Burglars Steal Safe and $30,000 in Jewelry from Meadow Road Home
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Meadow Road residents were victims of a burglary that occurred between 7:42 pm and 10:10 pm on 2/21. The homeowner came home to find a rear sliding door open and a screen on a back window removed and damaged. Police determined that the screen and window had been pried open to allow the vandal(s) to unlock the sliding door and get into the house. Inside the resident found that his safe containing jewelry and personal documents had been taken from the house. There were scratches on the hardwood floor and the patio where the safe had been dragged from the house. The safe was reported to weigh more than 100 pounds and contained, among other items, a $25,000 diamond engagement ring and a $5,000 diamond necklace. Also missing from the upstairs closet were a Chanel purse and a Cartier watch. The home is equipped with a video camera and the residents will supply the footage to the police along with a list of missing items.
On Brookline Road, police responded to a burglar alarm on the morning of 2/21 and found that a back door had been kicked in and broken off it's frame. The door led to two tool rooms below the kitchen – but entry was barred from there to the rest of the home. The homeowner returned and checked the tool rooms and found nothing missing or out of place.
A Sony Playstation was stolen from a home on Brookline Road sometime between 2/18 and 2/20. The theft was discovered and reported by two housekeepers, and police determined that the suspects broke into a den door in the back of the house and made off with the game equipment.
Harassment: An Olmstead Road woman went to the police station on 2/20 to report the receipt of unwanted text messages from an Eastchester woman with whom she worked at Will2Lose Gym. The complainant did not answer the messages and also rebuffed the woman when she attempted to speak to her at the gym. When the owner of the gym instructed the front desk attendant to call the police to document the incident, the Eastchester woman came to the Scarsdale woman's home but not find her at home. Police contacted the Eastchester woman and told her to cease all contact. The Eastchester woman came to police headquarters to present her side of the story.
On 2/22 a woman who works for a Reimer Road family reported that since last May she has been receiving unwanted advances from a man who works as caretaker in the neighborhood. The man, named Rocco, follows her when she walks the dog and harasses her though she explained to him that she was not interested and married. Police went to the home where Rocco works and called him to come to the station. The man admitted to making advances and following the woman in his car. Police told him to cease all contact with her or she will press charges against him.
Lost and Found: On 2/21 a Scarsdale woman gave police a wallet that she found in front of 24 Chase Road about two weeks earlier. The wallet belonged to a 17 year-old girl from Armonk and contained cash, credit cards, an insurance card and 13 gift cards.
An Apple iPhone was found on Depot Place near the Scarsdale Train Station and turned over to the police on the afternoon of 2/23. Police called the number on the phone listed as "home" and left a message. A Pennsylvania man called to claim the phone and said he was in Scarsdale earlier that day.
On 2/22 an Aspen Road woman reported that a black tin box that was located in her closet was missing. The box contained valuables. She also explained that she has health care workers in the house to tend to her husband.
DOA: Jacoby Hospital on Pelham Parkway in the Bronx called Scarsdale Police on the morning of 2/19 in an attempt to reach the next of kin of a deceased man in the emergency room. Police went to the Dodoo residence at 4 Windmill Circle and learned that the house has been vacant for over a year. They were instructed by a neighbor to go to Gorham Road to make notification to Janine Dodoo of the passing of her ex-husband.
Domestic Trouble: Police got a 911 call from a crying Bradley Road woman who reporting domestic abuse on the afternoon of 2/21. When they arrived at the house police found that the woman had gone to the doctor, but spoke to her husband who reported that the two had gotten into an argument about the keys to the house. He also said that his wife had recently had surgery and was overly emotional. Police called the woman's cell phone and left a message. She called later and said she was okay but refused to return to the house to speak to the police.
A man from Boulevard in Scarsdale called police on the afternoon of 2/19 to report that his daughter has been stealing money from him and that his glasses and pictures from World War II are also missing. Police believe that the claims were unfounded and called the office of the Westchester adult advocate to say that the man was unable to care for himself.
Raccoon: At 6:46 pm on Sunday 2/24 police received a call about an injured raccoon on Brewster Road. They were unable to find it but at 7:30 pm they got another call and located the injured raccoon on Butler Road. They killed it, moved it to the side of the road and advised the Highway Department to pick it up.
