BB Gun, Harassment and More from the Scarsdale Police

Ever been fed up with a broken parking meter? Morgan Goodman of Greenburgh found a unique was to express his frustration. He parked his car on Boniface Circle in Scarsdale Village and got a parking ticket. Wanting to demonstrate to the court that the meter was broken, he removed the head of the meter from the post and brought it into Village Court as evidence. Police were not able to determine if he damaged the meter. The incident was reported to police on April 2 by a representative of Scarsdale Village Court.

BB gun – A Scarsdale man was driving down Saxon Woods Road on the afternoon of April 2nd when his car was struck by a BB gun pellet. He saw some kids run into the woods. Though the man was not injured, Police came to the scene and searched the woods near Black Birch Lane. They were unable to find the culprits, but based on their investigation they suspect that the youths live in White Plains. Scarsdale Police called White Plains Police who said that similar incidents had occurred in this area and the White Plains Police agreed to follow up on the matter.

Harassed – the owner of Reading, Writing and Wrapping in Scarsdale Village called police on the afternoon of April 2 to report that two boys were harassing her. They came into the store and called her a witch. Based on her description of the suspects, police searched the area but were unable to find them.

Home Alone: A five year-old Greenacres boy called police on the afternoon of April 2 to say that he could not find his mom or dad. When police arrived at the home the boy’s parents were there. They had simply stepped outside for a few minutes.

Gas Leak: The fire department checked the interiors of homes on Brewster Road on the afternoon of April 3 due to a gas leak. Residents who were at home allowed the firemen to come in, however the fire department had to force their way into a rear door at 151 Brewster Road as no one was home.

Public Urination: a Kent Road resident called police to complain that a man wearing a red shirt, blue pants and a white hat was peeing in front of 16 Kent Road late in the afternoon on April 3.

Theft: An SHS student reported that his wallet had been stolen out of his car on April 3 and unauthorized charges were made on his Chase debit card. About $150 was charged on the card via the internet and he called Chase to cancel the stolen debit card.

An Edgewood high school girl was home with a few friends on Friday night April 2 when a group of 15-20 students stopped by and forced their way into her house. It took her about a half hour to get rid of the 15-20 uninvited girls and boys who she believed were juniors at the high school. When her dad returned home later that night he found that his watch, valued at $2,000 was missing as well as a hand carved eagle clock, worth $10,000. He is hoping to negotiate the return of his items with the students who barged into his home.

A Heathcote woman reported on 3/29 that her costume jewelry, valued at $1,000 was missing. She was not sure when the two sets of earrings, necklaces and headpiece had disappeared from her jewelry box in her master bedroom.

A Greenacres woman who was running on the SHS track on Saturday evening April 3, had a rude surprise when she returned to her car, which was parked in the high school lot. She found that someone had shattered the rear window of her 2008 Honda and stolen her pocketbook. In addition to her bag she lost cash, credit cards, her license, her wallet, checkbook and glasses.

In another incident at the high school, a Quaker Ridge senior left his 2007 Lexus at the school on 3/27 and did not return to pick it up until the morning of 3/29. When he came back, the side view mirrors and windshield wipers had been removed.

Car Fire: The Scarsdale Fire Department was called to Claremont Road on the afternoon of March 30 to put out a fire in a car that was parked at 24 Claremont Road. As they were unable to find the car’s owner, they put out the flames and then the car was towed by Ted Herman’s Towing to the Scarsdale Impound lot. Inside the car, police found construction tools, a wallet, a passport, debit card and personal papers. At 9:30 that night, a man came to the Scarsdale Police trailer to report that his car was missing. He was told how to get the car released and towed.

Arrest: Glenn Vittorio Suarez of the Bronx was brought to Scarsdale Police headquarters on the morning of April 1 on a bench warrant for a probation violation. He was arrested due to his failure to show up at a scheduled court appearance. He was placed in the holding cell and transferred to Scarsdale Village Court for arraignment and then committed to Westchester County jail pending $7,500 in bail.

Lost and Found: A set of car keys was found in front of a home on Greenacres Avenue. The residents turned them into the police on 3/31. If you’ve lost yours, go to Police Headquarters to inquire.