Police Arrest Two Suspects for Petit Larceny. Locked Door Thwarts Graham Road Burglary Attempt

Arrested: On Feb. 13, police arrested Brianna Woolard, 19, of Pleasantville. She is accused of stealing $785 worth of gift cards from the 7-Eleven store on Scarsdale Avenue. The theft occurred while Woolard was working at the store as a cashier. She was charged with petit larceny. Following arrest processing, Woolard was released on her own recognizance and ordered to appear in court on March 13.

On Feb. 15, police arrested Rodney Yon, 52, of the Bronx; he was charged with two counts of petit larceny. Yon is accused of stealing makeup, razors and lotion from the CVS store on Popham Road on Jan. 4, 2019. He is also accused of stealing $$716 worth of Oil of Olay skin care products on Jan. 24. Yon was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 27.

Attempted burglary
On Feb. 17, a Graham Road woman reported an attempted burglary at her house around 5:10 a.m. that morning while she was away. The incident was captured on a doorbell surveillance system. The video showed a dark-skinned man wearing a black hoodie, black gloves, black sweat pants and black basketball sneakers covering his face and attempting to open the back door of her house. He did not use force and left the property when the door did not open. As a precaution, police checked the interior of the house with the woman and canvassed other houses in the neighborhood.

Identity theft
A Greenacres Avenue man reported someone fraudulently changed his address with the post office and attempted to open a credit card in his name Feb. 14. The man learned about the address change after receiving a letter from the U.S. Postal Service.

On Feb. 16, a Hamilton Road man reported he was the victim of identity theft. He learned of the matter when he received a call from a Key Bank representative who had been assigned to a new account in the man’s name. The man never opened a Key Bank account and subsequently closed the fraudulent account.

Trash picking
An employee at a Mamaroneck Road school reported a man was going through the garbage dumpster Feb. 11. Police caught up with the man walking on Saxon Woods Golf Course and attempted to interview him. Despite a language barrier, police were able to ascertain that the man lived in the neighborhood and was going through the dumpster looking for toys and hats to give to his grandchildren. The man returned the items he removed from the dumpster.

Assistance
On Feb. 18, police stood by while a former Fenimore Road tenant went to his former rental residence and collected clothing and personal items from the yard.

Cars and roadways
On Feb. 11, police notified Verizon about a dangling wire on Griffen Avenue.
A car slid on ice and veered off Murray Hill Road Feb. 13. Police helped the driver maneuver the car back onto the road.

Police notified Verizon about an open fiber optic box on Heathcote Road Feb. 13.
A white Porsche was parked and locked with its engine running for several hours in Freightway Garage Feb. 14. Police notified the owner who said he would move the car upon returning from Manhattan. Police checked on the car periodically until the owner picked it up.

Patrol removed a piece of wood from Post Road Feb. 15.

On Feb. 15, police conducted a traffic stop of a 2017 BMW X6 that was being driven with a suspended registration and an expired inspection sticker. The car’s registration had been suspended in January for unpaid parking tickets. Police removed the license plates from the car, gave the driver a summons and arranged for the car to be towed to the owner’s address in Yonkers.

Police helped a pedestrian safely cross Weaver Street Feb. 15 and 16.
Two cars were stopped on the die of Mamaroneck Road because one car’s battery had died and the owner was attempting to jump it Feb. 17. Police stood by until the car was ready to drive away.

A man sleeping in his parked car on Christie Place told police he was napping between jobs at 5:15 p.m., Feb. 18. Nothing suspicious was observed.
Six car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Village code
On Feb. 15, police advised a group of kids that they were not allowed to be on the Edgewood School playground after dark. The kids then dispersed.

A Carthage Road resident was issued a summons for parking his car on his lawn, in violation of village code, Feb. 17.

Lost and found
A Crane Road resident reported losing two license plates from a leased vehicle Feb. 11.

A Brewster Road resident reported losing her iPhone and driver’s license somewhere in the village Feb. 13.

A passerby found a wallet on Fenimore Road and gave it to police for safekeeping Feb. 17.

Firefighters
According to Scarsdale Fire Chief James Seymour, firefighters responded to 22 incidents this week. Seymour shared details as follows:

On Feb. 11, a Wheelock Road caller stated they had used the fireplace last night, closed the flue and went to dinner. Upon returning home, they encountered a house full of smoke. They ventilated the house and slept with the flue open. On Feb. 11, they called firefighters to evaluate the lingering smoke odor. Firefighters determined the smell was a residual odor from the previous night and advised the homeowner to “air out” the house.

Firefighters assisted with a car accident on Griffen Avenue Feb. 11.

On Feb. 13, a Nelson Road alarm went off. Firefighters found paper left in the oven was burning and creating an odor. While investigating the matter, firefighters and Con Edison personnel discovered that the dryer vent was not properly attached to the gas dryer. The matter was turned over to Con Edison.

On Feb. 15, a malfunctioning boiler in a Mamaroneck Road school caused Con Edison to shut it down and red tag it.

On Feb. 17, a pinhole leak was detected in a boiler system in a Reimer Road house. Firefighters drained the boiler, shut it off and advised the homeowner to call a plumber for service.

On Feb. 18, a Popham Road manhole was smoking and emitting flames and “popping” sounds. Firefighters determined there had been an explosion and stood by for Con Edison. Police closed off traffic to the affected portion of the roadway. Firefighters checked nearby buildings to make sure the fire had not spread to adjacent structures.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Feb. 11-18 has been compiled from official information.

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