Police Report: Stolen Wallet in Greenacres. Car Break-in Attempts and Noisy Parties

Stolen: A man reported his black wallet containing $100 was stolen from beneath his backpack on the basketball court on Huntington Avenue June 25. He was playing ball with approximately 20 other people, of whom only five were familiar to him.

Car break-ins, attempts
On June 21, a Church Lane man reported that someone attempted to enter his parked car in his driveway overnight. Fingerprints were observed on the car, but the car had since been used by the man, he said.

Video surveillance showed someone attempting to break into a parked car in a Cornell Street driveway shortly before 6 a.m., June 22. The door was locked; so the person was not successful. The suspect was a white man with black hair, a blue cap, a light jean jacket, shorts and red and white sneakers. Police are investigating.

Identity theft
On June 22, a Carthage Road caller reported receiving an unrequested debit card in her name. She cancelled the card and changed her passwords.

On June 23, a Fairview Road caller reported receiving an unrequested debit card in his name. The address was incorrect, but the debit card had the caller’s name on it. He called the number on the back of the card to cancel it. He provided personal information to the phone rep. Then he realized he might be speaking with a scammer.

On June 26, a Hillandale Close man reported a fraudulent American Express account was opened in his name.

Scam
An Ogden Road resident reported being the victim of a phone scam June 22. Someone called the resident and posed as a representative from the Social Security Administration, luring the resident into revealing is Social Security number.

Disputes
On June 23, police mediated a dispute between a passenger and an Uber driver at Post and Popham roads. Both parties agreed there had been a misunderstanding.

A Scarsdale Avenue employee and a customer were having a dispute over the price of merchandise June 26. Police were called. The customer paid for the merchandise and left.

Wrong address
Men from a moving company were looking in windows at a Haverford Road address June 25. It turned out they were at the wrong address, and instead were trying to get to a job on Swarthmore Road.

Valet parking
A woman parked her car through valet parking in an Overhill Road garage June 25. When she returned for her car, the valet employees had left for the day. Police contacted the garage manager who said he would come to the garage to obtain the woman’s keys for her.

Assistance
Police conducted a rideby of a Heathcote Road house after someone reported kids might be partying on the lawn June 22.

On June 22, a Ross Road woman reported that an unknown caller made sexually explicit remarks to her on the phone. Police advised her to hang up on such calls.

Police checked an unoccupied house on Madison Road and noticed several broken windows June 23. The main power source for the house had also been disabled. The Village Manager’s office was informed so the building department can follow up.

A doorbell alarm was sounding for no apparent reason at a Rodney Road house. The resident could not silence it. Police helped the homeowner get in touch with tech support to address the issue June 26.

A Forest Lane woman said her teenage neighbor came to her house because the girl observed “suspicious” activity in her own house June 26. Investigation showed the girl’s sister had also been home with her, but the girl was not aware that the sister was there, causing her to believe someone else might have been in the house.

Police checked the welfare of a Heathcote Road man at a neighbor’s request June 27. All was in good order.

Shelter
On June 21, a woman came to headquarters requesting help finding a shelter. Police provided her with several options, all of which she declined.

Cars and roadways
Police conducted traffic control for a disabled car on Mamaroneck Road and Palmer Avenue while the driver awaited a jump June 21.

On June 21, a Brambach Road student reported someone hit his car while it was parked in the High School lot. There was damage to the rear of the car and scratch marks on the side door.

Police asked drivers to remove illegally parked cars from Windmill Circle June 22.

Water on Griffen Avenue was determined to have come from a resident using a hose for pool cleaning – and not a water main break June 23.

Police notified Verizon about a broken wire on Fenimore Road June 25.

Police called for duty tow to provide a jump for a car with a dead battery on East Parkway June 27.

A car’s wheel well came undone on Mamaroneck Road June 27. The driver pulled over to wait for help from her parents.

One car was repossessed in the Village this week.

Animals
A Fox Meadow Road woman reported a deer got hit by a car and wandered into her backyard June 25. Police looked for the deer and found it dead in the woods.

A loose German shepherd was reported on Brewster Road June 26. It was not there when police arrived.

A Kensington Road woman reported her dog Cody, a husky/boxer mix, got loose in the neighborhood June 26. The dog came home and was quickly retrieved.

A caller reported a possibly sick raccoon crawling into storm sewer drains near Heathcote Road and MacDonald Place June 26.

Two loose dogs in a Garden Road yard were secured on site after a neighbor complained about loose dogs there June 27.

Neighbors reported loud roosters on Brewster Road around 2.pm., June 27.

Village code
Police stood by while the Village code enforcer stopped tree stump removal work on Garden Road because the workers did not have a proper permit June 22.

Police issued summonses for the improper use of blowers on Ferncliff Road June 24.

Police dispersed kids from Edgewood School grounds and Davis Park after dark June 24.

Construction was being performed at a Harvest Drive house in violation of Village code June 26. Police issued a summons.

Noise
Loud music was playing at a graduation party on Cooper Road June 21.The homeowner advised police that the party was ending, and the music would be turned down.
A Lyons Road homeowner advised that he would turn down music after neighbors complained of noise June 21.

A Cooper Road resident did not think his music was loud, but he advised he would turn it down after neighbors complained June 23. Hours later, neighbors complained again about the noise, and police returned to the house. The resident said his guests were leaving, and the music would be turned off.

A Dolma Road homeowner advised that she would turn down music after neighbors complained of noise during the early morning hours of June 25.

Brambach Road party hosts said they would lower the volume of music after neighbors complained June 25.

Police went to a Lawrence Road house at 2:30 a.m., June 26, after neighbors complained of noise. When police arrived, all was quiet, and the resident’s friends had gone inside for the night.

Lost and found
A passerby found a silver chain on Greenacres Avenue while out for a walk June 24. Police vouchered it for safekeeping.

A Carman Road man lost his wallet after using it at Starbucks in Village center June 25. It was black and contained his driver’s license and $1,000 cash.

New Jersey police contacted SPD to report a lost wallet, with a Scarsdale resident’s contact information, had been found in their jurisdiction June 27. Scarsdale police contacted the resident, who said the wallet belonged to his son.

Firefighters
On June 22, firefighters assisted a Fenimore Road resident with a carbon monoxide in the household’s hot water system faucets. Tests are being conducted to determine the source, and Con Edison was contacted.

On June 25, burnt food in a Greenacres Avenue kitchen activated a smoke alarm.

Firefighters helped reset the alarm.

On June 27, firefighters assisted with a one-car accident on the Bronx River Parkway. Firefighters and EMS workers found the driver unconscious and with a head injury in the driver’s seat. They started chest compressions and continued CPR until Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps arrived. SVAC took the driver to White Plains Hospital.

This report covering police and fire department activity from June 21-28 has been compiled from official information.

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