Thefts, Threats and Big Black Rabbit: from the Scarsdale Police

Identity Thefts: The General Manager of Quaker Ridge Golf Club reported that someone was writing fraudulent checks against the club's accounts to purchase items on Craig's List. The forger had printed up checks with the club's account and routing numbers. The General Manager has received many calls asking if the checks are legitimate. In many instances the checks were written for an amount higher than the agreed upon purchase price. The buyer then asked the seller to send back the difference minus a fee for their inconvenience. The club's comptroller contacted the FBI, secret service and Chase Bank Fraud Department. The incidents occurred between 12/2/13 and 1/28/14.

On February 1, a Berkeley Road man reported that someone had attempted to open a Bloomingdales account in his name online. The request for the credit line was denied.

Taxi!

A Mamaroneck woman called police at 7: pm on 2/1 to ask for help with a dispute with a cab driver. The cab driver was attempting to charge her $250 for a ride from the Upper East Side in New York to Scarsdale Avenue. Police helped the two parties come to an agreement.

Police were called to the Central Taxi parking lot on East Parkway on the morning of 2/2 where a man was harassing people for money. Police learned that the man tried to catch a cab but the driver would not take him because he did not believe the man had the money to pay for the ride. The man then started asking pedestrians for money. Police found the man on the train platform and issued a verbal warning for bothering pedestrians. The man then bought a train ticket to White Plains.

Stolen Bikes:

Two bicycles were stolen from the garage of a Fox Meadow Road home sometime between February 1 and 2. The resident also noted that it appeared that his car was tossed. The opener for the garage door was inside the glove box. The man said that he had likely left the car unlocked. Police surmised that perhaps the thieves used the garage door opener to open the garage door and take the bikes.

Animals:

A loose dog was found on Fox Meadow Road on the morning of 2/1. Several residents looked for the owner but could not find him so police took the dog into custody. While the police were in the process of notifying the humane society the dog's owner called about his lost dog. He came to pick up the dog and issued a summons for "Dog at Large."

At 5 pm on 2/1 a Park Road woman reported that found her neighbor's dog. Police returned the dog to its owner.

A Rectory Lane woman called police at noon on January 30 when she saw footprints in the snow around her house. When police arrived they determined that the footprints were left by a small animal.

The babysitter at a home on White Road called police on the afternoon of January 20 when she saw a large black rabbit hiding in the bushes outside the house. She believed it was a domesticated rabbit. Police advised her to call an animal control service.

Found:

A set of keys, with an inscribed name plate that said "Marty" were found on Palmer Avenue on the evening of 1/28 and turned over to Scarsdale Police. A wallet containing a Canadian driver's license was found near Starbucks on East Parkway at 3 am on 2/2 and turned over to Scarsdale Police.

Arrests:

Police approached the driver of a Saturn SUV just after midnight on February 1 at 10:45 pm when they saw the car abruptly change lanes and then stop on the shoulder of the Post Road near Ferncliff Road. He saw a woman exit the passenger door of the car, pointing and yelling at the driver. When police approached the car the driver got out of the car and walked around to the passenger side front seat. The woman driver, who identified herself as Judy A. Nouel, told police she was having an argument with her daughter. Police asked for her license and she said "I wasn't driving." She then gave the officer an expired drivers' license that turned out to be revoked twice, suspended four times and showed four "scoffs" on her record on three dates. Police arrested Ms. Nouel and took her to headquarters and the car was released to her ex-husband.. Nouel was booked for aggravated unlicensed operation and released on $60 cash bail, posted by her ex-husband Carlos Nouel.

While driving on Heathcote Road at 5 pm on 1/31 Liani Mendez of New Rochelle was stopped by police when the scanner revealed a suspended registration. Mendez was given summons' for driving without a license, and operating an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. The car was towed back to his home.

Isable De Figueiredo of Mount Vernon appeared at Scarsdale Police headquarters in response to an outstanding warrant at 5 pm on January 31. She was released on $100 cash bail and given a court date of February 5, 2014.

Threats:

On 1/28 a Nelson Road man reported the receipt of threatening messages on his Facebook Page from someone he knew. Police advised him to block access to his page from the person who made the threats.

Mr. Okoli of Lockwood Road called police on the afternoon of 1/29 to say that his neighbor was saying mean things to him. Police advised him to speak to his guardian and avoid his neighbor.

A Sprague Road woman called police at noon on 1/31 when she received an envelope with unusual contents. Police arrived and determined that the letter, which was sent by the AARP, contained some shredded paper that appeared to come from the mailing equipment.

Keys please: On 1/31, the children of a Brite Avenue man who is currently residing in an assisted living facility asked police to help them recover their Dad's car from the home of his soon-to-be ex-wife on Brite Avenue. The man had the title to the car. When police arrived the woman turned over the keys to the car.

Noisy kids: Police received a call at 10:30 pm on 1/31 about disorderly youths at a home on Barry Road. They found some kids playing football in the front yard and told them that is was not an appropriate time to make noise outside. The kids and their parents apologized.

Lost: An autistic man from White Plains came to Scarsdale police headquarters on the afternoon of 2/2 and said he was lost. He was wearing a medical alert bracelet with his name and phone number. Police called his sister who agreed to pick him up.

Alarms: Police responded to a fire alarm activated at an unoccupied home at 4:18 am on Vanderbilt Road. The neighbor let firefighters into the house who found that the alarm had malfunctioned.

Water leaks were reported on Harcourt Road at 5 pm on 1/27 and at a home on White Road at 3:15 on 1/27.

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