Dog: A Rodney Road woman called police at 4 am on 2/25 when a loud beeping noise in the house caused her dog to run away. Police found that the noise was coming from a CO2 sensor with a low battery and helped the woman find her dog.
Accident: An 85 year-old NYC man driving south on the Post Road in a 2010 Lincoln on the afternoon of February 21 was rear ended by an 82 year-old woman driving behind him in a 2004 Honda. The Lincoln was stopped at a red light and the Bronxville woman driving the Honda said she was unable to stop in time to avoid a collision.
Police Report: Identity Thieves Target Scarsdale Residents
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Identity Thefts: A School Lane resident reported that someone made three failed attempts to take $400 out of his checking account without his authorization on 1-25. The bank then issued new credit and debit cards to the man and his wife. Though the man's wife did not activate her card, two unauthorized withdrawals of $160 each were made from two Chase banks in Scarsdale on 2-2-13. The victim stated that no one else had access to his account and no cards were lost so he was concerned as to how someone was accessing their accounts. The man reported the unauthorized transactions to Chase.
On 2-13 a Chateaux Circle woman reported that two credit cards had been opened in her name at Toys R Us and at Walmart. The cards had been used to buy $175 in merchandise from Toys R Us and to order a baby thermometer that was delivered to her Scarsdale address.
A Fox Meadow Road man reported that between 1-18 and 1-25-13 he received three credit cards in the mail for which he did not apply. A card from The Gap was used to charge $3,000 in merchandise and cards from J. Crew and Bloomingdales each had charges of $300.
On 2-17 a Post Road man reported that two of his credit card accounts had been compromised. He learned from Chase Bank that someone had reported that his credit card was stolen and requested that a new one be sent to an address in Minnesota. Charges of $799 were made on that card. In addition, a similar attempt was made on his Discover account where someone requested that a new card be sent to McClean Avenue in Mt. Vernon. However Discover flagged the request as suspicious and did not send the card.
Lost and Found:
Missing Toyota: A Walworth Avenue woman called police at 7 am on 2/13 when she awoke and found her 2010 Toyota Camry missing. She suspected it was stolen. However it turns out that the car was repossessed.
Stolen Goods Returned: A framed newspaper print of George Washington that had been stolen from the home of a Mamaroneck Road man was returned to the owner on the morning of 2-13.
A mother in law reported that her daughter-in-law had removed items from the safe deposit box held by her son and her daughter-in-law on 2-16. However, since the box was held jointly the daughter-in-law had the right to access it. Police got in touch with the daughter-in-law who agreed to turn the key over to her husband.
Napping: A resident reported that a person was asleep in his car at the Brite Avenue tennis courts on the morning of 2-13. Police spoke to the man who said he was passing through Scarsdale between jobs and pulled over to take a nap.
A Magnolia Road man complained on 2-16 that his neighbor was walking his dog without a leash. Police stopped by the home of the dog walker and advised them that dogs must be on a leash in Scarsdale.
Fight: A feuding Oneida Road couple called police on the afternoon of 2-16 when they got into a dispute about going to an afternoon appointment. When police arrived the two agreed to spend the day apart and cool off.
Public Urination: A woman called police on the afternoon of 2-16 to say that a man had just attempted to break into her car that was parked at the Scarsdale Community Baptist Church. Police spoke to the man and found that he was not breaking into the woman's car – but he was peeing near the rear driver's side tire. He said that he had received a blood transfusion that day and was unable to hold his urine.
Harassed: A 78 year-old woman who lives on Windsor Lane reported that she received approximately 40 unwanted phone calls between November 1, 2012 and February 11, 201.3 The caller would claim that she had won a prize and instruct her to send a money order to claim the winnings. The police called back the number from where the calls originated and the person on the other end denied making the calls.
Accidents:
Overturned Sanitation Cart: at 7:15 am on 2-11 a Highway Department employee, who was driving a sanitation cart on Catherine Road, skidded, slid into a snow bank and rolled the vehicle over. By the time police arrived, the vehicle was already back on its wheels.
The same morning, a driver from Hartsdale Taxi, travelling on Cayuga Road with his passenger in back, lost control of the car, and ended up atop some bushes on the front lawn of 8 Cayuga Road.
