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Published: 16 April 2013

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Bus Breakdown: A school bus filled with kids broke down at the intersection of Mohican Trail and Mamaroneck Road at 3 pm on April 10. Police redirected traffic while the school bus was moved off the road and a second bus was called. The children were transferred to the second bus and a mechanic fixed the problem. The bus was returned to the yard.

Phantom Intruders: At midnight on Tuesday 4/9 a resident on Hutchinson Avenue reported that her home was entered while she was out. Several items, including her medication, some fruit, dog leashes and a snow shovel had been moved. There were no signs of forced entry but she believes that someone is entering her home and moving things around. Police assured her they would monitor the area.

Locked In: A Greenacres mom called police for help when here children were inadvertently locked in the car while it was parked on Meadow Road at 1:30 pm on 4/9. Someone from the Heathcote Gulf Station came to the house and was able to open the car. The children were unharmed.

Harassed: A Dickel Road man complained that for the past three weeks he has been receiving phone calls in the middle of the night. When he answers there is no one there but he can hear voices in the background. The phone carrier is unable to block or stop calls from the number on the caller i.d. The man made the report on April 8.

Tripped: A Black Birch Lane woman called police at 6 pm on April 10 to say that she had previously tripped on Village property and wanted to show police where she had fallen so that repairs could be made. She reported that at 5:30 pm on April 9 she stepped into a small pothole on Rock Creek Lane, fell and broke her wrist and twisted her ankle. A passerby drove her home and her husband took her to the doctor.

Identity Theft: On 4/10 a Meadow Road woman called police to report that someone had gotten access to her AMEX card number and made several purchases at Sears, including TV's and Blu-ray players valued at more than $1,000. A total of eight purchases were made during the first week of April. She contacted AMEX and cancelled her card. She came to the police station on the night of 4/10 to file the report.

Speeding Cab: A Heathcote Road woman called police on the night of April 11 when she saw a cab from Central Taxi driving "approximately 60 miler per hour" on Crane Road toward the village. Police were able to identify the cab and went to Central Taxi to speak to the driver. He denied speeding. Police gave him a verbal warning.

Unleashed Dogs: An Aspen Road woman reported a loose German Shepard running on Aspen Road at 75pm on April 12. Soon thereafter the owner caught the dog and brought it home. At 5:30 pm a Clarence Road woman reported a black dog running loose near her home. Police were not able to locate the dog. At 6 pm that night police received another call about a man walking a Huskie on Lockwood Road without a leash. Police were not able to locate the man.

Solicitor: On Ferncliff Road police got a call about a man who was ringing doorbells and soliciting at 8 pm on April 12. Police found Zachary Fowler of Croydon PA who said he was soliciting for construction work. Police told him that he could not solicit without a permit and issued him a summons.

Drunk in the Park: Scarsdale Police were called by Eastchester Police at 9:40 pm on April 12 to help with a youth party at Hyatt Field. Eastchester Police were taking one young person to the hospital and asked the Scarsdale Police to check the field. They found a bottle of Bacardi.

Uninvited Guests: Birchall Drive residents called police at 2:42 am on April 13 when a car drove up their driveway at a high speed and then left. Police searched for the car and checked the plate number but were unable to identify the driver or owner of the car.

Tenant Issue: A Dell Road landlord called police at noon on 4/13 when the tenant would not let her into the house with a contractor and insurance agent regarding some repairs. The tenant said her lease called for her to receive prior notification and said she could not let the landlord in at this time. The landlord made a date to get inside in the future.

Homeless: At 3:57 am police came upon Devin Quin on Garth Road. Quin said he was homeless and asked police if there were any local shelters for temporary lodging. Police contacted the Open Arms Shelter in White Plains who agreed to have him stay there. Police transported Quin to the shelter.

Summons: Police issued a summons to the driver of a tractortrailer from North Carolina on April 12. The driver was in Scarsdale to pick up some cars at the Nissan dealership in White Plains. Police stopped the man because the license plate was partially obscured and also noted that his log book was not up to date and the tractor battery cover was missing.

Lost: At 7 am on April 10 a Montrose Road man came to police to report a lost wallet containing his driver's license and personal papers.

