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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 17 July 2019

Created: 17 July 2019

Last Updated: 18 July 2019

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Police were called to a Boniface Circle store on a report of shoplifting in progress July 10. Employees who reported the matter stated two slim, dark-skinned women wearing wigs were taking merchandise and placing them beneath their skirts. When police entered the store, the suspects left, dropping some items in the hallway lobby of the Harwood Building. The suspects were observed going up in an elevator, and police began to search the building. Police located the suspects in the third floor stairwell. The suspects dropped the stolen merchandise and ran down the stairs and through an exit onto Chase Road. Police stopped the suspects on Chase Road in front of their car. In the midst of fleeing, the suspects had discarded all of the stolen items, and one suspect had removed her wig and changes from a purple dress to pair of black leggings and a white T-shirt in an attempt to change her appearance. The manager of the Boniface Store was satisfied that all of the stolen property had been returned and did not wish to pursue charges. One of the suspects had an active arrest warrant out of New York City for petit larceny. NYPD was notified but stated it did not want to pick up the suspect and execute the arrest warrant. Both suspects were advised they were no longer welcome in the store and were released. The total amount of stolen items, which were recovered, was $877.86.

DWI arrest
At 6:37 a.m., July 11, a parks and recreation employee reported a suspicious young man in a parked car at Supply Field July 12. The man was with a young woman and they were observed by witnesses to be “acting erratically” and had reportedly pulled into the parking lot and asked the employee for help. Police arrived on scene and the man – Christian Castillo, 21, of Stamford – said he was drunk and had parked his car so he did not have to drive. He also told police his license was suspended. While speaking with Castillo, police detected a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. Castillo agreed to an alco-sensor pre-screening test, which indicated the presence of alcohol on his breath. At headquarters, a Datamaster test measured Castillo’s blood alcohol at .16. A computer check of Castillo’s pedigree information indicated that Castillo had a suspended driver’s license in New York State, and it also revealed an active warrant from West Virginia with no extradition (in-state pickup only). Upon searching Castillo’s car, police found marijuana and THC oil cartridges. Castillo was charged with driving while intoxicated (first offense), operation of a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 of one percent of alcohol or more (first offense), criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operation of a motor vehicle by an unlicensed driver and unlawful possession of marijuana. Castillo was released on $200 cash bail and issued an appearance ticket for Scarsdale Village Justice Court on July 17.

Restriction violation arrest
On July 12, Police noticed a driver not wearing a seatbelt at Mamaroneck and Post roads. Patrol circled around and conducted a traffic stop. The driver – Nagazaki Iturriaga, 36, of Scarsdale – presented police a passport and told officers that he did not have a driver’s license. The license had been revoked and had active suspensions for failure to pay a driver responsibility test, driving while ability impaired by alcohol, refusal to submit to a chemical test and failure to answer a summons. A further check revealed that an ignition interlock device restriction had been placed on Iturriaga’s license. Iturriaga was driving his girlfriend’s car, which was not equipped with a device. This meant Iturriaga was in violation of the restriction. Iturriaga was placed under arrested and charged with circumventing an interlock device, operation of a motor vehicle by an unlicensed driver, second-degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a seat belt violation. Police notified the Westchester County probations department since Iturriaga was on probation. Iturriaga was released on $100 cash bail and issued an appearance ticket for Scarsdale Village Justice Court on July 17.

Arrest on warrant
On July 9, a caller reported two male solicitors, attempting to sell window and roof repairs, on Potter Road. Police went to the scene and saw two men wearing fluorescent vests in a car. Police spoke with them, and the men stated they had been soliciting in the area. They presented a valid permit. However, police pointed out they were soliciting outside of the permitted time period. Upon checking the men’s IDs, police discovered one of the men – Steven Elliot Garner, 30, of Staten Island – had an active bench warrant out of Orange County. The warrant was for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Dispatch notified the Orange County Sheriff’s office, and that agency wished to extradite Garner. Scarsdale police held Garner until Orange County police picked him up.

Bail jumping arrest
On July 10, police processed the arrest of Erika Mollin, 45, of Scarsdale, on a charge of third-degree bail jumping on one charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance and various vehicle and traffic charges. Mollin was being held at Westchester County Jail on various charges from other jurisdictions. Scarsdale police picked her up and brought her to headquarters and Scarsdale Village Justice Court for arraignment. She was ordered to pay $1 bail and was transported back to Westchester County Jail.

