Police Officer Saves Man's Life from Heroin Overdose; Rampant Burglaries and Car Break-ins, Electrical Service Tampering

Officer saves man's life: On Dec. 26, at approximately 11:37 a.m., the police and Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance were dispatched to Starbucks on East Parkway for a man who had passed out and was not breathing. Scarsdale Police Officer Nicholas Kringas was the first on the scene, arriving in less than 2 minutes. Officer Kringas found a 51-year-old man unresponsive on the sidewalk and turning blue. Kringas observed signs of drug use and recognized that the male was displaying the symptoms of an opiate narcotic overdose. Based on these observations, Kringas administered a dose of Naloxone (Narcan) to the victim. Shortly after receiving the Naloxone, the man regained consciousness and began breathing normally. The victim received additional first aid from Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps while being transported to the hospital. The man stated he was taking the train from the Bronx and had used one bag of heroin prior to passing out.

According to Scarsdale Police Captain Thomas Altizio, "In this case, the officer's specialized training to recognize the symptoms of an opiate overdose and to administer Naloxone directly contributed to saving the life of this 51-year-old victim." All Scarsdale police officers were trained in the use of Naloxone and began carrying it in the summer of 2015.

Burglaries
On Dec. 26, a Church Lane house was burglarized. Police responded to a burglar alarm at approximately 8:30 p.m. and noticed the front door ajar. It appeared to have been forcibly pushed open, and wet footprints were observed on the front steps. Police immediately created a perimeter and searched the inside of the house. No one was found inside. Investigation determined that an unknown perpetrator entered through the front door and went through the master bedroom, opening drawers and dumping contents on the bed. Police notified the homeowners, who were away. The homeowners said they would make a list of stolen property after they got home. A canine K-9 unit responded to the scene. On Dec. 27, the homeowner returned and requested that police escort her back into her house. An officer thus accompanied her and advised her of security measures that could be taken in the future. Patrol stood by until the homeowner's contractor arrived to properly secure the front door.

A colleague of a Harvest Drive resident found damage to the rear basement door while checking the resident's house Dec. 28. He called police and waited in his car outside the house. Police investigated the door and found it to be ajar, with a broken deadbolt and doorjamb. The exterior seal on the door itself was bent, and the inner wood core was cracked and splintered. According to police, the door appeared to have been damaged by blunt force, possibly a shoulder push-in. Inside the house, it appeared that several bedrooms had been entered and were tossed. Police observed few furnishings in the house and not many personal belongings in the drawers. The homeowner's colleague said the resident had just moved into the house approximately one month ago. He was unsure of what had been taken, if anything. On Dec. 30, the colleague who discovered the burglary called headquarters to ask for a report number. He said he had spoken with the homeowner, who said there was nothing of value in the house. He was advised to have the resident contact police once she returned home.

On Jan. 2, an Old Lyme Road resident returned home and found drawers opened and tossed inside his master bedroom. He had been gone between 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Patrol checked the house and determined there was no one hiding inside. Side French doors, in the dining room, appeared to be the point of entry. Door molding, the lock mechanism, latticework, and the doorframe were broken. Police believe that only the master bedroom was targeted by the perpetrator. The homeowner was unsure if anything was stolen but said he would investigate and provide police with a list. The resident had security cameras inside the house, which revealed one person entering the dining room from the kitchen camera at approximately 5:25 p.m. From the family room camera, one could see the person walk into the family room, then exit through the same door through which he entered. A perimeter check of the house revealed the broken doorframe and latticework discarded in the backyard. A bag of garbage from the master bedroom was also found nearby. The resident said his home security system was not on at the time of the burglary. The police report noted that the house backs up to Quaker Ridge School, and the perpetrator probably used school grounds to exit the scene.

Attempted burglaries
On Dec. 22, a Hampton Road resident said he noticed a rear window screen in his prayer room had been broken by force and the window was pushed all the way open. He said the window was completely closed at 8:15 p.m., Dec. 21. A thorough search of the house yielded no sign of the suspects. The resident checked his house and determined nothing was missing. Further investigation suggested the suspects did not enter the house, but only attempted to do so. This conclusion was, in part, based on the messy snow and mud conditions outside the house in juxtaposition to the clean interior.