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Petty car thieves went on a spree in Greenacres last week and took whatever they could find from unlocked cars during the night of 4/15-4/16. Though numerous residents told police the following day that they had heard their car alarms go off – and saw the interior lights of their cars on the previous night, no one called police while thieves were in action. Lt. Thomas Altizio of the Scarsdale Police urges anyone who sees or hears a car break-in at night to call the police so that patrols can look for the suspect(s). In the interim, he also advises you to lock your car, especially at night.

Here's what happened overnight on 4/15 – 4/16:

• On Sage Terrace a Garmin GPS was removed from an unlocked car parked in a driveway.
• On Brewster Road a pair of Chanel Sunglasses, valued at $800 and two rolls of quarters were taken from a 2012 Acura MDX parked unlocked in a driveway. The car was heavily tossed and the center console and glove box were open.
• On Brewster Road a resident found property on her front lawn including her own Philips portable LCD screen that had been taken from her car overnight. Also found was a Garmin GPS, a Verizon iphone charger, an audiovox XM radio, a red LED headlamp, a small black flashlight and a checkbook. The GPS did not belong to the Sage Terrace man.
• A third Brewster Road man reported that a wine bag containing seven bottles of wine and a brown briefcase valued at $250 were removed from a 2012 Honda Accord parked in the driveway, also unlocked. The car was tossed. The briefcase contained personal documents and a Bluetooth keyboard.
• A Sage Road man woke up to find stolen property near his driveway – that police identified and returned to yet another Brewster Road man. Found and returned were a tool bag, a Leica laser distance meter, lock tape measures, protective glasses, a side cutter, a camera remote and a USB card. The Sage Terrace man later realized that his own 2000 Toyota Camry had been entered and $10 in quarters and a flashlight radio were missing.
• Yet another Sage Terrace family found that two of their cars were entered overnight. A 2013 Acura and a 2011 Ford Edge were both parked in the driveway and the owner claimed they were locked. Both cars were heavily tossed and loose change and dollar bills were stolen from both vehicles.

Petty Thief at the High School Track: During Lacrosse practice at Scarsdale High School on the afternoon of 4/19 the players saw a man sitting on a bench watching the track and the field and then saw him drop a Frisbee amongst the girls' bags on the side of the field. The man picked up the Frisbee and quickly walked away. Several girls noticed that their cell phones were missing and Coach Berger approached the man who appeared nervous and in a hurry to leave the area. Both of the phones were found; one under a car in the parking lot. The man denied taking the phones and fled. Though they got a picture of his back and his car, police were unable to read the license plate number.

Police were called at 7:45 pm on April 15 about a solicitor going door to door on Johnson Road. Police stopped the man who identified himself as Skyler Flintall and claimed he worked for Legendary Marketing in Tarrytown and soliciting for the Home Improvement Remodeling Group. Flintall did not have a permit to solicit and a search of his id revealed an outstanding warrant from Croton on Hudson.

Harassed: A Ridgecrest East woman called police on April 15 when she received a series of harassing text messages from a woman looking for work as a housekeeper. When the prospective housekeeper was told that she should "continue her job search" she sent out a series of incoherent and insulting texts.

On 4/16 a Roosevelt Place woman complained that she was being harassed by her ex-boyfriend and an acquaintance on Facebook and via text messages. She believed the texts were threatening. Police called the person who was sending the texts and advised him to cease contact. Police warned him that if he continued, he would be charged with aggravated harassment.

Full tank? On 4/16 a customer at the Shell Station on Scarsdale Avenue complained that she had paid to fill her tank but found it was only three-quarters full. Police advised her to speak to the manager of the station.

Nasty rider: the driver of a Bee Line bus called police at 7:30 on 4/16 when he got to the stop at Drake and Post Roads. The man complained that a Brooklyn woman was berating him and cursing because the bus was late. He claimed that she had been doing so for several weeks. Police spoke to the woman who denied cursing and said she was just "stating her displeasure." The driver agreed to let the woman back on the bus if she behaved properly.

Noise at night: A Garth Rad resident called police at 2:34 am on April 17 to complain about noise coming from one of the stores. Police found the owner of Chop Stix with other workers replacing the kitchen hood. Police explained that they were in violation of the noise ordinance and issued a warning.

Syringes: An Ogden Road resident called police on the evening of 4/19 when he found a bunch of used syringes in the street. Police surmised that they had fallen out of the garbage during pick up and disposed of them at police headquarters.

