Man Arrested for DWI Posts Bail with Counterfeit Bills

Following a car accident on Griffen Avenue in which the driver of a 2002 Volkswagen hit a utility pole at 3 a.m., August 6, police arrested the driver – a 21 year-old man from New Rochelle – on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense), aggravated DWI with a blood alcohol content of at least .18, refusal to take a breath test, unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Police came across the accident while on routine patrol. A patrol officer approached the car to check the driver's condition and saw the man sitting in the driver's seat with his eyes closed. The officer asked him if he was injured, and he replied, "No. I'm about to leave Black Bear," which is a bar in White Plains. Patrol asked if he had been drinking, and he replied he had a "couple of beers." He was unable to perform field sobriety tests. Patrol was unable to perform an Alco-Sensor test because he repeatedly failed to produce an adequate breath sample despite repeated instructions. He was taken to headquarters, and at 4 a.m., he agreed to take a Datamaster test to measure his blood alcohol level. The test registered a level of .21 percent. During the course of the arrest, police uncovered a small glassine envelope containing a white powder. The powder tested positive for cocaine. Additionally, police found a marijuana smoking devices that contained a green, leafy residue that patrol identified as marijuana. He was released at 7 a.m. on $250 cash bail. He was issued an appearance ticket for Scarsdale Village Justice Court for August 12.

Patrol later brought the bail money to Scarsdale Village Justice Court and was told by a clerk that two $100 bills, presented as bail, were counterfeit. At this time, police called the man and ordered him to return to headquarters. There, the suspect made a voluntary statement acknowledging the money was fake. It was further acknowledged that he was in possession of five other $100 bills and five $20 bills, which were also counterfeit. He said he received the counterfeit money during a drug transaction, involving the delivery of marijuana to a person in Nyack in July. He claimed he put the counterfeit currency in an envelope in his car's door pocket and "forgot about it."

Following the interview with police, he was arrested again – charged with two counts of first-degree possession of a forged instrument. He was taken to Scarsdale Village Justice Court and arraigned on all charges from both arrests. Bail was set at $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond. Unable to post bail, he was sent to Westchester County Jail.

Arrested for leaving scene of accident
On August 3, police arrested Stacy Mayo Weil 46, of Scarsdale, on charges of leaving the scene of an accident. Weil is accused of hitting a village sanitation scooter with her Mercedes Benz on Fenimore Road and leaving the scene of the accident. According to the driver of the sanitation scooter, Weil drove away before he could exchange information with her. He complained of head and neck pain but refused ambulance care. Patrol tracked down Weil's car parked in the parking lot of Hartsdale train station. She admitted to being involved in the accident and said she left the scene only after the sanitation worker said he was not injured.

Order of protection
On August 8, police arrested Stephen M. Lynch, 51, of Scarsdale, on charges of second-degree criminal contempt after Lynch violated a one-year "stay away" temporary order of protection against him earlier that day. The order of protection was issued to protect a member of Lynch's family, and Lynch violated the order by going to the family member's house around 3:30 p.m., August 8. Lynch was arraigned on charges, and bail was set at $1,500 cash or $3,000 bond. Unable to post bail, Lynch was sent to Westchester County Jail. He is scheduled to appear again at Scarsdale Village Justice Court on August 12. At the jail, corrections officers would not accept Lynch's suitcase conta8ining personal belongings. So, Scarsdale police vouchered the suitcase and its contents, for eventual return to Lynch.

A Gaylor Road woman requested assistance in dealing with her son at 3:30 p.m., August 8.

Burglary attempt
A Hampton Road homeowner noticed pry marks and pieces of wood around the doorframe and lock mechanism on his screened-in porch August 8. He last noticed the door intact on August 1. Neither police nor the homeowner detected any signs that a perpetrator actually entered the house.

Stolen bicycle
A Montrose Road woman reported a bicycle was stolen from her house August 6.

Car break-ins
A Ferncliff Road resident's 2002 Honda 's window was broken, and the driver's handbag was stolen from the front passenger floor. The handbag contained $10 cash and credit cards. The incident occurred overnight, sometime between 6:30 p.m., August 4, and 7 a.m., August 5.

