Police Report: Louis Vuitton Bag Lifted from Village Store, Deer Hit on Post Road

DWI arrest : On Feb. 4, police arrested David Alvarez, 39, of New Rochelle, on charges of driving while intoxicated (with previous convictions), operation of a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level of at least .08 of one percent (third offense), use of a leased/rented/loaned vehicle without an ignition interlock device, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operation of motor vehicle with a suspended registration and operation of a motor vehicle without insurance. Police were first alerted to Alvarez’s offenses when Alvarez’s 2013 Chevy passed by a patrol car on Weaver Street and caused the patrol car’s license plate reader to sound a warning indicating a suspended or revoked registration. Police conducted a traffic stop and Alvarez initially said he did not have his license on him. He provided a false name –David Gdoy. Police asked for documents to confirm that identity, and as Alvarez was looking though his wallet, a NYS ID card came into plain sight. Police asked to see that ID card. It stated the name “David Alvarez.” A DMV check of Alvarez’s name showed that Alvarez’s driving privileges had been revoked for two prior DWI convictions within the last ten years. The DMV information also showed that Alvarez was required to have an ignition interlock device on any vehicle he was driving. The Chevy did not have such a device. Police detected an odor of alcohol on Alvarez’s breath and bloodshot, glassy eyes, Alvarez was asked to perform field sobriety tests and failed them. An alco-sensor screening test indicated an initial blood alcohol level of .12. Alvarez was arrested and taken to headquarters. A Datamaster test was performed at headquarters, and it provided a definitive BAC reading of .10. In addition to the two previous DWI convictions within the past 10 years, police learned of another DWI conviction, dating back to an earlier time period. Police also learned that Alvarez was on probation. The district attorney’s office recommended bail of $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond, and Judge Alemany, of Scarsdale Village Justice Court, followed these recommendations. Alvarez’s car was impounded.

Shoplifting
A Spencer Place store employee reported a $1,332 Louis Vuitton handbag with a purple handle and a custom blue and purple elephant on it, had just been stolen from her store. According to the employee, a customer came into the store, took the handbag off the display, put it over her shoulder and walked around the store with it. The customer then allegedly left the store without paying for the bag. The suspect was described as a middle-aged, black woman, in her 40s or 50s, wearing a black jacket, black pants, black boots, a black hat and black hair in a ponytail. She had a medium build and was approximately 5’7” tall. The storeowner said she would provide police with a copy of the video surveillance to aid in investigation.

Stolen
On Feb. 10, a Richbell Road couple reported various items were missing from their house. They told police they believe the items had been stolen sometime between May 1, 2018 and Nov. 1, 2018. The list of items is as follows: a $1,000 pair of cufflinks, 13 cases of Carrera marble tiles, two men’s cashmere sweaters worth $800 combined, a $3,000 antique tablecloth, one $800 modern tablecloth, two women’s shirts worth $400 combined, a $300 Gucci women’s top, a $600 pair of custom designer earrings, two knit designer tops worth $700 combined, one $600 designer cashmere sweater, two pairs of prescription sunglasses worth $800 combined, a $2,000 antique gold ring, a $500 black designer pocketbook, two cans of European paint worth a total of $300, a $450 faucet, a $500 wool women’s coat and $470 cash.

Identity theft
On Feb. 6, a Lebanon Road resident reported someone was writing fraudulent checks from his account. Police and bank officials are following up.
On Feb. 8, a Quaker Center resident reported a fraudulent check for $8,040 was drawn against her TD Bank account without her permission. Police and bank officials are following up.

Harassment
On Feb. 7, a Mamaroneck Road woman reported receiving a threatening phone call. The caller ID displayed the name “Mercy Hospital.” The caller claimed to be the woman’s grandson. When she displayed skepticism about that identity, the caller said he knew where she lived and threatened her with violence. The woman said she could hear another person’s voice in the background, seeming to feed the caller with what to say.

Noise
On Feb. 5, a caller reported hearing what sounded like gunshots in the area of Sheldrake Road. Upon investigation, police found workers using a nail gun to install roofing material at a neighbor’s house on Sheldrake Road. Police found no sign of actual gunshots and deduced the caller had heard noise from the nail gun.

Package
On Feb. 5, a Cooper Road resident reported receiving a package she had not ordered. Police went to the house and the resident opened the package with an officer standing by. The package contained a new iPhone. Upon seeing the iPhone, the resident remembered that she had in fact ordered an iPhone with a scheduled delivery of that week.

Water
Water was entering a Dobbs Terrace basement through the foundation wall Feb. 5. The front yard was also completely saturated with water. Police notified the water department.

Safety
A driver advised he almost hit a skateboarder dressed in black on Popham Road at 4:30 a.m., Feb. 7. Police caught up with the skateboarding kid and advised him to refrain from skateboarding in the street without the use of reflective clothing.

Welfare check
On Feb. 7, a relative from Brooklyn asked police to check on a Lenox Place woman because the relative had not been able to reach her for approximately two weeks. Police went to the house and the woman’s car was not there. A neighbor confirmed that the woman had let the house earlier that morning. Later in the day, police returned to the house and noticed the car had returned. Police knocked on the door, but no one answered. There were no signs that anything was out of the ordinary.

Taxi
Police mediated a dispute between a taxi driver and an intoxicated passenger at 2 a.m., Feb. 9. The driver said the passenger was being belligerent. The passenger said he was upset because the driver did not seem to know where he was going. Apparently the driver had made a wrong turn, and this was the root of the problem. With police intervention, both parties settled the dispute and continued on their journey.

