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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 19 August 2015

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On Aug. 12, a man called 911 from Freightway Garage claiming to be the president of the United States. He said he wanted his limo to pick him up. Patrol advised him it was not a police matter and he should not call 911 for such a reason. Patrol called the man's mother who said she was en route to pick up the man. The next day, the same man used a parking valet's office phone to call 911 to report his iPad was broken. The valet said the man used the phone without their permission and was not welcome at their facility. Patrol explained that it was not appropriate to call police over a broken iPad. The man's mother was informed. She escorted her son home and said she would continue to address the matter with him.

On Aug. 15, an Overhill Road boy called 911 because he did not think his parents were being fair. The boy said he wanted to have friends over, and his parents would not allow it, even though they previously said it was OK. The boy got angry and his parents disciplined him. He thought it was "unfair." The boy's mother said she told her son she did not want his friends to come over, and her son began "acting out." She said she disciplined him, and her son called 911. Patrol told the boy it was inappropriate to call 911 over such a matter. They told the boy to obey his parents and advised that parents are allowed to discipline their children. The boy said he understood.

Phishing scam
A person sent an email, allegedly from a Vanguard retirement fund, to a Brite Avenue woman Aug. 12. Believing the email to be legitimate, the woman provided personal information related to the account. Later, she realized approximately $20,000 had been withdrawn from her daughter's NYS 529 College Savings Account. She said the password and login information for the retirement and college savings accounts were the same, and she believed the accounts were affiliated with each other.

Identity theft
A Brewster Road man reported he was the victim of identity theft and fraudulent credit information was still showing up on his credit report Aug. 10. Patrol issued him an identity theft report to assist in clearing the fraudulent information.

Criminal mischief
An Overhill Road woman came home at 4 p.m. to find her 2012 Subaru's front windshield shattered Aug. 9. The car was backed into the driveway on Aug. 5 and was last seen without damage at 1 pm, Aug. 9. The woman's husband said he noticed two rocks placed on a pillar at the end of his driveway, near the damaged vehicle.

A Palmer Avenue woman thought someone might be vandalizing her property Aug. 16. She showed patrol a broken piece of cement near a storm drain close to her basement. Police said the cement might have broken naturally because there were many cracks in the cement. The woman also reported water on her grass and bushes. She thought someone turned on her outdoor faucet in an attempt to run up her water bill. Patrol noticed the outdoor faucet leaking. The woman said she usually turns off the water inside the house but could not remember if she turned it off that day or the previous day. Police advised there was no definite evidence of criminal mischief, and it was possible the occurrences had other explanations.

Attempted robbery
Police assisted Eastchester police in the investigation of an attempted robbery at the CVS store on White Plains Road in Eastchester at 9:15 a.m., Aug. 15. The suspect fled the store but left behind a note and a can of O.C. spray. The suspect was described a as a black man wearing a white mask, a white hat and black latex gloves.

Food truck
A food truck vendor attempted to sell food to workers at a Walworth Avenue job site Aug. 10. One of the workers told the vendor to leave. The worker said he had already called another vendor who was on his way to sell food. Words were exchanged, and the worker swung his arm to strike the vendor. The vendor blocked the worker's arm and made contact with the worker's wrist, causing it to bleed. Patrol advised the men to avoid contact with each other. They confirmed the vendor had a license to sell food from his truck on any public street.

Tree trimming
A tree trimmer said he was working on Herkimer Road when a neighbor approached him and aggressively argued with him about the tree work. The neighbor allegedly punched and kicked the tree trimmer's truck. The neighbor stated the tree trimmer grabbed him by the throat. The tree trimmer said he did not touch the neighbor and instead just drove away in his truck. Patrol told the neighbor that he did not hire the tree trimmer, and he should not interfere with his work.
A Park Road resident complained that a neighbor's landscaper left debris on his property Aug. 15. According to patrol, branches were neatly piled on village property. No violations were noted.

Suspicious
At 4:15 a.m., Aug. 10, a Brambach Road resident heard his car alarm activate. He went outside to check on his car and saw a young man standing nearby. The young man was described as approximately 20 years old, wearing dark shorts, a white shirt and a fisherman's hat. The young man said he was taking pictures of the sky and he alleged to live in the area. He walked away in the direction of Ewart Road. Police canvassed the area but did not find the young man. Further investigation and conversation with Eastchester police revealed a nearby Eastchester car with its dome light on and items tossed around the glove compartment and floor. Eastchester police said a stolen car and a few other larcenies occurred in cars in the village.

