Police Report: BMW 540 and 10 Pairs of Nikes Stolen: Cats for Sale?

Stolen car: A 2018 BMW 540, valued at $58,000, was stolen from a Crossway driveway overnight and reported the morning of Dec. 13.

Stolen shoes
On Dec. 14, a River Road resident reported coming home, finding her garage window broken and approximately 10 pairs of Nike sneakers, valued at $3,000 combined, missing.

Burglary
A Stonewall Lane house was burglarized Dec. 17. Police noted that glass panels on two rear doors was broken, and undisclosed items were stolen.

Car break-in
A Wildwood Road woman reported that someone entered her husband’s car and rummaged through belongings during the early morning of Dec. 12. Nothing appeared to be missing.

Fraud and identity theft
On Dec. 12, a Walworth Avenue man reported he was a victim of fraud. Two checks were altered, and one fraudulent withdrawal was processed against the man’s account. The total amount of loss was over $12,000.

On Dec. 15, a Lyons Road man reported numerous fraudulent charges at Apple, totaling approximately $5,000, appeared on his Citibank card.

Help
A woman thought her ex-husband had people following her on the metro north platform Dec. 14. Police arrived and conferred with MTA police. They did not observe any people following or disturbing the woman. MTA police offered to escort her to her destination.

Suspicious
On Dec. 16, a man rang a Murray Hill Road doorbell and asked the homeowner if she liked cats and was interested in buying one. She felt the incident was suspicious and informed police.

On Dec. 16, a man rang a Cooper Road doorbell and asked the homeowner if she liked cats and was interested in buying one. The homeowner’s husband felt the incident was suspicious and informed police.

Kids were reportedly ringing doorbells and running away on Madison Road and Woods Lane Dec. 16.

A caller reported returning to his car in the Freightway garage and finding it covered with a blue sticky substance Dec. 18. The caller said it had been parked in an electric charging station.

Civil matter
Police helped a current and previous owners of a Richelieu house mediate a disagreement over mail received at the house, addressed to the previous owner, Dec. 17. Police suggested that the new owner place any mail addressed to the previous owner outside and notify the previous owner, for pickup.

Cars and roadways
Heavy snowfall weighed on branches, causing them to bend into the roadway blocking Butler Road and an entrance to the Bronx River Parkway Dec. 12. Police knocked snow from the branches, which caused them to lift back upward to their proper location.

A car with scofflaw status, resulting from unpaid parking tickets, was parked on Christie Place, Dec. 12. Police had the car, registered to a Poughkeepsie owner, towed.

Patrol corrected a dislodged storm drain at Weaver Street and Griffen Avenue Dec. 13.

On Dec. 13, police issued multiple summons to a Winter Springs, FL, driver who was stopped at a seat belt safety check at Mamaroneck Road and Crossway Dec. 13.

Tree cutters temporarily placed a cut tree on Walworth Avenue Dec. 13. Police advised them to remove the tree and put flaggers in place to direct traffic.

A car drove over a damaged curb box on Weaver Street Dec. 15.

Police advised a driver that her car was parked too close to a fire hydrant on Brookfield Lane Dec. 15.

On Dec. 15, a mechanic dropped off a Sherbrooke Road client’s car at the wrong address. Police assisted in rectifying the mistake.

A caller reported bumping a pedestrian with her car on East Parkway Dec. 16.

The highway department was informed about a large branch on Palmer Avenue and Mamaroneck Road Dec. 16.

On Dec. 17, a Hastings-on-Hudson driver failed to make a full stop at a stop sign in Village center. Police pulled the driver over and learned his driver’s license was suspended. Police issued multiple summonses.

Police helped a driver with a flat tire on Crane Road Dec. 18.

Police issued a Yonkers driver multiple summonses for equipment violations after the driver was stopped at a police checkpoint on Heathcote Road Dec. 18.

Construction debris was found on Boulevard Dev. 18. Police marked the area with police tape and notified the highway department for pickup.

Five car accidents were officially reported in the Village this week.

Animals
On Dec. 12, a Springdale Road woman reported that her dog was attacked by a neighbor’s dog while the woman’s daughter was out walking the dog. The offending dog broke free from its handler before the attack. No injuries were reported.

On Dec. 14, a caller reported finding an injured cat on Post Road. Police provided the caller with a box and directed her to contact New Rochelle Humane Society.

An injured raccoon was attempting to shelter itself from inclement weather on an Aspen Road porch Dec. 16. Police advised the homeowner to contact a trapper.

A lost dog was found at Heathcote Road and Crossway Dec. 17. Police reunited the dog with its owner and issued a summons.

Village code
On Dec. 13, police removed signs posted in the Village right of way on Murray Hill and Fox Meadow roads. On Dec. 16, police removed signs posted in the Village right of way on Fox Meadow Road.

On Dec. 17, police issued summonses to landscapers using gas-powered blowers on Claremont Road.

Lost and found
Police picked up a lost license plate from Boulevard and returned it to its registered owner Dec. 16.

A Rural Drive woman found a set of keys in her driveway Dec. 17.

On Dec. 18, a caller reported losing his wallet in Village center.

Firefighters
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas leak on Tory Lane Dec. 12.

On Dec. 13, firefighters helped a driver retrieve keys after the keys fell through a storm sewer grate on Freightway Road.
Firefighters assisted at a car accident, in which a car jumped the curb and ending up on a sidewalk, on Popham Road Dec. 14.

Car cleaning equipment caused carbon monoxide to accumulate inside a Heathcote Road house Dec. 15. Firefighters ventilated and instructed cleaners on proper equipment usage.

Firefighters notified Con Edison of arcing wires on Bradley Road Dec. 16.

Firefighters assisted at a car accident on Murray Hill and Mamaroneck roads Dec. 17. A car struck a fire hydrant and severed a utility pole.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Dec. 12-18 has been compiled from official information.

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