Stolen
On July 9, a Ridgecrest East woman reported approximately $500 cash and various items had been stolen from her house sometime between July 3-8. The stolen items included five credit cards, two car keys, three rings, three tie clips, one pair of cufflinks, a gold pocket watch with a chain, a Tiffany watch, 60 assorted coins, a fine leather pouch and a blue nylon bag. Police are following up.

On July 10, a Popham Road store manager reported a customer put a box of razor blades into her bag without paying for it July 10. Police confronted the 22-year-old Yonkers woman outside the store. She admitted to placing a box of Skintimate razor blades into her bag and gave them to police. The store manager agreed to refrain from pressing charges as long as the woman paid for the razor blades and agreed to never return to the store. The total cost of the razor blades was $8.90. Police stood by while the woman paid for the razor blades.

On July 12, a Palmer Avenue woman reported her son’s $900 trumpet was stolen from Heathcote School on June 6.

ID theft
On July 8, a Griffen Avenue resident reported her credit card had been fraudulently used to purchase goods totaling approximately $140.

On July 9, a Cooper Road man reported that unauthorized accounts had been fraudulently applied for in his name. He learned of the attempts after receiving calls and letters from the credit card departments of Chase Bank and Bank of America. The man told the bank representatives that he had not applied for either card. Additionally, the post office is conducting an investigation into an unknown individual who attempted to divert mail from the man’s address to another address. The man believes the incidents are related.

On July 13, an Old Lyme Road man reported money had been stolen from his TD Bank account through multiple fraudulent debits totaling $10,300. A pending fraudulent purchase in the amount of $1,700 was also detected. According to TD bank employees, a person presented an ID in the man’s name and made the withdrawals at two banks in New Jersey.

Car break-in
On July 14, a Carman Road woman reported someone entered two parked cars in her driveway the previous night and tossed the interiors. She did not believe anything had been stolen from the cars. Additionally, a birdbath had been moved from behind the woman’s house and repositioned in front of one of the cars.

Tom the Turkey seen in a yard on Tompkins RdMystery solved
A Richbell Road resident believed six chairs, a lamp and a TV had been stolen from her house sometime in the past. On July 9, she consulted with police who examined her house and found some of the missing items near the locations where the resident had last seen them. The resident called her housekeeper regarding the remaining items still purported to be missing, and the housekeeper said she had never seen those items. The resident told police that “the mystery had been solved” and police services were no longer needed.

Welfare check
On July 11, police checked the welfare of a woman visiting a Richbell Close from China. She was OK.

Cell phone
A woman accidentally dropped her cell phone down into a sewer grate on Boniface Circle July 11.

Road rage
A 28-year-old Eastchester driver came to headquarters and reported that someone in another car ran him off the road, on Post Road and Boulevard, and proceeded to spray him with a fire extinguisher July 10. A 24-year-old female passenger, from Thornwood, also got sprayed by the fire extinguisher. The driver of the other car who allegedly engaged in the aggressive behavior was a 46-year-old Brooklyn man. Police interviewed all parties, and no one wished to pursue criminal charges.

Cars and roadways
A woman in a black Jeep was staring at a man who had parked his car in a parking space “where she liked to park” in the Wilgrin parking lot July 5. The man refused to move and the woman’s actions were making his feel uncomfortable. On July 8, the man reported the incident to police for documentation purposes.

A truck driver knocked down a sign at the northbound entrance to the Hutchinson River Parkway on Weaver Street and the Hutchinson River Parkway July 8.

Police issued parking summonses to the driver of a moving truck parking across two driveways and in front of a fire hydrant July 9.

Police put caution tape on a fallen cable wire on Scarsdale Avenue and notified the cable company for repair July 9.

Police notified the water department about a water leak on Griffen Avenue July 9.

Police helped a pedestrian cross Weaver Street July 10 and 13.

Police issued summonses to the drivers of a truck illegally parked on Christie Place and a car partially blocking a driveway on Brewster Road July 10.

The highway department removed a fallen tree from Bypass July 11.

Police helped a pedestrian cross Weaver Street July 11.

Police closed a section of Post Road while a large truck maneuvered its way out of a driveway July 11. Police noticed the truck left indentations in the roadway and notified the highway department.

On July 12, police notified the highway department about a deer carcass by the side of Mamaroneck Road. Highway workers removed it.

The driver of an illegally parked car on Freightway Road received a summons from police July 12.

The water department was notified about a water main break on Fayette Road July 13.

Eight car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Village code violations
Police issued summonses to landscapers using gas-powered leaf blowers on Lincoln Road July 8, Morris Lane and Popham Road July 9, Church Lane and Post Road July 10 and Ogden Road and Walworth Avenue July 12.

