Sneaker Thieves, IRS Scams and a Port-a-Potty Dispute

A young man from Crest Lane reported that several items were taken from his home on September 15th. Four people came to his house in response to an ad he posted to sell a pair of Nike Air "yeezy" sneakers for $800. The prospective buyers took a look at the sneakers and told the Scarsdale man that they were fakes and then asked if there was anything else for sale at the house. The four visitors came into the house, looked around and inquired about a television, macbook desktop computer and a boombox and the young man said he called his mother to ask if it was okay to sell the items. The buyers gave the young man $270 for the sneakers and other items, promising to pay an additional $1,000 later that night. The buyers never returned with the additional funds and police were unable to reach them.

Videotape: The Scarsdale Varsity football coach called police on 9/17 when the JV coach reported that someone was videotaping the students at practice on Dean Field at SHS. The JV Coach asked the man what he was doing and he left on foot and walked toward the library. The coach saw the man throw what appeared to be a notebook in the stream and then get into a 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup truck at the library. Police canvassed the area for a truck matching the description but were unable to find it. The coach surmised that the man may have only been scouting the team.

Asleep: Thoman Latoundji was found sleeping in the Christie Place Garage at 12:35 am on September 17. He told police he came to Scarsdale for a safe place to sleep. Police offered to help him find a shelter but he refused and left the area. At 6:46 am Latoundji was found again, this time sleeping in an alley behind Zachys. He told police he was headed to Yonkers.

IRS Scams: Residents continued to be plagued by scam calls from someone claiming to be fro the IRS. A Carman Road woman got a call stating that the IRS was filing a criminal charge against her on 9/18. Also on 9/18 a Griffen Road woman said that she received two voicemails from the IRS tax crime investigation department telling her that she needed to call back. If not the called said, I "wish you good luck as the situation unfolds on you." Also that night a Lee Road woman got a call from John White of the IRS crime investigation department who said there was a warrant due to lack of paying her taxes.

Construction Woes:

Port –a-Potty: On 9/20 a Nelson Road man called police after a woman used the port-a-potty that was set up on his lawn for contractors doing renovations at his house. He told the woman that she should not be on his property and then an unknown man yelled at him and threatened to beat him up. When police arrived, the "unknown man" appeared and said the homeowner had threatened to call his lawyer, beat him up and sue him.

On the morning of September 18 a woman from Farragut Road called police about three trucks that were idling in front of her home and emitting fumes. Police came by and told her that the construction people were running a generator to power their equipment and said it was a safe distance from her home.

On Dell Road a resident reported that construction vehicles were parked on both sides of the road causing hazardous conditions on the morning of 9/18. Police asked the workers to move the trucks.

Identity Thefts:

A Highland Road man reported that fraudulent checks were issued on his business account and during May and June seven checks were cashed against his account at Signature Ban and nine checks were cashed at Hudson Valley Bank. The man told police that in May some of his business checks were stolen from his office in N.Y.C.

A Grand Park man was also the victim of identity theft. A check for $5,000 had been posted to his account on 9/19 and the check was a different style than his checks and the number was out of sequence. He suspected that a repairman who came to his home in July could be a suspect.

Damage: A Pennsylvania man told police that a curb at Freightway Garage damaged the muffler on his car on 9/21.

Found: A Manhattan woman turned over a watch to police that she found at a field Quaker Ridge School on September 13th.

A newspaper deliveryman called police at 5:05 am on September 18 when he spotted a coyote in the driveway of a home on Elmdorf Drive.

Lost: A Brown Road woman said she lost her white IPhone 4 on September 15.

Arrests:

Tanya Madrid, age 36 of the Bronx, surrendered to Scarsdale police on 9/16 in response to a bench warrant for her failure to appear for a scheduled court appearance. She was given a new court date of 9/17.

Fernando Garcia Ibarra, age 20 of Mount Vernon also surrendered to Scarsdale Police in response to a bench warrant for unlicensed driving on 9/18. He was given a court date of 9/24.

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