On the evening of 2-11, three cars were damaged when they drove through a pothole on the Post Road. Two of the cars had damage to both the front and rear passenger sides wheels and were towed away while the third car had only one damaged tire and could still be driven. Police notified the Highway Department to fill the holes in the road -- which they quickly did.
An employee from the Highway Department complained that ice on the road had caused his car to skid off Murray Hill Road at 6:35 am on the morning of 2-11. The passenger side front wheel rim and the car's alignment were damaged when he slid into the snow.
At 9 am on 2-14 someone from the Alcott Montessori School called police to report that a woman had fallen on the ice in the parking lot. However the woman who fell said she was fine and did not request help. By the time police arrived, she as gone.
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Scarsdale Buried in 14 Inches of the White Stuff
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The weather forecast was right on target – 14" of snow fell in Scarsdale from the morning of February 8 into the following day. We woke to find our yard buried under more than a foot of the white stuff, making a beautiful winter tableau. Fortunately Winterstorm Nemo caused little wind, downed trees or trouble – just deep snow that's keeping everyone at home.
Here are a few updates:
- The Scarsdale Library is closed today and will reopen on Sunday from 1:00 – 5:00 pm. Their staff was not able to get to work today.
- Though Scarsdale Synagogue cancelled Friday night services on February 8, Rabbi Jeffrey Brown used the phone to run an interactive service on a conference call. To participate in the 30-minute service, congregants dialed a conference call link, punched in a special access code and were able to hear Rabbi Brown and Cantor Chanin Becker say and sing the regular prayers, share words and ideas from the week's Torah portion, and even engage in a supplementary online chat with other participating synagogue members during the electronic gathering.
- In Scarsdale, the Department of Public Works is busy plowing and will work through the weekend until all streets are cleared.
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Funds Stolen From Scarsdale Schools and Burglar Enters Occupied Home
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Fraud: On 2/6, Jeff Martin, the Treasurer for the Scarsdale Schools reported that four fraudulent checks, totaling more than $5,000 had been cashed from the school's account. While reconciling the school's account he realized that the funds were withdrawn on 1/29/13. The suspect used duplicated checks. The matter is under investigation by the fraud department at Chase Bank and the Scarsdale Police.
A Greenacres Avenue man was the victim of identity theft involving accounts at Chase Bank. On 2/4 he reported that the Allied Bank fraud department advised him that someone used his social security number and mother's maiden name to open two new accounts using a Brooklyn address. The person then transferred $20 to each of the accounts from the Scarsdale man's Chase account, using his account number. When he went to the Chase Bank on Central Avenue he found that someone had changed the email address on his account and asked for paperless statements so that he was unable to see the transactions. Chase closed his account and he called his credit card companies to alert them.
Burglaries: Around 6 pm on Monday February 4, a Hutchinson Avenue man was home at work in his
office when someone entered the house and rifled through its contents. The man heard a noise, went out to check and found open drawers, disturbed contents and missing items. He called the police who found that the suspect entered the house by breaking a pane of glass in the back of the house and unlocking the door. The homeowner never saw anyone but believes the burglary occurred while he was in his office in the house.
On February 6, a Carthage Road woman returned home around 8:20 pm and found that her bedroom had been entered and tossed. Her closet door was open as well as her jewelry box and one pillowcase was missing from the bed. The woman forwarded a list of stolen property to the police and said that she had left the front door of the house unlocked in the morning.
Bumper: After a car accident occurred on Gaylor Road on the morning of 2/6 police found a car bumper with the license plate attached. They checked the plate number and found it belonged on a 2002 Toyota Camry owned by a Nelson Road woman. They tried to reach the woman but got no answer. The license plate and bumper have been stored at Police headquarters.
Harassment: On 2/7, a Burgess Road woman reported the receipt of a harassing letter on 2/6. The letter was from the Environmental Control Board/Park and Recreation Enforcement Office of New York City and claimed that her car was seen at a prostitution sting in Staten Island. She contacted the sender who said that the reference number on the letter does not exist and she suspects it is a fraud. She did however leave her car in Staten Island from 12/229 – 12/29 while she was on vacation. She also reported that the contents of the letter were similar to one received by her father in November 2012 that accused him of being a predator. The woman feared for her safety because the sender had her home address and phone number.