Screaming Man: A disheveled man was reported to be yelling out loud at the Five Corners on the afternoon of 4/20. Police spoke to him and the man did not want assistance and did not appear to be a danger to himself or others. On 4/21 another man was reported to be talking to himself and yelling at the five corners. The man claimed he was waiting for a taxi to NYC. Police called the man's mother who explained that he had recently been taken off his medication – but said it was ok for him to go to the city.

Coning: A Carthage Road man called police on April 20 when he found a traffic cone in his driveway. He believed that they were the victim of a prank called "coning." However, he called back about an hour later when his son told him that the cone was left there as part of an ongoing prank with his friends.

On 4/15 the security officer at Shaarei Tikvah reported that someone was moving traffic cones in their parking lot of overnight. The cones were moved between 11 pm and 6 am and created hazardous conditions. Though there is a security camera on the lot, due to the lack of light, the culprit could not be identified.

Unhappy Customer: A Heathcote Road woman called police around 7 pm on April 21 for help with a disagreement with a furniture restorer. She had hired a man to repair an antique chair and was unhappy with the work. The repairman refused to leave the property. After discussion with the police the man agreed to take the chair back and do further repairs.

Abandoned Suitcase: Police found a suitcase against a tree at Post and Fenimore Roads on the morning of April 15. The contents were found to be personal property and vouchered while police attempted to contact its owner.

Identity Theft: On 4/15 a Hanover Road man reported that someone had used his name, birthday and social security number to file a fraudulent tax return. He was advised to file a police report and submit an affidavit to the IRS.

Graffiti: On 4/18 Scarsdale Improvement Corp reported that graffiti was spray painted on the outer wall of Lange's Deli. The letters "STR" were spray painted in gold paint. The company reported that a few weeks ago the same letters had been penned onto a side window of Zachys in black. The letters were cleaned off but then appeared in the same place again.

Damage: A Crane Road woman reported that a rock had been thrown through a large front window of her home sometime between 5 pm on 4/20 and 2 pm on 4/21. She did not know whether it was caused by a deliberate or a random act.

Coyote? A woman on Brittany Close called police on the morning of April 15 when she thought she spotted a coyote outside. When police arrived they observed a black and gray dog as it ran away onto the Quaker Ridge Golf Course.

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Police responded to an accident at 5 pm on Sunday 4/7 at the intersection of Popham Road and Post Road. A collision occurred when a 2012 BMW going eastbound on Popham Road "at a high rate of speed" ran the traffic light at the Post Road, lost control and ran into a Jeep Cherokee stopped at the light on the Post Road. When police arrived, the driver of the Jeep was upset and yelling, "He went through the light! He was driving like a maniac and drove right into me."

The driver of the speeding car was Vijay Venkataramani, age 32 of New Rochelle. Venkataramani said he left his license at home. Both cars were heavily damaged.

The driver was unsteady on his feet, had difficulty keeping his balance and smelled of alcohol. He admitted to drinking one glass of Scotch with his lunch at Chat but failed sobriety tests. He was uncooperative with police and warned repeatedly. He was arrested and taken to headquarters where he was found to have a BAC reading of .17%. In addition to being charged with a DWI, he was also charged with passing through a red light and driving at an unreasonable speed. His BMW was towed away. He was released on $200 bail and given a court date.

Oil Spill: A large fuel truck sprung a leak on the Post Road near Evon Court on April 3 between 10:30 am and 1 pm. According to the driver a seal had broken causing the oil to spill out onto the roadway. A second truck was called and 800 gallons of fuel were transferred to the second truck while absorbent material was poured onto the spilled fuel on the road to prevent it from moving. The fire department and a Hazmat team were also called in and closed the road while the spill was cleaned up.

Break-in? A caretaker for a home on Walworth Avenue said that he was checking the home while the owner was away and found a broken window pane in a side door window on April 6. When police arrived, they found the home in complete disarray with paper and personal items strewn about. The caretaker confirmed that the home is kept this way. The caretaker did not know if anything was missing. Due to the state of the house, police called the Fire Inspector and Assistant Village Inspector to assess the safety of the house. The Fire Inspector found some issues with the home and contacted the homeowner who said she was out of the country and would return in April.

On 4/6 a Chesterfield Road residents reported that a $600 bracelet and $200 in cash were missing from her daughter's room. A handyman and a babysitter had been in the house recently.

