Resident Mugged on Fox Meadow Road

A 51 year-old Paddington Road man was mugged as he walked home from the Scarsdale Train Station around 9 pm on Friday night October 30th. The man was walking north on Fox Meadow Road near Wayside Lane when three young men approached him. The largest of the three suspects grabbed the man from behind and "bear hugged" him while the other two punched him in the stomach several times. They searched his pockets and stole his Samsung Galaxy Note II cell phone and then fled south on Fox Meadow Road.

After they fled, the victim stepped out into the road and stopped a car and told the driver what had happened. They called the police.

The victim described his assailants as follows. The man who grabbed him was wearing a sweatshirt, blue jeans and white sneakers. The other two were wearing dark clothes and hooded sweatshirts. One was wearing a white mask.

Police searched the area and did find two men who matched the general description. Patrol found two teenage boys, from New Rochelle and Rochester, in the area, but they were wearing light colored clothing, and the victim did not believe they were the suspects.. Though the shoes on one of the men matched the victim's description, it was not enough evidence to hold them so police let them go. The victim was not injured and refused medical attention.

Commenting on the incident, Lieutenant Thomas Altizio of the Scarsdale Police said, "The investigation is ongoing, and detectives are following up with some witnesses to the event, as well as some individuals who were identified as being in the area. The Samsung phone was not recovered.

Stolen wallet
On Oct. 25, man placed his jacket on the ground near turf field, as Scarsdale High School, in order to assist with coaching. At one point, he removed his wallet from his jacket pocket to give money to his son. Then, he replaced the wallet. Later that evening, he realized the wallet was no longer in his jacket pocket. It contained approximately $100 cash, four credit cards, his driver's license and a metro commuter pass.

Stolen sign
At 1:15 a.m., Nov. 1, police were dispatched to the intersection of Walworth Avenue and River on the report of a large group of kids carrying a stop sign. Police searched the area for the kids, but the kids were gone. Police did find, however, a missing stop sign from the intersection of Walworth Avenue and River Road.

Stolen phone
A man said his unattended Blackberry cell phone was stolen from the Dunkin Donuts counter, at Depot Place, while the man was using the restroom Nov. 1. Surveillance video showed a thin man remove the phone from the counter and leave the store. The man was described as approximately 30 years old, 5'10" tall, wearing jeans and a long sleeved gray sweatshirt. Police responded to the store and called the man's cell phone. It was heard ringing in the vicinity of the train station platform. Investigation found the phone placed on the southernmost pillar support of the platform overhang. Police are following up.

Identity theft
On Oct. 28, a Clarence Road man reported someone opened a fraudulent AT&T account using the man's name on Sept. 1. This person placed four cell phone lines on the account, and these phones accumulated charges on a bill that the man learned was past due. The man called AT&T to cancel the fraudulent account.

Scratched cars
On Oct. 26, a Post Road man reported his 2012 Toyota had been scratched while parked on Brook Lane Oct. 23. The scratch was made on the driver's side door.
On Nov. 1, a Brook Lane man reported his 2008 Subaru was scratched sometime while the car was parked on Brook Lane between Oct. 24 and Oct. 26.

Broken windows
Two Brite Avenue homeowners reported broken windows Nov. 1. One homeowner said he heard glass breaking at the rear of his house around 10:30 p.m., Oct. 31. When he walked to the back of his house to investigate, he discovered a broken rear window and several baseballs and rocks lying on the ground. Patrol secured the baseballs and rocks as evidence. The window was valued at $800. Another Brite Avenue homeowner reported hearing similar banging noises on the night of Oct. 31. Upon investigation, police found a large rock beneath a damaged window frame. The homeowner estimated the frame would cost $2,000 to repair. Commenting on the incidents, Lt Altzio said, "We believe that the broken windows were the result of some teens that were in the Greenacres area on Halloween evening. These teens were observed in the general area where the windows were broken and also where the stop sign was stolen."

