Man Arrested for Damaging Parking Pay Station with Tire Iron

A  44, year-old Mamaroneck man was arrested on charges of second-degree criminal mischief after he allegedly damaged a parking pay station in Christie Place garage Aug. 31. Police first received a call from the suspect around 12:30 p.m., during which he stated he had put money into the machine and had not been issued a receipt. A parking enforcement officer checked the machine and did not find any apparent malfunction. In fact, the officer observed the machine issuing receipts to other uninvolved people in the garage. The officer advised him of his findings, and the suspect became agitated. The suspect asked the officer to assure him he would not be issued a parking ticket for parking in the space in which he was parked without a valid receipt. The officer said he was not authorized to make that decision, and any issue regarding money taken but not registered by the machine would have to be addressed at Village Hall. The suspect then allegedly said he was going to take matters in his own hands. He walked to his car, opened the trunk, removed a tire iron and hit the parking machine with the tire iron. The officer approached him, and the suspect said, "I told you I was going to do it." The parking enforcement officer said he was going to call police headquarters, and the suspect replied, "I want them to come." Damage to the machine was estimated at $1,500. Police arrested the man and took him to headquarters. On the way to headquarters, the suspect told police he would have freely admitted to damaging the machine if he would have avoided being arrested and paid for the damages on the spot. He said he was on probation and "could not get into anymore trouble." He was arraigned at Scarsdale Village Justice Court and released on $1,500 cash bail. He was issued a return court date of Sept. 2.

Arrested for forged check
On Sept. 2, Cassandra Turner, 41, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on charges of third degree grand larceny and second-degree possession of a forged instrument. Turner is accused of entering a Municipal Credit Bank in the Bronx and depositing a fraudulent check into her account on June 18. The check was written against a Madison Road resident's account. She admitted to depositing the check and said she withdrew $3,200 of the deposited funds "to give to a friend who had given her the check." The rest of the funds were transferred to her savings account. Police asked her to identify the friend, and she only said it was a "friend of a friend." Turner was arraigned at Scarsdale Village Justice Court and released on $250 cash bail. She is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 16.

Missing third grader
The principal of Fox Meadow School called police to report a possibly missing third grader due to a miscommunication about school pickup at 4 p.m., Sept. 3. Patrol canvassed the area and found the child walking on Fox Meadow Road. The boy said his nanny never picked him up and "after waiting two hours" he began to walk home. Patrol contacted the principal and drove the boy to his house on Fox Meadow Road. The principal and the boy's nanny and siblings met police and the boy at his house. The principal called the boy's mother who was at work to advise her that the boy had been found.

Criminal mischief
The rear window of a 2011 Honda was smashed while parked in the owner's Ogden Road driveway between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Sept. 1. Glass was scattered across the back seat. Police could not find any objects that had possibly been used to break the window.

Chipped wood
A Lockwood Road man asked police to document damage to his back porch railing Aug. 31. The damage consisted of chipped and splintered wood on one section of the railing that the homeowner described as "cut marks." The homeowner's exterminator said he did not think the damage came from an animal.

Bonfire
A concerned caller reported a large fire on the south side of the football field Sept. 2. Police arrived on scene and learned the fire was a planned high school event. Furthermore, the bonfire was safely under control.

Cell phone
A Secor Road man said his ex-boyfriend took his cell phone and would not give it back Aug. 31. The incident allegedly occurred in White Plains after the two were together in an establishment in White Plains. The ex-boyfriend was said to have come to the man's apartment uninvited. Once the ex-boyfriend left, the man noticed his cell phone was no longer there. Police attempted to get in touch with the ex-boyfriend, but they were not successful.

Snapshot
A Bell Road resident was testing out a new camera on the street in front of his house Sept. 4. Seeing a man taking pictures outside alarmed a passerby who reported the man to police. The man apologized for causing concern. He said he would be more careful about where he pointed his camera in the future.

Cars and roadways
A Con Edison work site was causing traffic congestion and unsafe conditions for pedestrians on Post and Popham roads Sept. 1. Police shut down the site until Con Edison was able to provide appropriate flagmen.

On Sept. 3, police confiscated the license plates of a 2005 Mazda that was driving through the village with a suspended registration for "no insurance in effect." The driver was issued a summons and the car was towed to her house in New Rochelle.

While investigating the state of a Volkswagen parked on Autenreith Road with six parking tickets accumulated between Aug. 26 through Sept. 2, police determined the owner had been hospitalized. A note was placed on the owner's door in regard to the car.

Police removed a large tree branch from Post Road Sept. 2.

Police picked up a VCR and cassette tape deck left on the side of Innes Road and took the old electronics to the sanitation department for disposal.

A locked car parked on Stratton Road was idling with its lights and ignition on at 8:30 p.m., Sept. 3. Police attempted to find the owner but were unsuccessful.

At police request, the driver of an illegally parked car on Brewster and Chesterfield roads moved his car Sept. 4.

