Scarsdale Residents Arrested for Driving Under the Influence
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Arrests: Stephen Lynch, age 48 of Gaylor Road, was arrested for drunk driving and refusing to take a breath test around 5 pm on September 7. Police found Lynch in his car with a flat tire blocking traffic on East Parkway. Police approached the car to help and Lynch tried to drive away. He seemed nervous, had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol so the officer told him to turn off the car and turn over the keys. Lynch admitted to drinking four glasses of vodka but refused to complete a sobriety test. He was arrested and his car was impounded. Since he was so drunk he was sent to White Plains Hospital for treatment.
Shortly after midnight on September 10, police stopped Thomas R. Grimaldi, age 24 of Madison Road, when he was driving through a checkpoint on Garth Road at Popham Road. Police detected the smell of marijuana and asked Grimaldi to exit the car. They found a vial of a controlled substance called ketamine in the car’s center console and another vial of the substance on Grimaldi. Several “marijuana related items” were also found in the car. Grimaldi was charged with driving under the influence and possession of ketamine and marijuana. His Dodge was impounded, he submitted to drug testing and was brought before Judge Galloway who gave him a court date and released him.
Raul Caldron-Castillo, age 46 of Brooklyn, surrendered to Scarsdale Police in response to an active bench warrant on September 4th. He was arrested for driving without a license, going through a red light, and driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street. He was booked, given a court appearance date of September 5 and released on $100 bail.
Accidents: A Claremont Road mom accidentally ran over her seven-year-old son’s leg while she was pulling into the garage on the evening of September 4th. The boy got out of the car while she was still driving and she ran over his leg. He was taken to White Plains Hospital.
A 16-year-old Scarsdale girl rear-ended another car in the parking lot of Scarsdale High School on the afternoon of September 4. She said a bee flew into her face and distracted her, causing her to hit a parked car in the lot.
Missing Cow: Between August 30 and September 9, a small metal statue of a cow was taken from the lawn of a home at the corner of Popham and Lockwood Roads. The statue is valued at about $400.00.
Missing Girl: A concerned Greenacres mother came to police headquarters at 2:40 am on 9/9 to say that her daughter was out two hours beyond her curfew. While she was there her daughter was found.
Missing iPad: A 71-year-old woman from Willow Lane left her iPad in the Parkway Diner at 12:20 pm on September 4, and when she returned 25 minutes later the iPad was gone. Police agreed to check the diner to see if they had a video camera. At 3 pm that same day the woman returned to the diner and the staff found her iPad.
Missing iPhone: An employee at Savona Restaurant on Chase Road reported that his iPhone had been taken from the storage room while he was working there on the night of September 5. He was able to track the phone to Mt. Vernon where he said one of the restaurant’s dishwashers lived.
Dispute: A Quentin Road man called police to stand by to mediate as he removed kitchen equipment from his former home on the morning of 9/5. Police watched as the man selected pots, pans and flatware but after he was done, the wife said he was not allowed to take certain items. Since there was not an itemized list of what could be removed, police advised the couple to call their lawyers to agree on what should go and what should stay.
Mischief: A Church Lane woman reported damage to the decorative lights on her front walkway overnight on 9/4 – 9/5. The glass was broken on all four lights, two were ripped out of the ground and left on a neighbor’s lawn across the street and another one had been left in the middle of the road. The lights were valued at $4,000.00.
That same night a light valued at $200 was stolen from the yard of a home on Madison Road. The resident reported that on August 30th another light had also been taken.
Identity Thefts: On 9/4 a woman from Chateaux Circle reported that someone had opened a QVC credit card in her name and charged merchandise on the account.
A woman from Brambach Road reported that someone had used her personal information to change the password on her Citibank account and charged $14,000 at the Apple Store in White Plains to her account. She notified police on September 5, 2012.