Doorbell
Someone rang a Springdale Road doorbell approximately four times in a row and then abruptly left at 12:45 a.m., Aug. 11. Police canvassed the area but did not find anyone.

Runaway
A woman asked police to help her attempt to contact her ex-sister-in-law, on Palmer Avenue, to see if her 17-year-old daughter was at the house Aug. 14. The ex-sister-in-law said the girl had left and was at a male friend's house in Stamford. Patrol advised the woman to follow up with her local police department, as an apparent runaway situation.

Help
On Aug. 11, following a man's claim to a doctor that he had assaulted his wife, police checked the welfare of a the residents in the house. According to the report, everything was confirmed to be in good order.

Police attempted to check on a Quentin Road woman, but she was not home Aug. 12.

Cars and roadways

• Police removed branches from Post Road Aug. 11.
• They alerted Con Edison and a tree service about primary wires resting in broken tree branches on Wayside Lane Aug. 11.
• Police contacted Verizon and wrapped up a low hanging wire on Herkimer Road Aug. 12.
• A driver complained about a roadwork site without a flagman in place at Drake and Madison roads Aug. 12. Patrol spoke with the workers, and a flagman was put in place.
• A driver got stuck in the CVS parking garage on Popham Road Aug. 12. Police assisted in getting a parking garage employee from another facility to help open the gate.
• A driver moved a car away from a fire hydrant on Clarence Road Aug. 16.
• Seven car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Animals
A sick skunk was on a North Chase Road driveway Aug. 11. The animal did not respond to patrol's lights or sirens, as it appeared to be very sick and disoriented. Police were unable to shoot it because it was on an asphalt driveway. They provided the homeowner with contact information for trappers.

On Richbell Road, police short a raccoon with severe injuries to its legs and midsection Aug. 14.

Village code

• Police asked the manger of Saxon Woods Grill to lower the volume of music Aug. 13.
• Police asked a Cooper Road homeowner to turn off or lower the volume of loud party music at 12:10 a.m., Aug. 14.
• Police issued summonses for using leaf blowers to landscapers working on School Lane Aug. 10, Burgess Road Aug. 12 and Brewster Road Aug. 13.
• Police issued a summons to a group of kids loitering at Edgewood School playground at 11 p.m., Aug. 16.

Lost and found

• A Webster Bank customer found a Scarsdale Police PBA retired shield in the parking lot Aug. 14. He gave it to ban personnel who gave it to police.
• On Aug. 10, a Post Road man reported losing his license plates after he removed them from an old car in order to transfer them to a new car.
• A girl found a cell phone and two credit cards at Lange's Deli Aug. 10. She emailed the owner and gave the items to police. The owner promptly picked them up from police.
• A woman reported losing her brown Louis Vuitton wallet near 7-Eleven on Garth Road Aug. 10. It contained her ID card from Spain, an international driver's license, a debit card and $13 cash.
• A Lenox Place man said he used an iPhone feature to trace the location of his lost phone to Sycamore Road Aug. 13. Police and the man went to the area and saw a construction crew at work. They asked if anyone had found a lost phone. The workers said they had found a phone on a street in Larchmont. They gave it to police who returned it to the man. They phone was damaged from being in the street.
• A man reported his wife lost her car keys, for a Lexus, somewhere between Hampton and Fox Meadow roads Aug. 15.

Fire

• A gas odor reported by a Rodney Road resident was determined to be coming from gas cans, paint thinner and acetone cans in the garage Aug. 11.
• Firefighters notified Con Edison about a gas odor in an Edgewood Road house Aug. 12.
• Firefighters notified Con Edison about a gas odor on Fox Meadow Road Aug. 13.
• A contractor using a gas-powered saw released carbon monoxide in a Sycamore Road basement Aug. 14. The building department responded. Firefighters ventilated the house. The workers were instructed not to use a gas-powered saw in the basement.
• Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor along Stonehouse Road curbing Aug. 14.
• This week, firefighters assisted at three car accidents in the village and on parkways. They responded to 14 false alarms caused by cooking smoke, device malfunction and shower steam.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Aug. 10-16 was compiled from official information.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 26 August 2015

