Vandalism at Golf Course, Zebra on the Run and Fraudulent Home Purchase - from the Police

Stolen purse: On June 20, a Scarsdale Road woman reported $200 was missing from her purse. The money vanished after the woman accidentally left her purse in a shopping cart outside Decicco's Marketplace. After realizing her purse had been left in a cart in the parking lot, the woman returned to the store and retrieved it. That is when she realized the money was missing. Nothing else was stolen from the purse.

Missing zebra
A neighborhood zebra statue went missing from its exhibition space in a grassy area at the intersection of Greenacres Avenue and Colvin Road June 17. The person who reported it thought the statue was taken by the older children of the neighborhood as a prank. This incident was not the first time the zebra statue went missing. Several hours later, an Edgewood Road resident reported the zebra statue had been placed on her property. Police contacted the zebra's custodian, and he picked it up from Edgewood Road.

Stolen bicycle
A Woodruff Avenue man reported his unsecured bicycle was stolen from a bike rack at East Parkway and Spencer Place sometime during the day June 18. The man described his bike as light purple and white with a rusty chain. It was valued at approximately $100.

Criminal mischief
A Saxon Woods Road resident reported someone threw a bottle at a front window of her house at 12:30 a.m., June 18. The bottle broke a pane of glass.

Patrol officers found two streets signs were vandalized at Sprague and Barry roads June 20.

On June 21, the golf course superintendent at Quaker Ridge Golf Club reported numerous acts of vandalism at the course's fourth hole over the previous two weekends. On June 14, spent fireworks and a smoldering fire were discovered in a sand bunker. A discolored area of the green was also believed to be caused by urine. On June 20, employees found another smoldering fire in the sand bunker and a burnt rake. Several rakes were found in a creek near the fifth hole. A smashed projector was also found at the scene. The projector had a Scarsdale Union Free School District sticker affixed to its back. At 9:15 a.m., employees saw several kids walking near the fourth and fifth holes, which are located behind Herkimer Road. Police said they would increase ridebys of the area as a precaution.

Fraudulent checks
A real estate agent reported that a New York City man toured a home for sale and on a second visit to the house on June 18 he presented two fraudulent checks, amounting to $6.6 million dollars, for the purpose of purchasing a property. He had not made a formal offer to buy the house and no contracts were signed. The matter is under investigation by Scarsdale Police Detectives with the District Attorney's Financial Crimes Division.

Noises
A motorist reported "banging" noises coming from the footpath on the south side of Garth Avenue around 5 a.m., June 19. Police responded to the area and encountered two young men walking out of the woods. They said they were on their way to 7-Eleven and did not hear any banging. Patrol asked Eastchester police to check businesses in the area. An officer from Eastchester PD noticed the rear entrance to one of the businesses was damaged, but it was unclear if the damage was old or new. Further investigation uncovered a screwdriver and vice-grip pliers near the area where the two individuals had been. Police picked up the tools as evidence.

Parking ticket
A patrol officer assisted the police department's parking enforcement officer issue a parking ticket to a delivery truck driver on Christie Place June 16. The driver first said he was unhappy with the ticket and became confrontational with the parking enforcement officer.

Cars and roadways
A unfamiliar car with New Hampshire license plates was parked in a Butler Road driveway June 15. Police told the homeowner they could have the car towed, but the homeowner said she first wanted to make sure the car did not belong to one of her father's associates.

Police dispatched the on-call towing service to a car with a flat tire at Park and Oxford roads June 20.

Seven car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Dogs, cats
On June 15, a Sheldrake Road man reported he was chased by a neighbor's dog on June 12. The dog's owner said her dogs are always on leashes when off her property. The man declined to file an official report.

A motorist reported a pickup truck driver struck a cat on Post Road and killed the cat June 17. The cat was not wearing any tags so police were unable to determine if it was feral or domesticated. Police contracted the highway department for removal of the cat's carcass.

Lost and found
A highway worker found a black leather wallet near a dumpster on Christie Place by DeCicco's Marketplace June 17. It contained a Pennsylvania man's driver's license, medical cards and a key. Police vouchered the wallet for safekeeping and contacted the owner for pickup.

On June 16, a Cambridge Road man reported losing his Nigerian passport inside his house. He last saw the passport a year ago.

A Sycamore Road woman reported losing a "handicap permit driving tag" somewhere in the boundaries of the village June 21. She needed a police report to request a replacement tag.

Village code
Police dispersed kids from Tisdale Road after dark June 15.

Police issued s summons to a delivery truck driver making a delivery to a Depot Place business at 2:30 a.m., June 17.

On June 17, police issued a summons to a landscaper using a gas-powered blower to a landscaper on Huntington Avenue.

Police removed an illegally posted advertising sign from the intersection of Heathcote Bypass and Secor Road June 19. They mailed a summons to the owner.

On June 19, police issued summonses to landscapers using gas-powered blowers on Fox Meadow, Sherbrooke and Franklin roads.

Noise:
After neighbors complained of noise, police asked an Oneida Road party host to lower the volume of music at 2 p.m., June 19.

Police informed the manager of Fenway Golf Club that neighbors were complaining about loud party music June 19. The manger turned down the music and said the party was breaking up in about 15 minutes.

Fire
Firefighters shut power to an overheated motor in a HVAC air handler in a Meadow Road house June 15. They advised calling for service.

A burning odor inside a Rectory Lane garage was caused by a melted piece of plastic on the exhaust pipe of an SUV June 15. Firefighters advised the resident to service the car.

A car drove through a detached garage on Fenimore Road and ended up in a neighbor's yard June 15. The driver got out of the car and was treated by Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Firefighters shut power to the garage and notified the Village Building Inspector due to significant structural damage to the garage.

On June 16, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas leak on Meadow Road.
Firefighters ventilated a Mamaroneck Road house after the homeowner came home and found her gas stove top burner left on June 17. She turned off the stove and evacuated the house while waiting for firefighters.

Firefighters cleaned up spilled diesel fuel from Stratton Road June 18. A resident with a newborn baby in the house was concerned about possible toxic exposure. Firefighters and a highway department supervisor told the resident the odor would dissipate. She decided to make arrangements to stay elsewhere for the night.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor on Herkimer Road June 18.
An overheated elevator motor caused a burning smell in an Overhill Road building June 19. The building manager shut power to the elevator and firefighters assisted with opening doors for ventilation. The manager called for elevator service.

This week firefighters assisted at one car accident in the village. They responded to 21 false firms alarms caused by device malfunction, shower steam, water leaking into detectors from upstairs plumbing, a manually activated pull station, cooking smoke, burnt food, burnt toast and old batteries.

This report covering police and fire department activity from June 15-21 was compiled from official information.

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