Car Thefts: On April 1, a car owned by a Pleasantville woman was vandalized when it was parked in the lower lot at Scarsdale Middle School. The front passenger side window was broken and gym bag was taken from the front seat. Police found a pry mark near the broken window.

A Bell Road woman reported that sometime between 3/30 and 4/3 someone removed her purse from her car when it was parked unlocked in front of her house. On 4/2 she noticed that the car door had been left open and on 4/4 she realized the purse was missing with her checkbook, green card, passport and bank statements. She was not aware of any fraudulent activity on her bank account.

A Sprague Road man complained on 4/5 that on two consecutive nights someone let the air out of a tire of his car. On one night the car was parked in the driveway and on the second night it was in the street.

Identity Theft: On 4/1 a Wheelock Road man reported that two unauthorized purchases totaling $1,477.59 were made on his Citibank credit card between January 25 and April 1.

On 4/1 a Palmer Avenue man reported that AT&T advised him that a Bronx man named Kelvin Williams had attempted to purchase a new iPhone5 from Best Buy using the Scarsdale man's account and then to transfer the account to his name. Police advised him to call the credit card companies to cancel his accounts.

A Bradley Road man reported that he was unable to file his tax return because an imposter had already used his personal information to file his 2012 return. It was also discovered that two returns had been filed in his name in 2011. The IRS asked the man to file a police report before they would divulge the address of the person who had filed the false return. The man made the report on 4/3.

Family Matters: A couple in the midst of a divorce called police on the evening of April 2. The wife claimed that her husband's family would not leave the property. The husband's mother and sister had come by with food for him as he was recovering from a medical procedure. The wife claimed that her husband's family had screamed at her and called her names. Since no divorce agreement was in place, police told the mom and the sister that they could not stay and were trespassing.

Police responded to a report of a disagreement occurring at 9:30 am on 4/7 on White Road . A woman told police that she was having an argument with her husband and went outside to take a walk. Her husband and her father-in-law tried to convince her to come inside. She said that they had not hurt her and there was not violence or physical contact.

A Richbell Road woman called police on the morning of 4/2 to complain that her employee misplaced the homeowner's gloves. By the time police arrived the gloved were located.

An upset mom called police for help on the afternoon of 4/5 when she inadvertently locked herself out of the house with her 15 month old child inside. Police were able to get into the house via an interior door in the garage.

Harassed: The dispatcher for Central Taxi on East Parkway in Scarsdale reported that kids were harassing him and his employees and tying up his phone lines on April 4 between 3:50 and 4:30 pm. The kids had been doing this for the past few weeks. Police advised the man to call the Verizon unlawful call center.

On 4/4 a Walworth Avenue woman reported the receipt of threatening emails from a former employee. She was fearful for the well being of herself and her family.

The branch manager at Bank of America in the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center called police around 1 pm on 4/5 when a customer requested help. The customer, Hilda Simons of White Plains, was approached by a man in the parking lot who offered to fix a dent in her car. She agreed, but when she returned, he asked for $380 which she refused to pay and called the police from the bank. By the time police arrived the man was gone.

Wandering: A Jefferson Road man called police on the afternoon of April 5 to say that a homeless man was sitting on a stoop of a house on the street. Police spoke to the homeless man who identified himself as John Ricks. He had all his belongings with him and said he lived in Queens but was here looking for work. He asked one of the residents if she had any odd jobs. He agreed to leave the property and walked toward the bus stop. At 6:20 that night Ricks was spotted at the intersection of Greenacres and Walworth Avenues. He told police he was looking for a bodega and did not need help.

Police found an elderly man in his pajamas wandering around the parking garage area of the Chateaux Apartments at 5:30 am on 4/6. He said he was "going for a walk." Police drove the man home and called his daughter.

Dogs: After receiving complaints about dogs running loose on Greenacres Field, police spoke to one dog owner and told her that he dog cannot run without a leash on the field at 8:30 am on 4/6. She readily complied and took the dog home.

After receiving a complaint that an unleashed dog jumped on a pedestrian and "attacked her," police gave the dog owner, a Meadow Road man, a summons on 4/1.

Refuse: A Rock Creek Lane man reported that someone had dumped asphalt and slate in front of his home at 11 am on 4/6.