Fare
A taxi driver picked up a white man with tattooed arms from North Terrace Avenue in Mount Vernon and drove the man to the area of Lyons Road Oct. 27. At this time, the man asked the driver to stop the car, argued with the driver about the fare, got out of the car and ran away through backyards. Police canvassed the area but did not find the man, The taxi driver said he wanted to press charges if the man could be found.

Scam
A man called a Mamaroneck Road woman, alleging to be a technician with Dell Computer, Nov. 1. The man asked the woman to disable her firewall so he could address "unwanted applications" on her computer. The woman refused and did not provide the man with any personal information. She later contacted Dell and learned the call was most likely a scam.

911 calls
A village resident, who is under the care of a New York City doctor, called 911 for three non-emergency calls Nov. 1. During the calls, the resident alleged he was the owner of 7-Eleven on Garth Road, and he said his employees were not listening to him. He also said he was the President of the United States. Patrol called the resident's mother and brother-in-law to address the matter. As a courtesy, police drove the resident home, where he was met by his brother-in-law. The family is looking into resources to address the ongoing problem.

Help
Police found an unlocked business on East Parkway and locked the doors around 1 a.m., Oct. 26.
Police checked the welfare of an Overhill Road woman Oct. 26. She was at a yoga class, and everything was determined to be in good order.
A mother called police because she was concerned her daughter might have taken drugs before the daughter walked out of the house at 10 p.m., Oct. 28. Police arrived in the woman's neighborhood and found the daughter walking on the street, accompanied by her father, with the mother following behind in a car. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps arrived to evaluate the daughter. It was determined she did not need to go to the hospital. The father walked the daughter home, and the mother drove home.
At 2:20 a.m., Oct. 29, police drove a Lockwood Road man home from 7-Eleven on Garth Road. The weather was inclement, due to high winds and pounding rain.
On Oct. 31, police picked up a woman from a boyfriend's house in White Plains and drove her back to the Post Road group home where she lives. She had been reported missing earlier that day.

Painters
A Boulevard homeowner called police because he said he was having problems with painters at his house Oct. 26. Specifically, he said he did not want the painters to paint his house during cold weather. The man's daughter had hired the painters, so police called her for more information. She explained that although her father has been complaining about all work being done in the house, the work must be completed before Dec. 1, due to insurance issues. Police spoke with the job foreman and explained the situation. The foreman offered to do other work on the job ticket – such as power washing the roof and cleaning the gutters – until the weather is warmer. The homeowner agreed to this compromise.

Just a dream?
A Tory Lane man woke up from a deep sleep at 12:45 a.m., Sept. 27, and said he saw two boys – approximately 10-12 years old – in his bedroom. After telling the boys he was going to call the police, the boys "just disappeared." Upon speaking with the man, police and the man deduced the incident might have just been a dream. The man said he called police because the suspected dream was so lucid, he first thought it could have been a reality. Police checked the interior and exterior of the man's house and determined there were no signs of criminality.

Prevention
On Oct. 28, police asked the mangers of CVS and DeCiccio's Marketplace to refrain from selling large quantities of eggs and shaving cream to kids, in an effort to prevent Halloween mischief. Both managers agreed.

Con Edison
Con Edison workers needed to check an Ardmore Road house due to a nearby gas leak Oct. 30. The homeowner was concerned it might be a scam. Police verified the workers' credentials and the validity of the gas emergency.

Golf ball
An errant golf ball hit a driver's windshield on Griffen Avenue in the vicinity of Quaker Ridge Golf Course Oct. 30. It caused minor damage. Golf club management said they would work with the driver to rectify the incident.

Prowlers?
A woman reported prowlers on her Church Lane property at 1:30 a.m., Oct. 31. She said motion lights and car alarms were activated. While investigating the report, police found a group of six kids walking home on Crane Road. It was determined they had probably accidentally activated the motion lights. Police advised them to get home safely and swiftly. They were advised to not cause any alarm due to the late hour.

Belgian block
A Haverford Avenue man reported someone damaged the Belgian block on his driveway Oct. 31. The man showed police some brown staining on the block. Police advised the staining was not caused by criminal mischief. Rather, it was determined to be caused by leaves that fell onto the driveway.

