Assault at Fenway and Arrest of Drunk Driver

Assault at Fenway: Darryl Benton, a 55 year-old Elmsford man who worked as a caddy at Fenway Golf Club was arrested for assault in the 3rd degree and criminal possession of a weapon after he punched the caddy master in the mouth on the morning of July 24th. Benton was angry about losing money in the soda machine in the club employee locker room. The caddy master gave Benton another soda and Benton threw the can onto the golf course. At that point, the caddy master told Benton to go home. Shortly afterwards Benton returned, punched the caddy master in the mouth and said "I am not scared of you." The caddy master had a cut and swollen lip and was taken to White Plains Hospital for treatment. Police spoke to two other men who observed the incident.

Drunk Driver: Matthew DeFruscio, age 22 of Greenwich CT was arrested for DWI and refusing to take a breath test at 1 am on July 24 after he struck a guardrail at the intersection of Greenacres Avenue and Fountain Terrace and then left his car running in the middle of Fountain Terrace. Police found De Fruscio parked in the car with the motor running. They made several attempts to wake him up and when he did wake up he said that he had been at a bar in Stamford, CT and driven a friend home to Scarsdale. At that point police noticed that the right front tire of the car was damaged and the car was smoking. Though De Fruscio did not remember what had happened, police noticed the damaged guardrail and found a piece of the car bumper near the rail. The Ford Focus he was driving was impounded and towed. His father posted $250 in bail and he was released to his parents at 5:35 am.

Cyclists Hit: A cyclist from Carthage Road, who was riding down Heathcote Road toward Scarsdale Village called police on 5:35 pm on 7/22 after his bike was hit by a woman from Yonkers who was driving at the intersection of Carthage and Heathcote Roads. The impact caused the man to fall off his bike. Another cyclist was hit on Secor Road on the morning of July 26th by White Plains man driving a 2004 Buick. The car hit the back tire of the bike which caused the rider to flip off his bike. The rider was taken to White Plains Hospital.

Identity Theft: An Ogden Road man reported that someone with his personal information attempted to open an account at Jennifer Convertibles and order merchandise to be shipped to an address in Brooklyn on July 21. The imposter had a driver's license with the Scarsdale man's name and address. Police told the man to contact the credit agencies.

Arrest: Anela Djukic, age 29 of Yonkers, surrendered to Scarsdale police on the strength of a bench warrant on the night of July 22. She was released on $100 cash bail posted by her brother-in-law and given a court date of July 23.

Violation: Marc F. Quintilani. age 31 of Garth Road was stopped by police for driving a car with a suspended registration due to a lapse in insurance at 11 am on July 25. The plates were removed from the car, it was towed and Quintalani was given a traffic summons for driving an unregistered vehicle.

Signs: Police found an unauthorized sign for GYMGUYZ posted on Heathcote Road on 7/24. The sign was removed and a summons was issued to the company that is located in Irvington. AT 10:30 am on July 26 police found signs for a garage sale posted on Fenimore Road in violation of village code. Police took down the signs and returned them to the homeowner.

Manhole: A White Plains man complained that he drove over a raised manhole cover on Saxon Woods Road at 9 am on July 25 and damaged the front wheel and the axle of his car, causing the airbags to deploy. The car was towed. The manhole was on a section of Saxon Woods Road that was beginning to be repaired.

Scrap Metal Thieves: The owner of a home on Walworth Avenue that is under construction called on 7/21 and 7/22 when she saw men drive up in a red pick up truck and remove scrap metal from her property. She described the three men. Police offered to do extra ride-bys.

Repossession: Jorge Teixra of Surety Towing and Recovery advised police that he was repossessing a 2009 Mercedes Benz 350 from the Scarsdale Sanitation Yard on July 24th.

Damage: The owner of Scarsdale Hardware Store on Scarsdale Avenue reported that the front window of the store was shattered on July 25. He believed a weed whacker caused the damage.

Abusive Customer: Police received a call at 1 pm on July 25th concerning a customer at Balducci's who was being verbally abusive to a cashier. He used foul language and made inappropriate comments. When police arrived, the man had left the store.

Lost and Found:

Missing Person: A Greenacres dad reported that his son was missing at 10:45 pm on July 26th. The son was located later on. Details were not provided.

Jewelery: On July 26 a 73 year-old woman from Corell Road said that several items, including a pearl ring were stolen from her home over the past few weeks. She reported that she had several people doing work in the house over the past few weeks.

Cell Phone: An Oak Lane woman reported that she lost her cell phone while walking on Fox Meadow Road at 3 pm on July 22. Using the find my phone app she located it near the Kensico Dam in Valhalla. Police advised her to contact Verizon.

License: A Herkimer Road man reported that he lost his driver's license at 5 pm on 7/22 somewhere near the Heathcote School.

Wallet: A young lady from Yonkers reported that she lost her Marc Jacobs wallet containing $12, a drivers license, a medical card and an Edggemont School ID on East Parkway on July 26th. She checked with the store Pookie and Sebastian and someone at the store said that a woman had found the wallet and would drop it off at the Police Station.

Dogs:

A woman called police at 8:40 pm on July 23 when she was trying to catch a dog that was running on Post Road. The dog belonged to a Huntington Avenue woman and the dog had gotten through the invisible fence. Someone caught the dog and returned it home.

A man found a golden retriever in the parking lot of IHM on the evening of July 26. He was not able to locate the dog's owners. Police called the New Rochelle Humane Society, but before they arrived the owner came to police headquarters to pick up the dog.

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