Created: 26 August 2015

Last Updated: 26 August 2015

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A sanitation Cushman (motorized cart) caught fire on Mamaroneck Road around 2 p.m., Aug. 21. Police closed the road while firefighters extinguished the fire. According to the driver, the Cushman made a loud "bang" while it was traveling east on Mamaroneck Road over the Bypass Bridge. The driver got out of the vehicle to investigate and saw flames. He said ran away from the vehicle and returned to the sanitation department's central garage on foot because he was nervous. He did not request any medical attention. The sanitation supervisor was on scene. Firefighters called the Westchester County Cause and Origin team to help determine what caused the fire. They determined the fire was caused by a mechanical problem, and it was deemed accidental in nature. Specifically, a spark or ember was thought to ignite gasoline which was leaking. The Cushman was towed to the Village's central garage. Damage was estimated at $1,500.

Stolen
Five street signs were removed or damaged along Brewster Road overnight Aug. 17. They were the signs from the following streets, Brewster and Butler roads, Brewster Road and Sage Terrace, Brewster and Gorham roads, and Brewster and Oakstwain roads. One street sign, at Fox Meadow and Butler roads, was damaged with gray spray paint. The cost for the highway department to replace the signs was $400.

A Post Road man reported a bicycle was stolen from inside his car parked in his driveway Aug. 20. He said he keeps the bike there. He last saw it at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 19. He discovered it stolen on Aug. 20 at 1 p.m. The bike was described as a white Scott road bike valued at $1,224.06.

An Edgemont Road man reported his black Kona mountain bike was stolen from Depot Place Aug. 20. He said he left the bike unsecured behind a shed near a bike rack while shopping for food at Decicco's Marketplace. When he returned from shopping, he discovered the bike was missing. He purchased the bike in June 2014 for $1,500.

Car break-in
On Aug. 21, a woman reported her car was broken into while parked in a Palmer Avenue driveway sometime between July 26 and Aug. 21. The car was parked in the Palmer Avenue driveway while the owner was vacationing in Scotland. When she returned from vacation, she realized her remote key did not work. She then discovered her center console was broken, and the stereo was missing. At that point, she realized a rear passenger window was broken and the car's doors were ajar. The car battery was dead.

Identity theft
On Aug. 17, a Harwood Court executive director reported someone forged numerous checks on his business checking account with Chase Bank. Three fraudulent checks written on August 12 were successfully cashed in Brooklyn. On August 17, further investigation revealed 27 other fraudulent checks were cashed in Malverne, New York. Police are following up.

On Aug. 17, a Popham Road resident reported he received a letter from a credit card company advising him an account balance was more than 60 days overdue. The credit card account was fraudulently opened in March 2014, using the man's name, his Social Security number and his ex-wife's address in Mt. Kisco. The account remained inactive until May 2015, when several electronic charges from Brazil were processed on the account.

On Aug. 19, a Graham Road resident reported receiving a letter from the IRS stating someone had fraudulently used her Social Security number to file taxes.

On August 19, a Norma Place woman told police her account attempted to file her tax return on April 15, but the return was kicked back because someone had already filed a return under the woman's Social Security number. She advised the IRS that the first return was fraudulent.

On Aug. 19, a Carstensen Road man reported someone was fraudulently using his name and address on a social networking site to request money and attempt to defraud women on a dating site. The reported a similar incident to police on March 6. He learned of the incident when a woman from Italy wrote to him, telling him she had been contacted by a person asking for money in the man's name. She became suspicious, thought it was a scam and reached out to alert the man.

On Aug. 21, a Sycamore Road woman reported two fraudulently written checks were cashed against her Bank of America account. The bank was alerted to the incident when two checks were cashed out of sequence. Upon investigation, the woman realized one box of checks was missing from a cabinet inside her house. Bank of America has frozen the woman's account.

Harassment
On Aug. 17, a Fox Meadow woman reported harassment from a man who wanted to see her on a personal, romantic level. She said she has told the man she was not interested numerous times, but he has been waiting for her outside meetings she attends and offering her rides in his car. He has allegedly been contacting her friends in an attempt to win their support for his interest in dating the woman. The man allegedly got mad when one of the friends told him she did not want to talk with him about the woman. The woman said she formerly knew the man from her previous employment as a personal trainer at a gym in 2007-2009. There, he often asked her to help him with the machines. The woman asked police to tell the man to stop contacting her.