Missing man: Concerned family members called police at 7:30 pm on 2/6 when they were unable to locate their father. His wife said he was supposed to pick her up at the Harwood Building at 7:00 pm but could not reach him because she had his cell phone. When she got home he was not there and since he has a history of cardiac problems she was worried. Police notified the Scarsdale and Eastchester Police Departments and while they were investigating the man returned. He said he had gone for a walk to the bank and the Food Emporium.
Angry daughter: Cooper Road parents called police at 12:15 am on February 10 after they were unable to find their 17 year-old daughter. The girl had left the house in a bad mood at 10:30 pm on 2-9. While searching the area police found the girl walking and returned her to her home.
Stuck: A construction lift, owned by a company that was working on the St. Pius Church roof broke down on Secor Road between Marjory Lane and Ramsey Road on the night of 2/6. The owner said he would not be able to move it until the following morning. Traffic cones and reflectors were set up around it.
Fight: At DeCicco's an employee reported a dispute with a customer on the morning of 2/7. The customer complained that the bags in the produce department were too high and that she had hurt her shoulder while reaching for one of the bags. The woman had left the store by the time police arrived.
A man from Daisy Farms Drive said that he was picking up his son from temple at Ogden Road and Kent Road on the evening of 2/10 when a man knocked on the driver's side car window, yelled at him and spit at him.
Lost and found: A set of car keys was found sitting atop a parking meter on East Parkway on the night of February 5th. Police brought the keys to headquarters and were able to find the owner by tracing the customer numbers on tags for Shoprite, CVS, Balducci's, the New York Sports Club and Stop and Shop. They belonged to a Potter Road woman who came in to pick them up.
The crossing guard at the Fox Meadow School called police at 8:19 am on Monday 2/11 when a dog was found in the middle of the road and the guard was unable to locate the owner. The guard brought the dog to the address on the tags but no one was at home. The dog's owner, a Park Road woman came to the police station looking for the dog and they sent her over to Fox Meadow to pick him up.
Dog Bite: A woman reported that she was bitten by a dog owned by a Wayside Lane family on the afternoon of February 5.
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Arrest and Car Thefts from the Scarsdale Police
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Nyasia Johnson, age 22 of East 176th Street in the Bronx was arrested on January 30 for identity theft and grand larceny after she stole the personal information of a Brewster Road man and set up a fraudulent joint account in his and her names. Around December 23 Johnson opened up the joint account and then transferred $4,000 from the Scarsdale man's legitimate account into the bogus account. The following day she tried to withdraw the funds and since she used her own name police were able to identify her. She was arrested for a similar crime in Manhattan and made incriminating statements about the Scarsdale incident while in NYC. After she was released in Manhattan, Johnson was assigned a legal aid attorney in Westchester and brought before Judge Galloway in Scarsdale. He set bail at $10,000 and since she did not post the funds she was remanded to Westchester County Jail. It is not known how she got the Scarsdale man's personal information. Police suspect she worked with an accomplice.
Identity Thefts: On 1/28, Elmdorf Road residents reported that a fraudulent check in the amount of $1,450.00 was written on their business account. The check was cashed in Pennsylvania.
On 1/28/13 a checkbook was reported missing from a home on Brookfield Lane and $1,900 in funds were reported stolen from the checking account.
Missing Jewelry: On January 25 a Taunton Road woman checked her jewelry box and found that several items were gone – including diamond stud earrings valued at $7,000, a $20,000 diamond necklace, a gold necklace valued at $4,000 and a gold wedding band worth $1,000. The last time she had seen the jewelry was November 30, 2012 and since that time numerous workmen had been in the house.
A burglary was reported on White Birch Lane on January 30. The home was entered through a back door sometime between 11 am and 6:15 pm. No further details were provided.
Leaks: A water leak occurred at 2A Overhill Road on the morning of 1/29. The leak on the second floor caused the first floor ceiling to collapse. The water department turned off the water to the house and removed the water meter and Con Edison turned off the gas and electric.
A similar situation occurred on Shawnee Road on the afternoon of 1/29. Police got a call that water was pouring out of the second floor of the house. The fire department forced their way in through a basement door. They found leaking radiators and cut off the water and power to the house.
