Teen Charged with DUI Plus a Rash of Car Break-ins

At 1:19 a.m., July 14, a Walworth Avenue resident reported seeing a dark colored 2003 GMC Yukon SUV strike a Lexus on Walworth Avenue and flee northbound into White Plains. The driver of the SUV was found in White Plains, at the intersection of Walworth Terrace and Colden Avenue. The SUV had heavy front end and side damage. The driver – an 18-year-old boy from Rye – was found to have red, glassy eyes. The police report noted he could not maintain his balance, and he smelled of alcohol and marijuana. Police administered field sobriety tests, which the boy was unable to complete successfully. He admitted he had been smoking marijuana earlier that day. Police then arrested him for driving while under the influence of drugs, and they impounded his car. Police searched the car and uncovered 9.5 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms. The boy was arraigned at Scarsdale Village Justice Court and released on $500 cash bail. Police released the boy to his mother, and he was ordered to appear again in court on July 15.

Stolen car
A car was stolen from a Walworth Avenue open garage overnight July 13. The car was unlocked, and the keys were inside. The owner said personal property, including a wallet containing credit cards, was stolen from the car's interior. Later the car was found in another jurisdiction and recovered.

Cyclist hit
A 58-year-old bicyclist was struck by a car in the intersection of Fenimore Road and Brite Avenue July 16. A witness saw the driver of a 2003 Toyota strike the cyclist and leave the scene of the accident. The bicyclist was taken to Westchester Medical Center, and police tracked down the driver. The driver, an 83-year-old Hartsdale woman, was issued a summons for leaving the scene of an accident.

Motorbiker at Scarsdale High School
After receiving a complaint about a loud motorbike speeding on the grounds of Scarsdale High School at 7:15 p.m., July 18, police encountered a young man sitting on the bleachers next to a motorbike. He refused to provide his name to patrol; however, patrol was already aware of his name. Patrol advised the young man that vehicle and traffic law prohibits riding an unregistered motorbike on a public road. Patrol also advised the young man that motor vehicles are prohibited on the school tracks and fields. The young man was ordered to leave the area and push the bike back to his house.

Stolen
On July 15, the custodian at Quaker Ridge School reported a small Honda generator had been stolen from the school overnight. The generator had been chained to a trailer inside the school's garage. Police found evidence that the chain had been cut.
On July 15, a Rodney Road resident reported someone stole a bush from her property sometime between July 10 and July 13.
A Brewster Road homeowner reported two bicycles were stolen from her property July 16. One bike was behind her house, out of sight. The other bike was inside a backyard shed. The bikes had a combined value of $725.
On July 17, a Gorham Road resident reported a package containing prescription medication had been stolen from her front porch after it was delivered by UPS on July 15. The medication was not a controlled substance.

Car break-ins
On July 13, a Carman Road man reported an unlocked car parked in his driveway had been entered, and approximately 3 dollars in coins were stolen. Nothing was damaged. Police advised the man to lock his car doors to deter similar incidents in the future.
On July 13, a Tunstall Road woman reported two cars parked in her driveway were broken into overnight and approximately ten dollars in coins and an old iPod were stolen. Police advised the woman to keep her parked cars locked as a safety precaution.
On July 14, a Highland Way man reported his unlocked car had been ransacked overnight while the car was parked in his driveway. The man said items had been tossed out of the glove box, but nothing was stolen, and the car did not sustain any damage.
On July 15, a Tunstall Road resident reported her car had been broken into, and money was stolen overnight.

Identity theft
On July 13, a Walworth Avenue woman reported someone attempted to open numerous credit cards in her name using her Social Security number.
On July 13, a resident of Saxon Woods Road told police someone stole a check from her checkbook and used it to write a fraudulent check with a forged signature of her husband.
On July 19, a Montrose Road man reported someone used his personal information to open a Paypal account. He contacted Paypal and told them the account was fraudulent.

Scam
On July 13, a Boulder Brook Road woman reported someone alleging to be from the "Federal Grant Administration" called her and said she was eligible for a $9,000 grant. The person asked for the woman's bank account number or credit card number. The woman thought it was a scam and hung up the call. Police attempted to reach the caller, but the caller's number was disconnected.

Begging for money
A heavyset white woman who was approximately in her 40s rang a Stratton Road doorbell and asked the homeowner for money around 3:15 p.m., July 19. The homeowner said the woman began telling him an incomprehensible, rambling story about her "situation." She asked him to help her by giving her money. The homeowner abruptly stopped her, said he was not interested and closed the door. She knocked on the door again, and the homeowner said he was calling the police. The woman then got into a car driven by a man with a long beard, and they left the area.

Criminal mischief
A contractor noticed a broken window and an empty bottle of vodka at a Birchall Drive construction site July 13. The window had been broken by a rock. The contractor said he would inform the homeowner.
On July 15, a money canister was removed from a Woodland Place parking meter and left on the ground in the nearby woods.