White powder
A Greendale Road boy told police he was walking outside his house with his mother when they saw a plastic wrapped package had been run over on the street outside their house Aug. 18. The package contained a white powdery substance with an acidic smell. Officers went to the house to investigate. When they arrived, the boy's mother said she had just spoken with her younger son and learned he had been playing with antacid tablets in the street. She apologized for causing alarm.

Seizure warrant
Police stood by while agents from the NY State Department of Taxation and Finance served a Claremont Road resident with a seizure warrant Aug. 18. The agents took possession of a 2003 Jeep Liberty.

Tree removal
A Crane Road resident alleged a neighbor was removing a tree that was actually on her property Aug. 19. The tree removal contractor showed police a permit from Village Hall authorizing the removal of the tree. The resident and the neighbor came to a mutual agreement to proceed with the tree removal.

On Aug. 22, a Brown Road resident complained of noise and a possible permit violation associated with a neighbor's tree removal at 9:15 a.m. The tree removal contractor showed police a valid permit for cutting down the tree. The contractor through he could begin work in the village at 9 a.m. Patrol told him he could only begin work with power tools after 10 a.m. on weekends. The contractor apologized and promised to wait until 10 a.m. to begin work.

Lost parents
A Wakefield Road woman called police because she was worried about her parents who were visiting from Argentina and had gone missing, by car, with the woman's six-year-old son Aug. 19. The parents had driven to Pleasantville to drop off their grandson and had not returned to Scarsdale for several hours, the woman said. Neither parent had a cell phone, but they borrowed a stranger's cell phone and called their daughter around 3 p.m. They said they were lost in Pleasantville, and the stranger who lent them the cell phone offered to program the GPS to direct the parents back to Scarsdale. By 10 p.m., the parents had not yet returned home. While police were gathering information, the woman received a call from a Connecticut number, The parents had borrowed another stranger's cell phone to tell their daughter they were at an Exxon-Mobil gas station in Danbury, Connecticut, near exit 12 on I-95. Police advised the woman to tell her parents to stay where they were so she could drive to Connecticut to help them get back to Scarsdale. Police provided her with the addresses of various Exxon-Mobil gas stations in and around Danbury, as well as the number of Connecticut State police, in case she was unable to locate her parents. The woman and her husband left to pick up her parents and son.

Lost son
A Rock Creek Lane mother reported her 14-year-old son was missing after she went to pick him up from soccer practice and he was not at the field at 12:45 p.m., Aug. 21. Village employees found the boy walking in the vicinity of Ridgedale Road and Palmer Avenue. The boy said his mother was late picking him up, so he decided to start walking home. His cell phone's battery had died, and he had no way of contacting his mother, he said. Mother and son were reunited, and all was in good order.

Crying baby
A tall, thin, barefooted man was seen walking up and down Oak Way for about 30 minutes while holding a baby Aug.22. Police went to the area and found a man and a baby sitting in a green Subaru Forester. The man said he was waiting for his wife who teaches a yoga class nearby. The baby had been crying, and he decided to walk with the baby to soothe the baby.

Screaming man
MTA dispatch reported a white man, approximately 20 years old, screaming and attempting to stop traffic on East Parkway at 5:45 a.m., Aug. 23. When police arrived at the scene, no one was there. Employees from Dunkin' Donuts said they saw a young man on East Parkway "with bleeding knuckles." No further information or description was provided.

Car service
A man called police at 12:30 a.m., Aug. 21, from a car service car in the area of Christie Place and East Parkway. He was having a dispute with the driver over the fare, and he alleged the driver would not stop the car and let him out unless he paid the full fare. With patrol's assistance, the man and the driver were able to reach a resolution over the fare.

Help
Police checked the welfare of an Elm Road man at the request of the man's brother. Patrol went to house and found everything to be in good order.

On Aug. 19, police checked the welfare of a Boulevard woman with a broken shoulder. The woman's cousin became worried when the cousin could not reach her by phone or text. Patrol went to the woman's house and confirmed she was OK.

A young man received a message from a friend in boarding school in which the friend stated he was going to commit suicide. The young man, who was a resident of Greenburgh, told police his friend's boarding school was in Middleboro, Massachusetts. Patrol notified Middleboro and Greenburgh police departments for follow up.

