arrived they spoke to Roccisano who appeared to be drunk. They interviewed his friend Carl who said that Denis was arguing with two female bartenders about his bill when another patron, who was trying protect the bartenders, approached Roccisano and then left the bar. Police spoke to the one of the bartenders who confirmed that someone approached Roccisano but did not punch or assault him. Other patron confirmed her story. Roccisano was not injured, refused medical attention and was driven home by his friend.

The manager of DeCiccos called police at 3 pm on September 10 to report that two employees of the store were assaulting each other. According to the men, they had a verbal argument and one slammed a door that hit the other. The man who was hit was not injured and refused medical attention. The manager then said he could handle the situation.

Noise:

Also at Chat, at 5 pm on September 14 a resident of the Chateaux Circle Apartments complained about loud music coming from the restaurant. Police told the manager about the complaint and the manager said that the band would be finished at 5:30 pm.

Dog Bites:

A seven year-old girl was bitten by a dog at Crossway Field on the afternoon of September 15. Police found the dog's owner who said that the dog was on a leash at the time it bit the girl and was up to date on its shots. Police told the man to confine the dog for ten days.

A Griffen Road man reported that he was bitten by a black German shepherd when he was jogging on Palmer Avenue at 4:15 on September 15. As he was approaching the intersection of Palmer Avenue and Wynmor Road he saw an elderly couple walking a German shepherd on a leash walking south. As he crossed paths with the couple the dog approached him and bit his upper left thigh near his groin. He told the couple and they did not believe him and asked to see his wound -- which he refused to show them. The jogger told the couple to put a muzzle on the dog and they argued for about five minutes. The man came to headquarters to report the incident about an hour later. Though he did not have the dogowner's full names he said the elderly man had identified himself as Aaron. He said the elderly man was about 5'8" with dark hair and the woman was 5'2" with thin red hair. The jogger refused medical treatment.

Theft at Estate Sale:

Several items of jewelry including a coral gold ring, an aquamarine heart platinum ring and an amethyst and diamond platinum wedding ring were reported stolen after an estate sale on Fox Meadow Road on Saturday September 13. The sale was held from 9 am to 2 pm on Saturday and nine people were enlisted to help with the sale. However between 12:30 and 1:30 pm, the daughter of the homeowner found her mother's pink jewelry bag and jewelry box emptied and placed on top of a bookshelf in the office. Only books were for sale during the event. She did say that her mother suffered from dementia and used to hide her jewelry -- but the daughter searched the house and could not find the jewelry.

Missing Ring:

An Ardmore Road woman reported that her diamond ring was stolen from her home sometime on August 8 -9. She reported that she had left the ring in its customary place but when she came back the following day it was gone. She provided the police with the names of several suspects who may have been involved.

Missing Clarinet:

A Brookby Road woman stopped by police headquarters to report that her son's clarinet was missing. They last saw it in June.

Strange Man at Scarsdale High School:

Two high school girls reported that they were approached by a suspicious man in a minivan as they were walking to school at 8:15 am on September 12. They were walking to the Brewster Road entrance when a man, driving a silver or gold minivan with Florida plates, drove alongside them, extended his hand toward them and told them to "have a good day." He then drove around the parking lot several times and did a few loops without exiting. They described him as a heavy set male in his 50's, with salty hair, wearing a Hawaiian shirt. Police canvassed the area but could not find him.

Party:

Police came upon a group of about 25 students in the playground at Edgewood Elementary School at 10:10 pm on 9/14. They warned the kids that they could not trespass on school grounds after dark. The kids did not appear to have any liquor and agreed to leave the grounds. Another group of 25 youths had run from the scene when police arrived. Police searched for them and cleaned up a broken beer bottle that was found in the courtyard. They also found a backpack which was vouchered for safekeeping at headquarters.

Found:

The owner of the Scarsdale Parkway Coffee Shop found an array of personal items at the shop on September 12. Police determined the items belonged to Fernando Rodriguez of White Plains and attempted to contact him. They were unable to reach Rodriguez and the items are being held at the Police Station.

A Lawrence Road woman found a damaged Kindle when she was walking in her neighborhood on the afternoon of September 9. She turned it over to police.

Harassed:

A Lockwood Road man reported that he and his girlfriend were being harassed by his ex-wife who now lives in Hartsdale. During the past nine months the ex has sent "alarming, annoying and vulgar" email to him and often drives by his house. He asked her to stop sending the emails and doing the drive-bys but she has not complied. On September 3 she called the man's employer and said, "I'm not going to just sit back and take this." She then called her ex-husband and said, "I'm going to kill you." She also called her ex-husband's father who is very ill and claimed that his son had "gambled away their life savings." The man's girlfriend has an order of protection against the ex-wife. The man feared that his ex-wife's behavior was escalating and was fearful. Police filed a domestic incident report and the man was advised of his rights.

Arrests:

Brianna Lee Vesey of New Rochelle appeared in Scarsdale Village Court on 9/11 to respond to an arrest warrant for failing to appear in court on August 28. She was charged with unlicensed driving which is a misdemeanor. She was released and given a return court date of September 18. Brian Donnell of New York, NY also surrendered to police on September 12 in response to an active warrant dating back to May, 2011. He was released and given a court date of 9/18.

Accident:

A woman who works in the cheese department at Balducci's called police on the afternoon of September 9 when a delivery truck hit her car while it was parked in the Balducci's lot. She had the name of the company who owned the truck but not the license plate number. The manager for the delivery truck company said he would call the police with the information later in the day.

Illegal Watering:

On September 10 a Berwick Road man reported that his neighbor was watering their lawn despite the watering restrictions that prohibited them from watering at that time. Police went to the neighboring home and the homeowner said that he thought the restrictions were lifted and agreed to turn off the sprinkler. On September 11, the man made the same complaint about his neighbor's sprinkler. Police went to the house and the neighbor apologized and said he would try to reprogram the system. Police warned the neighbor that if it happened again they would receive a summons.

Counterfeit Bill:

The Manager of the Avis Car Rental at the Scarsdale Service Center complained that a customer paid for a car rental with a counterfeit $100 bill on September 12. The customer, Che Grant of the Bronx returned the car and paid for the rental with five $100 bills. When the manager went to the bank to deposit the funds, the bank teller found that one of the bills was counterfeit and confiscated it.

Sewage:

A Potter Road man called police on the morning of September 14 to report that a manhole located in front of his house was leaking and sending out a "horrific smell." When police arrived the leakage had stopped and the sewer line had cleared itself.

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