Purse stolen from car parked on Greenacres Ave. in broad daylight

A Murray Hill Road woman reported someone smashed her car window and removed her purse while the car was parked on Greenacres Avenue between 10 a.m. and 12:40 p.m., Jan. 20. The purse contained three checkbooks, credit and debit cards, a hunting license, a gun safety certificate, her driver's license and a pair of leather gloves. The woman was advised to cancel her credit cards.

Identity theft
A Mamaroneck Road man reported someone fraudulently opened a Verizon Wireless account in his name Jan. 19. Two other attempts at opening fraudulent accounts were also made – with Sprint and Comenity Bank. Both of these attempts were denied.
On Jan. 19, a Normandy Lane man reported a health caregiver stole loose Citibank checks from his bedroom and wrote fraudulent checks against the account. The checks were written to the caregiver and deposited into his bank account. The caregiver was hired, through an agency, in July 2015. Police are following up.
On Jan. 19, a Hillview Drive resident reported 30 unauthorized electronic withdrawals from his Bank of America account. The withdrawals were made from August 2015 to January 2016. Bank of America's fraud department is looking into the matter.

Bicycle locks
The bicycle rack was removed from Depot Place and five bicycle locks were removed the rack and vouchered at headquarters for safekeeping Jan. 19.

Help
Police checked the welfare of a 91-year-old Heathcote Road resident at the request of a concerned person Jan. 20. The resident was ok and said he would contact the concerned person.

Bright light
A Reimer Road man said a film crew was shining a bright light near his house while filming a movie at a house next-door on Jan. 24. He said the light was preventing his children from sleeping. Patrol spoke with the film crew manager. She provided proper paperwork for the crew's use of the house. According to police, the light in question, while bright, was not causing a nuisance to surrounding properties. Nevertheless, the light was turned off while police were on scene.

Concerns
A Boulevard man told police he saw multiple people wearing disguises enter a shed at the back of his yard at 3 a.m., Jan. 24. Patrol checked the property and shed and did not see any evidence of trespassing. There were no people in the area; nor were there any footprints around the shed. Approximately 20 minutes later, the man called police again, reporting men were on top of his garage shoveling snow. Again, police saw no people or footprints on the man's property.

Cars and roadways
Patrol advised the water department about water coming up through the roadway at Lee and Ewart roads Jan. 19.
Police removed loose tree limbs from Greenacres Avenue Jan. 19.
Police notified Westchester County police about a fallen stop sign at the end of an exit ramp on the southbound Bronx River Parkway at Greenacres Avenue Jan. 20.
Police notified Verizon about a fallen phone wire at Berkeley Road and Walworth Avenue Jan. 21.
A car became disabled at Popham Road and Scarsdale Avenue Jan. 23. Patrol called for a tow.
Police notified the appropriate utility provider about a low-hanging rider on Post Road Jan. 23.
A Bradford Road resident advised that a private snowplow damaged her garage door Jan. 23. Patrol suggested she close and lock the interior house door until a contractor could fix the garage door.
Police issued a parking summons to the owner of Jeep parked on Ferncliff Road, obstructing plowing, around 1 a.m., Jan. 24.
Two private buses were parked in a school parking lot on Mamaroneck Road Jan. 24. The drivers said they had been hired by a village resident to transport kids to a religious event in Connecticut. Patrol told them they were not permitted to use school grounds without proper permission. They apologized and left.
Patrol called a tow truck for a car, with a flat tire, stuck on Saxon Woods Road Jan. 24.
Three car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Parked cars
A person sitting in a parked car on Colby Road was a party planner, waiting to meet with a homeowner about an upcoming event Jan. 20.
A Cohawney Road resident called police about three males sitting it a parked car, "possibly smoking marijuana," Jan. 20. On scene, patrol verified that one man lived on the street and the others were his friends. They said they were "vaping," and patrol detected no marijuana smell inside or around the car.
Two people wearing backpacks were sitting in a parked car on Reimer Road Jan. 21. The kids left the car and walked into a house. Patrol checked the situation and learned the kids were part of a film crew and were needed to make a movie that was being filmed at the house.

Animals
On Jan. 20, a Berkeley Road resident found a loose dog and brought it to headquarters. Using information on the dog's tags, patrol reunited the dog with its owner. Patrol issued a summons to the owner.
On Jan. 20, police picked up a loose brown dog from Lincoln Road. It was turned over to New Rochelle Humane Society.
A Brite Avenue resident reported a wolf walked into her backyard and then entered a neighbor's backyard Jan. 20. When police arrived in the area, the wolf had already wandered away.
On Jan. 20, police picked up a loose dog on Post Road. New Rochelle Humane Society took custody of the dog, and police wrote a summons to be given to the owner, once the owner was identified.

Firefighters
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a reported gas odor in a Ridgecrest North house Jan. 19.
A reported gas odor on Secor Road was found to be unfounded Jan. 19.
A Hampton Road resident reported unusual noises coming from the boiler Jan. 20. Firefighters found no problem with the boiler and recommended servicing the unit.
An unlit stovetop burner was accidentally left on inside a Chateaux Circle apartment Jan. 20. The gas was turned off, and the resident opened windows to ventilate. Firefighters confirmed there were no natural gas readings or explosive gas readings in the apartment.
A generator was releasing carbon monoxide in a Tompkins Road basement because of a leak in the unit's exhaust manifold Jan. 21. Firefighters shut down the unit, ventilated the house and called Con Edison.
An electrical burning smell was caused by an electrical problem in a kitchen light switch Jan. 21. Firefighters shut off the breaker in the basement and advised the homeowner to call an electrician.
A false fire alarm activated sprinklers in a Post Road house Jan. 22. On scene, firefighters found a second-floor toilet supply line was leaking water into detectors and light fixtures. Firefighters shut the water supply to the toilet, shut off affected circuit breakers and advised the homeowner's staff to call a plumber.
A sprinkler system for a Griffen Avenue house froze, causing pipes to break and water to ice over on the driveway and street Jan. 22. Firefighters entered the house and shut off the water supply. The homeowner was notified.
Con Edison was notified about a gas leak from a Hampton Road curb box Jan. 22.
Firefighters helped a Brewster Road resident get back inside her house after accidentally being locked outside Jan. 22.
Fireplace smoke backed up into a Garden Road house, causing minimal disturbance Jan.23. Firefighters ventilated the space and advised the homeowner to have the chimney's flue and draft checked.
Firefighters helped an elderly Boulevard man get back in his house after he accidentally got locked outside in the snow Jan. 24. His daughter was notified so she could check up on her father.
Con Edison was called about gas leaks in two different Bradley Road houses Jan. 24. The incidents were unrelated.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a natural gas odor at Stratton Road and Windward Lane Jan. 24.

This week, firefighters assisted at two car accidents on parkways and in the village. They responded to nine false fire alarms, caused by malfunction, heat from a boiler room, cooking smoke and burnt popcorn.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Jan. 18-24 was compiled from official information.
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