Animals
On July 11, police gave trappers’ contact information to a Whig Road resident who complained of two raccoons near a basement window well.

Police issued a summons to the owner of a dog on Brambach Road due to repeated noise complaints about the dog’s loud barking, which police also observed.

Lost and found
A Quaker Ridge resident reported losing a set of car and house keys somewhere in the village July 14.

Firefighters
This week firefighters responded to 17 calls. Details of some incidents are listed below.

Firefighters assisted a Morris Lane daughter get back inside her house after she was accidentally locked out July 8.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a water leak near a gas connection on Wakefield Road July 8.

On July 9, firefighters assisted at a car accident at Post and Mamaroneck roads.

Firefighters were called to a group home on Post Road on a report of an extinguished fire near the house July 9. There, firefighters found a smoldering pile of cardboard, the remains of a folding cot and a mirror. The fire caused discoloration to the exterior stucco of the house. No source of ignition was found. Firefighters confirmed there was no extension of the fire into the structure of the house, and they hosed down the area.

On July 13, firefighters mitigated a leak in a Brewster Road house and shut down electrical connections to fixtures that were affected by the dripping water.

This report covering police and fire department activity from July 8-14 has been compiled from official information.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 24 July 2019

Created: 24 July 2019

Last Updated: 25 July 2019

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DWI: While conducting routine patrol in Mamaroneck Road at 3 a.m., July 20, police observed a 2013 Range Rover abruptly stop numerous times on Mamaroneck Road and make abrupt turns that brought the car in circles. Police conducted a traffic stop, and the driver – Timothy Bolton, 26, of New York City – told police he was coming from New Canaan, Connecticut, and looking for the train station. His breath smelled of alcohol, and Bolton told police he had consumed two glasses of wine. An alco-sensor test indicated the presence of alcohol on his breath. He was arrested, booked and processed at headquarters and released with an appearance ticket to appear at Scarsdale Village Justice Court on July 24.

Identity theft
On July 16, a Woods Lane woman reported someone fraudulently withdrew funds totaling $1,439 from her Bank of America account. The unknown person used a forged check to execute the transaction.

On July 17, a Greenacres Avenue man reported that someone fraudulently withdrew approximately $150,000 from his checking account in four fraudulent transactions. The transactions involved fraudulent checks written in another jurisdiction. The man spoke with a suspect regarding the fraudulent checks and funds from only one check has been reimbursed. The man said he was interested in pursuing criminal charges.

Prank call
Police received a prank call from an anonymous caller alleging an Old Lyme Road resident had been beaten up. Police investigated and determined the call was a prank. There was no need for police assistance.

Noise
A caller complained of construction noises on Sheldrake Road at 6:20 a.m., July 16. Police investigated the noises and determined woodpeckers were causing them.

Broken window
A highway department employee reported that while “weed whacking” on Mamaroneck Road, a rock was kicked up and into the passenger window of a 2019 Toyota, causing the window to break July 16. Police took photos of the window and notified the car’s owner.

Loitering
A man was reported to be lingering around a Mamaroneck Road temple with no legitimate reason July 16. He was questioned by police. The man told police he was looking for a bus stop in order to catch a bus to take him home.

Cars and roadways
Police helped a woman cross Weaver Street July 15, 18, 19 and 21.

After a caller complained about a possible roadway hazard caused by a dead animal, police moved a chipmunk carcass to the side od Butler Road and Brite Avenue July 16.

Police notified Verizon about a fallen wire on Mamaroneck Road July 17.

Six summonses were issued at a safety checkpoint on Mamaroneck Road July 17.

Police removed fallen branches from Huntington Avenue July 17.

Roadway plates shifted on Griffen Avenue and Weaver Street, leaving an exposed hole July 17. Police notified the highway department for replacement.

A person sitting in a parked car on River Road was questioned by police July 17. The person said he was watching a movie on his phone. There was no sign of illegal activity.

A 2017 Jeep was repossessed from a Sherbrooke Road residence July 18.

Police erected barricades around flooded sections of Brookby, Sprague and Clarence roads to alert drivers July 18.

A driver was nervous about backing her car out of a tight parking space on Scarsdale Avenue July 18. Police assisted her in successfully backing out her car.

A car was idling on Heathcote Road July 18. The owner was not aware of the condition until informed by police.

Dispatch notified the highway department about a dead raccoon on Mamaroneck Road July 19.

As per police instruction, drivers moved parked cars from Wayside Lane in order to alleviate roadway congestion July 19.

A discarded mailbox box bearing the number 119 was found on Mamaroneck Road at 2 a.m., July 20.

