Georgia Man Arrested for 2012 Homicide after Confessing to Scarsdale Police and PTA Email is Hacked

A 37-year-old man from Georgia, came into Scarsdale Police Headquarters at 9:10 a.m., Friday Jan. 6, to report he had been involved in a crime in Roswell, Georgia. The man was interviewed by Scarsdale police and confessed to committing a shooting homicide. The homicide occurred in Roswell, Georgia, in January 2012. The Scarsdale Police Department Investigations Section contacted the Roswell, Georgia Police Department to confirm details of the man's statements. The Roswell, Georgia Police Department obtained an arrest warrant, and the subject was arrested by the Scarsdale Police Department on a "fugitive from justice" charge under New York State criminal procedure law 570.34. The defendant was arraigned in Scarsdale Village Justice Court and was remanded to Westchester County Jail, where he is being held pending a Superior Court hearing.

Investigators from the Roswell, Georgia Police Department traveled to Scarsdale to meet with police, interview the defendant and continue their investigation of the murder case. Because the defendant is the subject of active ongoing investigations in other jurisdictions, his identity is not being released at this time. Roswell police are not yet releasing details about the case.

Scarsdale Police Captain Thomas Altizio was able to clarify questions regarding the suspect's relationship with Scarsdale: "The suspect had no ties to Scarsdale at all, did not live or work here, and we have never had prior contact with him. He just happened to be walking by our headquarters and came in stating there was something he wanted to talk about. He initiated the contact with us. He did have an extensive arrest history from several states."

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution the suspect is known as Kwayne Dozier or Kwame Dozier and he confessed to a drug and gang-related shooting in January 2012 at the Concepts 21 Apartment Complex on Old Holcolmb Bridge Road in Roswell. The victim is believed to be Ladell Deon Crumpton, age 31.

Identity theft
On Jan. 3, a 20-year-old Brewster Road man reported fraudulent charges occurred on one of his credit cards. The charges were made on Dec. 26, while the man was out of the country on a cruise. The first charge was for $3 at Flushing Commons, and the rest of the charges – of undisclosed amounts – were made at a Macy's store.

On Jan. 3, a Richbell Road man reported someone attempted to open several credit cards in his name. On Dec. 23, the person attempted to open store charge cards at Target and TJ Maxx, but the cards were denied. Both attempts occurred in the same mall at 117 Street and the FDR Drive in New York City. The cards were denied because the person submitted incorrect driver's license information and income information. Police are following up with possible video footage of the suspect recorded by the stores.

On Jan. 5, a Greenacres Avenue man reported someone fraudulently withdrew funds from his Chase bank account by assuming his identity at a Chase Bank branch in Brooklyn. The incident occurred Jan. 4 and resulted in the suspect withdrawing $6,480.13. Police are following up.

On Jan. 7, a Bradley Road man was contacted by Apple Bank about a suspicious $9 charge on his debit card account. The man confirmed the charge was fraudulent and found another fraudulent debit charge, of $115.97 on the same account. He informed the bank and police.

Electronic hacking
Scarsdale Middle School PTA members reported their PTA email account had been hacked by someone attempting to defraud the PTA of $7,500 Jan. 6. An email was sent out to the PTA members from someone posing as a PTA representative, requesting that the PTA send the $7,500 to a Chase Bank account. The PTA members who were involved in the incident warned other PTA members about the scam and advised them to not open any suspicious-looking emails. PTA members were advised to change their account passwords.

Dementia
On Jan. 6, a resident of an assisted living facility reported she thought her husband might be having relations with other female residents at the facility and he might harm her. After speaking with the woman's husband, facility staff and the couple's granddaughter, police learned the woman suffers from dementia. There was no evidence to cause police to question the safety of anyone involved.

On Jan. 7, a dementia patient called 911 and asked for the correct time. Police spoke with the woman's home health aide, and she said the woman was okay and not in need of assistance. On scene, patrol noticed a strong smell of exhaust and notified firefighters. Firefighters discovered the oil burner was malfunctioning, and they shut off the oil burner.

Footprints
On Jan. 8, a Brite Avenue homeowner reported suspicious footprints in the snow. The footprints started at Brite Avenue, progressed up the driveway to an exterior side door, where the door seemed to have been pulled open and closed, and then the footprints led to a rear screen door. The unknown suspect then walked back down the driveway to Brite Avenue. No damage was found on the property, and the house did not appear to have been entered. The homeowner said he did not see the footprints at 11:30 p.m., Jan. 7, when he turned on his rear exterior light. Patrol canvassed the neighborhood looking for other similar footprints. Patrol found footprints leading from Brite Avenue to the front door of a neighbor's house across the street. These footprints were made across the lawn. Patrol knocked on the neighbor's door. He said the prints were made sometime between 10 p.m., Jan. 7 and 8 a.m., Jan. 8. He did not know who made the prints. Patrol photographed the prints and got ready to leave. However, while walking back to the police car, patrol saw a man shoveling snow on his property. Patrol asked the man if he had noticed any suspicious activity in the area overnight or if anyone had come to his house late at night. The man said a tall Hispanic man wearing a silver jacket had come to his house around 10 p.m., offering to shovel his driveway and walkway. No further information was available.

Welfare check
A caller asked police to check the welfare of her Greenacres Avenue parents who were not answering their house phone Jan. 7. The parents were fine. They said their landline was having some problems, but they could be reached by cell phone. Police provided the caller with an update.

