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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 08 January 2020

Created: 08 January 2020

Last Updated: 09 January 2020

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Pedestrian Death on the Bronx River Parkway: A Greenburgh woman suffered fatal injuries on Tuesday night January 7, 2020 when she was struck and killed as she crossed the Bronx River Parkway at Fisher Lane. The woman was identified as Sandra Dekoubia, 57.  Westchester County Police responded to the parkway at 6:17 p.m. on a report that a pedestrian had been struck by a Lexus SUV that was traveling southbound in the left lane of travel. No charges were filed against the driver of the vehicle, who remained at the scene.Dekoubia was pronounced dead at the scene by Greenburgh paramedics. This is the sixth serious accident involving pedstrians in Greenburgh since September.

Burglary
On Dec. 30, a pair of housekeepers reported a Park Road house appeared to have been burglarized over the weekend. Police met the housekeepers at the front door of the house and asked them to wait outside while police investigated the interior. Police found a rear basement door had been forced open. The rest of the house appeared orderly. The housekeepers said they had been in the house working for approximately two hours before they went into the basement and saw they open door. While cleaning, they noticed previously items were out of place in the master bedroom closet, but they did not suspect criminal activity and simply cleaned up the area and dusted it.  The homeowner was notified. It is suspected some jewelry was stolen during the burglary.

Stolen car
On the morning of Jan. 4, a Lee Road resident woke up to find her $35,000 2017 Toyota Highlander had been stolen from her driveway overnight. Police are following up. 

Stolen
A Spencer Place business owner reported an employee had stolen approximately $1,300 cash, checks and $15,000 in merchandise from her store Dec. 28-29. When requested, none of the stolen items were returned to the store. Police are following up.

On Jan. 3, a Popham Road storeowner reported a larceny that occurred on Jan. 2. Video surveillance showed three individuals enter the store, conceal merchandise valued at $1,750.95 on their persons and exit the store without paying for the items. Police are following up.

Car break-ins
On Dec. 31, a Potter Road resident reported a gym bag containing clothing, headphones, medication and an iPhone was stolen from his parked car on the street.

On Jan. 4, one Lee Road resident reported someone broke into his wife’s unlocked car overnight and riffled through items in the console and glove box. Nothing was stolen. 

On Jan. 4, another Lee Road resident reported someone broke into his unlocked car overnight and stole sunglasses.  

During the overnight period of Jan. 4 – Jan. 5, an unknown person walked onto a Walworth Avenue driveway and attempted to open the door handle of a parked car in the driveway. Nothing was reported damaged or stolen.  

Check fraud
On Dec. 31, a Haverford Avenue resident reported four checks totaling more than $3,000 were stolen from his mailbox. The payee’s names on the checks were altered, and the checks were subsequently cashed. The resident’s bank flagged the checks as fraudulent. Police are following up.

ID theft
On Dec. 30, a Brambach Road man reported someone had fraudulently attempted to open a Neiman Marcus credit card in his name on or around Dec. 25. The account was cancelled, and the man’s other creditors were notified of the ID theft.

On Jan. 3, a Carstensen Drive resident reported he was the victim of ID theft with regard to a fraudulently opened Verizon account that had accumulated an unpaid balance due. The resident is following up with Verizon’s fraud department.

Computer scam
On Jan. 3, a Bradley Road resident reported he was the victim of computer fraud. He said he received a pop-up message on his Dell computer indicating that the computer was affected by a virus. The resident called a number listed in the pop-up and allowed a person on the line to remotely access his computer to “fix” it. Later follow-up with Microsoft revealed that the alleged phone representative did not work for Microsoft, and the pop-up was most likely a scam.

Recovered phone
A man reached out to police for assistance in retrieving his iPhone from Depot Place Jan. 5. The man reported his phone had been stolen from him in the Bronx the previous night, and he was able to track the phone to Village Center. With police help, the man called his phone, and it could be heard ringing in a pile of leaves. The man was able to successfully retrieve his phone. No suspects were present near the discarded phone.

Assistance
A Heathcote Road medical office called police for assistance because a 31-year-old patient was refusing to leave the office due to the fact that medication had not been prescribed for him Dec. 30. Police arrived, and the patient left the scene.