Arrest on warrant
On Feb. 4, Jack Aronoff, 24, of Scarsdale, turned himself into police on the strength of an active bench warrant related to Aronoff’s failure to appear in court to answer traffic summonses. At the recommendation of Judge Alemany, of Scarsdale Village Justice Court, Aronoff was released on his own recognizance, with an appearance ticket, returnable Feb. 6.

Cars and roadway

Highway workers removed a dead deer from Claremont Road and the Bronx River Parkway Feb. 4.

Police assisted a driver with a flat tire on Easy Parkway call a tow truck for assistance Feb. 4.

A man sleeping in a red Toyota on Valley Road was a hospital night shift worker who was resting before driving home at 8 a.m., Feb. 5.

A car registered to an Eastchester resident was found parked on Depot Place with five summonses on the windshield. Police attempted to contact the car’s owner and left a voicemail. The owner eventually called back and said she had parked the car on Depot Place and taken a train into New York City on or around Feb. 2. She walked home after returning from the city and forgot about her car. Police advised her to move the car in order to avoid additional summonses.

A Myrtledale Road resident reported a person sitting in a red car outside his house for an extended period of time Feb. 5. Police went to the scene and spoke to the person in the car. The person was a neighbor’s housekeeper, who was there to eat her lunch.

Following a disagreement between a parking attendant and a driver, police advised the driver she could not park in a private valet parking lot on Overhill Road unless she was doing business for one of the businesses or offices that sponsors the lot.

Police cleaned up traffic cones from Popham Road after the cones had apparently fallen off a truck Feb. 5.

Police arranged for a tow truck to remove a disabled vehicle from Crane Road and East Parkway Feb. 6. The car was taken to Mount Kisco at the owner’s request.

Verizon was notified about low-hanging wires on Fenimore Road Feb. 7.

Two drivers passed a stopped school bus with flashing red lights on Popham Road Feb. 7. Police issued two summonses.

A Yonkers driver caught speeding on Post Road had a suspended license and registration Feb. 7. Police removed the car’s license plates, had the car towed to the driver’s house and issued the driver appropriate summonses.

A truck parked on Popham Road was blocking traffic Feb. 8. Police issued the driver a summons.

Police stopped a driver who was travelling too slowly on the centerline on Post Road Feb. 8. She said she was very tired and had been at White Plains Hospital Center all day. She said she was OK to drive home. Police issued a verbal warning.

On Feb. 9, police notified the highway department about a pothole at Sycamore and Secor roads.
Eight car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Village Code Violations
On Feb. 4, a caller reported a generator running on Cushman Road in violation of village code. Police investigated and found a generator powering a water pump at a vacant house under construction. The generator was not being used in an emergency capacity. The contractor was called, and he arrived to turn off the generator. Police attempted to present him with a summons, but the contractor refused to take it. Police returned to headquarters, and the summons was mailed to the contractor. Two additional summonses were issued when the generator was found to be illegally running again on Feb. 6 and 9.

Neighbors complained of noisy kids outside in the area of Brewster and Kingston roads around 1 a.m., Feb. 10. Police spoke with the kids, who were playing in the backyard, and advised them to go inside.

Animals
A passerby reported a possibly injured squirrel on Chesterfield Road Feb. 5. Police canvassed the street and did not encounter any injured squirrels – only seven healthy squirrels “eating acorns” in a Chesterfield Road yard.

A small Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was found without tags or a collar on Saxon Woods Road Feb. 9. Police notified New Rochelle Human Society for pickup. However, in the meantime, the dog’s owner reported the dog missing. She came to headquarters and retrieved her dog. Police issued her a summons.

Three deer ran across Post Road, and a Briarcliff Manor driver was unable to avoid striking one of the deer. It caused frontend damage to the driver’s 2012 Ford.

Lost and found
A TD Bank debit card was found on Thornwood Place Feb. 5. Police attempted to call the listed owner of the card but could not obtain contact information. Police informed a TD Bank representative who closed the account and advised police to destroy the card.
A Morris Lane woman reported she lost her car’s front license plate and an EZ-Pass Feb. 7.
A Kelwynne Road woman reported she lost her car’s license plates Feb. 9.
An Evon Court woman reported losing her wallet somewhere between Scarsdale and New Jersey Feb. 10.

Firefighters

On Feb. 5, firefighters assisted at a car accident involving a utility pole on Crane Road.

On Feb. 5, water from a teapot spilled onto a stove igniter in a Marjory Lane kitchen and caused the device to short circuit. This resulted in an odor of electrical burning and smoke. Firefighters disconnected the electrical and gas supplies to the stovetop and removed the stovetop to the backyard. The resident was advised to call for repair.

A car accident involving two vehicles at Church and Wayside lanes caused spilled fluids Feb. 6. Firefighters assisted with cleanup.

Firefighters found an overheated air handler, with a tripped circuit breaker, in a Garden Road house Feb. 6. They advised the homeowner to keep the unit off and arrange for service.

On Feb. 7, gas readings were detected in a sanitary sewer system on Sycamore and Spier roads. With the help of police, firefighters assisted Con Edison personnel check at least eight nearby houses for possible gas migration.

An oil burner puff-back in a Chateaux Circle building caused occupants to self evacuate Feb. 9. Firefighters found elevated carbon monoxide levels in the shared basement space and throughout individual apartments. Firefighters used fans to ventilate the building. The building superintendent was advised to call for boiler service.

An activated fire alarm brought firefighters to a Brayton Road house Feb. 9. There, firefighters found a dog bed leaning against the screen of a natural gas fired fireplace. The dog bed was scorched, but it did not ignite. A child was home at the time. Firefighters took the dog bed outside and used a fan to ventilate the kitchen.

On Feb. 10, firefighters assisted with a car accident on Post Road.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Feb. 4-10 has been compiled from official information.

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