Cars in the driveway
A Penn Boulevard woman reported a suspicious man knocked on her door and was then sitting in her driveway in a dark red sedan at 12:30 p.m., Jan. 3. The man was described as in his 30s and missing "a lot" of front teeth. He said he was conducting research. The woman said she was not interested and closed the door. The woman gave police a license plate number. However, when police researched the plate, it came back as belonging to a tan colored Nissan sedan, instead of a red sedan. Police canvassed the area for the man and his car, but neither was located.

A Griffen Avenue woman reported an unknown car was parked in her driveway at 5 p.m., Jan. 4. Police went to the house and spoke with the car's driver. He said he was attempting to deliver flowers to the woman, but he was afraid to get out of his car because several dogs were barking in the driveway. Police went to the door, got the woman and escorted her to the man's car to pick up her flower delivery.

A Black Birch Lane resident reported a suspicious van parked in his driveway Jan. 8. Police contacted the registered owner of the van, who was the resident's neighbor. The neighbor said the resident told him he could park in the resident's driveway during periods of snow. Patrol called the resident, and the resident's wife answered the phone. She said the neighbor was allowed to park in the driveway and surmised that her husband did not recognize the neighbor's van before calling police. Nevertheless, the neighbor moved his car.

Cars and roadways
On Jan. 3, a caller complained about a Bee-Line bus parked in a no standing zone on Palmer Avenue. The bus had broken down, and the driver was waiting for the arrival of a service mechanic.

A parking enforcement officer identified a parked car on East Parkway associated with a confirmed scofflaw Jan. 3. The officer contacted the owner and told her to settle the matter of unpaid parking tickets at Village Hall immediately.

Police issued a summons to the registered owner of a car parked the wrong way on Huntington Avenue Jan. 3.

Police issued a summons to the registered owner of cars parked on Cooper Road in violation of overnight parking restrictions Jan. 4 and 5.

Police saw a car with an open trunk parked in a Greenacres Avenue driveway at 3 a.m., Jan. 4. Police were unable to determine if the car had been broken into or if the trunk had accidentally been left open. Police closed the trunk and attempted to contact the owner.

Police notified Optimum about a fallen cable wire on Mamaroneck Road Jan. 5.

A parking enforcement officer identified a parked car in the Christie Place garage associated with a confirmed scofflaw Jan. 5. The officer contacted the owner and told her to settle the matter of $570 in unpaid parking tickets at Village Hall immediately.

On Jan. 6, a caller reported a green colored landscaper's truck driving down Griffen Avenue, with metal objects dropping from the truck. Police did not find the truck when they searched for it.

On Jan. 6, a Ridgedale Road resident reported a Kia was parked in front of his house for the second night in a row. The resident thought the driver was a white man with gray hair. The car was not there when police arrived to investigate.

Police helped direct traffic around a disabled car on Weaver Street while the driver waited for a tow Jan. 7.

Police helped a driver move his disabled car into a safe parking area on Tompkins Road Jan. 7.

Police called a tow for a disabled car parked on Post Road at 5 a.m., Jan. 8.

On Jan. 8, police removed a piece of loose plywood from Griffen Avenue.

The water department was called to address a ruptured pipe under a fire hydrant on Richbell Road Jan. 8.

Eight car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Village code
On Jan. 7, police verbally warned the foreman of a Weaver Street job site not to use power tools before 10 a.m. on weekends.

A man dressed in black, pulling a suitcase down Brewster Road, was given a verbal warning to not solicit snow shoveling business in the village without a permit Jan. 7.

On Jan. 7, at least five men who solicited to shovel snow on Brite Avenue and Stonehouse, Carthage and Heathcote roads were told they needed a permit to conduct business that way.

Three men were letting their dogs play in the snow on Boulevard Jan. 8. A caller said he was concerned for his kids' safety. Police told the men to leash their dogs, as per village code. They complied and left the area.

Lost and found
A firefighter found an iPhone with a cracked screen on Christie Place Jan. 2. Using the Siri function, police were able to get in touch with the owner's mother, who forwarded the information to her son. He came to headquarters to pick up the phone.

A resident reported losing a license plate somewhere in the village Jan. 5.

A Chase Bank debit card was found on East Parkway by a member of Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, who gave it to police Jan. 8. Police notified a Chase Bank employee who said, as per bank policy, the account would be frozen and a new debit card would be issued. The employee confirmed that the bank would notify the cardholder.

Firefighters
A burning odor in a Heathcote Road house was caused by a pot's plastic handle melting from flame contact Jan. 2.
A forced-air heating unit overheated and caused a burning odor in a Rodney Road house Jan. 4. Firefighters disconnected the unit and advised the homeowner to replace the motor.

A Hutchinson Avenue homeowner was having trouble opening the house door with her key Jan. 6. Firefighters helped the homeowner gain entry with the key.

Firefighters helped Con Edison employees check a Bansom Road house for possible gas migration due to a nearby gas leak Jan. 6. The house was found to be free of gas.

A Madison Road homeowner reported the stovetop gas valve was accidentally left on Jan. 6. Firefighters checked the house and detected a strong odor but no gas readings. They called Con Edison for follow up.

On Jan. 7, firefighters turned off a malfunctioning heating system in a Mamaroneck Road house. They ventilated the basement to address a minor accumulation of carbon monoxide in the basement, near the system. They advised a live-in health aide to call a service technician to repair the system before turning it on again.

This week, firefighters assisted at one car accident in the village. They responded to one false carbon monoxide alarm and eight false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, shower steam, cooking smoke, smoke from an electronic cigarette, accidental keypad activation and a plumber sweating pipes.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Jan. 3 – 8 has been compiled from official information. A few reports from Jan. 2, which were not included in last week's report, have been included here.

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