At 8:30 p.m., Dec. 24, a Haverford Road man discovered a broken basement window and a damaged master bathroom window screen. Glove prints were on the master bathroom window, which appeared to be evidence that someone attempted to open the window. The man's home security system was activated during the time frame in question, so it does not appear that anyone entered the house illegally. Furthermore, the man inspected his house and did not find anything missing or out of place.

Stolen car
A Richelieu Road woman reported her 2015 Audi A3 convertible was not in her driveway at 8 a.m., Dec. 31. She said she parked her car and last saw it around 2 a.m., Dec. 31. The keys were left inside the car. In addition, the woman's wallet was stolen along with the car. It contained a driver's license, AAA card and various credit cards. When the woman called her credit card companies to cancel her cards, she learned of two fraudulent transactions – $11.50 at 6:32 a.m., and $0.59 at 7 a.m. A signal emitted from the car revealed its location to be Vernon Drive in Eastchester. Eastchester police canvassed the area but did not find the car. Scarsdale detectives are following up.

Stolen bike
A Wynmor Road girl's $200 red and yellow mountain bike, helmet and bike lock were stolen from a bike rack at Scarsdale Middle School Dec. 22. The girl said the lock had not been in use when the bike was stolen.

Car break-ins
An unlocked 2012 Audi was unlawfully entered while parked in a Brewster Road driveway overnight Dec. 20 into Dec. 21. Forty dollars in coins were stolen from the center console. The owner told police this was the third time in two years that the car had been broken into. The owner requested extra police ride-bys.

Items were stolen from unlocked cars on Carman, Madison, Edgewood and Nelson roads overnight Dec 30 into Dec. 31. On Carman Road, a 2008 Acura and a 2004 Nissan were entered while parked in a resident's driveway. Women's sunglasses and loose coins valued at approximately $2 were stolen from the Acura. Nothing was stolen from the Nissan. A wallet had been stolen out of a car parked on Madison Road. It contained a driver's license, credit cards, store cards, $20 cash and approximately $15 in coins. The owner did not realize the wallet had been stolen from her car until a police officer found it lying on Madison Road and returned it to the owner. At that time, the owner realized it had been stolen from her unlocked car. The wallet was missing the $20 cash when the officer found it. On Edgewood Road, a 2016 BMW was entered and approximately $10 in coins and a pair of prescription glasses, valued at $100, were stolen. On Nelson Road, a $300 pair of prescription sunglasses was removed from the center console of a resident's car.

While investigating the car break-ins, police found two pairs of sunglasses on a Carman Road lawn Dec. 31. One pair was from RayBan. The other pair was from Beone. The sunglasses were vouchered for safekeeping and for possible evidence.
On Dec. 31, a Gaylor Road man reported his unlocked car was entered overnight. All of the car's interior storage compartments had been opened, but nothing was reported missing. The man said he does not store valuable items in his car.
On Dec. 31, a Boulevard man reported his driver's side door was ajar when he went to get into his car. He noticed signs that someone had rummaged through his car, but he did not detect anything missing. According to police, in an unrelated matter, the man also gave police a wallet he found on his front lawn that morning. Patrol attempted to drop off the wallet at the owner's house, but the owner was not home. The wallet was vouchered for safekeeping at headquarters.

Middle school theft
A Wildwood Road woman reported her daughter's $300 silver Sam winter jacket, $20 cash and a $650 iPhone were stolen from a hallway in Cooper House at Scarsdale Middle School Dec. 21. Since the school does not allow jackets and bags inside the classrooms, the items were left in the hallway. When class ended at 2:30 p.m., the girl realized her coat and its pocket contents were gone. A Find My iPhone app suggested the iPhone was still on school grounds, but neither the woman nor police were able to find it. Police drove around the middle school and surrounding streets, but did not see the jacket, which was reported to look like "tin foil."

