Arrests, Assault and More from the Scarsdale Police

Arrests: Carmen Freedman, age 58, of Greenridge Avenue in White Plains was arrested at 11 pm on June 11 after she swerved off Park Road in her Honda, onto the opposite side of the street and hit a fire hydrant at 59 Park Road. Freedman was driving north on Park Road at the time of the accident. When the airbags deployed, she cut her left arm. Police found Freedman in her 2012 orange Honda Fit with glassy eyes and slurred speech. She said she was unsure of what happened but admitted to drinking a cocktail and glass of wine at Vega Restaurant in Hartsdale. She failed sobriety tests, was arrested and taken to White Plains hospital for treatment of her abrasion. She was later released on her own recognizance and given a court date of June 18. Her car was towed.

On June 11, Henry Cohen, age 68 of Emerson New Jersey surrendered to police in response to charges of assault, "criminal obstruction of breathing," and stalking a 70- year-old woman who lives on Wakefield Road in Scarsdale. The incident occurred on November 11, 2013. Cohen denied the charges and said he did not place his hands on the victim's neck but did admit to grabbing the complainant by her shoulders and throwing her onto the bed. He denied using force and explained the woman's black eye by saying that he attempted to kiss her and his nose hit her in the face. The defendant was processed and taken to Village Court where Judge Galloway issued a "stay away" order for the woman and her daughter. He was released on his own recognizance and given a court date of June 18th.

Jessie Forson, age 54, a homecare employee for Senior Bridge of White Plains, was arrested on June 11 for "endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person." Details were not given.

Identity Theft: A Brookline Road man reported that on May 30 and May 31 someone opened at least six separate store credit card account in his name and purchased merchandise valued at $11,600 on the cards.

Missing employee: The manager at Pookie and Sebastian in Scarsdale Village called police on the afternoon of 6-14 when one of his employees failed to appear for work and he was concerned and unable to contact her. Police went to the woman's apartment and found her in good health.

Mom bites daughter: Police were called by the Department of Social Services on June 10th to investigate an incident of child abuse. Scarsdale High School reported that a mother bit her daughter.

Harassed: A Huntington Avenue woman reported that she was being harassed via text messages from her nephew on June 13. The texts accused her of being a "traitor" and betraying "the state, their family and God."

Vandalism: A car that belongs to a Saxon Woods Road woman was reported damaged at 4 pm on June 14th. The rear window of the car was smashed and glass was both inside and outside the car.

A house on Dickel Road was egged and "toilet papered" over night on 6/8 – 6/9. The girl who lives at the house believes it was the result of an altercation she had with some classmates. The front door of the house was egged again overnight on 6/9 – 6/10. The father thought it was done due to a disagreement between his daughter and her friends at a prom party.

Police were called at 8:50 pm on June 14 when a resident saw a teenage boy with an ax in the woods behind the Fox Meadow School attempting to cut down a tree. By the time police arrived the boy was gone.

Mix-up: Two women with the same first and last names had a mix-up in regards to a check for some jewelry she had appraised through Wilsons Jewelers. A Scarsdale woman went to the store to pick up a check for her jewelry on June 13th. She was told that someone with her name had already picked up the check. However, the license the woman presented bore a different address in Hawthorne. Police contacted the Hawthorne woman who also had items appraised. She realized that she had the wrong check and agreed to mail it back to Wilsons.

Cars:

Police were alerted about a car on fire on Mohican Trail on the afternoon of June 10. The fire department put out the fire . Police investigated and found no evidence of arson.

A Tompkins Road woman called police at 1:13 am on June 15 when she heard a noise emanating from underneath her car that she believed was a bomb. Police stopped by, listened to the noise and determined that it was a mechanical issue rather than an explosive device. They advised the caller to go to the mechanic in the morning.

Violations:

A sign for "Honey Do Men" gutter services was posted on the Post Road in Scarsdale in violation of a "No Posting" law. Police issued the company a summons and secured the sign on 6/13.

Police issued a warning to a man from Highrise Rental Management who was soliciting on rural drive without a permit on the evening of June 10th.

Raccoon at Soulcycle: A raccoon was found in the stairway that leads from the CVS garage to Soul Cycle at 5:30 am on June 12. Police found the raccoon and they were able to get it to back out of the stairs.

Runaway UPS Man: While police were issuing a summons to UPS truck on Scarsdale Avenue, the driver hopped into the truck and drove away around 12:30 on June 12. Police were able to find the UPS truck and issued the driver a summons.

IRS Scam: On the night of June 13 a Post Road man came to police headquarters to reported that he received a call from someone named Mr. White who claimed to be an employee of the IRS. White told the man to call Daniel Wilson about his daughter's unpaid taxes. The Scarsdale man did not believe White and hung up. He later realized it was a scam.

Lost and Found:

Wallets:

A wallet containing an Edgemont High School id card and $5 was found on June 14 and dropped off at Scarsdale Police Headquarters. The wallet belongs to Faizan Hussain who should retrieve it from Scarsdale Police headquarters. A brown wallet was found in the Merchants Lot on East Parkway on June 14. Police attempted to reach the owner, Richard Gay of New Rochelle, but were unable to contact him. A Carman Road woman reported that she lost her Kate Spade wallet containing her driver's license and $50 in cash on June 14.

Dog:

A woman called police at 8:30 pm on Sunday June 15 when she found a large black dog on Tisdale Road. When police arrived the dog's owner appeared and took possession of his pet.

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