Trespasser Arrested and More from the Police
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Trespasser: A Brite Avenue woman reported that a large Asian man attempted to enter her home on the afternoon of April 23. He drove a red Volvo to her house, knocked on the door and said, "Can you let me in? I need directions." When she said "no," he again asked for direction and made an aggressive attempt to get into the house. She called the police who stopped the man. He was brought to the police station and seemed confused as to why he had been brought in. After responding to five questions he stopped speaking to police. He tugged on the door to the cell and asked why it was locked. He then told police, "Okay, open the door. I have to go. My father is sick." He was taken to Village Court where he was arraigned and remanded to Westchester County Jail pending a mental health evaluation. Cash bail was set at $100.
Police got a call about someone entering an abandoned house at 2 River Road on the night of 4-27. Police
investigated and found that the garage door was unlocked. They searched the house but found no one.
Scams: A Mamaroneck Road woman received a threatening call from a man who identified himself as Special Agent Thomas and accused her of buying pharmaceutical drugs online. Thomas claimed he was sending special agents to the house to arrest her. After the woman hung up, she googled "Special Agent Thomas" and found numerous posts about incidents where he attempted to extort money. She reported the incident to the police.
A Montgomery Road woman said that she received a call on 4-22 from a man who claimed to be an IRS agent and asked to speak to her daughter. He said her daughter should call him about an audit of her tax return. When the woman started asking questions the man said she would receive something in the mail. She then hung up.
Identity Thefts: A Horseguard Lane man reported that someone had used his social security number to file a tax return online. He also said that his Disover credit card had been compromised in February and used at an Apple store in Queens. A similar incident occurred at his neighbor's home. Another Horseguard Lane man reported that someone had used his social security number to file with the IRS, and the states of Michigan, California, Indiana and Connecticut. He also receive a refund check from Indiana as well as a request for an audit from the state of Michigan.
A Cayuga Road man reported that an imposter had used his social security number to file tax returns with the federal government and several states. The man received a letter from Michigan rejecting the return as well as a tax refund check from the state of Indiana.
Missing: The ground bar was stolen from the Verizon Wireless cell phone tower on Secor Road. A man who maintains the tower discovered the theft. He said the ground bar was valued at $50 and was there when he last inspected the tower on February 21.
A woman reported that her 11 year-old son was lost at the high school carnival at 8:40 pm on April 25. Police found the boy and returned him to his parents.
Found: On April 23, Police found a rusted and abandoned 10-speed bicycle locked to the village-owned bike rack on East Parkway. The bike will be removed from the rack.
Police received a pair of Beats Studio wireless headphones, valued at $290 by mail on 4/23. The sender said he learned these were stolen and asked police to return them to the rightful owner.
A set of keys on a key ring with the Westchester County Seal were found on 4/24 and turned over to police. In addition to the Schlage brand brass colored key there were tags for Ben and Jerry's and CVS and a Swiss Army brand penknife.
A Rawlings Heritage brown, left-hand baseball glove was found at the intersection of Kingston and the Post Roads on 4/26 and turned over to police.
A Nelson Road woman found a wallet at the intersection of Drake and Nelson Road on April 26. The wallet contained id cards, credit cars, a personal check and $533.43. The woman turned the wallet over to police who were able to contact the owner who lives in Waccabuc.
Animals: A sick raccoon was found at the playground of the Edgewood School at 3 pm on 4-22. When the raccoon left the school grounds, police shot it and removed it. They said they would test the carcass and send the test results to the principal. A dead rabbit was interrupting traffic at the intersection of Boulder Brook Road and Saxon Woods Road on April 24. The Highway Department picked it up.
A half-eaten squirrel was found on the porch of a Rodney Road home at noon on 4-21. Police assisted the resident with removing it.
Damage: Motion detector lights at a Montrose Road home were broken and found on the ground on April 11 and April 22. The damage may have occurred due to the weather but the resident could not be sure.
