Girl Beats Boy, Man Loses Wife and a DWI
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“It Just Went Plop”: At 5:15 am on Sunday morning July 10th, police responded to an accident at Popham and Lockwood Roads. They found a 2005 Ford Focus parked in the eastbound lane of Popham Road leaking fluid and smashed in the front of the right side. They also found a man standing nearby who said he had called for help.
Police quickly realized the man was drunk and asked him what happened. Referring to the car the man said, “it just went plop.” The man could not describe the accident and admitted to drinking “only beer.” Police inspected the car and found vomit on the floor and inside the driver’s side door. The man who was identified as Nestor A. Medina of Yonkers failed sobriety tests, was arrested and found to have a BAC of .13. His car was towed to Eastchester and he was charged with DWI and driving an uninspected car.
Fight: An ex-girlfriend got into it with a Greenacres boy on the night of July 5th when the boy admitted to hooking up with someone else. The 20 year-old girl, a Purchase resident came to the home of her ex-boyfriend in Greenacres, grabbed his cell phone and went through his text messages. After reading the messages she threw his cell phone on the concrete and broke it. While he tried to pick up the pieces of his phone they continued to argue and she hit him, scratched his neck and ripped his shirt. She then drove away. Shortly after she left, the boy got a text message relayed by a friend warning the new girlfriend to “watch her back.” At that point the boy reported the incident to the police.
Possession: Just after midnight on 7/10 police saw three people running from the tennis hut at Brite Avenue toward Chesterfield Road. Police spotted one of the boys on Chesterfield, pursued him and ordered him to stop. They took the boy back to Brite Avenue where they found marijuana and rolling paper. The boy admitted they belonged to him. Police searched the 19 year-old and found another baggie of marijuana in his sneaker. He was brought to headquarters, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and released on his own recognizance at 2 am.
Missing wife: On the afternoon of July 6, a 76 year-old Myrtledale Road man came to police to report that his 76 year-old wife was missing and to ask for help finding her. The woman, who is forgetful and on medication for dementia left the house at noon to go to Brae Burn Country Club in Harrison to meet a golf date. However at 2 PM someone from the club called to say that the woman had not arrived. At 3:25 pm, Scarsdale Police broadcast a message to the Harrison and Greenwich Police Departments with a description of the woman and her vehicle information.
The woman was still missing at 5 PM and Scarsdale Police utilized “A Child Is Missing Alert.” However at 5:20 pm, the husband received a call from Il Bacio Restaurant in Cross River to advise him that his wife was there. Lewisboro Police waited with her while her husband drove there to pick her up. Scarsdale Police will follow up with the couple in the future to discuss available services.
Missing Car: On 7/7 the Scarsdale Shell Service Station reported that Junior Julye of the Bronx had failed to return a rented Sonata that was rented through Avis and due back in the station on June 3rd. Neither Avis Security nor the Scarsdale Police were able to reache Mr. Julye by phone.
Missing Groceries: An Olmstead Road woman reported a missing bag of groceries at 8 pm on July 4th. The woman said that on July 1 she had been dropped off by a cab at her house, put the groceries down in front of the house, and walked around the back of the house. When she returned later, the groceries were gone.
Missing Trees: A Post Road man called police on 7/9 when his neighbor’s landscapers cut down trees and branches on his property. Police told the man to contact Village Hall.
Missing Dog: On the nigh of 7/10, a Richbell Road woman found a black lab on her property. The dog had no collar or tags and police took it back to headquarters. When they arrived, the dog’s owner came in to claim her pet and explained that it had escaped the fenced yard. The owner was given a warning.
No Parking: At 6:53 am on 7/11 a neighbor reported that a Ferncliff Road man was parking his car on the lawn. Police found the car on the front lawn and informed the man of a village ordinance prohibiting residents from parking cars on the lawn. The man was given a warning.
Fraud: The accountant at Quaker Ridge Golf Club was contacted by a Chase Bank branch on the evening of July 5 when someone named Jason Lloyd attempted to cash a fraudulent check from the club in the amount of $4,221.13. The club had no knowledge of the man and no employee with that name.
Threats: A Wakefield Road man brought three letters and an envelope to Scarsdale police on July 7th. The letters were threatening in nature and the man suspected they were from a former client.
Scammer Strikes Scarsdale P.O.
