Police Report: Car Entered on Carman Road

Car break-in: A Carman Road nanny's parked car was entered, and loose change and personal papers were stolen Oct. 11. The nanny believed the incident occurred on Carman Road, but it might have also taken place while she was performing family-related duties at Edgewood School, at a car wash facility in Greenburgh or at a tennis facility in White Plains.

Dead on arrival
At approximately 2:20 a.m., Oct. 16, Elizabeth M. Orteig died at her Brite Avenue home. According to official information, she had been suffering from an illness and was under the care of a home health aide for an extended period of time.

Identity theft
On Oct. 11, a Rodney Road man reported someone attempted to open two credit cards using his identity – a new credit card account with Bank of America and a second/partner card in a woman's name from Capital One. The man contacted the banks and cancelled the transaction attempts. The man reported the incident to the credit reporting agencies for follow-up.

Domestic matter
Heathcote parents asked police to intervene in a dispute they were having with their son Oct. 11. The son was allegedly "throwing things" at his parents and created a mess in the house. The son closed himself inside his room and refused to speak with police. Due to a situation of diplomatic immunity, police advised the parents that their actions were limited. The next morning, the son allegedly demanded use of his father's vehicle, which the father refused. The son then allegedly "grabbed [his father's ] breakfast and was interrupting his meal." After the father left for work, the son went to his room. Again, police advised the mother that possible actions were limited due to diplomatic immunity. The mother was advised to contact the State Department.

Missing person
On Oct. 15, a Search for Change agent reported a resident of the Post Road group home had not been seen for 24 hours. The person allegedly had not taken her medication since she left, but she was not in any immediate danger, according to staff. The resident was not mandated to stay at the group home but, instead, could come and go as she pleased. The resident did not have a cell phone on which staff could contact her.

Ajar
A Madison Road house door was ajar Oct. 15. Patrol called the homeowner to check on it, and the homeowner said he was away for the weekend. He deduced the door had not been properly closed when he left the house with his wife. Patrol checked the interior of the house, found nothing out of order and secured the house. The homeowner thanked patrol for the assistance.

Who's out there?
An Overhill Road resident reported a woman and man were attempting to break into her parked car at 6:18 a.m., Oct. 16. Patrol arrived on scene and questioned the woman who was seen in the resident's driveway. She arrived there to pick up her son, but she had mistakenly gone to the wrong house.

Cars and roadways
Police placed flares around a disabled car at Post and Dickel roads while the driver waited for a tow Oct.10.

A car parked at Boulder Brook Stables was unregistered and had an expired inspection Oct. 12. Police issued appropriate summonses for the offenses.

On Oct. 12, police helped the driver of a disabled car push the car into the public safety parking lot, where the driver waited for roadside assistance.

Police contacted a high school driver's parents about a green Subaru that has been improperly parked in a Wayside Lane lot for the past two weeks. The parents said the car would be moved, and they would talk to their son about it.

A man with a reserved parking spot in a Freightway Road lot reported that an unknown car was parked in his spot Oct. 14. Patrol advised the man they could not enforce parking violations on private property.

Patrol removed bits of construction debris from Fox Meadow and Fenimore Roads Oct.15. The material appeared to have fallen off a truck.

Police removed rocks from the northbound lane of Post Road Oct. 16.

Five car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Noise
A caller complained about loud kids on Wynmor Road at 8:30 p.m., Oct. 14. Patrol went to the house, saw a supervised gathering and requested that the music be lowered to a more reasonable volume.

Patrol advised demolition contractors about village code regarding noisy work Oct. 15. The contractors said they would comply with village code and wait to begin work until the designated time.

After receiving a noise complaint, patrol advised a Berwick Road homeowner to lower the volume of music playing in the house at 3 a.m., Oct. 16.

Civil matter
A Post Road homeowner alleged that a neighbor's construction crew dug a hole on his property without permission Oct. 10. Patrol advised the homeowner to check with Village Hall about the property line. The hole appeared to have been caused by the removal of a tree root. It did not appear intentional or malicious.

A taxi driver got into an argument with a person being dropped off at a Post Road house at 6:13 a.m., Oct. 16. The argument was about the taxi fare. The parties resolved the matter without a need for police intervention.

Lost and found
A woman reported her cell phone was missing from her Popham Road residence Oct. 10. Patrol helped her look for the phone until it was found inside the house.

A Madison Road man reported losing his iPhone 6 on Oct. 15. He thought he left it in an Uber car service vehicle. Police left a voicemail for the Uber driver.

Firefighters
Firefighters turned off a dripping pipe in a Torrence Place attic and advised the homeowner to call a plumber Oct. 10. The water was dripping through a smoke detector.

Firefighters shut down a sump pump with a clogged pipe in a Taunton Road house Oct. 11. Firefighters pumped approximately six inches of water out of the basement and advised the homeowner to call a plumber.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor on Richbell Road Oct. 13.

A caller reported a "three-foot tall machine on fire" at Garth and Popham roads Oct. 14. Investigation revealed a steam power washing machine was being used at the location. There was no evidence of fire.

A Nelson Road homeowner accidentally got locked out of her house Oct. 13. Firefighters confirmed her identity and helped her gain access to her house.

This week, firefighters assisted at two car accidents in the village and on parkways. They responded to three false gas alarms and 14 false fire alarm caused by device malfunction, cleaning solvent fumes, cooking smoke and shower steam.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Oct. 10-16 was compiled from official information.

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