Disputes: On April 23, a Kent road woman called to say the her ex-husband was at her home and would not leave, despite an order of protection. Police spoke to the man who was sitting in his car in front of the house. He showed police paperwork that said he had joint custody of his son and was approved to see him. However, the boy would not come out. Police directed the man to family court to resolve the matter.
Two boys who were playing basketball at the Greenacres field at 10:50 pm on April 25 were given a warning by police for playing after hours.
A Rural Drive woman called police at 10:40 pm on April 27, when her husband, who suffers from Alzheimer's, was trying to leave the house. Police found the man disoriented but cooperative. He agreed to go to White Plains Hospital for evaluation.
Police picked up Naomi Goodman of Madison Road after she failed to respond to a warrant dating back to January 2014. She was booked and taken to Village Court where she was released on her own recognizance.
Two Arrests in Greenburgh:
On Friday April 25, 2014 at about 2:00 P.M. Greenburgh Police responded to 90 Manhattan Avenue in Fairview to investigate a call from a 29-year-old resident of the building reporting that her boyfriend had assaulted her. While the victim was away from home, Randy L Anderson Age 22 of 1162 Post Road Scarsdale unlawfully entered her apartment in violation of a Court Order. The victim returned home and discovered Anderson in her apartment. An argument ensued and Anderson struck the victim in the head with a beer can. Anderson then fled from the apartment and was discovered a short time later hiding in the rear of the Shell Station located at 399 Knollwood Road. He was placed under arrest.
Anderson was charged with Burglary 1st a B-Felony, Assault 2nd a D-Felony and Criminal Contempt 1st an E-Felony. He was arraigned and remanded to the Westchester County Jail. The victim was treated for head injuries by Greenburgh EMS.
On Monday April 28, 2014 Greenburgh Detectives arrested Thomas Milo age 37 of 37 North Central Avenue Hartsdale NY after an investigation into an incident that occurred in the lobby of 37 North Central Avenue on the afternoon of April 22, 2014. An investigator with the Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group Inc. had gone to the building to speak to Mr. Milo about a workmen's compensation case when a confrontation ensued between the two in the entrance lobby. The investigator was assaulted and his cell phone taken. Mr. Milo surrendered with his attorney at Greenburgh Police Headquarters and was charged with Robbery 2nd, a C-Felony and Assault 2nd, a D-Felony. He was held pending arraignment in the Greenburgh Town Court. As a result of the assault the victim sustained injuries to his face.
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Nine-Foot Statue Gone and More from the Scarsdale Police:
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Thefts: A Crawford Lane woman reported that a 9-foot metal sculpture, valued at $6,000 had disappeared from her front lawn. The sculpture depicted a frog holding a golf club. The statue vanished sometime between midnight and 9 am on April 17.
A supervisor at CVS on Popham Road reported the theft of $1,800 in ink cartridges. The theft occurred on April 11 or April 12. The cartridges had been secured to the wall with a magnetic locking mechanism which requires assistance from a store employee to open. The mechanism had not been tampered with, so the supervisor believed that the responsible party had access to the magnetic key. Police will review the surveillance tape though these items were out of view of the security camera.
A white leather bag, valued at $428 was stolen from Pookie and Sebastian on East Parkway on April 14 while the store employees were assisting other customers. The store manager gave police a description of the person he thought had stolen the bag but they were unable to find anyone matching the description in the area.
A Garth Road woman reported that her pocketbook was stolen from her car when it was parked on Depot Place on the afternoon of 4/18. The woman left her bag in her car and went into Dunkin Donuts. When she returned a few minutes later her Coach bag was gone, along with $100 in cash, credit cards, her driver's license and a gift card.
A butcher who works in the meat department at DeCicco's in Scarsdale Village reported that his wallet was stolen from him while he was at the store on April 16. It was taken from a work counter in the butcher's department. Missing are the wallet, the man's driver's license, his social security car and a NYS security guard license.
A Hickory Lane woman said that a bag of rare coins, valued at $3,000 to $8,000 had been taken from home. The coins were in a plastic bag next to a locked vault in her basement. The woman also noticed that upwards of $100,000 in jewelry was missing. She said she would give detectives a complete list. There was no damage to the doors of the house or the basement door where the vault is located.
