Car Thief Nabbed, Coyote Sightings and a DWI

Caught Red Handed: A suspect behind the car break-ins in Greenacres and Fox Meadow is in the custody of the White Plains Police, nabbed by a Scarsdale patrolman. Scarsdale Police, on the lookout for the vandal spotted a man with a black backpack walking in the area of Farley and Brewster Roads in Greenacres at 11:30 pm on Monday night July 19th. When the man saw the police car he tried to flee, but the officer stopped him. The suspect admitted that he was carrying a knife in his pack and upon further questioning admitted to entering several cars in White Plains earlier that night.

Further investigation revealed that he had driven a stolen 2003 GMC Yukon to the area, which he had stolen in Mamaroneck several days prior. Since it did not appear that he had committed a crime in Scarsdale that night, Scarsdale Police called White Plains police who arrested the man for larceny. According to Scarsdale Lieutenant Bryant Clark, the suspect, who was identified as 19 year-old Yoan Cuateco, is a strong suspect in the rash of car break-ins that has plagued Greenacres and Fox Meadow in the past few months.

Death on Shawnee Road: A visitor to a Scarsdale caretaker on Shawnee Road died there on the morning of July 26. Johanna V. Haizel, of New Rock, New Jersey had come to town to visit a friend who cares for a woman on Shawnee Road. In the early hours of the morning Ms. Haizel complained that she was having difficulty breathing and was overheated and decided to take a shower. Shortly thereafter she was found lying face up in the tub with the water still running. Police removed the shower door, and lifted the woman from the tub. CPR was performed but Ms. Haizel could not be revived and she was pronounced dead at 6:24 am on 7/26.

Drunk Driver: This just in from the Journal News: An Eastchester mom was arrested for drunk driving at the White Plains Hospital on Sunday night 7/25. The woman cut her finger and drove herself and her son to the hospital emergency room around 10 pm. A physician’s assistant smelled alcohol on her breath and called White Plains Police. When she failed a sobriety test the woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated and her son was released to her husband.

Missing: A 17 year-old Black Birch Lane girl returned home on 7/19, after she was missing for two weeks. Due to the girl’s past history she was wanted by the NYS Family Court in Westchester as a Person in Need of Supervision (PINS). Scarsdale Police arrested her, transported her to headquarters, searched her and brought her to Family Court in Westchester. Subsequently she was turned over to her mother.

Fraud: A hacker gained access to a Circle Road resident’s email account on 7/24 and changed the password. The hacker then sent out “Help Letters” to all the names in the account email address book requesting that money be sent to an account with a different email address.

A Fayette Road man reported that someone tried to open a fraudulent State Farm auto insurance policy for a 2008 Audi A6 in his name on 7/19. He never contacted State Farm and does not drive an Audi.

The daughter of Walworth Road residents was the victim of a fraudulent check scheme on Craig’s List. The daughter had advertised for a roommate in Chicago and a girl named Karen responded and sent a check for $2,850.00. Karen asked that the rent be deducted and the balance of $2,172.00 be returned to her by Western Union. The Walworth Road resident refused to wire the money but did send a personal check for $2,172.00 to the given address. The check for $2,172 was cashed, but it turned out that the original check for $2,850.00 was a fraudulent check and the Scarsdale residents are now out $2,172.00.

The mother of a 15 year-old girl reported that she was receiving sexually explicit text messages on her phone. She had ignored similar messages when she received them in June, but they resumed on 7/20. She does not know if the messages were directed to her or sent to the wrong phone number.

Theft: A Rolex watch, valued at $10,000 was reported missing from a Church Lane man’s nightstand on 7/23. The man reported that numerous people had been in the house during the time period that the watch disappeared.

Wildlife: A Wheelock Road woman found a raccoon with a jar of peanut butter on its head on her patio on the morning of 7/20. She summoned police but they were unable to capture the animal that fled into the shrubbery.

Shortly thereafter, a coyote was spotted at the intersection of the Post Road and Oxford Road but police were unable to find it.

At 9 a.m. Black Birch Road residents found the body of an unknown animal in their yard. Police were unable to identify the type of animal but placed it in a sanitation bag for pick-up.

Another coyote was spotted on Brookby Road on the evening of July 21. Police searched the area but were unable to locate it.

On the night of July 22nd Brittany Close residents reported a coyote in their backyard but police were unable to find it.

An injured fox was reported to be behind the garage of a Lee Road home. Police arrived and the animal ran off and police concluded that it was healthy.

Dog Attack: A Rock Creek Lane woman was out walking her dog on July 22nd when one of her neighbor’s dogs broke free from the leash and went after her dog. The woman picked up her dog to protect him and the attacking dog jumped on the woman and scratched her arm and ankle. In addition, her dog was bitten several times. The neighbor agreed to cover the cost of any veterinarian bills and vowed that this would not occur again. However, the dogs that attacked were the same ones involved in an incident in mid-June, reported on Scarsdale10583.