Nine car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Village code
On July 15, police issued summonses to landscapers on Tompkins and Montrose roads for using gas-powered leaf blowers in violation of village code.

On July 16, police issued summonses to landscapers on Greenacres and Brite avenues and Murray Hill Road for using gas-powered leaf blowers in violation of village code.

On July 17, police issued a summons to a landscaper on Brite Avenue for using a gas-powered leaf blower in violation of village code.

On July 19, police issued summonsed to landscapers on Duck Pond Road, Greenacres Avenue and Morris Lane for using gas-powered leaf blowers in violation of village code.

Kids
Police assisted a homeowner in dispersing uninvited guests who showed up at her son’s party and started causing a lot of noise in the neighborhood July 20.

Animals
A Deerfield Lane resident reported seeing a coyote in the backyard July 16.

Police took custody of a dog left outside without food, water or shelter on Gaylor Road after a neighbor complained of ongoing noise from the dog July 20. When the owner picked up the dog later that evening, the owner was issued two summonses.

Lost and found
A woman came to headquarters to report she could not find her driver’s license July 15. She said the last time she saw it was when she had been arrested by police in March.

A woman found a wallet on Greenacres Avenue July 16. Police contacted the owner of the wallet, and the owner picked up the wallet from headquarters.

On July 16, a Murray Hill Road woman reported her wedding and engagement rings, worth $12,800, had been lost from her house sometime between July 4 and 5. She reported the rings were last seen on a kitchen windowsill.

Cars keys were found on Scarsdale Avenue July 18. It was determined that the keys belonged to a car parked on the street. Police placed a note inside the car regarding the found car keys. The owner contacted police later that day in order to retrieve the car keys.

A woman reported losing an iPad in a CVS store in Harrison July 18. On July 19, she came to headquarters to report that the location of the iPad pinged to a Sheldrake Road address. On July 19, Scarsdale police went to the address to investigate. There, a resident told police he had found the iPad in his shopping cart while at CVS. He said he first had the intention of bringing it to a Verizon store. Then, he noticed the iPad’s screen displayed a message that it was lost and to contact the owner at a phone number displayed on the screen. The resident then left a message for the owner, he said. Police told the resident they would facilitate the return of the iPad to its owner. The owner picked up the lost iPad from headquarters.

Firefighters
On July 16, firefighters dispatched Con Edison to a Lawrence Road house because of elevated carbon monoxide. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps was called to evaluate a treat a non-ambulatory resident for possible carbon monoxide exposure while firefighters isolated the carbon monoxide leak in the basement, shut down the boiler and hot water heater and ventilated the house.

On July 16, firefighters assisted at a four-car accident on Weaver Street. One person was transported to the hospital; for injuries, and two cars were towed.

On July 17, Eastchester Fire Department requested mutual aid for a structure fire. Firefighters assisted in helping EFD extinguish the fire.

Humidity was creating a slight smoke odor in an Old Lyme house due to a downdraft in the fireplace July 19. Firefighters evaluated the odor and determined there was no cause for alarm.

On July 21, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of wires burning and spreading fire into trees on Dolma Road. Firefighters used a hose line to keep the fire from spreading to other trees. They also soaked mulch below to make sure the fire would not spread to the ground while Con Edison was addressing the wires. Fire watch continued for about 40 minutes until the situation was determined to be under control.

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

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 10 July 2019

Created: 10 July 2019

Last Updated: 10 July 2019

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Stolen
A Stratton Road woman reported she had ordered some beach chairs for $42.99 each. On July 3, she brought all of the beach chairs into her house, except one, which she accidentally left outside. After realizing she had forgotten about the chair, she went outside to bring it in and discovered it was missing.

ID theft
On July 1, a Wynmor Road man reported that someone used his Social Security number and personal information to open a fraudulent Paypal account sometime in October. The man discovered the matter after receiving two packages, which he did not order, at his address.

On July 2, a Tisdale Road man reported someone opened a fraudulent Verizon account and used it to purchase four cell phones and activate related accounts. The man discovered it after he received an unexpected Verizon bill for $588.

Scam
On July 2, a Cushman Road woman reported someone posing as her father defrauded her of money. She said she had received a cell phone message through WhatsApp from someone alleging to be her father. The person requested that she electronically wire money to a Transferwise account in the amount of $773.70. After realizing that the messages had not, in fact, been sent from her father, the woman attempted to cancel the transfer, but it was too late. Police advised her to monitor her accounts.

Marijuana
A Woman reported seeing people smoking marijuana on the County bike path near River Road July 2. Police notified Westchester County Police for follow-up.