Cars and roadways

• Police notified Verizon about a damaged telephone wire on Sylvan Lane Aug. 17.
• A garbage truck broke down on Popham Road Aug. 17. A tow truck operator said the truck was in danger of tipping over while being towed. Police closed a portion of Popham Road and assisted with traffic control while the tow truck safely towed the garbage truck out of the area.
• A driver stuck curbing and got a flat tire on Fenimore Road Aug. 18. Police and a firefighter helped the driver change her tire to a spare.
• A man sitting in a running black Suburban parked on Clarence Road was a taxi driver working on a laptop computer while waiting to pick up a person for airport transport Aug. 18.
• A branch and acorns fell from a tree and cracked a car's windshield while the car was travelling on Crossway Aug. 19.
• Police notified Verizon about a hanging telephone wire over Thornwood Place Aug. 20.
• A Lyons Road resident said a carting company drove over his lawn and damaged it while delivering a dumpster to a neighbor's construction site Aug. 20. The carting company driver allegedly exchanged "a few choice words" when confronted by the resident. The resident's neighbor and general contractor offered to repair any damage to the lawn, and the resident was satisfied with this.
• A woman parked her car in the Village Hall lot, and the car's front bumper got stuck on the cement block at the head of the parking space Aug. 20. Police advised the woman to slowly back up her car, while patrol gently lifted the bumper to release it from the cement block. In the end, the car was safely moved out of the parking space without suffering any damage.
• Police placed traffic cones over a trench cut in Olmsted Road Aug. 21. The trench appeared related to construction work at a nearby house; so police left messages for the contractor to rectify the situation.
• Police called a tow truck for a driver with a flat tire on Griffen Avenue Aug. 23.
  
• Eight car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Lost and found

• On Aug. 21, a Brambach Road resident reported her father, who is now in China, lost his Canadian citizenship card while at her house. He needed a police report to request a replacement card.
• A person walking on Heathcote Road found a street sign in the vicinity of Brookby Road Aug. 22. The sign was not attached to a post. Police gave the sign to the highway department for replacement.
• A wallet was found on Scarsdale Avenue Aug. 23. Police contacted the Chappaqua owner, who said he would not be able to pick up his wallet until the next day. Police vouchered the wallet at headquarters for safekeeping.

Village code
Petrol issued summonses to landscapers using gas-powered leaf blowers on Rochambeau Road Aug. 18, Graham Road Aug. 19 and Foxhall Road Aug. 20.

On Aug. 18, patrol issued a summons for unnecessary noise to a driver who honked his horn in traffic on East Parkway.

Passersby reported a man walking in the area of Crossway and Weaver Street shouting obscenities Aug. 19. The man said he was walking home from Westchester Reform Temple and had been talking to himself. He apologized for being loud and told police he would be quieter. Police determined he was not breaking any laws.

Police dispersed kids gathering in a Scarsdale High School parking lot around 9 p.m., Aug. 22.

Fire
A smoke odor in a Greenacres Avenue house was caused by an open flue in the fireplace. Firefighters advised the resident to call a chimney service company.

Firefighters contacted Con Edison about carbon monoxide in a Hamilton Road house Aug. 17. The carbon monoxide appeared to be coming from a faulty oven.

Firefighters and volunteer firefighters assisted at a structure fire and explosion at the NY State Thruway Yard in Larchmont Aug. 18.

An oil odor in a Cowhawney Road basement was caused by a leaking boiler Aug. 19.

A car's motor overheated on Clarence Road, and coolant spilled on the road Aug. 20. Firefighters cleaned to roadway, and police requested a tow for the disabled car.

Carbon monoxide monitors went off in a Chesterfield Road house, and the homeowner called the fire department's business line and left a message Aug. 20. When firefighters received the message, they instructed the homeowner to call 911 for an immediate response. Investigation showed the carbon monoxide alarm was a false alarm caused by off-gassing from overcharged sump pump batteries. Firefighters disconnected the batteries and ventilated the house. They recommended calling a plumber for repair.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a carbon monoxide leak in a Spier Road house Aug. 21. A plumber was working on an leaking acetylene tank at the time.

Firefighters assisted Scarsdale police and Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps with a medical call Aug. 21.
An odor of natural gas inside an Aspen Road house was caused by a broken gas valve on a defective stove Aug. 22. The resident turned off the gas before firefighters arrived. Firefighters advised the resident to leave the stove off until repairs could be completed.