Identity theft
On Dec. 19, a Roosevelt Place woman reported someone unlawfully transferred a total of $6,450.43 out of her account, via a fraudulent check and electronic transfers over the past nine months. The money was paid to a person named Eric S. Addae, whom the woman does not know. The bank put a security hold on the woman's account to prevent future fraudulent transactions.

Assault
While jogging on Post Road around 7 p.m., Dec. 20, a man was struck on the side of his face by a disposable cup thrown from a passing light-colored sedan. An unknown individual inside the car yelled "Jew f**k," and other people inside the car were heard laughing. The car left the area via Fenimore Road. The impact of the cup caused a great deal of pain, because the cup possibly contained ice. The impact also damaged the man's $1,000 Oliver Peoples prescription glasses. According to the police report, it should be noted that the victim was not of Jewish faith.

Harassment
On December 21 a Port Chester woman who works on Dell Road reported her ex-boyfriend had been harassing her. The day before he was allegedly sitting in a parked car outside her job site and following her as she drove home on the Hutchinson River Parkway. She reported this to Rye police, and they initiated a traffic stop of the ex-boyfriend's car. She asked police to call her ex-boyfriend and advise him to cease all communication with her and to refrain from going to her place of work.

Criminal mischief
While on patrol Dec. 27, police noticed several street signs missing: at Crossway and Lebanon Road, at Carthage and Lebanon roads and Carthage and Wakefield roads, for which the pole was also damaged. An additional sign, at McDonald and Wakefield roads, was damaged. The highway department was notified.

Electrical tampering
A Con Edison supervisor reported that Con Edison property was intentionally damaged at a Cambridge Road house Dec. 30. Pry marks were observed around the lock of an electric meter. A sensor wire to a remote water meter hook-up had been cut, and the box had been pulled off the wall, causing an interruption in power. In addition to the damaged meter, an outdoor gate, which had been closed, was found open.
A Greendale Road resident reported an electric meter and a motion sensor light appeared to have been intentionally damaged at his house Dec. 30. While investigating, officers also uncovered a second-floor window with a dislodged window screen. This window would only have been accessible from the ground floor with the use of a ladder. Patrol spoke with Con Edison, who reported they had been called to the house on the report of a power outage. There, they discovered a meter with a broken seal and ring. The Con Edison employee who replaced the meter said he has never seen this kind of damage done to an outdoor meter in his 27 years of service to Con Edison. He said a person would have to have some knowledge or experience with electricity to know how to shut power to a house without getting electrocuted. Police are following up on the two incidents, which they believe are related.

Dispute
A caller reported people arguing at Scarsdale train station Dec. 28. Patrol arrived and saw three people – a mother and two adult children – standing outside a white sedan on East Parkway. They told police they had been verbally arguing. They said there was no need for police intervention.

Wind
A Taunton Road homeowner reported finding a basement door open Dec. 26. The homeowner had been home all day and did not see anyone attempt to enter the house. Police deduced the door might not have been properly closed and blew open because of wind.

On Dec. 28, a Church Lane resident reported the lights on her front lawn were knocked over the previous night. Police determined it was a result of wind, not criminal activity.

Due to wind or faulty equipment installation, a Con Edison meter fell off a Greendale Road house Dec. 29. Police advised the homeowner to contact Con Edison.

Tool
A Bradford Road resident reported a "suspicious item" at the end of his driveway Dec. 27. Patrol examined the item and determined it was a broken piece of wood from a garden tool, with black electrical tape wrapped around it. Patrol hypothesized that it possibly fell from a passing truck. The object was discarded.

Statue
A plastic Christmas themed statue mysteriously appeared on a rock wall in the center island of Broadmoor and Bradford roads Jan. 1. It depicted either a king or a wise man figure, from the nativity story. Because the owner could not be identified, police vouchered the statue for safekeeping.