A passenger arrived at the Scarsdale train station at 2:26 a.m., Dec. 31, and requested help getting home. The passenger and a relative said they fell asleep on the train and were unfamiliar with the area. Police helped the passenger call a taxi and remained on scene until the taxi arrived.

Shortly before midnight Jan. 5, police provided a person with a courtesy ride to the Hartsdale train station from Walworth Avenue. The person said he was trying to get to the Bronx by train.

Quaker Ridge parents called police to assist with a dispute over car use by their 18-year-old son Jan. 5. The son wanted to use his parent’s car to drive to a friend’s house. The parent’s said they would drive their son to the friend’s house instead, as they did not want him driving there himself. The son was angry about his parent’s decision, according to the parents. Police arrived and explained to the son that although he was 18 years old, the car was registered to his parents and therefore it was their decision about when and where it could be driven. The son said he understood and would either stay home or let his parents drive him. 

Welfare check
A brother asked police to check the welfare of his sister on Fayette Road Jan. 2. The sister was fine, as she was just taking a nap. Police urged her to contact her brother and check in.

Civil matter
Police were called for a dispute between a Nelson Road resident and a contractor who was there to repair a stove with a defective igniter Jan. 2. After the repairman allegedly worked on the stove for approximately two hours, the resident asked if the stove could be fixed. At that time, the resident said the contractor became “visibly upset” and started “pacing around the kitchen.” The resident said she called the manufacturer who advised the resident to “leave the contractor alone and let him do his work.” The resident asked the contractor to leave, and he allegedly told her that gas might leak, causing the resident to call the contractor back. Police and firefighters checked the condition of the stove and gas line to confirm nothing had been tampered with. No leaking gas was detected.

Cars and roadways
On Dec. 30, multiple reports indicated a tree had fallen across Post Road and knocked down electrical wires. A perimeter was established so police and firefighters could detour vehicles around the hazards, and Con Edison was notified. 

Due to a transformer spill, a Haz-Mat team was dispatched to the scene.

On Dec. 30, police received several calls about people in private cars doing things with packages in the village. Investigation and communication with UPS confirmed that UPS workers were making deliveries in private vehicles due to the holiday rush.

A caller complained about debris in Fenimore Road Dec. 30. Police went to the scene and saw a discarded Christmas tree in the street. Police moved the tree onto the sidewalk and contacted the sanitation department.

On Dec. 31, police cleared a fallen branch from Heathcote Road and notified the highway department for pickup. 

Police notified the proper utility providers about fallen wire on Montrose Road Dec. 31 and Garden Road Jan. 3.

On Jan. 2, police helped a pedestrian safely cross Weaver Street.

Police notified Verizon about a fallen wire on Aspen Road Jan. 2.

The highway department was notified about an overflowing storm drain on Brayton Road Jan. 2. 

Police asked the driver of an illegally parked truck to move it from blacking a Popham Road driveway Jan. 4. 

Seven car accidents were reported in the village during the reporting period. 

Firefighters
Fire Captain James Seymour shared the following details about incidents that occurred in the village during this week’s reporting period. 

On Dec. 30, firefighters assisted with a rollover car accident on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway. Four occupants of the car were able to get out of the cat on their own. They each refused medical treatment. Firefighters cleaned up spilled fluids from the roadway and stood by until the car was removed by tow. 

Smoke from a fireplace with a partially closed damper filled a Tompkins Road living room Dec. 31. Firefighters put out the fire and assisted with ventilation.

A holiday wreath caught fire in a Crane Road house Jan. 4. It was extinguished by the homeowner. Firefighters checked for extension and ventilated the house. 

On Jan. 4, firefighters assisted at a car accident on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway. 

On Jan. 5, firefighters assisted Greenville Fire Department with a laundry room fire in an apartment building on Central Avenue. They helped evacuate occupants and checked apartments for extension. The affected appliances were removed from the building.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Dec. 30, 2019 to Jan. 5, 2020 has been compiled from official information. 

