Underage Drinkers and a Pitbull Attack: From the Police
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Party! Shortly after midnight on 5/29 police received a report about a party on Blackhawk Lane. When they arrived they heard noise and saw five to ten kids fleeing from the house. They also saw others carrying large garbage bags full of beer cans out of the house -- and the 19 year-old girl who lived there said she was having a birthday party. Another group of about 20 kids left and police found partially drunk cans of beer in the house. The girl was issued a summons for unlawful possession of alcohol and told to appear in court on June 1st.
Missing Porsche: Cooper Road residents awoke on the morning of May 25 to find that their 2004 Porsche Cayenne SUV was gone. The car had been left unlocked in the driveway and there was a valet key in the owner’s manual inside the glove box.
Missing Child: A mother from Chateaux Circle called police at 3 pm on 5/25 when she couldn’t find her two-year-old son. She had last seen the boy in the apartment and he was wearing only a diaper. She realized he was missing when she was preparing to pick up her older child at school. Police found the child asleep under a blanket in a bedroom and he was evaluated by SVAC and found to be fine.
Missing Briefcase: A Scarsdale man left his Louis Vuitton briefcase containing checks and personal papers in the back seat of his car when he parked it on East Parkway on the morning of 5/24. When he returned about an hour later he found that the briefcase was missing.
Missing Laptop: A Connecticut woman parked her car in the driveway of a Brookby Road home on the night of 5/24. When she returned to the car the following morning her briefcase and laptop computer were gone.
Missing GPS: A Garmin navigator was removed from a car parked on Ross Road overnight on 5/24-5/25.
Missing Sunglasses: Residents on Farley Road heard a car alarm around midnight on 5/29 and saw someone inside their car. Though they claim the car was locked there was no sign that someone forced their way into the car -- but a pair of $400 sunglasses was missing. Neighbors across the street also heard someone outside their home that night and saw another car next to their car. They activated a panic alarm and the man got into his car and drove off.
Missing Bikes: An $800 custom road bike was stolen from the rack on East Parkway on 5/26. The bike had been locked and chained to the rack. On 5/27 an orange Raleigh mountain bike valued at $250 was also stolen from a rack on East Parkway.
Gun: On 5/25, a man from Reynal Crossing turned over his handgun to police for safekeeping until he could get a valid pistol permit.
Stolen Car: A Wheelock Road woman noticed that a 2000 Lexus had been parked in front of her house and no one returned to move it. Police ran a check on the car and it turned out to be a stolen vehicle that belonged to a White Plains man. The car was towed.
Locked out: The owner of Embassy Cleaners on Christie Place locked his keys inside his vehicle on the morning of 5/23. Heathcote Gulf was called and they were able to open the car and retrieve the keys.
Frustrated motorist: A Bronx man was seen videotaping the intersection of Popham Road and East Parkway around noon on 5/23. When police asked the man why he was doing this he said his wife had been issued a ticket there and he was videotaping the intersection to show at her trial.
Coyotes: Two coyotes were reported on Birchall Road at 6:53 pm on 5/23. Police saw the animals in the backyard of the home before they ran into a wooded area behind the house. Another coyote was reported on Dolma Road on the morning of 5/27.
Scavengers: Two Village employees were caught scavenging for items on videotape in the storage room at the Sanitation Building on Secor Road on 5/24. The employees were instructed to return anything they took and were advised that there were penalties for scavenging.
Theft: Greendale Road residents reported that they saw four kids putting Village-owned saw-horse barricades into their car at 4:30 pm on 5/26. The resident reported that the vehicle was a tan SUV or a suburban.
A Ross Road man came to police on the night of 5/24 to complain that his neighbor had not paid him for damage done to his car. The man said that his neighbor promised to pay him to repair his car after the neighbor backed into his car in January, causing $1,030 in damage. Since the two did not report the accident to police at the time, he was advised to handle the dispute on his own.
Solicitors: A woman soliciting for Urban Development Solutions was selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door on Brookby Road on the evening of 5/24. Police received a complaint and stopped the woman who did not have a permit to solicit. She was issued a warning for violating Village code.