Lost: A gold ring, valued at $1,5000 was lost in Scarsdale Village on 4/16. The owner picked it up at Wilson and sons Jewelers to have a repair made and en route to his car he dropped it. A search of the Village failed to turn up the ring.
Found: A Capitol One credit card was found at the Parkway Coffee Shop on April 15. The person who found it attempted to get in touch with the card owner – but when he was unable to reach her he turned it over to police.
A black lab was found on Church Lane on the afternoon of 4/19. Police tried to find the owner but the dog's vaccination tag was from Ottowa, Canada. As they were unable to find the owner, police called the New Rochelle Humane Society to pick up the dog. But before they came, a Scarsdale man came to headquarters and said that his sister in law, who was visiting Scarsdale, had lost her black lab.
Arrest: Kristina Posey, age 20 surrendered to Scarsdale Police in response to an outstanding bench warrant on April 16. She was booked and brought before Judge Galloway and given a court date of May 7, 2014. She was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Death: At 6:55 am on April 15, a River Road woman reported that her husband, Doug Bradley had passed away. She found him unresponsive on the couch Paramedics made an attempt to resuscitate the man but were unsuccessful. The Westchester Medical Examiner's office was advised.
Identity Theft: A Garden Road man reported that someone had filed a fraudulent tax return with the IRS using his personal information and also filed a state return in Michigan. The Scarsdale man did not know how his personal information was compromised. A Dolma Road man also reported that a fraudulent return had been filed in his name with the IRS and the state of Michigan.
A Bradford Road many complained that a personal check that he mailed to the Department of Motor Vehicles on April 11 had been tampered with and the funds had been diverted. He mailed a check for $3,086 to the DMV but someone intercepted the check, changed the payee name and the check amount and stole his funds.
Scam: A Fenimore Road woman received a phone call from someone who claimed to be from the IRS on 4/17. The caller said he was going to send the sheriff to her house in 45 minutes to have her deported if she did not pay overdue fines. When she told them that she would call the police herself, they hung up.
Vandalism: An outdoor light fixture at a home on Westview Lane was damaged on April 20. Two glass panes and two light bulbs were broken.
Police went to the intersection of Ewart and Montgomery Roads at 1 pm on April 14 to assist with taking a "drunk individual to the White Plains ER."
Unlicensed scooters: Police got a call about kids riding motorized scooters on Brite Avenue on the afternoon of April 14. They found one young man with a motorized scooter and told him that he was not permitted to ride it in the road.
Stranger in the bushes: A MacDonald Place woman called police on the morning of April 15 when she said someone rang her doorbell and was now hiding in the bushes in front of her house. Police arrived and found a landscaper doing work on the house.
Fence: On April 17, a Richbell Road woman called police to express her concern about her neighbor's "unsightly fence" which she thought may be encroaching on her property. Police told her to call the building department.
Unregistered drivers: Two drivers were nabbed by police for driving with suspended registrations. They were identified as Hilmar Fenger, age 40 of Croton on Hudson and Sabine Poisson, age 50 of Larchmont.
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Arrested and Harassed: Scarsdale Police Report
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While many celebrated the advent of spring at Passover Seders this week, Mother Nature had ideas of her own. Scarsdale woke up on Wednesday morning to find a dusting of snow on spring flowers. Here's what the police reported this week:
Arrested: Ike Okoli, age 26, of Lockwood Road continued to have problems this week when he was arrested for making a false report to the police and criminal contempt. The arrest involved events that occurred between 12/12 and 4/14. Most recently, on March 13, Okoli said that that his neighbor's son beat him with a bat and punched him in the face at 5:50 pm that day. However in the course of telling police what happened, he changed his story, first saying it happened that day, then saying it happened a week ago. Police knocked on the neighbor's door and found that the son had not been home since early in the morning. The incident appeared to be unfounded.