A Nelson Road man was also the victim of fraud when he attempted to rent a condo in Toronto using Craig’s list. He found a condo that he liked on the site and wired a deposit of $1,105. However the owner said he never received the funds. The Scarsdale man traced the funds and found that they had been transferred and asked the recipient to confirm the condo booking - but never heard back from the man who claimed to be renting him the unit. He made the report on 9/7.
Falling branch: A tree branch fell in the driveway of a Mamaroneck Road home on the morning of 9/9 and damaged the trunk of car owned by a caretaker who was there at the time. The highway department was called to remove the branch.
Sick Raccoon: A Lincoln Road man called to report a sick raccoon in the road near the Heathcote School at 7:20 am on 9/5. Police shot and disposed of the animal.
White Plains Man Arrested for Harassment on Facebook and more from the Scarsdale Police
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Arrested: Jeremy Shvetz, age 33, of White Plains was arrested for aggravated harassment on August 28 after he posted a threatening message in the inbox of a Facebook account of a Scarsdale resident. Writen on or about August 3, the message said, “Bitches should go and die FXXXX You…”Hell no GTFO, Go Forth and Multiply…Do Not Pass this On… and if you do I will catch you in a dark alley and beat you bloody with a 2X4.” He also admitted to having a “reputation in Scarsdale for being a violent person.” The recipient feared for her safety and reported the incident to the police. Shvetz admitted to sending the messages and was arrested and arraigned before Judge Galloway. He was released on $1,000 bail and given a court date of 8/29.
On the morning of August 28 police stopped the driver of a Mack truck on the Post Road and found that the truck’s registration was suspended. Police removed the license plates from the truck and had it towed to a business address in Yonkers. Jason Mascolo of Yonkers was given a summons for driving the truck with a suspended registration.
At 11 am on 8/28, police stopped the driver of a 2005 Toyota on Walworth Avenue when he failed to come to a complete stop at the stop sign at Brayton Road. Police checked the man’s license and found that he had six suspensions. Police identified the driver as Jason Pareja, age 44 of New York City. He was handcuffed and taken to headquarters where he was released on $100 bail. His car was parked on Walworth Avenue.
Fights! After an altercation with an irate customer at the Scarsdale Post Office on Chase Road at 4 pm on 8/28, police were called. Police interviewed two postal workers and a witness about the incident -- and though the postal workers did not wish to file charges against the angry Yonkers man, they did ask police to tell him that he was no longer allowed to visit the Scarsdale Post Office.
A workman for Absolute Environmental complained about harassment from a resident on Ridgecrest East when he was working there on August 28. The neighbor asked what the worker was doing and demanded identification. When the worker refused to provide it, the neighbor reached into the workman’s car to grab his clipboard. Words were exchanged between the two and the worker reported the incident to the police who tried to reach the man but he had already left for work.
Damaged: On Kent Road, solar light fixtures bordering the front walkway of a home were damaged sometime between 8/21 and 8/27.The top solar panels from ten fixtures were removed. The fixtures were valued at $200.
On Madison Road, the glass in the side view mirrors from two cars were removed overnight on 8/30-8/31 when the cars were parked in the driveway. Mirrors were removed from a 2011 Honda Pilot and a 2003 Toyota Camry.
On Overhill Road, tires on Mercedes Benz and a Jeep were punctured. Four tires in all were damaged sometime between 7 am and 1 pm on September 3rd.
A New Rochelle man reported that on the night of 8/27 a tree branch fell on his car while it was parked at Depot Place where he was waiting to pick up his wife from the train. The branch caused $1,000.00 in damage to the car. He reported the incident on the following day when he realized the extent of the damage.
Unwanted Visitor: At 10 am on August 29, a Chase Road woman called police when a man, smelling of cigars and wheeling a briefcase refused to leave her property. She left her home through the back door, and by the time police arrived, the man was gone.
At 5:21 am on 8/28 police got a call about a man walking in the roadway who was possibly drunk. They picked up the resident who was walking in the rain and looking for a ride home to Weaver Street.