Another solicitor was dropped off at Fenway Golf Club on the evening of 5/24. The club manager asked the man to leave the property and he refused. Police responded and the man’s supervisor came to retrieve him.
A third solicitor was reported on Webster Road at 5:30 pm on 5/25. Police stopped a man who identified himself as Llamar Richards and said he was employed by a glass repair company. He was unaware that he needed a permit to solicit and agreed to stop.
Michael Basciano of White Plains was issued a summons on the morning of 5/24 for placing flyers on the windshields of parked cars in Fox Meadow.
Fires: On the morning of 5/27 there was a fire in the basement at 25 Park Road. The fire broke out downstairs and caused heavy smoke and fire damage to the basement, as well as the first and second floors. In order to contain the blaze, firefighters broke open walls on the first and second floors and according to Chief Thomas Cain, "the home sustained quite a bit of damage." Scarsdale, Greenville and Hartsdale firefighters all came to assist as well as SVAC. The Westchester County Arson Investigation Department was called to look for the source of the fire and determined that it was caused by an overloaded power strip that caught fire and set the basement carpet in flames. A home attendant who has a bedroom in the basement was the first to report the fire.
Another fire broke out when a transformer blew out on a telephone pole at the corner of Post and Olmstead Roads on the evening of 5/27. Police closed the northbound lane of the Post Road while Con Edison and the Fire Department put out the fire.
Wires on Post Road across from the library were on fire on the afternoon of 5/29. The Fire Department was notified.
Worried: At 10 pm on 5/27 a concerned friend called police when she received a disturbing text message from another woman that said, “I’m leaving now. You will never see me again.” Police went to the home of the woman who sent the text and her son was able to let them in. They spoke to the woman who had sent the text who said that she was in pain from an injury and agreed to have her son take her to the doctor.
At 12:20 am on the night of 5/28, police received a report about kids knocking over tents that were set up at the Alternative School on Wayside Lane. When the police arrived they saw three kids running away from the field but were unable to find them.
Shortly thereafter, police received another complaint about noise coming from Chase Park where the Boy Scouts were camping out. Police asked the boys to keep their voices down.
Around midnight on 5/29 police received a complaint about a noisy party on Park Road. When they arrived, they saw a number of kids fleeing and spoke to the residents who were watching a soccer game. They reported that a bunch of uninvited guests had tried to get in and caused the noise.
Damage: The TYVEK on a Carmen Road home was cut on 5/25. The homeowner did not know who might have done the damage.
Accidents: A Stony Point man driving his car at the intersection of Brewster and Fenimore Roads struck a 14 year-old Oak Lane girl who was riding her bike on Fenimore Road on Monday afternoon 5/23. Fortunately the girl was not hurt.
A 16-year-old girl was struck by a car when she was walking along the Post Road on the afternoon of 5/24. The driver did not stop and the girl was not able to see the license plate number of the car. The girl’s mother arrived to take her home.
A 17-year-old Scarsdale girl was hit while riding her bike by a 1999 Jeep at the intersection of Popham and Taunton Roads on the afternoon of 5/25. The driver of the Jeep reported that the girl drove into traffic and did not give him ample time to stop. The girl was taken to White Plains hospital.
A 70-year-old Walworth Avenue man struck a street sign and then drove into a tree on Greenacres Avenue at 10:30 pm on 5/25. The man reported that he fell asleep at the wheel.
From the Greenburgh Police: On Saturday, May 28 shortly after 5 pm Greenburgh police responded to a 911 call about a person who was being attacked by a dog at 107 Juniper Hill Road, near the Metropolis Golf Club. They found a 50-year-old man bleeding heavily after being bitten repeatedly and his 18-year-old daughter who had also been bitten by the dogs. Police learned that the two had been attacked by two pit bulls when they were going door to door dropping off flyers for their church.
