Police Report: Driver Arrested After Striking Pedestrian and Dolma Road Resident Thwarts Car Theft

A 40-year-old female pedestrian, from Scarsdale, was struck while using the crosswalk at the intersection of Popham Road and East Parkway Aug. 2, around 9:20 a.m. Police and Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched to the scene, where they learned that the driver – Thomas Michael Berry, 62, of Bronxville – failed to stop his car and instead left the scene of the accident. Numerous witnesses were on scene at the time of the accident. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital for injuries. Police tracked down Berry and requested that he respond to headquarters where he was charged and arrested for leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Berry was released on his own recognizance and ordered to appear at Scarsdale Village Justice Court on Aug. 17.

Attempted car theft
On Monday morning, Aug. 8, around 7:40 a.m., a Dolma Road man advised he was in his yard and saw a person attempt to steal a parked car from his driveway. The suspect was described as a man with a thin build, approximately 5’9” tall, wearing sunglasses, a hoodie and a dark hat. The suspect ran from the driveway when he noticed the homeowner and got into a white Porsche with NJ plates. The Porsche drove away toward the direction of Weaver Street, where it was seen speeding away.

Stolen
On Aug. 2, a Gatehouse Road resident reported that someone entered her parked car around 10 p.m. the previous evening and stole a pair of glasses, a phone charger and a bag containing approximately $10 in loose change. The woman said she forgot to lock her car because she had been distracted by unloading many items from it earlier that evening.

Identity theft
On Aug. 2, a Herkimer Road man reported that he received a letter from Bank of America on July 27 advising him that a debit card was on its way. However, the man did not apply for such a card. On Aug. 2, the man reported the incident to police, stating that he had since received the fraudulent debit card, as well as a letter from Wells Fargo indicating that an attempt to open a line of credit had been made at that institution, fraudulently, as well.

On Aug. 3, a Heathcote Road resident reported a credit card was fraudulently opened in his name.

Computer scam
An Ogden Road woman reported she attempted to sign up for “TSA Pre-Check” credentials on a website that she later believed was fraudulent Aug. 3. Policed advised her to report the incident to the three major credit reporting agencies.

Mail fraud
On Aug. 2, a Brite Avenue resident reported that someone changed his address with the post office, and his mail was fraudulently being forwarded to an unknown address in Missouri.

Assistance
Police assisted Greenburgh police with a shoplifting suspect detained on Depot Place Aug. 4.

Police investigated a report that a Fox Meadow Road resident’s security cameras had been moved from their locations on the house Aug. 5. Police determined that the mounting brackets for the cameras were not properly attached, and the cameras fell to the ground and rolled into the yard.

Police checked a Quaker Center house to make sure security system wires were intact, as per the resident’s request, Aug. 6. Everything was confirmed to be in good order.

Picketer
An organizer of a concert at Chase Park complained a person was picketing outside the concert area and disturbing the set-up for the concert Aug. 4. The picketer, a woman known to the department, was holding a sign that read, “Sh**ty but legal,” and conducting her protest in a calm and peaceful manner. She was not interfering in the concert activities and was allowed to continue her peaceful protest because she was not violating any laws or Village codes.

Vine
A Dobbs Terrace resident reported, on Aug. 1, that someone cut a vine from a tree on her property without her permission. Police consulted with gardeners and Con Edison and Verizon workers, and they all denied cutting the vine.

Mischief
A caller reported youths ringing doorbells and running away in the area of Chesterfield and Hampton roads Aug. 3.

Disorderly conduct
On Aug. 5, the Scarsdale Library Director asked police to speak with an unruly patron, but the patron left before police arrived. About an hour later, the Library Director called police again and asked police to inform the patron, who had been accused of making inappropriate comments, that he was banned from the library until November 5.

Welfare check
At the request of a concerned party, police checked the welfare of a Heathcote Road resident Aug. 2. The resident was not at home, but a neighbor was able to provide contact information for a family member who could confirm the resident’s whereabouts and wellbeing.

