Missing Jewels and an Obscene Snow Sculpture: Scarsdale Police Report

A Mamaroneck Road woman reported the theft of $24,000 in jewelry as well as wine on January 6. The woman could not provide an exact date of when the items were stolen but said she noticed things were missing during the fall of 2013. Among the missing items were:

• 18K yellow gold and three diamond Roberto Coin bangle bracelet valued at $3,500
• 18K yellow gold and diamond David Yurman bracelet valued at $11,000
• 18K yellow and gold round bracelet valued at $5,000
• Antique gold and black enamel bracelet valued at $2,500
• Two cases of NYS wine valued at $800
• Case of Bordeaux and Burgundy wines valued at $1,000

On 1/12 a woman who lives on Boulevard in Scarsdale reported that 4 pieces of jewelry, together valued at more than $5,000, were missing from her jewelry box in her house. A Tiffany gold charm bracelet, a rose gold charm bracelet, a gold charm bracelet and a platinum Tiffany wristband were gone. The last time she remembered seeing them was January 5.

Risky Business: A man who works in Scarsdale Village reported that someone had intentionally damaged his car and endangered his life. He suspects that someone objects to the fact that he parks his car at the intersection of Barry and Tunstall Roads while he goes to work. However, he has received no complaints. On Thursday evening January 9 he returned to his car at 5 pm and found an obscene snow sculpture on the hood of his car and a scratch on the hood as well. On the evening of January 10 he was driving on an expressway and felt that something was wrong with his tire. He pulled over and found that five lug nuts on the rear tire on the driver's side were loose and causing the wheel to wobble. He believes that if he hadn't stopped the wheel might have come off. Police checked their logs and found that there were no complaints about his car.

Identity Thefts: On 1/11 a Heathcote Road man reported that right after he opened a new Citibank account he was contacted by the bank to say that someone had attempted to change the contact information. He had not made the change. He also said that there had been numerous attempts to open accounts in his name or change the contact information on existing accounts. He also received a duplicate drivers license in the mail two weeks ago, though his does not expire until 2017 and he had not requested a new one.

On 1/7 a Foxhall Place man reported that someone tried to open numerous credit cards in his name between 12/9 and 1/7. He received letters from Discover about applications that were filed as well as a phone call from Barclays Bank regarding a credit card application. The credit bureaus instructed him to file a police report.

Threats: On January 11, Marissa Carpanzo reported that he husband had violated an order of protection resulting from his arrest last week. He threatened that if she did not "give him the house, the car and the money, bad things would happen to her and her son would be kidnapped." Police advised her to call the White Plains Police as the threats were made at a there. At 1:30 am on January 12, Ms. Carpanzo asked police to escort her to her home on Butler Road due to the threats.

Michael Benchetrit, age 20 of East Taunton Road in Scarsdale was arrested for threatening someone at a home on Overhill Road in Scarsdale on January 9 at 12:30 pm.

Jeronimo Lara-Rayo, age 35 of Elmsford was arrested on January 9 for an incident of domestic violence that occurred on January 2, 2014. He surrendered himself and was arraigned before Judge Galloway who issued an order of protection and released him on $1,000 cash bail. He is due to return to court on January 15, 2013.

Lost: Mr. Shi Xiong Hu reported that he lost his white Samsung S4 cellphone, valued at $400 on January 9 at 9 pm. He believes that he dropped it while crossing Popham Road at Garth Road.

Run in with the police: While driving west on Olmstead Road near Brite Avenue, on Friday morning January 10, a Carmel Road man's car skidded through a stop sign and ran into a police car driving north on Brite Avenue. The policeman was treated for a wrist injury.

Gas and Water Leaks:

Several businesses and apartments on Garth Road had to be evacuated at 7 pm on January 10 due to a gas leak. Police closed the road to traffic and remained on the scene until 2 am on January 11. Con Edison and the Fire Department entered 22 through 56 Garth Road and police were asked to contact all key holders at those addresses. Con Ed and the Fire Department checked each address for the presence of gas. When the area was declared to be safe, the road was reopened and open manholes were covered.

A home on Paddington Road also had to be entered due to a suspected gas leak on the morning of January 11. The owner could not be contacted so the Fire Department got in through a rear door to check the home.

A neighbor of a home on Old Orchard Lane spotted water leaking from the garage which was freezing and turning to ice due to the cold temperatures on January 7. She called the police and the neighbor and police entered the house and turned off the valve that was causing the leak in the garage. They also saw that the home was a mess. Police attempted to notify the owners but were unable to reach them.
Police also received calls about icy conditions on Palmer Road on the night of January 8 and on Barry Road on the morning of January 9. On the morning of January 10, the fire department entered a home on Crossway through an unlocked window to shut off two valves that were causing a leak from the unoccupied house.

Death: Patricia Wise, age 87 of Popham Road passed away at 12:30 pm on January 11. Her son reported that he had last seen her alive at 11:30 am that day. David Raizen of SVAC and Dr. Moshen Ghaemmaghan Gan pronounced the death.

Fight with Contractor: A Cooper Road man said that he had been grabbed and pushed by a mason who was doing work at him house. The homeowner and the mason had a disagreement about the stonework and the mason grabbed the homeowner by the shirt collar and pushed him into a wall around 8 pm on January 6. The homeowner went to the police station to report the incident but by the time police got to the house the contractor was gone.

Camping in Davis Park? Police were called about an orange pop-up tent that had been set up in the park for several days. Police found the tent and debris and asked the sanitation to remove both on January 7.

Police were alerted that the front door of a home on Chesterfield Road was open on the morning of January 8. Police checked the house and it did not appear that anything was amiss. The neighbor said that the owner was deceased and the family maintains the house. Police locked the door and departed.

Suspicious Package: A Meadow Road man called police on the evening of January 12 when he found an unmarked box at his front door. By the time police arrived, the caller had brought the box inside, opened it and found a bottle of wine and a gift card from his neighbor.

Unregistered Vehicles:
Police stopped Waldir Correia of White Plains on the morning of 1/11 on the Heathcote Bypass near Secor Road when their scanner revealed that the car had a suspended registration. The registration was suspended on 12/1 due to an insurance lapse. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to Correia's home. He was given a summons for driving with a suspended registration.

Dominique Serrano of Larchmont was also stopped at the same spot for driving with a suspended registration on January 11 at noon. The plates were removed from the car, it was towed and she was given a summons.

Joy Farmer of New Rochelle was also stopped at that intersection on the morning of January 12 when the scanner revealed she was driving with a suspended registration due to an insurance lapse. He plates were removed, her car was towed and she was issued a summons. Allen Camacho of White Plains was also stopped for the same reason at 11:19 am on 1/12. In addition to driving with a suspended registration, Camacho had no license. He was given a summons, his plates were removed and his car was towed.

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