Firefighters shut gas and power to a faulty stove in a Heathcote Road house Aug. 22. They advised to get the stove serviced.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of fallen power lines on Oakwood Place Aug. 23.

This week, firefighters assisted at two car accidents in the village and on parkways. They responded to 23 false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, construction dust, burnt food in a microwave, cooking smoke, cleaning chemicals and burnt toast.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Aug. 17-24 was complied from official information.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 12 August 2015

Created: 12 August 2015

Last Updated: 04 May 2017

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Following a car accident on Griffen Avenue in which the driver of a 2002 Volkswagen hit a utility pole at 3 a.m., August 6, police arrested the driver – a 21 year-old man from New Rochelle – on charges of driving while intoxicated (first offense), aggravated DWI with a blood alcohol content of at least .18, refusal to take a breath test, unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Police came across the accident while on routine patrol. A patrol officer approached the car to check the driver's condition and saw the man sitting in the driver's seat with his eyes closed. The officer asked him if he was injured, and he replied, "No. I'm about to leave Black Bear," which is a bar in White Plains. Patrol asked if he had been drinking, and he replied he had a "couple of beers." He was unable to perform field sobriety tests. Patrol was unable to perform an Alco-Sensor test because he repeatedly failed to produce an adequate breath sample despite repeated instructions. He was taken to headquarters, and at 4 a.m., he agreed to take a Datamaster test to measure his blood alcohol level. The test registered a level of .21 percent. During the course of the arrest, police uncovered a small glassine envelope containing a white powder. The powder tested positive for cocaine. Additionally, police found a marijuana smoking devices that contained a green, leafy residue that patrol identified as marijuana. He was released at 7 a.m. on $250 cash bail. He was issued an appearance ticket for Scarsdale Village Justice Court for August 12.

Patrol later brought the bail money to Scarsdale Village Justice Court and was told by a clerk that two $100 bills, presented as bail, were counterfeit. At this time, police called the man and ordered him to return to headquarters. There, the suspect made a voluntary statement acknowledging the money was fake. It was further acknowledged that he was in possession of five other $100 bills and five $20 bills, which were also counterfeit. He said he received the counterfeit money during a drug transaction, involving the delivery of marijuana to a person in Nyack in July. He claimed he put the counterfeit currency in an envelope in his car's door pocket and "forgot about it."

Following the interview with police, he was arrested again – charged with two counts of first-degree possession of a forged instrument. He was taken to Scarsdale Village Justice Court and arraigned on all charges from both arrests. Bail was set at $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond. Unable to post bail, he was sent to Westchester County Jail.

Arrested for leaving scene of accident
On August 3, police arrested Stacy Mayo Weil 46, of Scarsdale, on charges of leaving the scene of an accident. Weil is accused of hitting a village sanitation scooter with her Mercedes Benz on Fenimore Road and leaving the scene of the accident. According to the driver of the sanitation scooter, Weil drove away before he could exchange information with her. He complained of head and neck pain but refused ambulance care. Patrol tracked down Weil's car parked in the parking lot of Hartsdale train station. She admitted to being involved in the accident and said she left the scene only after the sanitation worker said he was not injured.

Order of protection
On August 8, police arrested Stephen M. Lynch, 51, of Scarsdale, on charges of second-degree criminal contempt after Lynch violated a one-year "stay away" temporary order of protection against him earlier that day. The order of protection was issued to protect a member of Lynch's family, and Lynch violated the order by going to the family member's house around 3:30 p.m., August 8. Lynch was arraigned on charges, and bail was set at $1,500 cash or $3,000 bond. Unable to post bail, Lynch was sent to Westchester County Jail. He is scheduled to appear again at Scarsdale Village Justice Court on August 12. At the jail, corrections officers would not accept Lynch's suitcase conta8ining personal belongings. So, Scarsdale police vouchered the suitcase and its contents, for eventual return to Lynch.

A Gaylor Road woman requested assistance in dealing with her son at 3:30 p.m., August 8.

Burglary attempt
A Hampton Road homeowner noticed pry marks and pieces of wood around the doorframe and lock mechanism on his screened-in porch August 8. He last noticed the door intact on August 1. Neither police nor the homeowner detected any signs that a perpetrator actually entered the house.

Stolen bicycle
A Montrose Road woman reported a bicycle was stolen from her house August 6.