A Sage Terrace woman reported someone stole a package from her unlocked car while the car was parked in her driveway overnight August 4. The package, destined for mailing at the post office, was in the backseat. It contained a child's skirt a child's dress and a box of Band-Aids.

Identity theft
On August 3, a Broadmoor Road resident reported someone filed a fraudulent tax return in her name.

On August 4, a Broadmoor Road man reported his parents' Social Security numbers were compromised. Someone opened a fraudulent online account with the Social Security Administration in their names. Shortly thereafter, they received a fraudulent debit card from "GoBank." The Social Security Administration stated that the couple was now supposed to receive their monthly Social Security checks by deposit into the "GoBank" account. The couple notified the Social Security Administration that the online account and the "GoBank" accounts were fraudulent.

On August 6 a Cayuga Road man reported a tax return was fraudulently filed in his name.

On August 7, a Fenimore Road resident reported she received a letter from the Social Security Administration advising her she had changed the direct deposit information to have her Social Security checks deposited into another bank. She advised the Social Security Administration that the request was fraudulent.

On August 7, an Oakstwain Road resident reported someone had fraudulently linked two accounts to his Chase Bank savings account and transferred approximately $3,000 out of his account. The transfers occurred on August 5.

Criminal mischief
On August 3, a Brookby Road man reported his car had been struck with a barricade belonging to the highway department. The incident occurred sometime between 7:30 p.m., July 31 and 11 a.m., August 1.

Graffiti was found on the doors, tank and radio room of the Scarsdale water tower on Garden Road August 7. The graffiti was spray painted with royal blue, back and red paint.

A pool patron's 2014 Toyota was vandalized while parked at Scarsdale pool August 9. The damage consisted of a long scratch caused by a key or blunt object.

Toddler
A Quentin Road grandmother said she had been tending to her grandchild in the front yard when she noticed a three-year-old child walking on her lawn by himself at 9:45 a.m., August 3. She brought the child to her neighbor's house, where the child lived, but no one seemed to be home. Patrol officers entered the house through a slightly ajar front door. Inside, they found the child's 14-year-old sister sleeping. The sister said she had been watching her brother but must have inadvertently fallen asleep. Police asked the girl to call her mother. The mother came home and told police the family just returned from a trip. She said she understood the possible dangers of the situation and would speak with her daughter to make sure such a situation never occurred again.

Unwelcome
Around 1 a.m., August 8, an employee of 7-Eleven requested that a person be removed from the store because the person was not welcome there. Patrol advised the person to leave and warned him he could face criminal charges if he returned.

Argument
A caller reported a verbal dispute between a man and woman in a car parked on Herkimer Road at 3:30 p.m., August 9. On scene, patrol found a man and woman in the car. The woman said they had been arguing only, and the dispute was not physical. Patrol offered to arrange an alternative ride home, but she declined and elected to get back in the car with her boyfriend.

Cars, roadways, wires
On August 3, police taped off an area of Montrose Road where a tree was leaning on electrical lines.

A caller reported a driver made contact with his car on Palmer Avenue and left the scene of the accident August 3. The caller said there was no damage, but the caller was concerned about the driver's wellbeing. The caller gave police the driver's license plate number, and patrol went to the driver's house. There, a woman said she was not aware that she had hit another car. She said she was a careful driver and never would have left the scene of an accident if she knew she had been involved in an accident. Patrol noticed damage to the front of the driver's car, but the driver said it was from a previous accident and had been there for some time.

A Hazleton Road man's Acura was sounding its alarm intermittently August 4. Police helped the driver contact Acura's roadside assistance program to rectify the problem.

Several drivers got stuck in the underground parking deck of CVS on Popham Road at 6:15 p.m., August 4. Police arrived, and a CVS employee opened the gate.

Police stood by for a tow for a disabled car at Post ad Fenimore roads August 5.

Police notified the utility company and placed caution tape on a low-hanging wire on Woods Lane August 5.

Police notified the highway department about a fallen tree on Sprague Road August 5.

On August 5, a woman reported a young male driver cut her off on Post Road. She began following the driver because she wanted to tell his parents about what he had done. An argument ensued. Police advised the young man to obey traffic rules and drive safely. Police advised the woman it was not safe to follow a motorist to the motorist's home. Instead, the woman was advised to report unsafe drivers to police.