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 15 January 2020

Created: 15 January 2020

Last Updated: 15 January 2020

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On Jan. 8, Yukari Natalie Shigeta, 44, of Scarsdale, was arrested on charges of third-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree grand larceny. She is accused of stealing $1,710.63 cash and merchandise valued at $19,601.98 from her former employer’s business, a clothing store on Spencer Place. Shigeta was arrested following an interview with police and arraigned at Scarsdale Village Justice Court. She was released on her own recognizance, and a temporary order of protection was issued in favor of the victim. A future court date is pending.

Car break-ins
On Jan. 6, a Cohawney Road resident reported two unlocked cars in her driveway were entered overnight and a total of $30 in quarters was stolen. The incident was captured on video surveillance. That same morning, residents on Kingston, Shawnee, Tompkins and Brewster roads also reported unlocked cars in their driveway were entered. A wallet containing credit cards was stolen from the Kingston Road car. An empty Rolex watch box was stolen from the Shawnee Road car. A cell phone and change purse were stolen from the Tompkins Road car. Loose change was stolen from two Brewster Road cars. Additionally, on Jan. 6, a Brown Road resident reported a locked car parked in the driveway was broken into overnight, and a cell phone and loose change were stolen. When police arrived at the resident’s house, no one answered the door. Therefore, a report on the incident is pending. 

On Jan. 7, another Cohawney Road resident reported her car had been broken into the previous night. The resident said change had been stolen, but she did not wish to file a report.

Cell phone
A Cushman Road woman received a message that her cell phone had been disconnected Jan. 7. In following up with Verizon, the woman learned her number had been exported to AT&T without her permission. The phone service providers are following up to determined who requested the export of the number. 

Scam
A Jefferson Road woman reporting receiving an email that she originally believed was from Apple. She then supplied her husband’s personal information as requested in the email. Later she realized the email had not been sent by Apple and was most likely part of a scam.

Assistance
On Jan. 6, police spoke with a library patron who was making employees uncomfortable by asking about their work schedules. The patron apologized and said he would stop asking such questions.

A Palmer Road business reported a white man with gray hair, in his 50s, was refusing to leave the establishment Jan. 8. The man left after police were called. Police spoke with the man in a nearby parking lot and told him to stay away from the establishment at the owner’s request.

On Jan. 9, a Hutchinson Avenue resident reported experiencing “multiple suspicious incidents” from Jan. 6 – Jan. 8. Police are following up. 

D.O.A 
A 95-year-old Aspen Road man died at home Jan. 12.

Custody arrangement
A Popham Road man reported his ex-wife was not allowing him to pick up his daughter and not abiding by their custody agreement Jan. 9. He was unable to provide court-ordered custody documentation and was advised to have paperwork with him when picking up his daughter in the future, so police could enforce it if necessary. 

No car seat
Following up on a call from a concerned citizen, police stopped a driver who made an illegal U-turn at Garth and Popham roads Jan. 12. The car contained a baby being held on his mother’s lap in the back seat. The baby was being “bounced around with his face pressed to the rear driver’s window” without being properly restrained in car seat. Police issued summonses to the parents and admonished them for unsafe transportation. 

911
A woman called 911 from an Edgewood location because her “eight-year-old daughter was out of control and would not calm down” Jan. 8. The woman then hung up the call and did not answer upon callback. Finally the woman answered and said her daughter had calmed down. The woman refused to provide her name.

Cars and roadways
On Jan. 7, police directed traffic around a disabled truck on Popham Road.

Police called a tow for a disabled car at Mamaroneck and Stratton roads Jan. 9.

Cars were parked illegally on Potter Road while the drivers were observing their children play in Hyatt Park Jan. 11. Police asked drivers to move their cars to legal parking spots.  

Callers reported boys racing cars behind the high school on Brewster Road Jan. 12. The boys were gone when police arrived on scene. Police will monitor the area.

Three car accidents were reported in the Village this week. 

Dogs
A Kensington Road woman reported her dog was attacked by a neighbor’s dog at the corner of Tompkins and Fenimore roads Jan. 8. No further details were provided.

A passerby saw a puppy outside in the cold weather on School Lane and called police Jan. 8. Patrol went to the house and confirmed the dog was in good health and being taken care of. The owner said she had just let the dog out momentarily.