Cars and roadways
On Aug. 1, police notified the highway department about a three-inch hole on Myrtledale Road.
Yonkers police were notified about a woman sleeping in a car parked on Scarsdale Avenue, in Yonkers, Aug. 1.
A white van parked on Cohawney Road was impeding traffic flow Aug. 2, Police successfully asked the driver to move the van.
Police contacted the owner of a car with two flat tires found parked at the Little League parking lot Aug. 2. The owner, a Village resident, said he was aware of the cars’ flat tires and would move the car shortly.
Police notified the highway department about a fallen tree at Crane and Fox Meadow roads Aug. 2.
On Aug. 2, Yonkers police requested assistance in handling a road rage incident that first occurred on Central Avenue and, after which, the involved drivers relocated to Popham Road and Depot Place.
On Aug. 2, a Windsor Lane resident reported that a car rolled off a flatbed tow across the street and caused property damage to her shrubbery, cobblestone curbing and a light post. The private tow company said they would pay for the damages.
On Aug. 3, police advised drivers to move their parked cars from locations on Lincoln Road and Crossway to improve traffic flow.
Police called a tow truck to jump a car’s battery at East Parkway and Crane Road Aug. 3.
Police helped a woman find her parked car in the area of Walworth Avenue Aug. 5.
On Aug. 6, police informed Con Edison about a branch on wires on Fox Meadow Road.
The owner of an e-bike was asked to move it off the high school track Aug. 7.
Four car accidents were officially reported in the Village this week.

Civil matters
On Aug. 2, police were called to mediate a dispute between a driveway-sealing contractor and a Cooper Road resident. The dispute concerned payment and quality of work. Police advised them that their dispute was a civil matter and needed to be handled in civil court.

On Aug. 3, police advised Horseguard Lane neighbors that their dispute over branches allegedly being removed by landscapers was a civil matter.

A Tisdale Road resident reported that a neighbor’s landscapers damaged her property while performing tree work Aug. 4.

A Chesterfield Road man reported he had a court order addressing terms related to the occupancy of his house and that it was being occupied by a party who was erroneously given permission to occupy the dwelling Aug. 5. Police reviewed all documentation, went to the house and advised the occupant of the situation. The occupant compiled with patrol’s instructions to leave the house.

On Aug. 6, a Bradley Road resident reported he had gotten involved in an investment agreement with an acquaintance’s sporting foundation start-up. The agreement was that the Bradley Road man would invest $8,000 in the foundation and receive $12,000 in return. The man reported there have been numerous “insufficient funds” notifications related to attempts made by the foundation to return some of the Bradley Road man’s money to him. Police advised it was a civil matter.

Village code
On Aug. 1, police issued a summons to a Cushman Road resident whose house alarm was sounding for more than 10 minutes, in violation of noise ordinances.

On Aug. 6, police advised a construction crew on Crossway of allowable working hours.

On Aug. 6, police asked a Fairview Road man to lower the volume of music after neighbors complained.

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Dog
On Aug. 4, police reunited a lost dog and its owners at headquarters.

Lost and found
Highway workers found a debit card on Chase Road, near the post office, and gave it to police Aug. 2. Police vouchered it for safekeeping.

On Aug. 4, police found a wallet on Spencer Place and notified the owner by phone. The owner came to headquarters to retrieve his wallet.

Firefighters
On Aug. 2, HVAC workers using a torch in a Murray Hill Road house activated a carbon monoxide incident. Firefighters ventilated the house and notified Con Edison.

Firefighters applied absorbent to dry spilled fluids following a car accident at Post Road and Boulevard Aug. 2.

Sewer smoke testing caused smoke scares in some houses on Hillview Drive when smoke entered in the basement.

On Aug. 2, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of carbon monoxide incident in a Murray Hill Road crawl space and boiler room.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a minor gas leak in a Palmer Avenue house Aug. 3.

Firefighters assisted at a Hutchinson River Parkway car accident and a School Lane car accident Aug. 3.

Firefighters were called to assist at a Hutchinson River Parkway car accident with injuries Aug. 4.

Firefighters assisted at a motorcycle accident with injuries on the Bronx River Parkway Aug. 5.

On Aug. 7, firefighters assisted SVAC personnel with a lift assist at a Fox Meadow home.

On Aug. 7, firefighters were called to a Morris Lane house for a reported carbon monoxide alarm activation and gas odor. The occupant of the house was outside when firefighters arrived. Investigation showed the gas-fired hot water heater was submerged in 1.5 inches of water from an unknown origin; so it was not functioning properly. Con Edison and a plumber arrived to address the issue. The plumber determined the flooding was caused by discharge from an air handler, and he felt the problem would be remedied once the water accumulation could be drained.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Aug. 1-7 has been compiled from official information.

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