The dogs were owned by Mr. Beverly Taylor (age 25) of 103 Juniper Hill Road in the Town of Greenburgh. Police and Animal Control Officers tranquilized the dogs. One of the dogs, however, still lunged at an animal control officer and had to be killed by the police. The second dog was secured.
Mr. Taylor was also bitten on his hands from one of his dogs and refused medical attention and hospital transport. Taylor was issued summonses for Town Code violations, unlicensed dogs, and unvaccinated dogs. Additional charges may be forthcoming.
Both father and daughter were transported to the Westchester Medical Center by Greenburgh Police EMS. The 18-year-old girl was treated and released but her father remains hospitalized with serious injuries to his right arm. At last report, he was in stable condition.
Formula Caper: A man stole ten cans of Enfamil from the Shoprite on Central Avenue and left the store in a 2007 Honda before he could be stopped by security on Wednesday morning 5/25.
Missing Girl: The mother of a 15 year-old girl from Joyce Road in Hartsdale called police at 2:24 am on Sunday 5/29 when she could not locate her daughter. At 10 pm the previous night the girl had been caught trespassing at the Dobbs Ferry Pool by the police and the mother went to pick her up. While returning home to Hartsdale the two had an argument and the girl jumped out of the car on Ashford Avenue. The mother had not seen her since that time and wished to file a missing person report.
A bike belonging to man who lives on Farley Road in Scarsdale was stolen from the Hartsdale Train station where it was locked on 5/27.
Members of the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force stopped two 19 year-old boys on Central Avenue at 10:30 on 5/27 and found that they had 12 bottles of beer. One boy is from Windsor Road in Scarsdale and the other lives on Kathwood Road in Yonkers. Both were charged with possession of alcohol by persons under the age of 21.
Two employees at Marshalls on Central Avenue were caught stealing $230 in merchandise from the store on the afternoon of 5/26. Working together the two purchased items then voided out the purchase and left the store with the merchandise. The store only wished to press charges against one employee as the other was very cooperative with the investigation. However police advised that the store would have to prosecute both employees so instead they opted to fire them both.
Derrick Johnson, age 44 of East Post Road in white Plains was arrested for burglary after he entered an apartment on North Washington Avenue in Hartsdale at 11:30 pm on Sunday night 5/29. According to the resident, Johnson opened a rear window, unlocked the back door and entered the woman’s home without her consent. She tried to call for help but he took away her cell phone and placed both of his hands around her neck with the intention of choking her. The woman screamed and ran out of the apartment toward the Hartsdale Train Station. She called the police and identified Johnson who was arrested.
Parents Fail to Cooperate with Police at Underage Drinking Incident
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Scarsdale Police broke up a teenage drinking party on Church Lane just before 10 pm on Friday night May 20 when they got a call about a 16 year-old girl who needed help. The young girl was suffering from alcohol poisoning and was sent to the hospital for treatment.
Police found that 20-25 underage drinkers had been drinking in the basement of the home – and those who remained were unwilling to cooperate or provide statements to the police. The parents returned and they were uncooperative -- and when Police contacted parents of the other youths most of them refused to cooperate as well.
Lieutenant Altizio of the Scarsdale police said that the “Scarsdale Police takes underage drinking seriously and would have hoped for more cooperation from parents and students to investigate what happened and to prevent it from happening again.” Police work with the Scarsdale Task Force on Drugs and Alcohol to prevent incidents like this one. Police were surprised that parents and students were more concerned with keeping quiet than ensuring a safe community.
The Scarsdale Police are working with the Westchester County District Attorney to investigate the incident and possibly bring charges for underage consumption and for serving alcohol to underage teens. With the prom and end-of-year parties upon us, Police caution parents to be vigilant. Anyone who has information about the incident should contact youth officer Detective Sherri Albano at 722-1200.
Kids: The father of a young girl reported that his daughter was receiving threatening message on Facebook on the afternoon of 5/22.
Police asked a group of kids to leave the area behind the train station at 4:00 pm on 5/20 after receiving a complaint about the loud music they were playing.