Harassed: At 2 am on April 7 a 23 year-old Madison Road woman said that she had ben harassed on Facebook by a 21 year-old young woman from Scarsdale who threatened to "break her (the victim's) neck if she continued to talk to her boyfriend, and said she would "smash the victim's windshield with a crowbar." The victim shared recordings of the phone calls and screen shots of the postings on Facebook with the police. The victim did not wish to press charges. The victim was contacted again at 11 am that morning before police were able to contact the woman who was making the threats.
Found: Two money grams valued at $250 and $200 were found on East Parkway on April 7 and turned over to the police. Later in the afternoon the owner of the money grams came to police headquarters to claim them.
A BMW car key, found on East Parkway, was turned over to police on April 8. They contacted the BMW dealer who was able to identify the owner of the keys and police contacted the woman to come in to retrieve her keys.
Vandalism: A Mamaroneck Road woman reported that someone broke into her 2014 Mercedes while it was parked in her driveway overnight on April 7-8 and stole several items including two pair of sunglasses, each valued at $400, a wallet, a bottle of Don Julio tequila, $120 in cash and three credit cards. The car was unlocked when it was entered and was not damaged.
Theft: A 14 year-old boy who attends Scarsdale High School said that a pair of Beats Studio Headphones valued at $290 and his keys were stolen from his back pack which he left in the locker room during his gym class on April 9. When he returned an hour later the items were gone.
Stolen Bike: A Tuckahoe man reported that his Lamborghini bicycle, valued at $250 was stolen from the bike rack on Depot Place around 3 pm on April 12. The bike lock was cut and the bike was gone.
Dirty Water: Police received several calls about dirty water coming from the pipes on April 7. Residents were advised that the water department was flushing out the pipes which sometimes causes the water to be discolored.
Damage: A rock thrown over a backyard fence on Dobbs Terrace damaged the rear sliding door of a home on Brewster Road on April 12. Neighbors agreed to settle the matter privately.
A car parked in the parking lot next to Dean Field was damaged on April 7 when a baseball went through the car window and broke it.
A deliveryman backed his truck into a lamppost on Depot Place at 4 am on April 10. The driver made his delivery, attempted to move the lamppost and left the scene.
Dispute: The ex-husband of a Dickel Road woman called police on 4-13 when he could not get his car back from his son who had borrowed it. Police arrived and the son turned over the car.
Identity Theft: On April 8 a Sylvan Lane woman reported that someone had filed a fraudulent tax return using her identity.
Too big! A Herkimer Road man came to police headquarters on April 9 to tell police that he is concerned about homes 
that are being built on his street. He said that the "size of these homes is changing the old neighborhood," and that he and his neighbors wanted the police to be aware of this. Police told him to contact the building department.
No Ice Cream: A member of the Scarsdale Sustainability Committee reported that an ice cream truck that was idling at the Greenacres School at 3:15 on the afternoon of 4/11. The driver of the truck was advised that the truck was not permitted to park within 100' of the school for more than three minutes within 1 hour of dismissal time. So much for ice cream!
Overweight: Police stopped a truck that was hauling black top material on the Post Road on the afternoon of April 9 because the material was not covered as required by law. Police then determined that the truck was overloaded and took it to the sanitation department where it was weighed and found to be 5,600 lbs. overweight. The truck company was given multiple summons' for operating an overweight truck, not covering the cargo and an improper permit.
Unregistered Drivers: Several people were stopped and arrested for driving with suspended registrations this week. Police stopped Audrey Loveridge, age 57 of the Bronx, Timothy Doyle, age 57 of Scarsdale and Antonino Cannavo, age 53 of Yonkers for driving unregistered vehicles. Their cars were towed and they were issued summons.
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Remembering Karl Erik Peterson
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Karl Erik Peterson, 29, of Scarsdale, died in the early morning hours of April 9. Born May 23, 1984, Mr. Peterson, known as Erik, was the son of Lyn Peterson and Karl Friberg of Park Road. He was the brother of Anne-Marie, Kris and P.F. Peterson.
A 2002 graduate of Scarsdale High School, he attended Syracuse University where he studied design, Mr. Peterson was the art director at Motif Designs in Mamaroneck, his parents' furniture and home design firm.