Damage: On the afternoon of 1-30 a caller from Hitchcock Church reported that a truck left a tire mark in the grass at the church. The driver raked the grass back into place.
On Circle Road, Con Edison trucks were blocking the roadway on the afternoon of 1/30 causing drivers to go over one of the resident's lawns. Police spoke to the utility workers who said that they needed to have the trucks parked there to access the power lines.
Fallen Trees: At 4 am on January 31 a large tree fell on a house on Meadow Road and caused structural damage. The fire department arrived and determined that the integrity of the house was not compromised and said that the residents could remain inside overnight. At 8 am on 1/31 a tree fell and blocked the roadway at the intersection of School Lane and Lockwood Road.
Car Thefts: On Carthage Road a 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan, valued at $30,000 was stolen from a driveway overnight on 1/31-2/1. The owner 
saw the car at 7 pm on January 31, but when his nanny reported to work at 6 am the following morning the minivan was gone. A 2012 BMW convertible that was also parked in the driveway was left untouched.
A damaged 2012 gray Acura MDX was found on Harvest Road in Scarsdale on February 2. Police checked the plates and found that it had been stolen in New Rochelle on January 24, 2013. There was damage to the driver's side door and the air bag was deployed. The car was towed to the Scarsdale Impound lot and the owner was notified.
On Old Lyme Road, three cars parked in a driveway were entered overnight on 1/28-1/29. It appeared that someone had rummaged through all three cars and taken rolls of quarters and loose change.
That same night, a car parked in a driveway on Griffen Road was entered and a Garmin GPS was stolen.
On the night of 1/31-2/1 someone entered an unlocked car parked on Westview Lane in Scarsdale and removed a handbag containing cash and credit cards.
A car parked in the lot at KIDS Base was entered on 2/1 and items were stolen. The owner parked the car at 11 am and when she returned four hours later she found the back door open and her checkbook on the ground.
A 2004 Honda Pilot, parked in the driveway of a Sprague Road home was entered overnight from 2/2 -2/3. The glove box was tossed and change was removed.
Dispute: Police were called to Scarsdale Real Estate on Heathcote Road to settle a dispute between a couple who is in the process of getting a divorce. The man came to the woman's place of business and she did not want to talk to him while she was at work.
Going Postal: On the afternoon of February 1, a postman was delivering mail to a Carthage Road home when he said a dog came after him to attack him. He sprayed the dog with pepper spray to avoid being bit. As he was delivering the mail at other homes, the owner of the dog approached him. According to the mailman, the dog owner pushed him and caused him to fall and injure his hands. Police spoke to the homeowner who said that his children said that they mailman sprayed the dog for no reason. The mailman and the resident agreed to speak to each other and apologize.
Feuding neighbor: On Richbell Road a dispute continues between two neighbors. On January 30 one neighbor complained that "since her neighbor built and moved in, her property has turned into a wetlands," and her basement is flooded and her trees are dying. She also said that her neighbors tagged trees that were on her property and partially built their driveway on her property. Police told her to go to the Building Department.
Accidents: At 8:26 am on January 31, a car overturned on the Post Road. The driver, a woman from Tunstall Road, was going north in the left lane of the Post Road, driving a 2001 Subaru. Another car was stopped on the Post Road waiting to make a left turn onto Wayside Lane. The driver of the Subaru switched lanes to pass the car, struck the curb and drove up an earth embankment which caused her car to overturn onto its side. Though the car had to be towed away, the driver was not injured. The accident caused a big backup on the Post Road, and detours were set up.
Around 6 pm on 1/28 a Rochambeau Road man travelling south on the Post Road skidded as he was making a right turn onto Wayside Lane. The car slid and stopped between a tree and parking spaces just off Wayside Lane. The driver was not injured and drove his car to the repair shop.
At 7 pm on 1/28 an Armonk man, driving west on Murray Hill Road skidded and collided with a stonewall at 6 Murray Hill Road. His car was towed to his home.
On the morning of January 31 a 91 year-old man driving a 2005 Subaru backed out of a parking space on Scarsdale Avenue and ran into a car going south on Scarsdale Avenue. At 2:30 that afternoon, an 83 year-old woman was driving south on the Post Road and made a left turn onto Murray Hill Road without yielding. She collided into a driver going north on the Post Road. Both drivers were taken to White Plains Hospital.