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Scammer: An unknown man bilked the Scarsdale Post Office out of $90 on the afternoon of June 22. The man asked to purchase an $81.00 money order and handed the postal worker a $100.00 bill to pay for the transaction. After he received the money order and the change, the customer claimed it was the wrong money order and asked for his money back. The worker returned the $100 bill to the man. However, shortly thereafter the customer returned and claimed that he had been handed a $10 bill rather than a $100 bill. The postal worker apologized and handed the man a $100 bill. However it turns out that he already had his $100 and thus made off with a second $100 bill. The suspect is described as a black male, 5’ 10” tall, 160 lbs with a white beard. Police are investigating a similar incident in Harrison.
Ring first: A nanny at work at a home on Harvest Drive said that another nanny from a neighboring home came into the Harvest Drive home without permission on 6/29. The unannounced guest rang the doorbell repeatedly, rattled the door handle and then walked into the house. The woman claimed that she came looking for aspirin, and finding the door ajar she pushed it open. There was no sign of forced entry and nothing was missing from the house. Police spoke to the woman who entered the home. She was cooperative and said that she often visited the other house. She was told not to go inside the house again without permission.
Fight: The super and the doorman at 50 Popham Road got into an argument on the morning of 6/28 and the doorman, Carl Bailey, shoved Superintendent William Gummerman. The dispute concerned vacation and overtime selection. Police contacted the building supervisor who agreed to handle it and police told the feuding men to stay away from each other.
Harassed: A concerned Brown Road woman reported that she received a disturbing phone call on Tuesday June 28 at 2:33 am. The caller said, “this is rehab, I ‘m coming over to rape you.” Since the woman works in nursing, she was worried.
On 6/29, an 83 year-old Quaker Ridge woman reported that she is continuing to receive harassing phone calls. The caller demands that she send money. She receives the calls both at home and at work and the incessant calls to her office were so annoying that her employer asked her not to come in to the office.
Neighbors at Heathcote Road and Sherbrooke Road continue to argue about golf balls. The balls are being hit from the golf range at the house on Heathcote Road onto the neighboring property. The Heathcote Road residents have filed a harassment report against their neighbor.
Damage: On June 29, a Seneca Road man found his basketball pole bent at the base and it appeared that a vehicle had backed into it. The man thought it might have been hit by a garbage truck making a pickup, as the garbage pails are kept next to it.
Accident: An 88 year-old New Rochelle woman, driving a 2002 Toyota collided with a car driven by an 18 year-old driver at the intersection of Secor and Sycamore Roads on the morning of June 30th. The 88 year-old woman and her 79 year-old passenger were both taken to White Plains Hospital by SVAC.
Thefts: A $300 bike and lock were stolen from the bike rack on East Parkway on June 30th. Two bikes, together valued at $950 were stolen when they were locked to a tree in front of Moscato Restaurant on Scarsdale Avenue on July 1st. The lock was taken as well.
A gym bag belonging to a 17 year-old Swarthmore Road girl was found on her neighbor’s lawn on July 1st. The girl realized that her GPS, charger and gym bag were stolen from her 2011 Honda CRV during the night of 6/30-7/1. She was not sure whether or not the car was locked.
Egged: A house on Potter Road was egged over the weekend of 6/24 – 6/27. No damage was done. On July 1, a Bell Road man returned home at 4:35 am and found eggs in his driveway.
Graffiti: Graffiti was found on picnic tables and benches in Chase Park on June 27th.
Fireworks: Police received a complaint that fireworks were going off at Hyatt Field at 11:30 pm on 6/28. When they arrived, police found used fireworks and a smoldering pile of tree branches. They attempted to put out the fire and also called the Fire Department. Police also found a second pile of debris near the Potter Road side of the park.
Noise: At 9:30 pm on June 30th, police received a complaint about noise at the Saxon Woods Grill from a Stonewall Lane man. Though the officer did not think the noise was too loud he did stop by the Saxon Woods Grill and spoke to the owner who agreed to turn down the volume.
Say what? At 5:44 am on July 1st an Ogden Road man called to report a disoriented young man on the street. When police arrived they found a soaking wet young man running through the sprinklers barefoot. Police took him home to an address nearby. The boy’s father reported that his son sleepwalks on occasion.
Hot dog! Police received a report that a dog was locked in a car parked on Chase Road on a very hot afternoon. The car windows were closed. Police were able to remove the dog from the car through the sunroof and when the dog’s owner returned to the car she was issued a summons.