He was also a talented designer, sculptor, painter and musician. He was lyricist and lead vocalist in a number of bands. His first band, Rothko, performed at small venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The band also helped to raise money for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Erik had a keen sense of design and loved finding old objects to work into his interiors. He also had a tender heart. Once, while conducting a search on Craigslist, he came across a listing for a free dog. He adopted the dog, a huge Great Pyrenees mix, who he named Goliath and loved tremendously.
Mr. Peterson was also an avid skier who loved his family's trips to ski in Deer Valley, Utah. His
sister Anne-Marie recalled a "wonderful" family vacation in February to Park City. "He was the sweetest, gentlest person I knew," Ms. Peterson said. "I have two girls. My oldest one loved playing music with him. He opened up for them and he was always available for them."
His friend Andrew Lichtenberg said, "Growing up with Erik was always exciting. He had an energy that attracted people to him. They could tell, even from afar, that he was an intensely creative and passionate person worth knowing. He pursued his passions, from music and art to skateboarding and skiing, with impressive vigor. Those of us close to Erik witnessed his passion regularly. His family's home was like a second home to us. Following Erik's lead, we felt comfortable exploring ourselves there. We could nearly simultaneously be rebellious teenagers playing music in his attic and suburban kids barbecuing with his family. Growing up with Erik shaped who I am today. I am proud I knew him. While Erik was passionate, he also had a great sense of humor."
"He has left a hole in our hearts and lives and a void that will never be filled," his family said. Read more here.
Donations in Mr. Peterson's memory may be made to JDRF, Juvenile Diabetes Research. Erik was diagnosed with diabetes at age 9. Alternatively, donations may be made to the Dave Nee Foundation. The foundation seeks to eliminate the stigma associated with depression and suicide by promoting and encouraging the diagnosis and treatment of depression among young adults. Checks can be mailed to Dave Nee Foundation, c/o Rachael Barrett, 9412 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11209 or donations can be made online here:
A service for Mr. Peterson will be held at the family home this weekend. For information, contact Anne-Marie Peterson at amer.peterson@gmail.com. The family asks that you please share your memories of Erik; music, pictures, and stories, by sending them to remembering.erikino@gmail.com.
Drug Dealer Busted in Scarsdale Village
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Busted: Police arrested a 24 –year old employee of Scarsdale Hardware for dealing drugs on the afternoon of April 4. Police were doing surveillance on Overhill Road following reports that drug sales were taking place. They observed Richard Toscano of Lawton Street in Yonkers approach a car and make a transaction at 1:25 pm on 4/4. They arrested both Toscano and the buyer, Daniel Derosa, age 27 of Pleaseantville, after Toscano sold Derosa drugs.
Toscano was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, criminal sale of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. When police searched his car they found cash and additional drugs, believed to be Percocet, Adderall, Xanax and several other currently unidentified compounds that have been sent to the Westchester County Lab for analysis and identification. Toscano was arraigned before Judge Galloway and remanded to Westchester County Jail on $100,000 bail. His court date is April 9. Derosa was changed with criminal possession, given a court date of April 9 and released.
Drunk Driver: Gregory Alphin, Age 30 of Yonkers was arrested for drunk driving after he called police for help at 11 pm on April 2. Police found Alphin sitting in his car at the intersection of Harvest Drive and Mamaroneck Road. Both tires on the passenger side of the car were flat. When police spoke to Alphin they smelled alcohol and noticed his eyes were bloodshot. His speech was slurred, he was disoriented and confused and did not know how he got the two flat tires. Alphin admitted to drinking Scotch at a friend's house, was given sobriety tests and found to have a BAC of .24. His car was towed and Alphin was released to his girlfriend and given an April 9th court date.
Death: Peggy Poole passed away of natural causes at the age of 97 at her home on Barry Road in Scarsdale on the afternoon of April 2. Her son was with her at the time of her death.