Village code
On Jan. 10, police issued a violation summons to a Wildwood Road gardener that dumped leaves and yard debris on Village property at the corner of Secor and Wildwood roads.

Lost and found
A black jacket was found on Brewster Road Jan. 7. It was soiled and appeared to have been in the roadway for a period of time. Police discarded the jacket due to its condition and lack of identifying information.

An attorney reported losing a “secure pass” ID somewhere in the village Jan. 7.  

On Jan. 11, a Scarsdale High School ID was found on East Parkway and returned to the student at the student’s Village address. 

A passerby found a Chase debit card on Greenacres Avenue and gave it to police Jan. 12. Police contacted the owner who said she would retrieve the card. 

Firefighters
According to Captain James Seymour, firefighters responded to 15 incidents during the reporting period. Seymour shared details of some of the incidents, as follows. 

On Jan. 7, firefighters stood by for Con Edison and provided assistance at the site of a gas leak on Richbell Road.

Firefighters assisted at a one-car accident on Weaver Street, in which the driver was injured after striking a pole, Jan. 9. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to the driver.

On Jan. 13, smoke was coming from a burnt steam supply line connected to a dishwasher in a Garth Road pizzeria. Firefighters forced open the door and disconnected the appliance. They ventilated the space by opening a sliding glass door.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Jan. 6-12 has been compiled from official information.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 01 January 2020

Created: 01 January 2020

Last Updated: 05 February 2020

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Accident: Following a one-car accident with a traffic pole at Popham Road and Scarsdale Avenue, which took out an electrical connection for a traffic light, police subsequently arrested the driver – Jamie Rene Tenelanda Pesantez, 39, of White Plains – and charged him with driving while intoxicated (first offense) and operation of a motor vehicle by an unlicensed driver. The charges occurred after the driver and a passenger were taken to Westchester Medical Center for injuries immediately following the accident Dec. 23. According to a witness, Pesantez’s 1998 Chevrolet passed through the intersection and collided with the traffic pole. Popham Road remained closed to traffic for several days while the pole was repaired and electrical connections were restored.

Arrested
On Dec. 27, defendant Rodolfo Maldonado, 34, of Mamaroneck, 34, of Mamaroneck, surrendered himself at headquarters because of an active arrest warrant. Maldonado’s attorney was present with him at the time of his surrender. Following an investigation of alleged incidents from Dec. 22, Maldonado was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment using a phone, telegraph or written communication; third-degree assault, with intent to cause physical harm; and fourth-degree criminal mischief involving disabling equipment to prevent a request for emergency help. Following arrest processing, Maldonado was arraigned at Scarsdale Village Justice Court and released on his own recognizance. Judge Cynthia Dunne issued a temporary order of protection in favor of Maldonado’s alleged victim, a Greenwich man. Maldonado is due back in court on Jan. 8.

ID theft
On Dec. 29, a Brite Avenue man reported that a Burlington credit card was fraudulently opened using his personal information. The account was closed, and the man did not sustain any financial loss.

Packages
On Dec. 23, Town of Mamaroneck police recovered several packages on Madison Street, in their jurisdiction. The packages were addressed to four different residents, living at four different addresses in the Village of Scarsdale. Town of Mamaroneck PD gave the packages to Scarsdale police. Scarsdale police delivered the packages to their respective addressees. The recipients could not confirm if the packages had been delivered and stolen, or if the packages had never been delivered. According to shipping details, all packages were marked as “delivered” on Dec. 19.

A Deerfield Lane woman reported seeing a person looking into her mailbox via video surveillance Dec. 27. The woman thought a package might have been delivered, and she suspected the person might be involved with stealing it. Police checked the mailbox. It was empty. The woman said she would call headquarters if she determined a package had, in fact, been stolen.

Broken window
A Post Road woman reported her car’s window was smashed while her car was parked outside her house Dec. 23. Police investigated and found a golf ball near the car. It appeared as if the ball was the cause of the broken window.

Water
A Griffen Avenue resident noticed water pouring out of a neighbor’s spigot and was unable to turn it off Dec. 23. Police and firefighters attempted to turn off the water, but it was apparently flowing from a frozen pipe that had burst. Police attempted to contact the homeowner and left a message.

