Police Report: Break-in at Storage Facility in Chateaux Circle and Package Stolen from Brown Road

On March 15, the superintendent of the Chateaux Circle apartments informed police that storage bins were broken into, and a $1,200 Trek bicycle and a $100 suitcase were stolen from different bins. Video surveillance recorded a suspect enter the basement storage area and unscrew latches on three bins. Bicycles were removed from two bins, and a suitcase was removed from a third bin. When the suspect left the building, however, he left one of the bicycles behind. The contents of the suitcase were unknown. The suspect was described as a black man.

On March 18, a Brown Road homeowner reported a package was stolen from her front steps. It contained makeup valued at approximately $120. According to tracking information the package was scanned and delivered to the house at 9:27 a.m., March 15. When the woman went through the front door later that morning to take her daughter to school, the package was not there. She was advised to file a police report and a clam with the United States Postal Service.

Attempted bicycle theft
A 16-year-old Scarsdale High School student reported someone attempted to steal her bicycle from the high school March 18. At the end of the school day, the girl noticed her bicycle seat was missing, and there was damage to the brake. The bike had been chained to a black chain fence on the Post Road side of the school, near the maintenance driveway, when the incident occurred. The girl said the fence might have sustained some damage as the perpetrator attempted, unsuccessfully, to steal the bike.

Identity theft
On March 16, a Lenox Place woman reported her email account had been hacked. A suspect allegedly sent an email to the woman's tenant, asking rent to be forwarded to a person in Illinois. The tenant found the request suspicious and contacted the woman.

On March 16, a Greenacres Avenue man reported someone attempted to file a fraudulent tax return using his Social Security number.

On March 17, a Boulevard woman reported someone attempted to file a fraudulent tax return using his Social Security number.

On March 20, a Meadow Road resident reported someone used her email account to set up an unauthorized transfer of funds out of her bank account and into an account with Barclays Bank in London, England. A second transfer request was made, but the bank did not authorize it as the account had already been flagged for possible fraudulent activity.

Criminal mischief
A Brite Avenue resident reported a round hole in his house's front window March 17. The hole appeared to have been made by a small pellet or BB. The resident said the hole was made sometime after January 1 and March 17. A small circular indentation was found on an interior wall opposite the hole in the window. According to the police report, it was unclear if this indentation was related to the hole in the window. The resident said the room has been cleaned numerous times during the incident's suspected time frame and a possible pellet or BB could have easily been swept up, unnoticed.

Harassment
On March 20, a woman showed police threatening text messages she received from an unknown person. The messages alleged her children were "in trouble" because her ex-husband owed people money and had not yet "paid up." The woman said her ex-husband legitimately owed people money due to some business deals that "went bad" in the recent past. The woman believes those deals were the reason for the threatening text messages. The woman said she was concerned about her son having visitation with her ex-husband due to the threatening messages. Patrol advised her to discuss postponing visitation with her ex-husband until the situation could be remedied. Police offered to conduct extra ridebys of her house.

Scams
A Post Road woman reported someone called her husband stating the person was holding her husband's father, from White Plains, hostage March 17. White Plains police went to the father's apartment and verified he was OK. The caller instructed the Post Road man, instructing him to meet at the White Plains Walmart in order to pay ransom for the father's release. White Plains police proceeded to the White Plains Walmart in an effort to meet and apprehend the caller.

On March 18, a Penn Boulevard woman reported she enrolled in a mystery shopper program and was sent a cashier's check, which allegedly contained her fee of $300 and enough money to purchase three cell phones. On March 14, the woman deposited the check into her account, was instructed to deduct her fee and purchased three cell phones with the money. She was instructed to send the cell phones to a person in New Britain, Connecticut, along with approximately $415 in remaining money from the original check. On March 17, Chase bank alerted the woman that the cashier's check was fraudulent; so she went to FedEx and stopped delivery of the package. New Britain police were informed of the incident for follow-up.

On March 19, a Brite Avenue man received a call from someone alleging to be a Publisher's Clearing House representative. The alleged representative stated the man had won a prize of $850,000 but needed to send $199 to a person in another state in order to claim the prize. The man thought it was a scam and advised he could not wire any money at this time. He reported the incident to police. Patrol advised him to be cautious and not provide any personal information to a caller.

Suspicious
A Morris Lane woman reported a man driving a silver car followed her into her driveway, got out of the car and asked her if she wanted to buy any cookware March 15. The woman said she had to go, and the man drove away. He gave her a business card, which the woman gave to police.

Parked car
A Sheldrake Road resident reported a suspicious car parked on the street outside his house at 11 p.m., March 18. Patrol saw the car pulling away as they approached the scene. Police performed a traffic stop, and the young people inside the car said they were just "driving around to avoid going home to their parents' houses." They apologized for alarming the resident.

Stop sign
A caller reported a stop sign was missing from the intersection of Brewster and Oakstwain roads March 19. Patrol examined the intersection and confirmed the absence of a stop sign. However, pedestrians who lived on the street stated there had never been a stop sign at that intersection. Patrol notified the highway department for follow-up and placed a temporary stop sign at the intersection in the meantime.

Lights
On March 20, police checked a Fayette Road house after a housekeeper came home and found lights on that were not previously on when the housekeeper left. Patrol verified that everything was in order inside the house. Patrol advised the housekeeper and the homeowner that interior lights were on an automatic timer.