Animals: Police go a call from a jogger on the afternoon of August 31 after she saw a malnourished fox. She wanted the police to rescue it but they explained that they do not rescue wild animals. However police were able to help a Carthage Road man who had a sick raccoon under his car on September 1. When police arrived, the raccoon moved to a grassy area and the officer shot it, bagged it and took it away.
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Missing Jewelry and Inappropriate Behavior: From the Scarsdale Police
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Inappropriate Behavior: Police were called to the Scarsdale Library on the evening of August 14th when a patron complained that a man sitting at her table appeared to be fondling himself under the table. She was not able to see what he was doing because a book was covering his lap. Police interviewed the man who said that “he was only pressing on his right side because of his hernia.” Police asked the man, who lives in White Plains, to leave the library and he did so and promised to never return.
Jewelry Gone: An Innes Road woman reported the theft of over $50,000 in jewelry from dresser drawers in her master bedroom during the course of two weeks between July 24 and August 14. Missing were diamond stud earrings, gold and diamond earrings, a heavy gold chain, a diamond and gold necklace, and emerald and diamond necklace, pearl and diamond earrings and a hanging gold watch.
Woman Gone: On August 17, Search for Change on the Post Road reported that one of their residents was missing. The 36-year-old woman was under house restriction due to the fact that she had been drinking earlier in the day. The woman who is in treatment for multiple conditions was last seen at 7:45 pm on 8/17 wearing light green pants, a green shirt with yellow stripes and black shoes. Her mother was contacted but she had not heard from her either.
Specs Gone: A woman from Richbell Road reported that two pair of glasses, together valued at $1,000 had been stolen from her sometime between the morning of August 6 and the afternoon of August 7.
Attempted Burglary: A Dickel Road man found that a screen hanging on a back window of his home had been cut overnight on 8/16-8/17 and it appeared that someone may have been trying to break into the house. Police also noticed that an awning below the window was damaged. Police canvassed the area but no one had seen or heard anything unusual.
Death: Julia Graham, age 96 of Circle Road in Scarsdale passed away overnight on 8/13. Her son called police on the morning of August 13 when he found her to be unresponsive. EMT’s arrived and pronounced her dead of natural causes.
Identity Theft: A Ridgedale Road man reported that someone used his deceased father’s personal information to attempt to purchase a men’s diamond ring from the Bradford Exchange online on July 6. The Scarsdale man received an invoice in the mail and found out that the ring was scheduled to be shipped to Washington State. He was able to stop the fraudulent purchase but unable to find out who made the attempt.
Cars Entered: A Carthage Road man reported that someone had entered his 2007 Honda Accord overnight on 8/15-8/16 and removed about $10 worth of loose change. The remote control and EZ-Pass were left inside the car. However, his neighbor was not so lucky. That same night, a 2010 Honda Civic, also parked on Carthage Road was entered and two Garmin GPS devices as well as $5 – to $15 in quarters were stolen.
Harassment: On 8/17 a 20-year-old Meadow Road woman reported the receipt of harassing text messages. After she let the sender know she had contacted the police, the unwanted texts stopped.
A Greenacres’ dad called police on the evening of 8/18 when his daughter received a strange voice mail and text on her phone from someone she didn’t know. The text said, “Do you want me to die?” Police called back the phone number of the unknown texter who said he had obtained the girl’s number from a friend’s cell phone and was playing a joke.
Bike trouble: On the afternoon of August 13th a cyclist reported that a driver was being reckless and yelled at him from her car while he was riding in Scarsdale Village. The cyclist confronted the driver who said that he (the cyclist) was blocking the road and she yelled to get him to move over. She apologized and departed.
Fireworks: At 1:32 am on August 14 police got a call about fireworks going off at Heathcote Field. When they arrived, they spotted a Jeep leaving the scene. Police stopped the car and the young occupants denied setting off fireworks but admitted to be at the field “meeting friends.”
Tree issue: A White Birch Lane woman complained that her neighbor’s contractor had cut a large limb off her apple tree when he installed a 7 foot fence on the property line on August 17. Police saw the freshly cut limb but were unable to determine if the fence was properly placed.
