Police Report: Car Thefts Continue in the Village and Spencer Place Business Burglarized

Car theft: On the morning of Aug. 23, a Brewster Road resident reported her $65,000 2022 BMW had been stolen overnight. The keys had possibly been left inside the car while it was parked.

A 2013 Toyota Camry with flat tires appeared to be abandoned on White Birch Lane Aug. 23. It had out of state license plates, from Connecticut. A computer check of the plate indicated that he plate was registered to a different car. Further investigation showed that the Camry had been reported as stolen out of New York City. The car was towed to the police impound lot.

At 8 a.m., Aug. 26, a Mamaroneck Road woman reported that two men entered her husband’s car, which was parked in their driveway, in an apparent attempt to steal the car. The men were described as dark-skinned males wearing hoodies and masks. They allegedly pulled into the woman’s driveway in a dark colored vehicle, got out of the car and opened the woman’s car. They then got back into their car and drove away.

A black 2021 Ram truck was stolen from the owner’s Continental Road driveway at approximately 6:40 a.m., Aug. 26. The owner also reported that as the car was being stolen from the driveway, the perpetrator damaged the owner’s lawn.

A driver reported his car had been stolen from the Wilgrin lot on Palmer Avenue Aug. 27. Police helped the driver find his car. It was in a different spot than the driver remembered, but it was still in the lot.

Burglary
A motion-activated burglar alarm went off in a Spencer Place establishment at 2:13 a.m., Aug. 24. Police arrived on scene and found a glass door broken. The owner reported that at least 12 items had been stolen from the establishment.

Check fraud
On Aug. 25, a Harwood Court business owner reported a business check that he had written was stolen, altered and cashed. The original check was written in March. It was either mailed from a post office drop box or given to a mailman for drop off. The bank told the owner it could not be reimbursed because it had been cashed more than 60 days ago.

Identity theft
On Aug. 23, it was determined that an unknown person in Georgia attempted to open a credit card linked to an Olmsted Road resident’s Chase bank account. The attempt was flagged as suspicious, and the attempt was denied.

On Aug. 26, a Brewster Road man reported that someone filed a fraudulent unemployment claim in his name sometime in 2021.

Assistance
Police deactivated a smoke detector emitting a low-battery alarm on Black Birch Lane Aug. 22.

Police checked an Innes Road house with an open door and assessed that nothing was out of order Aug. 24. The door was closed and secured by patrol.

On Aug. 26, a Post Road woman called police to report that a man knocked on her door and asked her to call police because “his family was missing.” The man told police he had recently come back to the area and was looking for his family. Police contacted the man’s half-brother who said he does not wish to have any contact with the man. Police informed the man, and he said he would return home by train.

Police corrected a hanging bar at the Christie Place garage to improve the flow of traffic in and out of the garage Aug. 27.

Police spoke with a male and female couple waiting for a bus at Post and Crane roads to make sure they were not in need of assistance, because passersby thought they were having a dispute, Aug. 28. They said they were not having a dispute and everything was in good order.

Missing person
A man with dementia, reported as missing in Greenburgh, was found in Scarsdale and safely reunited with his family Aug. 28. The man, described as a tall Asian man wearing a gray sweater and brown pants, was found looking at flowers in a Tisdale Road yard. Police assisted in the man’s reunification with his family.

Welfare checks
A caller asked police to check on her Lockwood Road sister around midnight Aug. 25 because the caller had not heard from the sister that day. The sister was fine and said she would contact the caller.

Shortly after midnight Aug. 29, police checked the welfare of an Edgewood woman to make sure she was OK. Her father called because he was worried about her and thought she might be intoxicated.

Domestic matter
A caller reported his parents were not allowing him to access his personal documents Aug. 23. Later the caller called back to say the matter had been resolved.

Odor and noise
An Olmsted Road resident reported that a neighbor was “spraying,” which was causing a bad odor Aug. 23. Police investigated the incident, and discovered the neighbor was painting at the rear of his house, which abutted the resident’s property. That was the determined to be the source of the odor.

A Johnson Road resident reported an “electrical sounding noise” in the area Aug. 24. Police determined the noise was caused by cicadas in the bushes.

Civil matter
On Aug. 24, a Village building department employee and a private contractor got into a verbal dispute on Brewster Road. Patrol mediated the situation and requested a building department supervisor to resolve the matter.