Harassed: A Madison Road woman told police that she was threatened by a man who said he would "break her neck" if she continued to talk to her boyfriend and threatened to smash her windshield with a crowbar. She was threatened via phone calls and Facebook messages on April 7.
Disputes: A Bell Road man who shares a driveway with his neighbor called police on 4-2 to complain that his neighbor has been taking pictures of the registration and inspection stickers on his car. Police spoke to the photographer who complained that his neighbor was working on his car in the driveway. Police noted that the two share the driveway and told them each to stay on their own property when not in the driveway.
On 4-3 a Brooklyn man reported that he was threatened with physical violence by the employee of the Shell Station on Scarsdale after the two had a dispute over the way the man parked the car at the station. Police went to the station and settled the disagreement.
Key: A Mamaroneck Road man came to police on April 3 to ask them to help him get his house key back from a dog walker. He was no longer working with the woman and she had not returned his key. Police contacted her and she agreed to return the key if the man paid her $60 for walking the dog. He agreed and police facilitated the exchange.
Identity Theft: A Shaw Road man reported that someone opened a credit card account in his name on April 3.
A large tree branch fell on Dickel Road around noon on March 31 and blocked the roadway and damaged a fence.
A large pothole was reported on School Lane on the afternoon of 3-31. Another pot hole, measuring 2 feet long by 1 foot wide was found on Popham Road on 4-6. Police called the highway department to fill it.
Missing Ring: A Crawford Road woman reported that a ring, valued at $46,000 was missing. The ring is a circa 1940's opal, diamond and 18 karat gold ring that was appraised at $46,457. The last time she saw the ring was November, 2013.
Lost: A flute, valued at $200 was reported lost by a Continental Road woman on April 3. The woman's daughter had last seen the flute on March 12, 2014.
Found: A purse was found at the Scarsdale Library on April 3. The library staff was unable to reach the owner and locked the purse in a safe. Police were able to find the owner who retrieved her bag.
Earring: A Scarsdale10583 reader reports that she found an earring in Hartsdale Villageearly last week. If you lost an earring in Hartsdale, send a photo of the mate to foundanearring@gmail.com to claim it.
A brown and white dog was found on Morris Lane on the afternoon of April 6. Police searched the area for the owner but could not find anyone to claim the dog so they sent it to the New Rochelle Humane Society. At 8:30 that night, a Morris Lane man called police regarding the dog. They served him a summons and told him where to find the dog.
Accident: The driver of a dry cleaning delivery truck rear-ended the car of a woman from Cortlandt Manor on the Post Road on the afternoon of April 3. The driver of the dry cleaning truck said she looked down at her delivery log and dropped it while she was driving. She took her eyes off the road and hit the car in front of her.
Suspended Registrations: Christopher Puzio of Shoreham New York was stopped on Weaver Street on the afternoon of April 1 when the police scanner revealed that Puzio was driving a car with a suspended registration due to a lapse in insurance. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed.
Daniel Montoya of New Rochelle was stopped on Weaver Street on the evening of 4/4 when the police scanner revealed he was driving with a suspended registration. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to the man's home in New Rochelle.
Paul Greenberg of Scarsdale was stopped on Weaver Street on the evening of 4/4 for driving with a suspended registration due to an insurance lapse. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to his home.
Carlos Alvarez of Norwalk CT was stopped on Weaver Street at 7:25 pm on 4/4 for driving with a suspended registration due to a lapse in insurance. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to his employer, Olatec Industries in Rye Brook.
Tharin Chadwick of Mt Vernon was stopped for driving an unregistered car on the Post Road on April 5 at 6:30 pm. His plates were removed and his car was towed.
Greenburgh:
Rapist Arrested: On April 4th Tarem Cannonier (age 24) of 2 Oak St Apt 3H in 
Greenburgh was arrested following an investigation that was conducted by the Juvenile Aid Unit of the Greenburgh Police Department Detective Division. Cannonier was arraigned in Greenburgh Town Court on the charges of rape in the second degree and sex abuse in the first degree, both Class D felonies. Cannonier is currently being held at the Westchester County Jail, where his bail set at $150,000.00.
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