Police Report: Water Main Breaks and Identity Thefts

No one home, water running: Police were called to check on a Barry Road man from a concerned neighbor on February 9. The neighbor found mail piled up at the door and heard the sounds of water running inside. Police came to the house and could see water running in the sink through the window but were unable to get inside. They called the fire department who began to force their way in through the front door when the homeowner's daughter called and said her dad was with her. Police found a hidden key, gained entry and found water running and splashing. They were unable to turn it off and advised the woman to call a plumber.

Identity Thefts:

Online Fraud: On February 13 a Montrose Road man reported that he paid $2,450 on 12/14/14 to reserve a house rental at Stowe Vermont for 2/14 – 2/21/15 that he found on Homeaway.com. The funds were deducted from his account along with an additional $49. However as of 2/12 he never received the property address and access instructions. The link on Homaway was no longer working and Homeaway advised him to call VRBO their parent company. VRBO provided two contact phone numbers but he was unable to reach anyone. He called his bank to report the fraudulent deductions and the bank gave him a refund.

IRS: Brite Avenue residents reported that they received a fraudulent letter from the IRS on 2/12 stating that their tax return was received and more information was needed. The letter asked for personal information. The couple had not yet filed their taxes for 2014 so they called the IRS who is conducting an investigation.

A River Road man reported that six e-payments, totaling $2,522 were made from his business account to an American Express account that was not his own. The payments were made in the second half of 2014 and in January of 2015.

Water main breaks:

A water pipe broke on Jefferson Road on the afternoon of February 12 sending water into a home there. The fire department taped off the pipe and shut off the water source.

Another water pipe broke at Weaver Street near Crossway at 2:20 am on 2/16 and cause icing on the roadway. The Water Department was notified.

Strange:

On 2/11 a Boulder Brook Road woman reported that a man came to the door of her home when she was not home and told her son to stop throwing snowballs at his house. The boy denied throwing any snowballs and said he had been inside. The man said he would return.

A mail carrier reported a suspicious man at a construction site on Meadow Road on the afternoon of 2/13. The man was waving in the direction of the site and eventually left the area in a taxi. Police called the construction company and told them to check the site.

Dog found:

A black lab was found on Normandy Lane on the afternoon of 2/14. The man who found the dog offered to call the owner and contact them rather than send the dog to the New Rochelle Humane Society.

Accidents:

An Edgewood Road woman who had driven to the sanitation yard of discard her recyclables on Tuesday afternoon February 10 ran into a sanitation cart whose driver was also disposing material. No injuries were reported.
A man called for help on the afternoon of 2/15 to say that his car was stuck in the snow on Catherine Road. Police send Vincent's Towing to pull the car out.

An ambulance was sent to a home on Stratton Road in New Rochelle on the evening of February 15 to help a 41 year-old woman who fell down the stairs.

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