Handyman Arrested for Grand Larceny

Scarsdale Police have arrested a 69-year old carpenter for stealing $30,000 in jewelry from a home on Mamaroneck Road in Scarsdale where he was hired to do some work.

Scarsdale Detectives tracked the man down after they recovered some of the stolen jewelry from Toby's Jewelers on Central Avenue in Greenburgh and traced the sale of the items back to the suspect. Police report that the jewelers, who police referred to as pawn brokers, were "highly uncooperative" and did not have written ledgers, receipts or documentation for jewelry that they bought and sold.

The jeweler did identify a photo of Satenberg and said that he had come to the store to sell some of his wife's jewelry earlier in the month and was a "frequent customer." She also recognized the stolen jewelry from photos supplied by the detectives and said she would make them available to the police.

Following a three-week investigation, on November 14, Robert Satenberg of Alexander Avenue in White Plains was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny third degree which is a Class D felony.

Satenberg was arraigned before Judge Galloway at Scarsdale Justice court and then remanded to Westchester County Jail on $5,000 bail. He is due back in court on November 20th.