Burglars Focus on Fox Meadow Homes

A Kent Road home was entered sometime between 12/24 and 12/28. When the owner returned home on 12/28 he found two dining room cabinets open, a dish on the floor and the master bedroom heavily ransacked. Closet doors were open, dresser drawers were open and contents were strewn on the floor. A dressing room and a guest room were also tossed and two pillowcases were missing from the master bedroom. The pillowcases could have been used to carry items out of the house. Police noticed a boot print on the first floor and found a key in the side door. The homeowner said that he had possibly left the key there.

There was an attempt to enter a home on Paddington Road on Christmas Eve. Police responded to a burglar alarm and found that the screen had been removed from a bathroom window at the back of the house. The window was not broken but there were pry marks around it.

Police responded to a suspected burglary in progress at a home on Fox Meadow Road on Christmas Day around 5 pm. A witness said she saw a car parked in front of the house and saw two men walk down the front steps carrying the large box. She tried to speak to them but they did not respond. They left the scene and she noted their license plate number. The house appeared to be secure.

Missing Moped: A 2009 Yamaha moped, valued at $1,400 was stolen from the parking lot of the Weinberg Nature Center sometime between 12/20 and 12/22. The owner left the moped there after she got a flat tire on Saturday night December 20 at 9 pm. When she returned on December22, the moped was gone. The moped is ivory with a tan leather seat and has a bent front brake handle.

Lost handbag: A Boulevard woman called police at 4 pm on 12/28 when she could not find her pocketbook. Police looked around the house and found it in the master bedroom.

Fights: A 33 year-old New York City man reported that he was assaulted while attending a holiday party at Chat in Scarsdale on 12/19. At the party he was speaking to two attorneys from his firm and got into a discussion about whiskey. A few minutes into it, one of the men called the victim an idiot and said, "Who should I hit? You or him?" The victim told him that would be a bad idea and said that if they got into a fight, he (the victim) would win. At that point, the lawyer handed the victim an empty glass and punched him in the forehead, causing a small cut. The victim went to the bathroom to clean up and then left. He sought medical treatment but nothing needed to be done. He also spoke to members of the law firm but was not satisfied with their response.

Police responded to a domestic incident at 1:39 am on Sunday 12/28. A couple was having a verbal argument and the wife said her husband slammed their door in her face.

Police were also called to a home on Coralyn Road at 6 pm on 12/28 to resolve a dispute between a mother and a daughter. The daughter came to the door eating a piece of bread and complained that her mother was forcing her to stay in her room and not allowing her to eat. The daughter also complained because the Journal News had included her address in their police blotter. The mother said her daughter was verbally abusive. Police said that though her daughter may be rude she was not in violation of any law.

Arrests: Robert Melvin, age 25 of Yonkers was called to police headquarters on 12/26 in response to an incident that occurred on 12/19. He was charged with reckless driving, fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and unlicensed driving. He was booked, given a court date of January 7, 2015 and released on $250.000 bail.

Janet Daniels of White Plains surrendered to Scarsdale Police for an active bench warrant on 12/23. She was arrested, booked, released on $100 bail and given a court appearance date of January 7, 2015.

Damaged: A car belonging to a Hartsdale woman was damaged when it was parked on Fox Meadow Road near Kent Road on the afternoon of 12/28. The woman parked her 2013 Honda Accord near Butler Woods while she went for a walk. When she returned she found that a large tree branch had fallen on the car and damagerod the roof and car hood.

Identity Theft: A Scarsdale woman who works for Sony Pictures Entertainment came to police on 12/22 to say that her personal information may have been stolen during the cyber attack on the company's network. Personal information such as her name, address, social security number, driver's license number, passport number, bank information, credit card accounts and passwords could have been stolen. The company suggested that employees file police reports.

Found: A Brookby Road woman turned in a license plate that she found at the intersection of Post and Fenimore Roads on Christmas morning. The plate belonged to a vehicle registered to Millers Hobbies in Mamaroneck.

A Mercedes-Benz car key was found inside DeCicco's on the afternoon of 12/26 and turned over to police.

A wallet was found on the northbound train platform at the Scarsdale Staion on 12/24 and turned over to Starbucks who gave it to the Scarsdale Police.

Found floating in the Bronx River on Christmas day, just downstream from the Tennis Club (i.e. just north of Hitchcock Church) : grey Under Armour backpack with neon trim, containing a jump rope and a Rogue Fitness wrist band. If it's yours, please email [email protected].

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