Cars and roadways
A car idling on Hampton Road around 6 a.m., Oct. 26, was a car service. The driver said he was waiting to pick up a fare.
Police moved a large branch out of traffic's way on Heathcote Road Oct. 28.
Patrol placed flares around a disabled car on Bypass after midnight, Oct. 29. A tow service was en route.
A Wheelock Road woman reported a small, dark gray car was parked in her driveway when she exited her house at 8 a.m., Oct. 29. The car drove away, onto Catherine Road, when the woman came outside. She called police. Patrol canvassed the area for the car, but the driver had already left the area.
Police directed traffic around a fallen tree branch on Mamaroneck Road while the highway department removed it Oct. 29.
Nine car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Animals
A Hamilton Road woman reported finding a lost dog Oct. 30. She requested to keep the dog until its owner could be found. Police noted the lost dog in their "lost dog book."
Police provided St. Pius X clergy with the contact numbers for local trappers because of an injured raccoon on church grounds Nov. 1. When the report was made, there were too many people entering and exiting the church for police to be able to safely shoot the raccoon.
A caller found a loose dog on Fairview Road Nov. 1. Police helped reunite the dog with its Fairview Road owner.
Police called New Rochelle Humane Society about a loose dog on Mamaroneck Road, near Brookby Road, Nov. 1. The dog was not wearing tags, so police were unable to contact the dog's owner.

Village code
Police informed a Bradford Road homeowner about noise complaints regarding a party Oct. 30. The homeowner agreed to lower the volume of the music.
Neighbors complained of noise from a Cornell Road party Oct. 31. Police informed the party host, who said guests were leaving via a valet service.

Lost and found
A California woman lost her wallet while visiting her daughter in Scarsdale Oct. 26.
A Church Lane South man left his iPhone 6S on a table while eating dinner at Fenway Golf Club Oct. 25. The man attempted to find his phone by tracking it, but he was not successful in his attempt.
A passerby found an iPhone outside of CVS on Popham Road Nov. 1. Police vouchered the phone at headquarters.
Two license plates were misplaced when a village owned vehicle was transferred between two village departments. The lost plates were reported to police Oct. 2008.
On Oct. 28, an Eton Road woman reported losing her passport sometime between Oct. 19 and Oct. 25. She said she last saw it in her purse and thought it might have fallen out.

Fire
Police shut off a rooftop forced-air heating unit because gas was leaking from it, and odors were infiltrating a Tompkins Road building Oct. 26.
Firefighters taped up an air hole in a dry sprinkler pipe inside Christie Place garage Oct. 26.
A dust cloud from a Penn Road construction site was mistaken for smoke Oct. 26.
A set of patrol car keys fell into a storm sewer grate at police headquarters Oct. 27. Firefighters pumped water from the pit and used a magnet to retrieve the keys.
Firefighters called Con Edison about arcing wires on Kingston Road Oct. 28.
Police and firefighters blocked a portion of Jefferson Road because of low hanging electrical wires after midnight, Oct. 29. Con Edison was dispatched.
A blue Mustang's engine compartment overheated and ignited while the car was driving on Mamaroneck Road near Griffen Avenue Oct. 29. Firefighters extinguished the fire, and the area was deemed safe. The nature of the fire was determined to be electrical.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a fallen live electrical wire on Jefferson Road Oct. 29.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas leak on Valley Road Oct. 30.
Firefighters shut down a malfunctioning hot water heater in a Brite Avenue house Oct. 31. The homeowner was advised to call a plumber.
A reported fire on Lyons Road was safely contained inside a fire pit Oct. 31.
A Colvin Road resident was accidentally locked out of the house Oct. 31. Firefighters helped the resident get back inside the house.
This week, firefighters assisted at two car accidents in the village and on parkways. They responded to 28 false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, system maintenance, cooking smoke, power outage, typical smoke from a cotton candy machine, a Halloween smoke machine, burnt popcorn, a low battery, and heat from a self-cleaning oven.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Oct. 26 - Nov. 1 has been complied from official information.

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