Lost and Found from the Scarsdale Police
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It was a week of lost and found… missing children, a confused wanderer, a misplaced Irish Setter and a bike taken from the basement of the Chateaux Apartments. In the found department, a Bee-line bus driver spotted a large machete at a bust stop and a wallet was picked up on Garth Road. Read all the details below:
Is this a dagger I see before me? A Bee-line bus driver found a large machete on a stone wall at the bus stop at Weaver Street and Griffen Road on the afternoon of June 20th.
A Sunset Drive man found an Irish Setter running in his yard. Police picked up the dog and called the New Rochelle Humane Society to retrieve it. In the interim, the dog’s owner came to claim the dog and was issued a summons for a “Dog at Large” and an impoundment fee.
Found: A Brown wallet containing $163, and credit cards was found on Garth Road on the evening of June 24. Since police could not find an address or phone number for the owner, the wallet is being held at headquarters.
Mom loses kids: A Brook Lane woman called police at 5:30 pm on 6/21 to report that two 5-6 year old boys had ridden away on the bike path toward White Plains. A jogger saw the boys and called one of the boy’s mothers. When police arrived they spoke to the boys about the dangers of riding alone.
Missing Man: A missing Greenburgh man was spotted on Walworth Avenue at 12:22 on June 21. His wife alerted police when the 72 year-old man went missing from East Hartsdale Avenue and failed to return. Since the man on Walworth Ave. matched the description of the missing person, police stopped Ronald Ketay who said he was lost. Greenburgh police took him home.
Stolen Bike: A bicycle was stolen from the storage area of the Chateaux Apartments. The victim noticed that her green Gary Fisher mountain bicycle, valued at $600 was missing on June 24th. A lock on the storage area had been forced open.
On June 25th, residents on Rodney and Ferncliff Road reported that items had been taken from their cars the previous night.
Pranks and Cranks: Fireworks: A Rodney Road man called police at 11 pm on 6/24 when someone set off fireworks at his front door. The explosion was very loud and the man does not know who might have been involved. No damage was done.
Police received three complaints about fireworks on the night of 6/20. Residents called from Quaker Ridge at 11:15 pm, from Edgewood at 11:47 pm and 12:48 am on 6/21. They were unable to find anyone setting off fireworks. Also on 6/23 at 12:56 am and 1:00 am, police received complaints of someone throwing firecrackers out of a car window in Quaker Ridge and in Edgewood.
Upset Port-a-Potty: A Paddington Road woman called just after midnight on 6/26 when she saw two boys turnover a port-a-potty on her front lawn. Police could not find the culprits but turned the port-a potty over so it was upright.
Unidentified Liquid: Tina Cressent of White Plains called police at 9 pm on 6/20 when a woman threw liquid on her car while she was driving in the Village. The woman who had thrown the liquid identified herself as Simone. Police got another complaint and found “Simone,” who turned out to be Shaun O’Hanlon of Eastchester. O’Hanlon claimed that she was playing with her friends and threw water.
Letter from Hitler: A Cooper Road woman received a letter addressed to Adolf Hitler at her home address on June 18th. The envelope appeared to be handmade and contained a perfume ad. The woman had no idea why she received the mysterious envelope.
Crank Calls: Police were able to help a Brookby Road woman who received two unwanted phone calls from a man named David who sounded Hispanic at 1 am on 6/21 and then again a 1 pm on the same date. When she told David he had the wrong number, he said “No I don’t, I called you intentionally lady.” Police blocked her number, dialed *67 and spoke to the name who denied being David. They told him that further calls could result in criminal charges. They said that there would be no additional calls.
Drunk Driver Arrested: Jose Dominguez, age 28 of the Bronx was arrested at 2:24 am on June 24th when police had set up a checkpoint at the intersection of Fenimore Road and the Bronx River Parkway. When police stopped the driver in a 2008 Acura, they found he had glassy eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. Dominguez claimed he had three beers at a friend’s house and failed the sobriety tests. He was arrested, found to have a blood alcohol level of .22 and released to his cousin on $250 bail.
Dog bites: A Barry Road man came to headquarters on the morning of 6/22 to say that three weeks ago his neighbor’s dog bit a friend of his son’s. In addition, the same dog bit the complainant’s wife a year ago. Police told the man to report incidents when they occur.
Intruder? A Post Road woman returned home on the afternoon of June 20th and found that the screen on a bathroom window had been pushed in. However, the house was not tossed and no valuables were missing.