Car break-ins
A Ferncliff Road resident's 2002 Honda 's window was broken, and the driver's handbag was stolen from the front passenger floor. The handbag contained $10 cash and credit cards. The incident occurred overnight, sometime between 6:30 p.m., August 4, and 7 a.m., August 5.

A Sage Terrace woman reported someone stole a package from her unlocked car while the car was parked in her driveway overnight August 4. The package, destined for mailing at the post office, was in the backseat. It contained a child's skirt a child's dress and a box of Band-Aids.

Identity theft
On August 3, a Broadmoor Road resident reported someone filed a fraudulent tax return in her name.

On August 4, a Broadmoor Road man reported his parents' Social Security numbers were compromised. Someone opened a fraudulent online account with the Social Security Administration in their names. Shortly thereafter, they received a fraudulent debit card from "GoBank." The Social Security Administration stated that the couple was now supposed to receive their monthly Social Security checks by deposit into the "GoBank" account. The couple notified the Social Security Administration that the online account and the "GoBank" accounts were fraudulent.

On August 6 a Cayuga Road man reported a tax return was fraudulently filed in his name.

On August 7, a Fenimore Road resident reported she received a letter from the Social Security Administration advising her she had changed the direct deposit information to have her Social Security checks deposited into another bank. She advised the Social Security Administration that the request was fraudulent.

On August 7, an Oakstwain Road resident reported someone had fraudulently linked two accounts to his Chase Bank savings account and transferred approximately $3,000 out of his account. The transfers occurred on August 5.

Criminal mischief
On August 3, a Brookby Road man reported his car had been struck with a barricade belonging to the highway department. The incident occurred sometime between 7:30 p.m., July 31 and 11 a.m., August 1.

Graffiti was found on the doors, tank and radio room of the Scarsdale water tower on Garden Road August 7. The graffiti was spray painted with royal blue, back and red paint.

A pool patron's 2014 Toyota was vandalized while parked at Scarsdale pool August 9. The damage consisted of a long scratch caused by a key or blunt object.

Toddler
A Quentin Road grandmother said she had been tending to her grandchild in the front yard when she noticed a three-year-old child walking on her lawn by himself at 9:45 a.m., August 3. She brought the child to her neighbor's house, where the child lived, but no one seemed to be home. Patrol officers entered the house through a slightly ajar front door. Inside, they found the child's 14-year-old sister sleeping. The sister said she had been watching her brother but must have inadvertently fallen asleep. Police asked the girl to call her mother. The mother came home and told police the family just returned from a trip. She said she understood the possible dangers of the situation and would speak with her daughter to make sure such a situation never occurred again.

Unwelcome
Around 1 a.m., August 8, an employee of 7-Eleven requested that a person be removed from the store because the person was not welcome there. Patrol advised the person to leave and warned him he could face criminal charges if he returned.

Argument
A caller reported a verbal dispute between a man and woman in a car parked on Herkimer Road at 3:30 p.m., August 9. On scene, patrol found a man and woman in the car. The woman said they had been arguing only, and the dispute was not physical. Patrol offered to arrange an alternative ride home, but she declined and elected to get back in the car with her boyfriend.

Cars, roadways, wires
On August 3, police taped off an area of Montrose Road where a tree was leaning on electrical lines.

A caller reported a driver made contact with his car on Palmer Avenue and left the scene of the accident August 3. The caller said there was no damage, but the caller was concerned about the driver's wellbeing. The caller gave police the driver's license plate number, and patrol went to the driver's house. There, a woman said she was not aware that she had hit another car. She said she was a careful driver and never would have left the scene of an accident if she knew she had been involved in an accident. Patrol noticed damage to the front of the driver's car, but the driver said it was from a previous accident and had been there for some time.

A Hazleton Road man's Acura was sounding its alarm intermittently August 4. Police helped the driver contact Acura's roadside assistance program to rectify the problem.

Several drivers got stuck in the underground parking deck of CVS on Popham Road at 6:15 p.m., August 4. Police arrived, and a CVS employee opened the gate.

Police stood by for a tow for a disabled car at Post ad Fenimore roads August 5.

Police notified the utility company and placed caution tape on a low-hanging wire on Woods Lane August 5.

Police notified the highway department about a fallen tree on Sprague Road August 5.