Police notified Verizon about low-hanging wires and a damaged utility pole on Fairview Road Sept. 5.

Eight car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Lost dog
Police found a small, white dog on Tompkins Road, determined it belonged to a Brewster Road man and returned the dog to its owner Sept. 6.

Civil matters
A Lenox Place man admitted to entering a Graham Road resident's construction site to turn off water from a running hose that was allegedly causing puddles in the Lenox Place yard Sept. 2. The Graham Road resident said the Lenox Place man damaged fencing, from Rent-a-Fence, around the construction site. He said the water had been left on to give plants at the back of his property "a good soaking." The Lenox Place man told police he entered the site through a small opening in the fence. Police advised the Lenox Place man to call police for future matters and to not enter a closed construction site. The men said they would try to work it out.

On Sept. 3, a Herkimer Road woman told police a delivery truck, from Penske rentals, drove over her yard, left tire marks in her grass and damaged part of her driveway curbing. She asked the driver for his name and he said it was "Joe." Police advised her it was a civil matter, and she said she would attempt to follow up with the tucking company.

A Sheldrake Road homeowner and a neighbor's contractor were disputing excavation work being performed near property lines Sept. 5. The contractor agreed to cease all work until the building department could be consulted.

A Heathcote Road woman advised that two scooters were damaged in the course of being towed from a Mamaroneck shopping center, impounded and returned to her by a towing company Sept. 5. The woman claimed various scratches, cracks and other damage were caused by the towing company. Patrol advised the woman to take pictures and pursue the matter in small claims court.

Lost and found
A woman reported losing her wallet somewhere in the village Aug. 31.

A woman reported leaving her cell phone on a bench in Chase Park Aug. 31. It was described as a white iPhone 6 with a navy case.

A sanitation worker found a wallet discarded in a trash can on Boniface Circle Sept. 2. The wallet contained a Bronxville woman's driver's license. Police contacted the woman, and she came to headquarters to pick up her wallet. She said she lost the wallet the previous night on a MetroNorth train.

On Sept. 5, a Boulevard woman reported losing her driver's license somewhere in the village.

Village code
Patrol advised landscapers on Chesterfield Road about village code regarding gas-powered leaf blowers Aug. 31. The landscapers were seen stowing the leaf blowers when patrol arrived to investigate a caller's complaint.

A Broadmoor Road resident complained that a neighbor put bulk items outside for sanitation pickup on a day when bulk pickup was not occurring Sept. 5. Patrol contacted the homeowner responsible for the bulk items, and he said a renter was vacating the property and in the process of cleaning it. The homeowner said he would remove the items in the course of the day.

Patrol dispersed noisy kids from Hyatt Field after dark Sept. 5.

Police broke up a non-supervised teen party at a School Lane house at 10:30 p.m., Sept. 5. The homeowner's son was home alone and said he had invited some friends over. Police made all kids leave the house and called the boy's father who was not aware of the party. The father said it was OK for his son to remain home alone overnight. The father said he would be back the next morning.

On Sept. 6, a caller said she has been seeing bottles of alcohol strewn around Corell Park recently. Police went to the park, found a few empty beer bottles and threw them away.
Police issued landscapers summonses for using gas-powered leaf blowers on Fox Meadow Road Sept. 1 and Penn Boulevard Sept. 3.

Fire
Firefighters shut the water supply to a defective icemaker in a Heathcote Road refrigerator Aug. 31. They advised the homeowner to call for service.

A discarded cigarette caused a small brush fire in a bed of mulch near the Popham Road bridge on Depot Place Sept. 1. Firefighters extinguished it with pressurized water.

Firefighters helped police moved an overheated car to the side of Post Road Sept. 2.

An Overlook Road resident accidentally got locked out of the house Sept. 2. Firefighters verified the resident's ID and helped the resident get back in the house.

A plumber reported there was a gas odor n a Walworth Avenue basement, although the gas service to the house was off Sept. 2. Firefighters turned the scene over to Con Edison.

A gas odor was reported on Weaver Street Sept. 3. Because the odor was reported to be coming from an area in the New Rochelle, firefighters turned the call over to the New Rochelle Fire Department.

A burning odor in a Vernon Road house was traced to a burnt out control for a central dehumidifier control relay Sept. 3. Firefighters disconnected an removed the unit from the house. They advised to have the item replaced.

A paint odor in a Black Birch Lane house was caused by cans of paint that tipped over Sept. 4. Firefighters advised the homeowner on proper ventilation.

Con Edison locked and tagged a gas meter inside a Harvest Drive house slated for demolition after an indoor odor of gas was discovered Sept. 4.

After confirming there was no electrical burning, firefighters advised an Elm Road resident to call an electrician about a hot outlet Sept. 6.

This week, firefighters assisted at one car accident in the village and one golf cart rollover accident on Mamaroneck Road. They responded to eight false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, cooking smoke and a latched head,

This report covering police and fire department activity from Aug. 31 through Sept. 6 was compiled from official information.

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