Boulevard Car Break-ins Mark February Break Week and Dog Bites Police Officer

Car break-ins: On Feb. 21, two separate Boulevard residents reported that someone rummaged through their unlocked, parked cars overnight and stole loose change.

Dispute
Police mediated a dispute between a sanitation worker, a Mamaroneck Road resident and a person hired to shovel the homeowner’s driveway Feb. 25. Apparently, the dispute occurred when the sanitation worker asked the homeowner and the snow shoveler to move the household garbage bins to the end of the driveway. The homeowner and the sanitation worker each accused the other party of being rude.

Suspicious activity
On Feb. 23, suspicious activity was reported on Garden Road, as per a homeowner. The homeowner said two white men rang her doorbell and asked to speak with the previous owner of the house via intercom. When the homeowner said the person no longer lived at the house, the men left.

Help
A man on East Parkway was reportedly asking people for money to get to Elmsford and also asking to use their cell phones Feb. 21. Police went to the scene, and the man said a friend had already called an Uber for him.

Wires
A tree fell on a Carthage Lane house and pulled down an electrical wire Feb. 22. The fire department was dispatched to evaluate the matter and a Con Edison crew was dispatched to repair the wire damage. Only superficial damage to the house’s gutters was caused.

On Feb. 23, a transformer exploded on Griffen Avenue and wires were burning. Police blocked the road so firefighters and Con Edison could address the matter.

Cars and roadways
Police replaced a loose manhole con Dobbs Terrace on Feb. 21 and Feb. 27.

A tractor-trailer got stuck under an overpass near Waver Street and Manor Lane Feb. 22. Police assisted with traffic control until Westchester County Police arrived.

Police set up a temporary stop sign on Griffen Avenue to address traffic safety Feb. 23.

Police removed a fallen branch from Weaver Street Feb. 25.

A pothole on Black Birch Lane was filled with about six inches of water Feb. 26. Police notified the water department to investigate the source of the water.

On Feb. 25, police stopped a 29-year-old Yonkers driver for speeding on Post Road. At that time, police realized the driver was driving with a suspended license. Multiple summonses were issued.

On Feb. 26, police stopped a 51-year-old Yonkers driver for traffic violations on Popham Road. At that time, police realized the driver did not have a valid license. Multiple summonses were issued.

Animals
On Feb. 21, a Donellan Road woman told police she saw an animal, which she believed to be a bobcat, on her street. Police did not observe the animal and could not confirm its species.

A lost dog at Post and Kingston roads was reunited with its owner Feb. 23.

On Feb. 23, police removed a dead animal from the intersection of Mamaroneck and Cooper roads. The animal was alternatively identified as either a cat or a marsupial.

While a police officer was on duty setting up traffic cones at Greenacres and Colvin roads Feb. 25, a dog bit him. A woman was walking the dog, on a leash. The dog became aggressive toward the officer while passing by, turned and bit the officer. The woman apologized and left. The officer continued setting up cones. Later, when he tried to locate the woman and dog in the area, he was unable to find her.

Village code
After a car alarm was sounding, for no apparent reason, on Bradley Road for an extended period of time around 3 a.m., Feb. 23, police and firefighters gained access to the car and removed fuses to silence the alarm. The car’s owner was issued a noise violation summons.

A house alarm malfunctioned and could not be silenced for an excessive period of time Feb. 23. Police issued a summons.

On Feb. 24, police advised a person soliciting for a youth organization that he needed a permit to solicit in the Village.

Police advised a solicitor, on Oakstwain Road, that he needed a permit to solicit in the Village Feb. 25.

Lost and found
A passerby found a salmon-colored wallet in the street somewhere in the Village and brought it to headquarters Feb. 24. Police contacted the owner and made arrangements for he to pick up the wallet.

On Feb. 24, a resident found a wallet in the Village and brought it to police. While police were vouchering the wallet, the owner called looking for the wallet. Police facilitated the proper transfer of the wallet back to the owner.

On Feb. 25, a Brookby Road resident reported losing the license plates to his car Feb. 25.

On Feb. 26, a Madison Road woman reported losing her engagement ring, but she later found it. It was valued at $7,500.

Firefighters
A reported gas odor on Brite Avenue was determined to actually be a skunk odor Feb. 21.

Con Edison was dispatched to address a leaning utility pole on Richbell Road Feb. 23.

Firefighters assisted with a residential lockout on Fox Meadow Road Feb. 23.

Firefighters helped a Secor Road resident change a battery in a carbon monoxide alarm Feb. 23.

An air handler in a Seneca Road house was emitting an odor Feb. 26. Firefighters shut down the unit.

A dishwasher was leaking water and which was collecting in light fixtures in a Wildwood Road house Feb. 26. Firefighters shut down the affected circuits.

Firefighters assisted at a rollover car accident involving a possibly intoxicated driver on the Hutchinson River Parkway ramp at Mamaroneck Road Feb. 27. Westchester County police took the driver into custody.

A Walworth Avenue resident extinguished a grill fire and firefighters confirmed the fire had been properly extinguished Feb. 27.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Feb. 21-27 has been compiled from official information.

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