Cars and roadways
On Aug. 22, police informed Con Edison about fallen wires at Chase and Stonehouse roads and taped off the affected area of the roadway.
On Aug. 22, a Brite Avenue parent reported his son’s car was sideswiped and struck on Post Road. Neither the son nor the other driver stopped when the minor accident occurred. Later, the parents discovered damage to the car door.
A water main break was reported on Boulevard Aug. 22. Water department personnel shut off the water.
On Aug. 23, a caller reported his truck was struck while parked on Cushman Road, and the offending driver left the scene.
Police helped a driver push his disabled car to safe location on Griffen Avenue to wait for roadside assistance Aug. 25.
Police directed traffic around a disabled car on the Hutchinson Parkway ramp until a H.E.L.P. vehicle arrived Aug. 25.
Police helped a driver push his disabled car from Post Road to safe location on Tompkins Road to wait for roadside assistance Aug. 25.
A driver reported she was driving past a construction site at Crossway and Lebanon Road and cement “splashed” on her car Aug. 26. Police offered to meet with her but she said she was en route to a car wash.
On Aug. 26, police removed a fallen branch from the roadway after it fell onto the roof of a car on Bypass.
On Aug. 27, a caller reported a car was driving northbound in the southbound lane of Post Road. Police canvassed the area for the car and informed neighboring jurisdictions; however, the car was not found.
On Aug. 28, police notified the highway department to remove a fallen tree from Post Road.
A rotten tree fell onto a wooden picnic table at Scarsdale High School’s Brewster Road side and damaged the table Aug. 28. The highway department was notified for cleanup.
Four car accidents were officially reported in the Village this week.

Animals
A rodent was reported inside the Christie Place garage Aug. 23. Garage staff was in the process of handling the matter.

On Aug. 25, a loose dog was found on Morris Lane. Police placed it inside the patrol car and notified the dog’s owner, who arrived to pick up the dog. A Village code violation summons was issued.

Village code
On Aug. 23, a caller reported signs posted in the Village right of way, in violation of Village code, on Oakwood Place and River Road. Police removed the signs and notified the homeowners of Village code regarding the posting of signs. The signs read “Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps,” “Drive Carefully; kids live here,” “Slow down; kids at play,” and “Drive like your kids live here.”
On Aug. 25, police removed illegally posted signs from Fenimore and Fox Meadow roads, as well as from Garth, Popham and Post roads. Police then issued Village code violation summonses.
Police issued warnings for the improper posting of real estate sign and a pick-up-after-you-dog signs in the Village Aug. 26.
Police removed and disposed of a business sign posted at Crossway and Weaver Street Aug. 26.
The high school football team was listening to music while practicing Aug. 27. A neighbor complained of noise. The coach was informed, and the music was promptly lowered.
On the morning of Aug. 27, police advised several work crews in the Village that power tools could not be used before 10 a.m. All crews decided to take a break and resume work at the proper time.
Improperly posted signs were removed from Post and Crane roads and Post Road and Boulevard Aug. 27.
A yard sale sign posted at Secor and Sycamore roads was removed and discarded Aug. 27.

Lost and found
On Aug. 23, an iPhone was found on the sidewalk near Christie Place and East Parkway. Police identified the owner of the phone and contacted the person via Town of Mamaroneck police. The owner picked up his phone.

Firefighters
On Aug. 22, firefighters assisted with a car accident with injuries at Griffen and Grand Park avenues.
On Aug. 24, a smoke alarm in a Depot Place pizzeria was set off due to smoke coming from the pizza oven. The manager stated that it was an ongoing issue with that particular detector. Firefighters advised him to speak with the alarm company and building management to try to relocate the detector away from the ovens. No hazards were observed inside the restaurant.
On Aug. 26, a sedan with two occupants struck a Weaver Street utility pole and completely severed it. The car’s occupants self extricated and were in the care of SVAC upon firefighters’ arrival. Con Edison was notified. Firefighters blocked traffic lanes for safety and waited for the response of New Rochelle firefighters and police because the accident occurred in New Rochelle’s jurisdiction.
Kids were lighting fireworks on Claremont Road Aug. 27. Firefighters advised them to stop.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Aug. 22-28 has been compiled from official information.

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