Deaths: Monroe Lazere, age 93, died in his Popham Road apartment on the afternoon of May 18. An attendant from the Visiting Nurse Service made the report to the police.
Carol Martin, age 90 died at her Walworth Avenue home early in the morning on 5/19. A home healthcare worker discovered that she had passed away at 5 am and called the woman’s son.
Identity Thefts: On 5/16 a Tunstall Road woman reported that someone had opened a fraudulent Sears Credit Card account in her name. The only charge on the card was for $35.
On 5/18 a Post Road woman reported that someone had used her Visa card to make over $3,000 in charges at retail stores in Long Island without her authorization. The Scarsdale woman had the credit card in her possession at the time.
And a Donellan Road man found that someone attempted to withdraw $9,900 from his American Express account and transfer the funds to a Bank of America account on May 11. He followed up with the credit card fraud department at AMEX.
Disputes: A Lee Road resident reported that a family member returned to the house to retrieve his bed and broke his key in the keyhole on the evening of 5/16. Since the current residents are in a dispute with the man they wanted to document in the incident. They are going to change the locks.
Sheldrake neighbors got into a dispute on 5/16 when one resident accused the other neighbor’s gardener of blowing debris into the other’s yard. The gardener denied blowing the debris.
A divorced dad complained to police when his ex-wife would not permit him to take his 12 year-old son for the weekend, per their custody agreement. The boy wanted to stay with him Mom but the Dad had weekend plans for the boy. They agreed to split the weekend.
The owner of the Parkway Café complained that Chat American Grill had placed tables and chairs on the sidewalk in violation of Village Code on the afternoon of 5/21. Police asked the manager of Chat to remove the tables.
Garage Trouble: On the evening of 5/20 a report was made about someone running through the Christie Place Garage and hiding behind the support columns. When police arrived they could not find the suspect but did find that the meter room was unlocked and found several empty wire spools.
A woman put her credit card into the cash slot of the parking machine at Christie Place on the evening of 5/18 and was unable to get it out. Police were also unable to retrieve the card and advised her to cancel the account.
Strange: Police received a call about an elderly woman walking on Weaver Street yelling obscenities at 10:20 pm on 5/21. They searched the area but did not find her.
Animals: A loose black lab was found on the Post Road at 9 pm on 5/16. Police contacted the dog’s owner who said that the dog dug a hole under the fence. The owner was issued a warning for a violation.
An Overhill Road woman complained that a sick raccoon had attacked her cat on the afternoon of 5/21. Police were unable to find the raccoon.
Coyotes were reported on Windward Lane at 6:45 am on 5/17, on Heathcote Road at 9:36 am on 5/19 and on Mohican Trail at 8 am on 5/20.
A caller reported that a knife was lying in the Heathcote Bypass on the evening of 5/17. Police found that it was a damaged garden hose nozzle.
Accident: A two-car accident resulted in a car fire on Friday morning 5/20 on Mamaroneck Avenue. One car rear-ended the other when the first stopped to turn onto the Hutchinson River Parkway. After the collision, the driver of the second car noticed a flame under the hood of the car, and got out just before the 2000 Ford burst into flames.
Signs: Police received a report of unauthorized signage for G-TEC Kids at the corner of Post and Popham Roads at 5 pm on 5/16/11. Police took the signs down and threw them out.
The street sign at Brewster and Cohawney Road was removed from the pole and left on the walkway at 76 Brewster Road where the homeowner found it on the morning of 5/22.
TCAR Recovery repossessed a car from a Taunton Road home at 5 am on 5/20/11.
A damaged water line was reported at 15 Richbell Road on the morning of 5/21. The water department was notified.
Village Considers Five Corners Development and Land Sale at Crane Road
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Developer Stephen Oder and Architect Richard Behr returned to Village Hall on Monday May 16 for a review of their latest plans to build a four story residential building at 2-4 Weaver Street, incorporating a strip of Village-owned land on the east end of the property. The meeting was well attended. In addition to the entire Board of Trustees, the audience included many members of the Planning Board, Village Managers, Village Planner Liz Marrinan, and representatives from the Heathcote Five Corners Coalition who have been following the progress of this development for years.
