Arrests, Thefts and Drunks from the Police

Passed out on Walworth: A Walworth Avenue woman found two drunk men passed out on her lawn on Monday afternoon 5/24 at 3 pm. Not knowing whether they were sick or just asleep, the woman approached the two and they were unresponsive. The men, wearing undershirts and jeans appeared to be Hispanic and 20-30 years old. She called the police and six police vehicles sped to the scene, including an ambulance. When the men came to, one said, “it’s my birthday.” The two had apparently been out celebrating, drank too much and lay down to nap on their way home. SCARVAC took them to White Plains hospital for observation. Residents have noticed increased foot traffic on Walworth Avenue to and from White Plains.

Arrests: A Mt. Vernon man was chased down and arrested after he attempted to cash a fraudulent $4,500 check at TD North Bank on Central Avenue on Monday May 24 at 4:30. The man, who was identified as Winston A. Foster, age 28 of Bell Avenue in Mt. Vernon, presented a check for $4,500 to the teller. She became suspicious when she learned that the customer had opened the account at a TD North branch in the Bronx earlier that same day. Bank employees stalled the transaction while they called the police.

Foster got nervous and quickly left the bank where he was confronted by Officer Erika Daniels of the Greenburgh Police Department. The suspect ran but was followed by Daniels and a good Samaritan named Dante Gonzales. In the struggle to capture Winston, Officer Daniels broke her leg and was taken to Westchester Medical Center where she was treated and released.

Foster was charged with:

• Forgery in the 2nd degree, a class D felony
• Assault in the 2nd degree for injuring Daniels
• Resisting Arrest

He is currently in the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla and is due on Greenburgh Court on June 1st.

Anthony Turturro of Pompano Beach, Florida was stopped by police when he was driving 50mph on Fenimore Road at 10:30 pm on 5/20. He was found to be driving with a suspended Florida license. A check also revealed that his NYS driving privileges had been revoked for a DWI and failing to pay an assessment. The man was arrested, released on $60 cash bail and his car was impounded.

Car Break-ins:

A rash of car break-ins were reported. Similar break-ins have occurred in Mamaroneck and police believe all these incidents are the work of the same suspect who remains at large.

Two incidents occurred in the parking lot of the Scarsdale Pool between 5:30 and 8:00 pm on 5/19. The front passenger window of a 2008 Toyota Sienna was broken and the owner’s purse was stolen, along with credit cards, a checkbook, a driver’s license and keys. Police found a half-empty beer bottle near the car. Also that evening, the front passenger window of a 2009 Toyota was broken and a wallet was stolen from a woman’s purse. Taken were $100 in cash, credit cards, a driver’s license, gift cards, and personal checks.

At 6 pm on 5/21 an Edgewood woman’s red Honda Pilot was parked at the Quaker Ridge School while she watched a game. The passenger side window was broken and her bag was taken with her wallet, blackberry, identification and credit cards. A bus driver, who was parked in the lot said the suspect asked him for a cigarette before breaking into the car. He described the man as white, 20-30 years old, 5’10” -5’11”, about 170 pounds with an average build. He had short brown hair and was wearing a baseball cap, a white t-shirt and plaid shorts.

During the night of 5/19- 5/20 the driver’s side window of a BMW, parked in the driveway of a Stonewall Lane home was broken. Damage to the car was valued at $500 and $3,170 in property was taken from inside the car. While looking around the area, police recovered some of the stolen items from neighboring lawns. They found bags, gym clothing, surgical loops and lamps and paperwork. That same night, Mamaroneck police reported similar car break-ins on Marlbourne Lane and Old Mamaroneck Road.

Stolen Bikes: A trek bicycle, valued at $2,000 was stolen on the afternoon of 5/18 when it was leaning against the store window of The Dark Horse on Harwood Court in Scarsdale Village. Another black trek mountain bike, valued at $500 was stolen from a bike rack on Depot Place on the morning of 5/20.

Warmer weather is bringing in renewed complaints from feuding neighbors. Richbell Road residents called police on the morning of 5-17 to report loud music coming from their neighbor’s property. The caller believes her neighbor is playing the music as a form of harassment due to a dispute over a property line.