On 6/22, a Rock Creek Lane woman reported that someone used her Yahoo email address to send out fraudulent emails.
Damage: On the morning of June 24, a truck driver who works for an appliance distribution company struck a Con Edison wire at 86 Birchall, and in the process of turning around he damaged the grass at 115 Birchall.
Fire: A passerby reported a trash fire on South Church Lane on the afternoon of 6/20. Police were able to put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher however, the fire damaged an underground Verizon utility cover so Verizon was notified.
Pay to play: The attendant at the tennis courts at the Middle School called the police on the afternoon of June 25 when a player refused to show id or pay to use the tennis courts. Police spoke to the man and resolved the situation.
Noise: Police received a call about noise from a graduation party on Greenacres Avenue at 7:45 pm on June 25. Police found the noise to be at reasonable levels. At 10 pm they received another complaint and spoke to the homeowners who agreed to turn down the music.
Party! At 3:21 am on June 25, police found trash and empty alcohol containers at the Girl Scout house on Wayside Lane. No damage was down and the building had not been entered, though it appeared that someone was partying on the grounds.
Unwanted guest: On June 26, an Old Lyme Road man called police to help him when an old friend refused to leave his property. When police arrived they met Christian Tarell of the Bronx. He was standing at the front door of the house. The Scarsdale man had previously agreed to give Tarell $1,800 to buy a car, but later changed his mind. Police were able to get Tarell to leave.
Errant golf balls: A Sherbrooke Road woman called police at 5 pm on 6/26 to complain that her neighbors on Heathcote Road were hitting golf balls onto her property. Police spoke to the resident on Heathcote Road who said he was practicing golf but denied hitting a single ball out of his yard.
Rampage at Edgemont High School
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A busy week for the Greenburgh Police: A 16 year-old Edgemont boy has been charged with criminal mischief after he went on a rampage with a sledge hammer, smashing 26 windows at Edgemont High School. A school custodian discovered the damage at 6:40 am on June 23rd, the morning of the high school graduation. The custodian found the sledgehammer on the gym floor, saw three broken windows in the gym and then toured the school and counted a total of 26 windows throughout the school that had been smashed. The total damage to the school is estimated at $11,000. On June 30, police announced the arrest of a 16 year-old Old Army Road boy whose name is being withheld due to his age. He was arraigned in Greenburgh Town Court on June 29th and released to his family, pending a court date on July 8th.
Fight: A Secor Road woman got into a fight with an ex boyfriend when he refused to leave the house on the evening of 6/20. The man was waiting for a cab on Longfellow Street in Hartsdale when he started to scream, kick and refuse to leave. He blocked traffic and cursed and screamed that he wanted to be arrested. When he refused to stop, he was placed under arrest, but flailed his arms, refused to be handcuffed and kicked and yelled. The man, identified as Paul Fisher, age 42 of Pleasantville was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Trouble at Hurricane Wings: Police were called to intervene in a fight at the restaurant on the night of June 23rd. Two customers, Robert W. Bracchitta and Jennifer Bitter both of Yonkers had gotten drunk and started a fight with another customer. When the managers asked the two to leave, Ms. Bitter slapped one of the managers across the face. Managers were able to escort the two out the door and blocked the entrance to prevent them from getting back in. Police interviewed Bracchitta and Bitter in the parking lot and they were loud and uncooperative. Police told Bracchitta to have someone pick them up and he called his mother. Though police decided not to press charges, Bitter continued to yell, and shouted, “those f XXX ers pushed me out the restaurant and touched my breasts, no man will ever touch my breasts."
Shoplifters: Police tracked down thieves who stole two digital cameras, an e-book and other merchandise from Best Buy on the afternoon of June 20th. The store alerted police that the men left the store in a white Nissan Altima and police stopped the car as it was travelling south on Central Avenue. The security officers identified the three men who were found with the stolen merchandise as well as magnetic devices that are used to facilitate larcenies. The three suspects were identified as Sharif N. Graham, age 36 of the Bronx, Trent Bernard Cook, age 31 of Brooklyn and Shondell Maurice Leach, age 33, also of Brooklyn.