Harassment
On July 16, the manager of Fenway Gold Club reported a former employee was sending unwanted emails to management and club members. The former employee had been fired for allegedly taking food from the kitchen without approval. He told the chef he needed yogurt to take required prescription medication; however, he had not discussed his medical needs with his supervisor before taking the yogurt without permission. The unwanted emails started as attempts by the employee to be reinstated in his job. However, subsequent emails became accusatory toward managers and other employees. Police attempted to contact the former employee but received an error message stating the number could not be reached.

Unusual call
An unknown man called a woman's cell phone and house phone July 17. He left a message on her cell phone stating he could not get into her apartment to fix her stove because the top lock had been changed. The woman was confused because she does not live in an apartment, her stove was not broken, and she did not call anyone to fix anything. Police attempted to call the caller's number, but it came back as an invalid number. Police increased ridebys of her house as a precaution.

Help
A concerned citizen called police about a possible domestic dispute on Madison Road in Eastchester July 14. On scene, a woman said she had had an argument with her husband, and her husband went in the house. Police stood by until patrol units from Eastchester arrived.
Police investigated an old and worn backpack found near the front entrance of 7-Eleven on Garth Road July 17. They bag was empty and appeared to have been discarded. The store clerk said he would dispose of the backpack.
Police helped mediate a dispute between a mother and her adult daughter in Quaker Ridge July 17.

Cars and roadways
After two oncoming cars almost had a head-on collision, police issued a summons to Con Edison for failing to have flaggers at a work site at Fox Meadow and Butler roads July 13.
Police removed a fallen tree branch from Crossway July 13.
On July 15, police stopped work at a Con Edison job site because the contractors did not have proper traffic control in place. The permit held by Con Edison stated Con Edison must have proper traffic controls in place while crews are working in the road.
A driver of a Honda Civic collided with a deer that ran across Post Road at 2:30 a.m., July 16.
Two people with a flashlight were reported to be in a Honda CRV parked on Beechwood Lane around 10 p.m., July 16. Police questioned the people and learned they were residents of the neighborhood. They said they were "just hanging out."
A car became disabled on Post Road July 17. Patrol helped the driver move the car into the parking lot of Village Hall, where she waited for a tow.
Police advised the water and highway departments about a possible water main break at Brite Avenue and Chesterfield Road July 18.
Eight car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Animals
Police shot sick and dying raccoons on Black Birch Lane and Lincoln Road and notified the sanitation department for removal July 14. Police described the raccoon on Lincoln Road as "shaking, unable to walk" and with "white residue around the mouth" – all signs of rabies.
On July 15, an Old Lyme Road resident reported seeing a coyote in her backyard. It ran off before police arrived.

Village code
Police issued summonses to landscapers using gas-powered leaf blowers on Horseguard Lane and Sycamore Road July 15, and on Lincoln and Spier roads July 17.
On July 15, police issued a summons to the owner of a locked car left idling on Greenacres Avenue for several hours.

Car seat
A Mamaroneck Road woman reported a casually dressed Hispanic man driving a white van stopped in front her house, removed a car seat from his van and placed it in her bushes in a "slightly concealed" manner. According to the woman, there were no visible children in the van, nor were there any visible children's belongings in the van. The woman was concerned because she thought the man's actions were unusual. Patrol examined the car seat and noted its condition as "used.' Patrol attempted to run the van's license plate, as provided by the caller, but it came back as an invalid plate number.

Lost and found
A Fox Meadow woman found a gold pin on Olmsted Road on the morning of Sunday, July 19. Please contact dilevy1@gmail.com, to claim it.

An anonymous person found a wallet in the village and brought it to headquarters July 13. It contained a driver's license and approximately 13 dollars cash. Police attempted to contact the owner, using information found on the driver's license, but the attempt was unsuccessful.

On July 14, a Dickel Road mother reported her daughter lost her wallet somewhere in the village. It contained a driver's license, credit cards, gift cards and 40 dollars cash.
A loud party was reported on Woods Lane around 11 p.m., July 15.

Fire

• A HVAC technician pushed the test button on a carbon monoxide monitor because he found a faulty flue pipe in a Mamaroneck Road house July 13. Firefighters shut down the hot water heater and heating system that were tied into the flue pipe. They called Con Edison and technicians red tagged the faulty systems.
• A Broadmoor Road resident called firefighters about rainwater leaking through the basement foundation wall July 14. The water was contained within buckets near the foundation wall. Firefighters advised the homeowner to contact a drainage contractor to repair the condition.
• A backhoe ruptured a gas line at a Penn Boulevard house July 16. The contractor secured the broken line and turned off the gas. Firefighters stood by for Con Edison.
• A hot water heater was leaking water, which kept extinguishing the heater's pilot light in a Meadow Road house July 16. Firefighters shut gas and water to the unit and advised the homeowner to call for service.
• Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a burning electrical wire on Post Road July 17.
• Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a possible gas leak in a Weaver Street house July 17.
• Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a possible gas leak in a Garden Road house July 18.
• This week, firefighters assisted at one car accident in which a driver had to be extricated from a car after the car rolled over on Palmer Avenue June 19. They responded to 11 false fire and carbon monoxide alarms caused by device malfunction, cooking smoke, dust, a burnt pizza bagel, leaking water and candle smoke.

This report covering police and fire department activity from July 13-19 was complied from official information.

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