Police Report: Stolen Range Rover Strikes Patrol Car in Police Pursuit

Police received notification that a 2020 Range Rover, reported as stolen out of Nassau County, was being tracked by GPS to a Brite Avenue location at 4 a.m., Aug. 16. The tracking also showed that the car had been stopped for a short period of time on Chesterfield Road. Police immediately responded to the area and observed the Range Rover. As police approached the car, the car sped up. When police activated lights and siren, the car continued to speed and drove in the direction of Fenimore Road, failing to stop at stop signs. As the car drove in the direction of the Bronx River Parkway, police assumed the unknown driver would enter the parkway. Instead, the unknown driver turned into the parking lot of the Hartsdale train station and attempted to turn around. Two police cars also entered the parking lot, surrounding the Range Rover and blocking the entrance to the train station. As a result, the unknown driver then backed up, striking a police car and proceeded to drive forward over a concrete space divider and exited the lot. One of the police cars followed the car onto the Bronx River Parkway, where it was last observed speeding south.

DWI
A motor vehicle stop on Mamaroneck Road at 4:50 p.m., Aug. 19, led to the arrest of Saul O. Rosales, 40, of Mamaroneck, on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense) and moving violations. Rosales’s 2004 Honda Civic was observed not keeping its lane, and police pulled it over. Rosales showed signs of alcohol impairment and was given a breath test that confirmed elevated levels of alcohol in his body. Rosales was arrested, and his car was impounded. He was issued an appearance ticket for Scarsdale Village Justice Court on Sept. 7.

Car break-ins
On Aug. 16, a Fenimore Road resident reported someone opened his car’s doors and rummaged through the center console the previous night. Nothing appeared to be stolen.

On Aug. 16, a Harvest Drive resident reported someone opened his cars’ doors on Aug. 13 and stole a roll of quarters from one of the cars. The suspect was described as a white man wearing a baseball cap, gray shirt, jeans and running shoes.

Fraud
On Aug. 17, a Madison Road man reported that someone called him, alleging to be from Publisher’s Clearing House, and attempted to obtain money to “cover the taxes” due on an alleged win of $1.6 million. He realized it was fraudulent and did not send money.

On Aug. 18, a Madison Road woman reported she received mailed a check for $60 from a mailbox at Boulevard and Nelson Road. However, she later learned the check has been stolen and altered, resulting in it being cashed for $9,960 fraudulently.
On Aug. 20, police were contacted by Delaware police about a possible scam involving a Scarsdale address. Apparently, a Delaware resident overnighted a box of cash to a Carthage Lane address. Later he realized it was a scam. Tracking showed the box was due to be delivered in approximately 30 minutes. Scarsdale police went to the address listed on the “ship to” details. However, no boxes were there.

Suspicious
A Springdale Road resident reported that video surveillance showed a tall man with a dark blue shirt and tan shorts entered her property, looked in her windows and checked her packages while she was away Aug. 17. The suspect was possibly driving a blue pickup truck.

A man rang a Cayuga Road doorbell and attempted to have a discussion with the homeowner, who was away, Aug. 21. The homeowner asked police to check the house because no one was supposed to be there. Police checked the house and investigated the report. The man who rang the bell was identified as a worker, hired by a neighbor, who accidentally first went to the wrong house.

Assistance
Police called the water and highway departments because a Benedict Road resident reported sewage was backing up from a pipe in the garage Aug. 15. The resident further reported hearing “gurgling” of water in the house and sink and toilet water that “smelled funny.” Officials investigated the problem and advised they would return the next day to clear the sewer lines.

A caller reported a teenage boy was standing near the entrance ramp to the Bronx River Parkway and might need assistance Aug. 20. The caller could not say specifically why the boy might need assistance. The caller said he thought the boy was “OK” but might need help because he was “flexing his muscles while looking at his reflection in a window” and therefore “might need medicine.

Garbage
A man in a white van stopped in a Crane Road parking lot to throw away food in a dumpster Aug. 16. Police advised him to throw away garbage in a public receptacle.

Civil matters
On Aug. 17, a Ridgecrest East woman reported an electrician was eighty percent finished with a project and keeps calling her to finish the project and receive payment in full. She also believes the contractor stopped by, while she was away, in an attempt to get her to allow him access to finish the job. She said did not want the electrician there in her absence, and she did not want to tell him when she was coming back. Police told her it was a civil matter and left a voicemail for the electrician to not go to the house until the woman contacts him.

Police advised a walk-in, to headquarters, about the procedure to revise an order of protection to allow access onto the property to retrieve belongings Aug. 17.

A man reported a chimney contractor solicited his parents, on Barry Road, for business but performed substandard work Aug. 17. The son thought it was a scam. The contractor requested payment for work done. The son wanted the contractor to leave. The son and contractor reached an agreement for payment of $5,000. On Aug. 20, the son called police again to report that the contractor had been continuing to contact both him and his parents. Police informed the contractor that no further work was to be done, and no further payment would be received. The contractor said his bank would be contacting the homeowner to “verify” check payment details. The homeowner was advised to not reveal any personal information.