The owner of a sick dog asked police for help on the afternoon of July 21. Police picked up the dog in front of Scarsdale High School and transported it to the Scarsdale Animal Hospital.
Dispute: The owner of a Scarsdale Avenue service station hired a Port Chester man to paint the garage and paid him $1,350 by check in advance of the work. However, when the check bounced, the man refused to paint. They called police on July 22nd to settle the dispute and police advised them that this was a civil matter. Later that same day, the owner of the service station reported receiving a threatening text message from the ex-employee. The message said, “I also live in Port Chester and I know people there watch out.”

Noise: A caller complained that people were playing basketball at the Greenacres School after 10 pm on July 22nd. Police asked them to leave the area and they complied. On July 23rd, youths were reported at Fox Meadow School at 10 pm. When police arrived, they left. Police asked Hampton Road residents to turn down the music on the night of 7/24 after they received a complaint from a neighbor.

A River Road man called police at 11 pm on July 24 when he saw two people flee out of their car after an accident on the Bronx River Parkway. Police checked the Greenacres area for the occupants of the car, but were not able to find them.

A biker complained that kids in blue compact car on Heathcote Road sprayed him with liquid at 10 pm on July 22nd. Police were not able to locate the culprits.

A Ridgecrest East resident noticed black fluid leaking from a Con Edison utility pole in front of his home on July 19th. Police reported the leak to Con Ed and the Scarsdale Fire Department who arrived and confirmed a leaking transformer. Con Ed bagged the transformer to halt the leak.

The Manager of the Scarsdale Pool found evidence of trespassers on the grounds of the pool when she arrived on the morning of 7/24. During the previous night, someone had left beer cans and cigarette butts on the pool grounds.

A Fenimore Road woman reported that she tripped on downed tree branches on Cohawney Road when she was walking her dog at 11:30 on the night of July 25th. The woman fractured her nose and bruised her eye in the fall.

Lost and Found: Passersby found a three year-old child in the middle of Mamaroneck Road at 8 pm on July 24th. Drivers stopped to see if the child needed help and he ran to the door of his house. The parents claim that the boy got close to the road but never went into the street.

Larchmont resident Evelyn Berry left her purse at Balducci's on July 19 and reported it to the police. Ultimately, her purse was returned to her with all of the contacts intact.

A wallet belonging to a Garth Road woman was found at Village Court on the afternoon of 7/21. Police contacted the woman and she came to Village Hall to retrieve her wallet.

Police spotted a car with a license plate that had previously been reported as stolen while driving on Mamaroneck Road. They used the license plate number to locate the address to which the car was registered. It turns out, that though the resident had reported her plates stolen to the police, she was reissued new plates with the original numbers. Police advised the woman to surrender her plates and ask for new ones.

From the Greenburgh Police

Theft: At 6:30 am on July 20th two men were seen loading restaurant shelving into their truck at El Dorado restaurant at 784 South Central Avenue. They loaded the shelving into their 1991 Ford Econoline Van but were warned that these were not garbage and not up for grabs. Despite the warning, the two men drove off with the shelving, which is valued at $5,000.00.

A cashier at Panera Break Company on Central Avenue was caught stealing money from the register. Stephanie Gulliver, age 18 of Yonkers had been issuing false refunds to herself and keeping the cash from the register. When confronted on 7/20 she admitted to stealing the money out of the register and signed a confession. She was terminated from her job and agreed to reimburse the store $883.97 or face prosecution. Her parents were supposed to bring in the stolen funds, but when they failed to do so, the company called police to press charges against her.

Police were called on 7/21 when a dental office at 1075 South Central Avenue was robbed. The thief stole purses, handbags wallets, credit cards and personal papers. Employees at the office were unable to give an accurate description of the suspect.

Damage: Richard Daniels, a loss prevention officer at Marshalls came to headquarters on July 20th to report that his car was scratched while he was parked at the store. He suspects that a man he caught shoplifting on July 16th may have done the damage. According to Daniels, he had run into the shoplifter on the 19th in the Bronx and felt threatened by him.

A drunk mom got into a fight with her son at the Hartsdale Garden Apartments at 27 North Central Avenue at 11:30pm on 7/23. During the altercation, Vere Anwar Smith of the Bronx punched and broke a window. The Building Super wanted to press charges for the damage and Smith was handcuffed and taken to police headquarters where he was arrested for Criminal Mischief.

Caught: Police were called on 7/22 when Lookman Adedamola Kinoshi and Allan A Camphoo, both age 26 of Brooklyn, were acting strangely in Best Buy on Central Avenue. When the men left the store, a detective followed their car and pulled them over for changing lanes without signaling. The men both presented fraudulent i.d. and licenses and were booked for possession of forged instruments. Their Toyota Camry was impounded.