On August 5, a woman reported a young male driver cut her off on Post Road. She began following the driver because she wanted to tell his parents about what he had done. An argument ensued. Police advised the young man to obey traffic rules and drive safely. Police advised the woman it was not safe to follow a motorist to the motorist's home. Instead, the woman was advised to report unsafe drivers to police.

A dark-colored Mercedes Benz with New Jersey license plates was blocking a Putnam Road driveway August 5. Police contacted the owner, and the car was promptly moved.

Con Edison needed access to the roadway on Montrose Road because of a gas leak August 8. An excavator was blocking the way. After unsuccessfully attempting to reach the operator, patrol called a tow truck. The tow truck driver used a master key to start the excavator and move it farther up the street. Cones were placed around it.
Patrol removed tree branches from Palmer Avenue August 9.

Police helped three people change a tire on a car that became disabled in the intersection of Meadow and Herkimer roads August 9.
Four car accidents were reported in the Village this week.

Solicitors
A man dressed in white with a white visor rang a Wynmor Road woman's doorbell at 3:45 p.m., August 3. The homeowner spoke to the man through the intercom. He said her husband sent him over about a job placement. He claimed it was ok for him to come inside the house. The homeowner's husband, however, said he never had such a conversation with the man. The woman did not let the man in, and he walked away. Police caught up with the man down the street. He said he was selling magazines door to door for is employer, a circulation company located in Hartsdale. The man claimed his company had a permit on file at Village Hall. Police later verified that this statement was incorrect. Police gave the solicitor a warning and told him to leave the area.

A woman in her early twenties, wearing a green and blue knit dress, rang a Griffen Avenue doorbell at 8 p.m., August 3. She claimed to be pregnant and asked the homeowner for money. She was last seen walking north on Weaver Street.

Animals
On August 4, police told a Hillview Drive resident that her dog must be leashed when outside in the yard. A woman walking her dog complained that the unleashed dog often runs into neighbors' yards and chases pedestrians walking dogs.
A caller reported an injured animal in the vicinity of Heathcote and Duck Pond roads August 6. Patrol went to the area and did not see any animals. They only found blood on the roadway.

A Hampton Road dog broke free from its backyard and went into a neighbor's yard August 7. The dog's owner retrieved the dog.

Village code
Police issued a warning to the driver of a commercial waste management truck for picking up garbage after 1 a.m., August 3. Police advised the driver of appropriate hours for trash pickup.

A moving company was making noise while moving a resident into a Dell Road house August 5. Patrol advised the company to keep the noise to a minimum.

After neighbors complained of noise, a Shaw Road homeowner moved guests into the house for conversation August 5.

Police asked the manager of Fenway Golf Club to lower the volume of party music after Cayuga Road residents complained August 7. After two verbal warnings – which were ignored at 10 and 11 p.m. – police issue the club a summons.

Police dispersed kids from Davis Park after 11:30 p.m., August 8.

Police issued summonses for using gas-powered leaf blowers to landscapers working on Fox Meadow Road August 3, Heathcote and Brewster roads August 6, Post Road August 7 and Heathcote Road August 8.

Lost and found
A Fairview Court resident reported losing one of her license plates from her 2015 Honda CRV on August 3.

A Palmer Avenue resident reported losing her driver's license somewhere in the village August 4.

A highway department employee found a cell phone on Scarsdale Avenue August 6.
On August 6, a Heathcote Road woman reported losing her driver's license somewhere in the village.

Fire

• Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a fallen branch o electrical wires on Lockwood Road August 3.
• An air conditioning unit malfunctioned and caused smoke in a Montrose Road house August 3. Firefighters turned off the unit and advised servicing it.
• Firefighters notified Con Edison about a gas odor on Kent Road August 5.
• A hydrant leak on Heathcote Road was reported to the water department August 5.
• A brush fire on Brook Lane was extinguished by a garden hose August 6. The fire started next to a halogen light fixture. The building department is following up.
• Firefighters cleaned up an oily fluid on Lawrence Road August 7.
• Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor in the sewers on Valley Road August 8. They checked nearby houses to make sure they were safe from gas infiltration.
• This week, firefighters assisted at two car accidents and one motorcycle accident in the village. They responded to five 10 fire alarms caused by device malfunction, steam, incense, cooking smoke, construction dust, floor refinishing and detector removal.

This report covering police and fire department information from August 3-9 was compiled from official information.

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