Luggage
A baggage service dropped off luggage at the wrong address on Carthage Lane July 2. Patrol contacted the owner of the luggage and the luggage was properly claimed.

Prank call
A person reported an Old Lyme Road house was on fire July 3. The call was a prank.

Concerns
An employee of a restaurant on East Parkway reported a man in his 60s or 70s, described as wearing “a gray and white cut-off shirt and a pink skirt” was standing in the corner of the store observing customers for no apparent legitimate reason July 4. When questioned by employees about what he was doing, the man replied, “This is my fetish.” Then, he left the restaurant. Police advised employees to call again if the man returns.

Scofflaw
Police noticed a car with scofflaw status parked on Chase Road July 1. While waiting for an impound tow, the registered owner arrived on scene. Patrol cancelled the tow when the owner said she would follow up with Village Justice Court to resolve the matter immediately.

Damage
A landscaper using a weed trimmer accidentally kicked a rock into a school owned vehicle and broke window glass at the depot at Secor and Ramsey roads July 5. The landscaper reportedly left the scene.

A Nelson Road homeowner detected a small hole in a pane of window glass at her house July 6. Police deduced the hole was most likely caused by recent landscaping work.

Pedestrian struck
A 47-year-old Bronx woman was struck by a truck at Post and Fairview roads July 4. According to the truck driver, the woman abruptly entered the roadway and stopped his truck after making contact with the woman. The woman allegedly fell to the ground, got up and continued walking across the street. She complained to police of head pain and was taken to White Plains Hospital Center for treatment.

Vehicle and traffic arrest
On July 1, police arrested Victor M. Marinez Contreras, 20, of Yonkers, on a charge of second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of motor vehicle with three or more suspensions within three months. The arrest occurred after police stopped Contreras on Weaver Street for having an illegally tinted front windshield and discovered his driver’s license was suspended.

Cars and roadways
The water department was notified about a water main break on Mamaroneck Road July 1. Some water leaked into a nearby basement as a result, and firefighters assisted in pumping water from the basement.

Patrol helped a pedestrian cross Weaver Street July 2.

A man sleeping in a car in Herkimer Road July 3 was discovered to be a contractor taking a rest while on a break.

On July 5, police contacted the owner of a disabled car parked at Hutchinson Avenue and Meadow Road to inform the owner that it needed to be moved due to scheduled roadway maintenance.

The water department was notified about a water main break on Griffen Avenue July 6.

Police removed a fallen branch from Secor Road July 6.

Police placed a traffic barrier around a sinkhole on Tisdale Road July 7.

Civil matter
On July 3, a Bradley Road resident reported a neighbor’s surveillance camera captures footage of his driveway and a portion of his property, and the resident believes this is a violation of his privacy. The resident said he believes his neighbor is intentionally capturing footage of the man’s property, and this footage was used in the past to levy charges against his wife for leaving the scene of an accident after she was involved in a traffic incident in the camera footage area. Police advised the resident this was a civil matter.

Animals
Police picked up a loose dog from Webster Road and reunited it with its owner, who called headquarters looking for her lost dog, July 4. A summons for having a dog at large was issued.

Village code
Police issued summonses to landscapers for using gas-powered leaf blowers in violation of village code on Springdale, Mamaroneck and Lincoln roads July 1, Post and Popham roads July 2, Post Road July 3 and Lincoln Road July 6.

Lost and found
A passerby found a wallet on Post Road July 6. Police used ID card information to track down the owner of wallet and return it to her.

Firefighters
On July 1, firefighters pumped water from a Carthage Road basement following a water main break on Mamaroneck Road.

On July 3, firefighters notified Con Edison about elevated levels of carbon monoxide in a Church Lane house. Firefighters ventilated the house while Con Edison shut down two faulty boiler units and capped the gas lines.

On July 5, firefighters assisted units from other jurisdictions extricate people from a car following an accident down an embankment at White Plains Road and South Broadway.

On July 6, a carbon monoxide leak was found in a Chase Road restaurant’s kitchen, with elevated carbon monoxide levels extending into neighboring offices in the same building. Firefighters shut down the gas and stood by for Con Edison. They also ventilated the building.

An electrical wire was arcing and on fire on Drake Road July 6. Con Edison was dispatched, and firefighters loaned a generator to the Scarsdale Woman’s Club because it had lost power during the incident. Police assisted with maintaining safety zones and escorting guests in and out of the Woman’s Club during the incident.

On July 7, firefighters assisted at a car accident involving a pregnant woman in the parking lot of Saxon Pool on Mamaroneck Avenue.

This report covering police and fire department activity from July 1-7 has been compiled from official information.

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