Police notified the water department about a water line break on Valley Road Dec. 23.

Welfare check
On Dec. 24, a woman called police and asked for a welfare check of her mother who was staying with an aunt on Nelson Road. Police checked on the mother, who said she was fine. She spoke with her daughter and said she would contact her again the following day. On Dec. 27, a woman called police again and advised she was at her mother’s house in Katonah, but her mother was not there. She told police she believed her mother was at her aunt’s house on Nelson Road and requested a welfare check. Police checked on the mother, who was at the Nelson Road house, with her sister. The mother said she had not received a call from her daughter and did not want to talk to her at that point in time. The mother advised she would be staying with her sister on Nelson Road until her car was fixed.

At the request of a caller, police attempted to check the welfare of a Penn Boulevard resident Dec. 28. Police went to the house, but no one was home. From the exterior, it appeared as if nothing was out of the ordinary.

Dog
A Gatehouse Road woman reported she could not leave her house because an unknown dog was outside her door Dec. 24. Police retrieved the dog and located its owner. The woman was then able to comfortably enter and exit her house.

Noise
At 2:30 a.m., Dec. 25, a Post Road man reported that his housemate was playing loud music in the room next door. Police asked the housemate to lower the volume of the music due to the hour, and the housemate complied. Police also advised the man who made the complaint that due to the fact that the men share a wall between their rooms, some sound will always be able to be heard.

Whereabouts
A Quaker Ridge woman called police to say she was having a problem with her son Dec. 25. The son told his parents he was going to play basketball at the Heathcote School courts; however, the parents then observed their son en route to a friend’s house on Secor Road. They told their son to get into their car, which he did. The family went back to their house, and everything seemed in good order when police arrived to investigate the call.

Milk bottle
A Tunstall Road resident alleged a person came onto the property, placed something in a milk container and ran away to a car after midnight Dec. 27. Police examined the milk container and saw two empty bottles. Everything seemed to be in good order.

Help
An elderly man was stopped in a car at Chase Road and Spencer Place Dec. 27. The man said he was lost and did not have any means of navigating back to his house. He said he was tired and wanted to leave his car parked in the village and return with a family member to get it the next day. Police helped the man secure his car at a parking spot. Police also helped him call a taxi.

Cars and roadways
On Dec. 26, police notified Con Edison that branches were down on electrical wires on Murray Hill Road.

Police were called to mediate a dispute between two drivers who allegedly almost got in an accident on Mamaroneck Road Dec. 26. When police arrived, one driver was standing outside of his car in front of the other driver’s car. Police managed to separate the individuals and calm the situation. No damage occurred, and no injuries were reported. Police advised the parties to call police in the future and to not attempt to handle any road disputes themselves.

Police placed a traffic cone in a large pothole at Ferncliff and Post roads and notified the highway department Dec. 28.

Four car accidents were reported in the village during the reporting period.

Civil matter
A Stratton Road woman reported her daughters were not brought back to her house on time by their father, who lives at a different address Dec. 26. She did not request a welfare check of the children. She just asked that the incident be documented.

Firefighters
According to Captain James Seymour, firefighters responded to 25 incidents during the reporting period. Seymour shared details of the following incidents.

A dryer caught fire in a Normandy Lane house Dec. 25. Residents were instructed to evacuate the house, and firefighters disconnected the dryer and removed it to the front yard. Firefighters ventilated the basement with a fan.
A caller reported an outdoor deep fryer, located approximately 10 feet from the house on a concrete patio, was on fire Dec. 25. Firefighters put out the fire with an extinguisher and stood by the pot of oil until it cooled down.

Lincoln Road residents locked themselves out of their house Dec. 25. Firefighters successfully got into the house through an open window and let the residents back inside after checking IDs.

A smoky haze was present in an Eton Road house Dec. 25. Firefighters investigated and removed embers and burnt logs from a fireplace to mitigate the condition.

On Dec. 29, firefighters called Con Edison about an outdoor gas odor on Aspen Road. Con Edison arrived and firefighters assisted in checking a house to check for possible gas migration.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Dec. 23-29 has been compiled from official information.

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