Doorbell
A Palmer Avenue woman advised someone rang her doorbell at 2 a.m., March 20. She observed the person get into a black SUV parked in her driveway and proceed to slowly drive away, down the street. Police canvassed the neighborhood, but did not find anything suspicious.

Assistance
A Rock Creek Lane woman asked police to speak with her husband, in order to avoid any unnecessary unpleasant interaction, before she went to her house to retrieve personal belongings March 19. According to the couple's civil agreement, the husband was supposed to vacate the house for approximately two hours while the wife retrieved her belongings. After patrol spoke with the husband, he voluntarily left the house. No further assistance was required.

Police helped Eastchester Police with an incident involving supervised visitation between a mother and her four-year-old autistic son March 20. The supervised visitation occurred at Scarsdale Metro Diner on Scarsdale Avenue. Following the visitation, the child got into the mother's car, and the mother drove off without unlocking the passenger door or allowing the supervisor to enter the car's passenger side. The car was located by Eastchester Police on Spencer Place, where Eastchester police handled the matter.

Cars and roadways
Police contacted Con Edison about a loose sewer cap on Edgewood Road March 19.
On March 20, police removed a raccoon carcass from Nelson Road and Boulevard and placed it in a black plastic bag by the side of the road. Patrol notified the sanitation department for pickup.

A parked Lexus was reported to be running on Depot Place for over two hours March 20. Patrol contacted the owner, who advised the car was new. He said his wife accidentally left it running while she took the train to the city. He arrived and shut off the car's ignition.
Seven car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Civil matters
On March 14, police were called about a dispute between a Mamaroneck Road resident and a mover. The resident parked her car behind the movers' truck because she wanted to make sure all of her belongings were unloaded from the truck before the movers left. The resident and the movers were arguing about payment. Police advised the movers to unload the woman's belongings, and they advised the woman to mover her car.

On March 18, a Fox Meadow Road landlord said construction workers from a nearby building site were entering his property with heavy machinery. He also said he thought there should be a temporary fence around the construction site to keep materials and debris off his property, for the sake of his tenants' safety. Patrol advised the landlord this was a civil matter and referred him to the building department.

A Woods Lane man reported tree trimmers working at a Forest Lane house damaged his fence and tree March 19. The tree trimmers and the Forest Lane resident disputed the claim. Patrol advised the Woods Lane man the issue was a civil matter.

A Colvin Road woman reported having a disagreement with a towing service that jumpstarted her car March 19. Before police arrived, the parties reached a solution on their own.

Village code
Approximately five young dults were talking loudly outside Horsegaurd Lane house after midnight March 16. Patrol admonished them for the noise, and they went inside the house.

A bald, heavyset, white man was making noise in the parking lot of the Chateaux Circle apartments at 2:30 a.m., March 19. Patrol asked him if he needed any assistance. He said everything was in order. Patrol admonished him for making noise and said he had to leave the area, which he did without incident.
Solicitors on Bradford Road did not have a valid permit March 19. Patrol advised them of village code, and the solicitors agreed to leave the area until they obtained a proper permit.

Lost and found
Keys and an ID were found at Scarsdale train station March 16. Patrol identified the owner and returned the items to her.

A Murray Hill Road woman found a dog in the vicinity of Cooper and Mamaroneck roads March 18. The woman contacted the dog's owner, using tag information, and the owner's son picked up the dog. Patrol gave the son a verbal warning for having a dog at large.

A "Fitbit" health device was given to police March 18. The person who found it reported discovering it on the sidewalk near the intersection of Walworth and Greenacres avenues approximately three months ago.

Firefighters
Firefighters entered a Heathcote Road house to remove a smoking pot from the stove March 15. The pot was left on a lit stovetop burner while the house was unoccupied. The pot was removed from the stove, and a fan was used to ventilate the house. The homeowner was informed.

A smoke odor on Paddington Road was caused by a wood-burning stove March 15.
Firefighters shut off a malfunctioning gas-fired steam boiler on Drake Road March 15.
Lightning struck a Brewster Road house March 16. Firefighters checked the attic and circuit breaker panel and determined everything was OK.
A reported lightning strike at a Putnam Road house was a false alarm March 16.
Firefighters assisted other agencies at a structure fire in Hartsdale March 17.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a natural gas odor outside a Stratton Road house March 17.
A gas odor at Tunstall and Edgewood roads was caused by Con Edison work on a gas main March 18.
A furnace malfunctioned in a Cushman Road house March 18. Firefighters advised the resident to call for service.
A reported gas odor inside a Fenimore Road house was caused by staining work March 19.
An investigation of arcing wires on Sherbrook Road uncovered a large squirrels' nest inside a Con Edison service cap. The nest was burning while wires were arcing. Firefighters notified Con Edison and stood by while Con Edison repaired the issue. The homeowner was notified.
Firefighters disconnected a malfunctioning dishwasher in a Rural Drive house March 19. The heating element would not turn off and plastic elements inside the dishwasher melted. Firefighters advised the resident to replace the dishwasher.
An Old Lyme Road resident reported a problem with the fireplace March 20. Firefighters found the chimney drafting well. Some logs were determined to be too close to the fireplace opening, causing smoke to escape into the room. Firefighters moved the logs to the rear of the fireplace and opened windows to assist in ventilation.

This week, firefighters assisted at three car accidents in the village and on Hutchinson River Parkway. They responded to one false carbon monoxide alarm and 16 false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, cooking smoke, incense, floor sanding, shower steam and candles.

This report covering police and fire department activity from March 14-20 was compiled from official information.

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