Help! An Aspen Road woman called police on Sunday afternoon when she fell in her home and was unable to get up. Police got into the house by using a key stored by a neighbor, went to the woman’s bedroom and helped her to stand up.
Police Search for Muggers on the Run in Greenacres
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Quick work by a volunteer NYC fireman lead to the arrest of three young robbers on Thursday morning August 23rd. Early that day, the fireman saw three young men run across Kitttrel Park in White Plains and jump into a Mitsubishi already occupied by two men. He also saw a man who had been mugged on Westmoreland Avenue. He called the police and pursued the car. At 7:46 am Scarsdale Police responded to a call for assistance from the White Plains Police Department and stopped the car at the corner of Walworth and Claremont in Greenacres. Two of the men had fled, but three were caught inside. Police later learned that three of the occupants of the car had beaten and robbed a taxi driver in White Plains.
Police immediately began a search for the two fleeing suspects - one who was wearing a black hoodie and the other a white t-shirt and pajama pants. The White Plains Police brought in a K-9 team and the black hoodie sweatshirt was found in the front yard of a home on Claremont Road. Police spoke to the residents as well as homeowners along Claremont Road and Greenacres Avenue. No one had seen or heard anything unusual.
The three young men in the car were identified as Salvatore Defonce, age 18, Kevin Doyle, age 18 and Domenick Ricotta, age 19, all from Harrison. They were arrested for first and second degree robbery and fourth degree conspiracy. The cab driver suffered a broken nose and injuries to his eyes. Police are still looking for the other two suspects.
Arrest: Brian Sanchez age 21, a greeter at the Ritz Carleton in White Plains, was arrested on the strength of a bench warrant on August 21. He was arraigned at Scarsdale Village Court and released on $250 cash bail.
Mini Cooper in Flames: At 4 am on August 21 a Stratton Road man heard a popping sound from the front of the house, looked out the window and saw that his wife’s 2004 Mini Cooper was in flames. No one was in or around the car and the gas cap was intact. Police could not determine the source of the fire.
Loaner on the Lam: Lexus of Greenwich called police on August 21 to say that man from Wayside Lane in Scarsdale had dropped off his car for service two weeks ago and taken a loaner car. The man had not returned with the dealer’s car and they were unable to reach him. Police also failed to contact the driver.
Death: The wife of Nicholas Chantiles age 87 called police on the morning of 8/21 to report that her husband had passed away. Mr. Chantiles had been suffering from prostate cancer. His doctor was called to sign the death certificate.
Harassed: A Secor Road woman complained of harassment. She was attempting to arrange a bachelorette party for a friend and asked if she could use her fiancées apartment. In response she received a threatening message on Facebook and feared for her safety.
A Nelson Road woman reported the receipt of strange text messages from an international number since July 7th. The texter threatened to “track her down” if she didn’t tell him what he wanted to know so she reported the incidents to the police on 8/20 and also said she would contact Verizon to block the number.
Missing: A Drake Road man complained that 20 pieces of split red oak had been stolen from a wood pile at the end of his driveway on 8/21/12.
A Rock Creek Lane man reported that someone had removed four blank checks from his desk drawer in his office in the city and forged them. One check for $2,700 and another for $1,000 were written and the bank was notified.
A 19 year-old Eastchester girl complained that her iPhone was stolen from her purse while it was in the dressing room at LF on Boniface Circle in Scarsdale Village on August 24th. The locating device showed that the phone was in Yonkers.
A Cambridge Road reported that a sterling silver set with service for 18 as well as nine serving pieces and a wooden chest had disappeared from his home sometime between July 9 and July 31. He contacted his ex-wife and her lawyer who said that she did not have the missing silver. He also noted that his home was on the market and many people had been in and out of the house recently.
Found: A bag of tools in a Craftsman bag atop a black dolly was found on the sidewalk in front of the Chase Bank on East Parkway at 5:20 pm on August 19th. Police found identification for the electricians who owned the bag inside and contacted them. The bag was taken to police headquarters for safekeeping.