At their last meeting on April 14, the committee had asked the developer to draw up new plans and renderings so that the committee and residents could see how the project would look if the Village sold the developer the strip of land that is now the driveway to the parking lot at ‘Massa at 2-4 Weaver.
Architects complied and brought plans that showed how the building would look with and without the Village strip.
Oder explained the benefits of including the property in the plan:
Under the new plan there would only be two curb cuts to Weaver Street and these curb cuts could be moved further away from the Five Corners. The cuts would be 235 feet away from the busy intersection to minimize their effect on Five Corners traffic.
The new plan would allow passengers to be picked up and dropped off underneath the building, freeing up the area in front of the building for green space and a sidewalk. This area is now the site of the dance studio which would be removed with the construction of the development.
In both plans, the building would still be setback 40 feet from Weaver, but in the new plan the fourth floor units would be setback another 20 feet. They would include terraces facing Weaver and the entire fourth story would therefore be behind them. This would reduce the impression of the bulk of the building.
The addition of the property would allow the architects to design a regularly shaped building instead of the angular building that would result if the development had to be shoehorned onto an odd-shaped lot.
Plans call for the inclusion of an affordable unit in the building. There would be ten regular units and one, one-bedroom affordable unit. There was considerable discussion about whether under the proposed new affordable housing code one or two affordable units would be required in a ten unit building and the Trustees agreed to get clarification.
Trustee Mark assured the audience that there would be another hearing or two before a decision was made but encouraged public reaction.
Jane Veron who chairs the Planning Board said that though this was not an official hearing of the Planning Board, the revised plan “appears to address concerns by reducing the curb cuts, reducing the bulk appearance, improving aesthetics and adding an affordable unit.”
Lena Crandall of the Friends of the Scarsdale Parks wanted to know if the two park-like areas shown on the plans would be public or for the exclusive use of the residents? She also recommended that the Village remove the Norway Maples that are now behind the lot on the Heathcote Bypass.
Martin Kaufman of the Heathcote Five Corners Coalition questioned the height of a cupola and a peaked roof shown on the drawing and Janet Bell commented that with the Village owned land the buildable area for the project would increase by 6,000 square feet, though it was noted that the revised plan only called for 2,000 square feet more of interior space. Therefore, the additional space would be used as green space and to provide for more space between the residential and tavern buildings.
Peter Gordon, also from the Coalition encouraged the Trustees to use the land sale to influence this project and bargain for the preservation of the exterior of the tavern and to cap the height of the new project.
Site plans and renderings of the two projects are available at Village Hall. If you are interested, stop by and view them.
County Proposes to Purchase/License Land from Scarsdale
In another less noted land use discussion, Westchester County has proposed to purchase or license five lots in Scarsdale to accommodate the reconstruction of the bridge at Crane Road. In addition to accommodating vehicular traffic, the bridge will provide pedestrian access over the tracks at the north end of the platform at Scarsdale station. The county offered to pay the Village $903,000 for use of the five lots and the Village has 90 days to consider the offer. At the May 12th Village Board meeting, the matter was referred to the Trustees Law and Finance Committee for review.
Fights, Abuse and Fires from the Scarsdale and Greenburgh Police
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Arrest: After he had an accident at Brewster and Fenimore Road on the morning of May 10th, police arrested Lauro Emiliano Pulla Mocha of Portchester for driving with a suspended license. Mocha, age 34 is an employee of Our Home Improvement from Rye Brook. He was handcuffed and arrested and released on $200 cash bail.
Theft: On Thursday May 12, an Edgewood Road woman reported that $750 was missing from her home. The caller suspected that her cleaning crew had taken the money. When she called the couple in question, the husband denied taking the money but suggested she speak to his wife. The husband then called the woman back saying the money would be returned within a week as long as the police did not get involved. He denied taking the money and claimed they were “good people” The wife then called the homeowner crying, but her English was hard to understand. The complainant says that she did not want to pursue criminal charges but she just wanted her money back.