A Corell Road woman anticipated trouble when she was firing her nanny and asked police to standby on the afternoon of 5-17. However when she returned home she found that the nanny had packed her belongings and left without an incident.

Solicitors: An elderly man appeared at the door of a Bradford Road home on the afternoon of 5/17. He was not wearing a badge or an id and left the premises before the police arrived. Also on Saturday, solicitors were reported on Murray Hill Road, and Sheldrake Road and later that evening on White Birch Lane.

Fights: On the morning of 5/19 Metro North called Scarsdale police to intervene in a possible assault in progress on the platform of the Scarsdale Train Station. Witnesses reported that two men were fighting but they had already boarded a southbound train.

A caller reported that two women were walking a stroller on the Scarsdale High School track around noon on 5-19. Police spoke to the women with the stroller, and even though it was not clear whether strollers are permitted on the track, the women decided to leave.

Another dispute also occurred at the track at noon. Two women who were walking the track alleged that another walker made rude comments to them, and as they got into their car the woman said, “"It's an abomination. You're gonna pay for this, bigtime!" The walkers felt threatened and unsettled and wanted to report the incident to the police.

At 5:30 on 5/19 a verbal dispute broke out between two drivers at the intersection of East Parkway and Spencer Place. One driver asserted that the fight started when the other driver gave him the finger.

On the night of 5-19 police investigated a report of a drunk driver on Mamaroneck Road at Brookby Road. They interviewed the driver who said that her cell phone had fallen, and her car swerved when she reached down to retrieve the phone.

On 5/20 Mrs. Zuo of Scarsdale came to headquarters to report that an unknown man called her home looking for her daughter. The man claimed that he obtained her daughter’s personal information, including her name, address, and phone number from the hard drive of her discarded computer and he offered to copy the files and either e-mail them to her or arrange a meeting so she could pick them up. The old computer had been left at the Scarsdale Sanitation facility approximately two weeks ago so that it could be recycled. The man refused to explain how he obtained the computer and did not leave his name or phone number. Mrs. Zuo contacted the Sanitation Department and was advised that they would investigate the incident.

An Elmdorf Drive woman called police on 5/20 to say that her home alarm had gone off and the previous day and her wallet had been stolen. Police came by, checked the house and found no evidence of criminal activity.

Locked Out: A Wayside Road resident locked herself out of her house at 8:30 am on 5/21. The Fire Department was able to get in through an unlocked window and let her back in.

Fooled: Andrew Greenberg of Freightway Classy Consignments reported that he was sold counterfeit silver coins. Greenberg reported that he paid $250 for what he believed were “old silver coins,” but later found out from a coin dealer in White Plains that the coins were copies.

Gone: A Quaker Ride woman came to Police Headquarters on 5-21 to report that her daughter was missing on the afternoon of 5/20. The girl had recently been released from The Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry. Due to this incident a probation officer arrested the girl and returned her to The Children’s Village.

Yuck! A Black Birch man and his daughter, parked in front of their home on Sunday afternoon received a nasty surprise. Two men in an old blue car passed by and hurled an open plastic bottle filled with urine at their car. The car sped away and police were unable to locate the suspects.

Parties: Police received a report of a loud party on Gorham Road around midnight on May 20th. Upon arrival, police found people outside playing music. The homeowner explained that it was his daughter's birthday and she had invited some friends over to celebrate.

In addition on Thursday night May 20th there were numerous noise complaints – at 9:47 pm kids were found at the Edgewood School, at 10:37 pm there was loud music coming from Saxon Woods Golf Course and at 11:15 pm, there was a report of kids hanging out at the Fox Meadow School.

On 5/21 police were called at 11:20 pm to investigate youths drinking on Cooper Road. Police found that the adult residents were home supervising the gathering and no alcohol was found.

At 11:30 pm on May 22 Police were called to Greenacres Avenue to investigate a noise complaint. When they arrived, numerous kids fled on foot and police found a few beer cans in the backyard. Police spoke to the 17 year-old girl who lives there who said that she had invited a few friends over but other uninvited guests had shown up as well. She refused to let them in. A half hour later there was another report of noisy kids at the Fox Meadow School.

Found: A Seiko watch was found at the Scarsdale Middle School on May 18th. A voter turned in the watch to the election staff during the school board and budget vote.