Abuse: The Program Director at the ARC Residential Home on Foxhall Road reported that on 8/16 one of the staff members was too rough with one of the patients and “dragged her into the house when she had a hard time walking.” The patient was not injured. Westchester ARC began an investigation but put it on hold while the Scarsdale Police Department looked into it.
Police received a complaint about flyers for “IDriveYourCar.com” posted on Griffen Road on August 20. Police asked the Department of Public Works to remove the flyers and also contacted the corporate office of I Drive Your Car and served them with a summons for posting the flyers.
Musical mornings: At 8 am on 8/22 police received a complaint from a Wayside Road man about loud music coming from a construction site on Rectory Lane. Police found that the noise was coming from the high school where the field hockey coach was playing music during practice.
Who’s there? At 3 pm on 8/23 an Oneida Road woman called police to report that she returned home and heard someone in her basement. Police came to investigate and discovered the woman’s son downstairs. They brought him upstairs and the woman confirmed that the young man was hers!
Strange: At 4 pm on 8/23 police got a report that a man was sitting in a black car and watching kids play soccer through a pair of binoculars. Police spoke to the man who said he was watching the game. Police scanned the man’s license and as he had no record they permitted him to stay.
Missing Golf Clubs and More from the Scarsdale Police
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Stolen Clubs; A Haverford Road man reported that his golf clubs and equipment and a portable compressor were stolen from the trunk of his 2011 Mercedes Benz when it was parked in his driveway overnight on 8/10-8/11. An iPod that was in the glove compartment was also missing. The car was not damaged.
Mischief: A man from the construction crew at 21 Morris Lane reported that several window panes on two nine-foot windows were broken overnight from 8/7 – 8/8 when rocks were thrown through the windows. A portable toilet on the work site had been tipped over as well.
Mishap: On the morning of August 6 a ladder truck from the Scarsdale Fire Department ran into a police cruiser that was parked at the Public Safety Building. The left rear of the truck hit the front right side of the car. There were no injuries but both vehicles were damaged.
Hit and Run: A White Road woman saw a car exit a driveway on her street and collide with her car on the afternoon of June 9. The driver of the car left the scene. Police contacted the driver of the car and he said that he was not aware that he had hit the woman’s car.
The driver of a 2010 Lexus owned by Bel-Aqua Pool Supply reported that a car had hit his car and left the scene at the Balduccis Parking lot on Sunday morning of August 12. Police tracked the license plate number and found that the driver was a 91 year-old man who lived on Plymouth Drive. Damage to his car matched the damage to the Lexus. The man was given a summons.
Unregistered: Police scanned the license plates of a car on the Heathcote Bypass on the evening of August 9 and determined that the car had a lapsed registration because the car was uninsured. They issued the driver a summons for driving an uninsured car and removed the plates from the car. The car was parked until it could be towed.
I Spy: A caller reported that a blue Honda was sitting in front of 26 Fox Meadow Road at 8:30 am on 8/6. Police spoke to the driver of the Honda who identified himself as a private investigator.
Suspicious Character: On the afternoon of August 6 a representative from the Rec Camp called to report that a homeless man was lingering at the tennis courts. Police spoke to the man who identified himself as James Williams of the Bronx. He gathered his belongings and left he property. At 7 pm on August 6, Williams was found lying on the grass at the corner of Mamaroneck and Murray Hill Road. This time he said he was resting because his legs were sore. He said he was en route to a shelter in White Plains.
Delinquent tenants: On the night of 8/9, the owner of a home on Overhill Road reported that the tenants inside the house owed him $10,000 in back rent and he wanted them evicted. Police advised the man that this was a civil matter.
Flooding: On the morning of August 10 a Heathcote Road resident reported that his neighbor’s sprinkler was broken and flooding yards in the area. Police found that the system was draining into neighboring yards and flooding homes on Carthage Road. The homeowner was aware that the sprinkler was broken and shut off the water main until the repairman could arrive.