Potential Assault at Westchester ARC : On Wednesday May 11 Westchester ARC, a home for the mentally handicapped on 1 Foxhall Road reported a potential assault on one of its residents. Police spoke to Raquel Davidson and Sasha Wright, both ARC employees, Ms. Davidson reports that earlier that evening, she was bathing a client, when she overheard another employee slapping another client in an adjoining bathroom. When Ms. Davidson confronted the employee, she said, “I was upset about something and it pissed me off.”
Police were unable to speak to the alleged victim due to her disability. No marks or bruises were found on the victim’s body but an evaluation was planned for the next day. The employee in question had been suspended and had left the location by the time the police had arrived.
Lost Wallet: On Monday, May 9th a Scarsdale man reported that his wallet was stolen. He says that after he made purchases at the CVS on 7 Popham Road he retuned his wallet to his front right pocket. He then went to the Chase Bank located at 8 East Parkway and discovered that his wallet was no longer in his pocket. The black leather bi-fold, "Mont Blanc" wallet was valued at $400 and contained credit card, identification and $480 in cash.
Stolen Bike: On Monday May 9 a New Rochelle man reported his bicycle was stolen from a rack in front of Starbucks on East Parkway. The victim says he left the bicycle at 7:30 that morning and when he returned at 6:15 pm that evening the bike was gone. It was a 2010 Trek model 1110 in silver, valued at $900.00.
Befallen By Bad Fish: An officer stopped a Scarsdale woman driving on Crane Road after observing her driving east in the westbound lane on Tuesday May 10th. The woman said she was feeling ill after eating bad fish. Police told her she was too sick to drive so she parked the car and police drove her to her Palmer Road home.
P is not for Playground: On Wednesday May 11 there was a report of male youths exposing themselves and urinating on the Fox Meadow playground. When patrol arrived, no one was found.
BB Gun: An Oak Way woman came to police headquarters on May 13th to report that her son was shot with a BB gun while he was sitting in the school cafeteria on May 13th.
Found Them! On Wednesday May 11, a Scarsdale woman reported her insurance card and registration were taken from her car. Police found both items inside her car.
Mad at Massa’: At 9 pm on Wednesday May 11 an Acura SUV hit a stone wall in the parking lot of the restaurant. The caller said that the driver was acting belligerent and blamed the staff for placing the valet sign in a bad place, causing him to sideswipe the wall. The driver did not appear to be intoxicated and there was no damage. The car left the area prior to patrol's arrival and police were unable to locate the man.
Fight at Moscato: Two men at Moscato Restaurant got into a dispute about loud music coming from one of the men’s cell phone on the evening of May 12th. They exchanged heated words and the man with the loud phone left the restaurant. Police spoke to both men and told them to ask the manager of the restaurant for help if they had issues in the future.
Errant Golf Balls: On May 14, a Sherbrooke Road woman complained that her neighbor’s children were hitting golf balls onto her property and that one may have hit her car. Police did not see any damage to the car but warned the kids to stop hitting the balls onto their neighbor’s lawn.
Bill Dispute: On 5/12 at the Citgo station on Scarsdale Ave, a 78-year-old woman claimed that she had given the gas station attendant a $50.00 bill for $20.00 dollars worth of gas. According to the complainant, the station attendant told her she had given him a $20.00 bill. Patrol spoke with gas station attendant and he did not have any $50.00 bills on him at the time. Patrol asked the complainant if it was possible she had tendered a $20.00 bill instead of $50.00 bill and she agreed it was possible.
Abandoned Car: On the morning of May 13 police received a report of an abandoned vehicle that had been parked in the Scarsdale Congregational Church parking lot. It appeared that the car had rolled down from the parking lot and onto Heathcote Road blocking the east bound lane. Police responded and removed the car as it was stopped around a bend and was a major hazard. The owner of the car returned and had the car towed to a repair shop.