Bicycles
A caller reported finding four bicycles in the middle of Barry Road at 7:25 a.m., Dec. 30. They were described as a pink and white Rallye Descent bike, a teal and tan Huffy Nel Lusso bike, a red Schwinn Ranger bike and a white and blue Shimano Next bike. The caller said the bikes could be placed on his lawn, to get them out of the roadway, in the hope that the owners would come back for them. On Dec. 31, police picked up the bicycles because no one had claimed them.

Around 11 a.m., Dec. 31, a caller reported seeing a bicycle lying in the middle of Jefferson Road for approximately three hours. Police investigated the bicycle and noticed a sticker from "Danny's Cycles." Patrol called the cycle store and was able to track down the bicycle's owner through the bike's serial number. The owner was a Madison Road resident, who bought the bike for $597 in 2015. Patrol contacted the owner and returned the bike to him. He said he stores the bicycle unsecured in his back yard. The last time he saw the bicycle was approximately one week ago, as he does not check it daily.

Asleep
While on patrol, police noticed four males sleeping in a white van parked on Rugby Lane at 12:44 a.m., Jan. 2. They men told police they were from Germany and produced German IDs. They said they had traveled to New York for New Years Eve in a church-owned vehicle. They said they were traveling with a friend who was staying at a Post Road house. Since there was allegedly not enough space in the house for everyone to sleep inside, the four men were sleeping in the car. Patrol checked the status of the men's IDs and confirmed they were clean. Patrol advised the men they were not allowed to sleep in a parked car overnight; so the men moved the car into the driveway of where their friend was staying.

Cars and roadways
While on patrol, police noticed a Volkswagen with a large amount of white smoke and an odor of unburned gasoline coming from the tailpipe Dec. 26. Police asked the driver to pull over and assisted him by calling a tow for the car.
Police called a tow to remove an abandoned car with a dead battery that was left unattended and illegally parked at Meadow and Hutchinson roads Dec. 26. Police notified the registered owner's sister, who said she was in Connecticut and could not immediately resolve the situation.

On Dec. 27, a driver complained that a large Fox Meadow Road pothole damaged his BMW's tire. The driver waited for a tow while police investigated the pothole. Police determined it was caused by Con Edison work on the street and advised the driver to report the damage to Con Edison. Police placed a traffic cone in the pothole in the meantime.

A caller reported a car parked in the wooded area between the dead end of Potter and Taunton roads at 5:15 p.m., Dec. 27. Police arrived and spoke with the driver. She said she got disoriented and mistakenly entered the wooded area. Police guided the driver back onto the roadway, and she left.
The driver of a Chevrolet accidently left his car key in the door handle after parking the car Dec. 28. A passerby noticed it and called police. Patrol contacted the driver, and the situation was rectified.

Police put flares around a fallen tree on Eton Road Dec. 29. The highway department was notified.

Police helped a driver move a disabled car off Fenimore Road while waiting for a tow Dec. 31.

Two people sitting in a parked car on Greendale Road said they were having a conversation at 12:18 a.m., Jan. 2. They left the area after patrol questioned them about their activity.

Police drove by a parked Hyundai hatchback on Paddington Road at 1:30 a.m., Jan. 2. At 3:15, a.m., the rear hatch was open. Police were unable to determine if anything had been stolen from the car. Attempts to reach the registered owner were unsuccessful. Police closed the hatch and secured the car before leaving.
A woman could not find her car in village center Jan. 2. She called police and said the might be stolen or lost. Police helped the woman find her car – parked at the intersection of Spencer Place and Boniface Circle.

Twenty car accidents were reported in the village during this two-week period.

Civil matter
On Dec. 28, a vehicle drove over a Stonehouse Road front lawn, and the homeowner reported it to police. The vehicle left tire tracks in the yard, and these tracks led to a dumpster that had been installed for a neighbor's construction job. The homeowner was afraid the vehicle would cross his lawn a second time, when the dumpster needed to be removed. He feared it would cause more damage and might possibly damage his sprinkler system because the dumpster would be heavier. Police advised the homeowner it was a civil matter and recommended direct follow-up with the homeowner.

