Police Report: Jeep Cherokee Stolen, $65,000 Piguet Watch Missing

Stolen car: On June 7, a Brookfield Road woman reported her family’s 2019 Jeep Cherokee was stolen from their driveway during the overnight period. It was unlocked with the key fob inside. It also contained a $1,000 set of golf clubs and a golf bag worth $250.

Stolen watch
On June 12, a Heathcote Rd. resident reported an 18 karat yellow gold Audemars Piguet “Arnold Schwarzeneggar” model watch was discovered missing from an electric watch case in his house. It is valued in excess of $65,000. He last saw it there in March 2021, and numerous workers have been in the house since he last saw the watch.

Car break-in
On June 7, a Palmer Ave. man reported motorcycles documents had been stolen from his parked car.

Graffiti
On June 9, a Post Rd. resident reported a white line of graffiti had been spray painted on a stone wall being built in front of his property.

Unemployment fraud
One resident reported someone filed fraudulent unemployment claims in her name this week.

Identity theft
On June 7, an Old Lyme Road man reported someone used his Wells Fargo account to fraudulently purchase items from Amazon. This person also received two checks for services that he never provided to the Old Lyme Road man. One check was refunded and the other was supposedly in the mail.

On June 8, a Sheldrake Rd. man reported someone opened fraudulent PNC bank accounts in his name. He informed the bank and closed the accounts.

Loitering
A Scarsdale Avenue salon owner said a man had been hanging out around her salon and asking personal questions to her and her colleagues June 10. She asked the man to leave and said he was not permitted to loiter at or around her business. Police reiterated the owner’s wishes, and the man agreed to comply.

Disputes
A driver came to headquarters and told police he was having a dispute with someone in his car June 11. Patrol mediated the dispute and resolved the matter.

A Post Rd. tenant asked for help in mediating a dispute with his landlord over Wi-Fi June 11. The landlord said Wi-Fi was not an included service, as per the lease. Police advised the tenant to seek public Wi-Fi services, as an alternative. The landlord told the tenant he had to vacate the premises by July 17.

Employee / supervisor issue
A supervisor at the Chase Rd. post office requested assistance with an employee whom she reported would not leave the premises after his shift was done June 12. The employee allegedly was hanging around, continually going into the restroom and claiming he did not feel well. Then, he allegedly became irate and made derogatory comments to the supervisor, she said. When she phoned police, the employee left.

Door
On June 10, a Heathcote Road homeowner came home and found a door ajar. Police checked the house. There was no sign of criminality.

Bicyclist hit
A 15-year-old bicyclist riding on the roadway at Drake and Ferncliff roads was struck by a car June 9. Police vouchered the bike for safekeeping while the boy, conscious and alert, was transported to Westchester Medical Center. Prior to transport and care by Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, firefighters provided immediate first aid.

Cars and roadways
On June 8, a tree crew was working on Springdale Road. Police advised the workers to keep the roadway open.

On June 8, police taped up a fallen wire on Butler Rd. and notified Verizon.

On June 9, patrol notified Con Edison about a low-hanging wire on Broadmoor Rd.

A car without plates, with a possibly fake temporary tag, registered out of New Canaan, Connecticut, was found abandoned on Sprague Rd. June 9. A neighbor said it had been parked there for approximately two weeks. Patrol notified New Canaan police, and they contacted the last registered owner. She said she had sold it to a dealership in July 2020. Police contacted the dealership and an employee said the matter would be investigated on the dealership’s end. In the meantime, police towed the car to the police impound lot.

A woman was reportedly “screaming and crying” at the corner of Post and Dickel roads June 10. She was no longer there when police arrive.

Police helped a woman cross Heathcote Road June 10.

A car ran out of gas and came to rest on Butler Road June 10. Police stood by while the driver waited for help – and a gas can filled with enough fuel to restart the car.
Patrol helped a driver move a disabled car from Farley Road onto a legal parking area on Montrose Road while the driver waited for a tow June 10.

Police asked a River Road resident to move her parked car away from a hydrant on her street June 11.

Contractors left fiber optic cables on Nelson Rd. June 11. Police moved them out of the way.

As per a plumber’s diagnosis, the highway department was informed about a sewage problem within the Village’s sewer line June 12.

An unknown driver sideswiped a parked car on Nelson Rd. June 12.

A car was damaged while parked in a Secor Rd. lot June 13. The other driver apparently left the scene.

Three car accidents were reported in the Village this week.

Animals
On June 7, a person told police he picked up a dead cat from Fox Meadow Road and “returned the animal” to a Fox Meadow Road address.

Highway workers removed a dead raccoon from Fox Meadow Road June 8.

A large snapping turtle was reported on Post Road June 9. It was gone before police arrived.

A turtle was reported to be on Post Road June 10. It was observed on the sidewalk near Richbell Road, so no assistance was required.

Noise
At 4:30 a.m., June 8, a caller complained about a truck idling loudly in a Mamaroneck Rd. parking lot. Police asked the driver to shut off the engine to keep the truck quiet.

A Stratton Rd. resident shut down a generator after a neighbor complained of noise, although police did not determined that the noise violated any Village codes at the time the noise was heard on June 8.

Music was lowered on Nelson Rd. after neighbors complained June 10.

Music was lowered on Hampton Rd. after neighbors complained after midnight June 11 and again after 10 p.m., June 11.

Loud music was lowered on Shaw Road after neighbors complained June 12.

Village management was advised about crowing roosters on Brewster Rd. June 12.

Loud music was lowered on Edgewood Road after neighbors complained of noise after midnight, June 13.

Village code
Police issued landscapers summonses for using gas-powered leaf blowers in violation of Village code June 11.

A jazz trio performing on Freightway Rd. was in violation of the establishment’s permit June 12. So, patrol asked the band to stop playing.

Firefighters
On June 7, firefighters roped off an area of Berwick Rd in which electrical wires were arcing and burning, while waiting for Con Edison’s arrival.

On June 7, firefighters assisted Hartsdale firefighters at a Central Park Ave. building fire, possibly caused by faulty wiring beneath a refrigerator.

On June 9, a Coralyn Rd. resident reported smoke in the house. Firefighters traced the source to an electrical fire coming from an air purifier. A burned outlet and burned wire were observed. The fire was contained and extinguished. No extension was detected.

On June 12, firefighters shut off an electrical box for an air conditioning unit that was shorting out due to water infiltration at a Clarence Rd. house.

Firefighters investigated a strong outdoor gas odor near a Cushman Rd. storm drain June 13. Visible indications of a small quantity of an unknown product were observed on the surface of slow-moving water in the catch basin. Combustible gas readings of up to 15% LEL were detected in the catch basin. No visible indications of product and no readings were observed in adjacent sanitary sewer. Westchester County Health Department was notified. Adjacent storm drains on Cushman Road and Willow Lane contained stagnant water and no indications of product. No hazards were observed at construction sites in area. The Westchester County HD advised to confine the product and contact New York State DEC for a spill number. Firefighters deployed two 10 ft. absorbent socks in the Sheldrake River, downstream of the catch basin, on Willow Lane. NYS DEC was following up.

This report covering police and fire department activity from June 7-13 has been compiled from official information.

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