Paintball Target: A Fox Meadow woman reported that her living room window was struck with a paintball while she was inside the house at 11:30 pm on May 15th. She heard her dog bark, looked outside and noticed a car driving by as well as orange residue on the window. The orange residue appeared to be a paint ball. Patrol checked for damage to the window and found that it was intact.
Missing Car: On Friday May 13, David Bitton, manager of the Scarsdale Shell Station on Scarsdale Avenue reported that a vehicle rented at the Avis-Rent-A-Car has not been returned well after the specified date. The 2011 Jeep Liberty rented to Robert Boling of Mount Vernon was supposed to be returned on April 9. When it was not, an Avis representative left several to say that they were automatically charging Mr. Boling’s credit card for the extensions. The last payment was declined by the credit card company because the credit card was over the limit. The total cost of the rental was $2,782 of which $1,580 had been collected. A certified letter was delivered to Mr. Bolings address outlining the break of agreement and legal consequences.
Fire on Boulevard: a fire broke out in the stairway of a Boulevard Road home on the afternoon of May 14 while tile work and painting was going on inside. The second floor of the home had smoke and fire damage. Since the Fire Department could not find the source of the fire, a crime scene was established until the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services Cause and Origin could be dispatched to investigate. They ultimately found that the fire resulted from the contractor’s improper use of a heat gun.
A fire was reported at Red Maple Swamp in Greenacres on the night of May 13th. Police found a small trash fire on the path at Valley Road and Gorham Road and extinguished it. They were unable to find anyone nearby who may have been involved.
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Damage at Edgemont High School. The custodian says that when he arrived at work on Sunday morning May 15 at about 8am the main gym doors were broken and three rocks were found inside. Several potted plants and garbage cans were knocked over on campus. The damage is estimated to be about $400.00. This call was for documentation. The school does not wish to press charges
Food Fight: A heated argument broke out at a Central Avenue restaurant on May 10 after customer Michael Blasi, 44 of Hartsdale complained about his food and the manager, Max Camera, refused to take it back and give him a refund. The argument escalated and the police were called after Camera says Blasi became very abusive and ran into the kitchen yelling at the chef telling him his food was garbage. Blasi says he was chased out of the store. Blasi was issued a refund and asked never to return to the store again.
Drunk: At 12:43 am on 5/16, Marinela Justo, age 39, of Concord Avenue in Hartsdale came home drunk and began arguing with her husband while continuing to drink. She picked up a kitchen knife and chased her husband around the house, screaming “I’m going to kill you tonight.” When she failed to catch him, she started throwing glass bottles at the walls. The children came out of their rooms and begged her to stop while she threw bottles and a ceramic vase. She also scratched her husband and tore his shirt. Police found the woman at a Shell Station in Central Avenue in White Plains and observed that she was highly intoxicated. She was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, menacing, and harassment.
Coyote: A “mangy” coyote was spotted in a wooded area near 300 South Central Avenue in Hartsdale on May 11. A woman walking her two dogs encountered the coyote and struck him with a branch and left the area. The woman says the coyote has mange all over him. Police could not find the wily animal.
Stolen Beer: A theft was reported at 7-11 on Central Avenue on May 13. The store manager, Cabaro Ruel told police that two Hispanic males wearing grey hoodies and blue jeans entered the store and stole two cases of Coors Light beer. The men ran west on Mt. Joy towards Ft. Hill Road. Police stopped two men who fit that description but they did not have beer on them and the men denied being in the store. The store owner, Ahsan Malik, declined to press charges or pursue the matter.
Screams: On May 13, there was a report of screaming and banging coming from behind a residence at 529 South Central Avenue. Police interviewed a man who said it was his four children playing a game. All four kids were interviewed and all were ok.
DUI: At 3:20am on Sunday May 15, Luis Aybar, 27, from 211 Street was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police pulled Aybar over on Central Avenue at Inverness Road after seeing him drive erratically. Aybar appeared to have glassy eyes, disheveled pants and a strong odor of alcohol emanated from the car. There was also a clear plastic cup with red liquid in it on the driver’s side cup holder. When the Police administered a field sobriety test, Aybar became agitated telling the police he was not drunk. Two tests revealed he was above the legal limit for driving (0.12 and 0.16- legal limit 0.08) Aybar was released on $250 cash bail and ordered back to the Greenburgh Police Department for fingerprinting and photographs.