A dark-colored Mercedes Benz with New Jersey license plates was blocking a Putnam Road driveway August 5. Police contacted the owner, and the car was promptly moved.

Con Edison needed access to the roadway on Montrose Road because of a gas leak August 8. An excavator was blocking the way. After unsuccessfully attempting to reach the operator, patrol called a tow truck. The tow truck driver used a master key to start the excavator and move it farther up the street. Cones were placed around it.
Patrol removed tree branches from Palmer Avenue August 9.

Police helped three people change a tire on a car that became disabled in the intersection of Meadow and Herkimer roads August 9.
Four car accidents were reported in the Village this week.

Solicitors
A man dressed in white with a white visor rang a Wynmor Road woman's doorbell at 3:45 p.m., August 3. The homeowner spoke to the man through the intercom. He said her husband sent him over about a job placement. He claimed it was ok for him to come inside the house. The homeowner's husband, however, said he never had such a conversation with the man. The woman did not let the man in, and he walked away. Police caught up with the man down the street. He said he was selling magazines door to door for is employer, a circulation company located in Hartsdale. The man claimed his company had a permit on file at Village Hall. Police later verified that this statement was incorrect. Police gave the solicitor a warning and told him to leave the area.

A woman in her early twenties, wearing a green and blue knit dress, rang a Griffen Avenue doorbell at 8 p.m., August 3. She claimed to be pregnant and asked the homeowner for money. She was last seen walking north on Weaver Street.

Animals
On August 4, police told a Hillview Drive resident that her dog must be leashed when outside in the yard. A woman walking her dog complained that the unleashed dog often runs into neighbors' yards and chases pedestrians walking dogs.
A caller reported an injured animal in the vicinity of Heathcote and Duck Pond roads August 6. Patrol went to the area and did not see any animals. They only found blood on the roadway.

A Hampton Road dog broke free from its backyard and went into a neighbor's yard August 7. The dog's owner retrieved the dog.

Village code
Police issued a warning to the driver of a commercial waste management truck for picking up garbage after 1 a.m., August 3. Police advised the driver of appropriate hours for trash pickup.

A moving company was making noise while moving a resident into a Dell Road house August 5. Patrol advised the company to keep the noise to a minimum.

After neighbors complained of noise, a Shaw Road homeowner moved guests into the house for conversation August 5.

Police asked the manager of Fenway Golf Club to lower the volume of party music after Cayuga Road residents complained August 7. After two verbal warnings – which were ignored at 10 and 11 p.m. – police issue the club a summons.

Police dispersed kids from Davis Park after 11:30 p.m., August 8.

Police issued summonses for using gas-powered leaf blowers to landscapers working on Fox Meadow Road August 3, Heathcote and Brewster roads August 6, Post Road August 7 and Heathcote Road August 8.

Lost and found
A Fairview Court resident reported losing one of her license plates from her 2015 Honda CRV on August 3.

A Palmer Avenue resident reported losing her driver's license somewhere in the village August 4.

A highway department employee found a cell phone on Scarsdale Avenue August 6.
On August 6, a Heathcote Road woman reported losing her driver's license somewhere in the village.

Fire

• Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a fallen branch o electrical wires on Lockwood Road August 3.
• An air conditioning unit malfunctioned and caused smoke in a Montrose Road house August 3. Firefighters turned off the unit and advised servicing it.
• Firefighters notified Con Edison about a gas odor on Kent Road August 5.
• A hydrant leak on Heathcote Road was reported to the water department August 5.
• A brush fire on Brook Lane was extinguished by a garden hose August 6. The fire started next to a halogen light fixture. The building department is following up.
• Firefighters cleaned up an oily fluid on Lawrence Road August 7.
• Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor in the sewers on Valley Road August 8. They checked nearby houses to make sure they were safe from gas infiltration.
• This week, firefighters assisted at two car accidents and one motorcycle accident in the village. They responded to five 10 fire alarms caused by device malfunction, steam, incense, cooking smoke, construction dust, floor refinishing and detector removal.

This report covering police and fire department information from August 3-9 was compiled from official information.

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