A man told police he was concerned that a person might have keys to his residence, without permission Aug. 18. Police advised the man to follow up with his attorney.

Altercation
A driver of a convertible explained that he had stopped at Depot Place and Popham Road to give something to his wife who was outside the car, and a man, approximately 60 years old, approached his car and yelled at the driver for stopping at that location Aug. 15. Later, the driver encountered the man again in the Village, and the man allegedly approached the car, yelled at the driver and threw stones at the car.

Unsafe driving
On Aug. 17, a caller reported seeing an older model truck at Olmsted and Overlook roads, with an individual standing up through a sunroom, filming while the truck was traveling.

A truck with Connecticut plates was driving around Quaker Ridge Golf Club after hours Aug. 19. The car’s occupant reported that his girlfriend had gotten lost and driven onto the course. Police assisted them with getting off the course.

Pedestrian hit
A car struck a pedestrian at Popham and Garth roads at 4:20 p.m., Aug. 21. The pedestrian was in the crosswalk with a red signal. The car was passing through the crosswalk with a green light. The driver said she saw the pedestrian in the crosswalk but was unaware that she had hit him.

Cars and roadways
Police provided traffic control at Weaver Street and Griffen Avenue while the traffic light’s power was off so that tree work could be performed Aug. 15.
Police notified Verizon about low-hanging wires on Post Road Aug. 15 and 16.
On Aug. 16, a large branch fell on a 2015 Volvo parked at Walworth Avenue and Fenimore Road. The branch broke the rear windshield. Police and the highway department helped clean up the glass and debris.
The highway department was actively working to address open manhole covers at Brite Avenue and Fenimore Road and Palmer Avenue and Wynmor Road Aug. 17.
Police removed a fallen wire from Gilmore Court Aug. 17.
On Aug. 17, a box truck with heavy damage was spotted at Palmer Avenue and Weaver Street. The driver said he had struck a bridge and exited the Hutchinson River Parkway. Police called Westchester County police.
A woman was screaming on Post Road Aug. 17. An Uber eventually picked her up.
Police removed a fallen branch from Popham Road Aug. 18.
A wire was burning on Weaver Street Aug. 18. Police barricaded the area and waited for proper response from New Rochelle fire department.
On Aug. 19, police issued a summons to a driver parked on Fayette Road for an expired car inspection. Further investigation revealed the driver’s license had been suspended for failing to answer a summons. Police instructed the driver to have a licensed driver arrive to drive the back home.
Police notified Verizon about low-hanging wires on Secor Road and others on Mamaroneck Road Aug. 19.
Police notified the water department about a broken water main on Greenacres Avenue Aug. 20.
Patrol removed a fallen branch from Bypass Aug. 20.
Police called a tow for a car that ran out of gas on Weaver Street Aug. 21.
Two car accidents were officially reported in the Village this week.

Village code
A private soccer club was playing on a Lyons Road field owned by the Village on Aug. 15. Police informed the coach she needed proper permits to continue playing.

On Aug. 17, police advised youths to refrain from loitering on Freightway Road.

On Aug. 17, a woman was reported to be operating a “camp” on the fields of Edgewood School. She did not have a permit, and the custodian asked her to leave. He said the woman was also there without permission on Aug. 16. Police advised her to arranged for the kids to be picked up immediately and to cease holding camp activities on Village property.

Animals
An opossum was running around inside the sanitation department’s office Aug. 15. It did not appear to be injured or sick and returned to its outdoor habitat.

A sick raccoon was outside the pro shop of Quaker Ridge Gold Club on Griffen Avenue Aug. 15. Police shot it for humane reasons and in the interest of public health.

A rodent was found dead on Stratton Road Aug. 17. Police put it to the side of the road and informed the highway department for pickup.

A Birchall Drive resident reported seeing “a large loose dog or a bear” on her property Aug. 22. Police determined the animal was a neighbor’s large, brown dog.

Lost and found
On Aug. 18, a woman reported losing her iPhone in Village center. Later, she called police to say she found her phone.

Firefighters
Workers using gas-powered tools near a Reimer Road house caused elevated levels of carbon monoxide inside the house Aug. 15. Firefighters ventilated the house and advised the workers to not used such equipment inside or near a structure. On Aug. 16, firefighters were called to the house again because of a carbon monoxide alarm. Exhaust from tools, used during the house’s major renovation, was venting into the house and being spread by the HVAV system. Firefighters advised workers on proper work safety measures. Firefighters followed up again with a similar incident Aug. 17.

Water in a Christie Place garbage chute was caused by a cleaning and sanitizing system left in the “on” position Aug. 16. Firefighters helped resolve the matter.

Firefighters assisted at a car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway Aug. 16.

Firefighters helped resolve a fallen branch and open sewer cover on Palmer Avenue Aug. 17.

On Aug. 19, firefighters assisted with a disabled car with smoking oil and engine failure on the Hutchinson River Parkway. They disconnected the battery and cleaned up spilled fluids.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Aug. 15 to Aug. 21 has been compiled from official information.

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