After being alerted by Best Buy, police pursued and caught two shoplifters who had fled in a BMW on the evening of June 22. Security officers at the store stopped two men who were exiting when the security sensor was activated. One of the men fought off the guard and the two jumped into their car and drove north on Central Avenue. Police spotted the gray BMW on Tarrytown Road and saw one man jump out of the car on the entrance ramp to 287. Police were able to stop the car and another police unit found the other man on Randolph Road. The two men were brought to the station and positively identified by the Best Buy security guard. The men had stolen credit cards and had also taken a 32GIG sandisk memory card from Best Buy. The suspects were identified as Mamuka Chaganava and Archil Bugianishvili, both of Brooklyn.
Alyssa Congro, age 20 of the Bronx was arrested when she attempted to use stolen gift cards to purchase items at Denny’s Children’s clothes on Central Avenue on June 22. Congro selected merchandise and presented two gift cards, one for $75 and the other for $100 as payment. The store manager called the store where the cards were issued and found out that the cards had been reported stolen. Police then contacted the card’s owner who said that her purse had been stolen when she visited the Bronx Zoo on June 6th and she had notified Denny’s that the cards were taken. Congro was then arrested for criminal possession of stolen property.
Two Connecticut women were caught shoplifting at TJ Maxx on the afternoon of June 26. Natasha Nicholson and Ricky Nation took a pair of sneakers and cologne, together valued at $11.0.74. The women took the merchandise, attempted to return it for store credit and buy something else. They were charged with petit larceny.
Thievery: A home on Kaateskill Place, Scarsdale was entered and ransacked on the Wednesday afternoon June 22. When the resident returned at 3 pm, they found that a side entrance had been damaged and thieves had gone through the house and stolen jewelry and cash. The intruders attempted to open a safe in the basement but failed.
Residents of Columbia Avenue in Hartsdale saw and heard vandals trying to break into their car at 2 am on June 23rd. The residents heard banging noises, looked outside and saw someone holding a flashlight and looking into their s car windows. The residents activated the car alarm from a key ring and the intruder fled.
Two 23 year-old medical students were victims of theft while they were eating at CPK on Wednesday night 6/22. When they returned to the car after dinner, they found that computers, a digital camera, the charges and an iPod nano were gone. There were no signs of forced entry into the car.
While responding to a burglar alarm at 1:30 am on 6/22 at Woodlands High School, police learned that a group of girls had been hanging out in the back of the school. Police saw four girls run into the woods and found them on Dalewood Drive. The girls said they were hanging out and there was no damage to the school.
A shopping cart rolled into a Mazda minivan owned by a woman who lives on Murray Hill Road in Scarsdale while the van was parked in a Central Avenue parking lot on Monday morning 6/20. The cart caused scratches and a ding. The owner of the car agreed to work out the problem with a woman who had let the cart roll away.
Police came upon drinkers in a car in the parking lot at 336 Central Park Avenue on the night of June 24th. Two underage drinkers were issued violations and released to their parents and two others were booked for giving/selling alcohol to persons under the age of 21.
At 7:30 am on Saturday June 25, police found Freddy Hernandez, age 28 of Yonkers stopped in his minivan on Central Avenue in front of the Carpet Gallery. Hernandez was asleep, the car was in drive, and his foot was on the brake. Hernandez was drunk and had an open alcoholic beverage in the car. He failed sobriety tests and was arrested for drunk driving, drinking in a car and impeding traffic.
Calling all Volunteers for Lauren Spierer
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Family and friends continue to search for missing Edgemont girl Lauren Spierer. This weekend her parents have scheduled another search and are asking as many as possible to join them. Here is the information: Saturday June 25 is Find Lauren Day. Come join us -- every hour a person can give brings us closer to finding Lauren.
Search parties will start going out at 8 am from the McNutt Center in Bloomington, Indiana. Parking can be found at 1138 Walnut Grove Street and the search center phone number is (812) 855-5304. Volunteers 18 and older (please bring photo ID) are needed. Please come dressed to search safely (long pants and closed toe shoes) and check in as your schedule permits. Search teams will be formed throughout the day.
Lauren was last seen in the early morning of June 3. She is 4 feet, 11 inches and weighs 95 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and was wearing black pants and a white tank top with a white top.
Anyone with information about Lauren or her whereabouts is asked to call the Bloomington Police Department at (812) 339-4477 or America's Most Wanted at (800) CrimeTV. Information can be sent by mail at FIND LAUREN, P.O. Box 1226, Bloomington, Indiana 47402-1226 or helpfindlauren@gmail.com.
Any help of information, no matter how trivial it may seem, or time is deeply appreciated. Please help us bring our daughter home.