Teenagers
At 3:30 a.m., Dec. 26, a Taunton Road resident reported kids "hanging out and drinking" near a pond near his house. The resident said the kids were there until 4 a.m., allegedly "throwing beer bottles onto the ice of the lake." Upon arrival, patrol saw three males standing on the side of Tisdale Road. They said they were walking home from Garth Road Inn and stopped at the park to smoke cigarettes. All of the males were village residents. They said they were walking home because Central Taxi was closed. They left the scene without causing any problems.

A caller complained about a group of kids walking down Meadow Road at 8:30 p.m., Dec. 31. The kids said they were waiting for a cab to pick them up. Patrol stood by until they departed by taxi.

Noise
A Boulevard resident reported a neighbor playing loud drums at 11:15 p.m., Dec. 30. When police arrived on scene, the drumming had stopped. The resident said the loud drumming occurs frequently and usually stops around 11 p.m. each night. She said she sometimes goes outside and bangs pots and pans until the drumming stops. She said she never addressed the issue with the neighbor. Police advised her to discuss the issue with the neighbor during the day in a friendly manner. Because there was no drumming when police were at the house, they were not able to issue a summons for a noise violation.

Village code
A father and son were playing basketball on the basketball courts at Greenacres School at 7 p.m., Jan. 1. Patrol told them that school property closes at 5 p.m. during winter. The father and son apologized and left.

Police issued a warning to a tree cutting company making noise on Myrtledale Road at 9:15 a.m., Jan. 2.

Found property
A man found an iPhone on the corner of Freightway and Garth Road. He brought it to headquarters where police vouchered it for safekeeping Dec. 23.

Firefighters found an iPhone on Christie Place and brought it to headquarters Jan. 2.

Firefighters
A Rugby Lane homeowner mistook a low battery signal for a carbon monoxide alarm Dec. 26. Firefighters advised the homeowner replace the batteries.
Firefighters assisted Con Edison with a leaking gas service line at a Ross Road house Dec. 27. They also checked nearby houses for possible gas migration.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a natural gas odor at an Elm Road garage Dec. 28. A leak in a pipe near the gas meter was found.
A back-up battery for a basement sump pump was overheating and causing an odor in a Graham Road house Dec. 28. Firefighters disconnected the battery and removed the charging device from the house.
A stove would only shut off after all burners had been cycled through ignition in a Black Birch Lane house Dec. 31. Firefighters offered to disconnect the stove, but the homeowner declined.
A fireplace was determined to be drafting poorly in a Cayuga Road house Jan. 1. The resident was advised to have the fireplace professionally serviced.
Smoke in a Dunham Road house was caused by a dirty oven Jan. 1. The resident was advised to clean the oven.
An improperly connected fan in a boiler room was discovered while firefighters were checked a Meadow Road house for a possible gas odor Jan. 1. The homeowner was advised to replace the fan. Firefighters found no gas odor or gas readings in the house.

A neutral electrical line was found broken at a Greenacres Avenue house, causing the house to have no power Jan. 2. The homeowner was away, but firefighters responded to the scene due to a gas alarm activation. Con Edison was summoned to the house for investigation and repairs.

A fire was lit in a Quentin Road fireplace, but the flue was accidentally left closed Jan. 2. The house filled with smoke, activating the fire alarm system. The homeowner extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived. Firefighters assisted in opening doors and windows for ventilation. They discussed proper fireplace use with the homeowner.

From Dec. 26, 2016 to Jan. 2, 2017 firefighters assisted at two car accidents on parkways and in the village responded to three false carbon monoxide alarms and 19 false fire alarms, caused by device malfunction, cooking smoke, shower steam, burnt bacon, keypad malfunction and a wire getting accidentally stapled by a contractor installing insulation.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Dec. 26, 2016 through Jan. 2, 2017 – as well as police incident reports from Dec. 19-25, 2016 – has been compiled from official information.

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