Scarsdale Students Awarded for Academic Excellence and Service
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It was a joyous night for an exceptional group of Scarsdale students, and their parents, friends, teachers and administrators who gathered for the Scarsdale High School Awards Assembly on May 11, 2011. Assistant Principal Sue Peppers lead the ceremony and shared the stage with SHS teachers, administrators and community leaders in presenting the awards to outstanding SHS juniors and seniors.
Students were recognized for academic achievement in English, social studies, languages, science and math as well as for accomplishments in the fine and performing arts, technology and community service.
In addition to school department awards, a variety of groups such as the Scarsdale Inquirer, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club and the Scarsdale Friends of Music and the Arts gave awards and there were several awards named in memory of special people in the community. For the first time an award in Art History was granted in the name of Elisa Draper, a Quaker Ridge teacher who passed away in 2010. Her husband Robert Draper, a faculty member at SHS stood by while the award was given to student Hannah Duggan.
One student truly stood out, receiving four coveted awards. Senior Kimberly Strauch who is headed for Dartmouth in the fall won awards in Math, Physics, Spanish and the Eric Rothschild award for superior academic accomplishment.
Principal John Klemme participated in the ceremony, presenting the Dartmouth College Award for academic achievement and service to Max Rolison as well as the Principal’s award to school government leader David Faust.
Here is a list of all the talented SHS students and the awards they received:
- The Scarsdale Foundation Award to Zachary Wald for school and community service.
- Principal’s Award, for school service to David Faust
- The Billy Safian Humanitarian Award to Erica Getto.
- The Scarsdale Alumni Eric Rothschild Scholarship for superior academic accomplishment to senior Kimberly Strauch.
- Junior Academic Excellence Award to Shia Li Lum.
- The Junior Scholarship/Service Award for distinction in both academics and service, to Alexandra Levine.
- The Wellesley Book Award was presented to Nicole Bernstein.
- The Steve Corbin Academic Success Award to Nicholas Gliatta
- The Counselor’s Award to Nathan Sonnenfeld
- The Halliday Clark Sr. Memorial Award Michelle Wexler
- The Casey Ferrone Memorial Award to Sara Greenberg
- The Scarsdale Chamber of Commerce Award to Carly Carlin.
- The Dartmouth College Award for academic achievement and service to Max Rolison.
- The Technical Services Award to Matthew Pavia
- Scarsdale Rotary Club awards for community service to Allison Grant, Anthony Lyons, Caitlin Pitofsky, and Alison Schnitzer
- The Brown University Award to junior Zachary Edelman.
- The Princeton University English Excellence Award to Elizabeth Lash.
- The Yale University Award for English Excellence to Alyson Favilla.
- The Harvard University Award for Excellence in English to Jessica Li.
- The Audrey McGinn Creative Writing Award to Helen Bush and Rebecca Workman The Scarsdale Inquirer Award to Dana Bernstein.
- World Languages Awards were presented to Tyler Foote - Latin; Kimberly Strauch - Spanish; and Biagio DiSalvo - French.
- World Languages Departmental Award David Faust
- The Math Faculty Award to Kimberly Strauch.
- The Rensselaer Mathematics and Science Award to Andrew Guo
- The Bausch and Lomb Science Award to Jessica Lam
- The Science Department Award to Ruth Kagan
- The Science Achievement Award to Max Rolison
- The New York State Science Supervisors Awards went to Jordan Falkoff - Biology; Kathryn Peruski - Chemistry; Shoshana Sheinfeld - Geology; Kimberly Strauch - Physics; and Nichola Lesniewski - All-Around.
- The Social Studies Achievement Award to Anna Sherman
- The Social Studies Faculty Award to Benjamin Rimland.
- The Social Studies Excellence Award to Sarah Keltz.
- The Band Achievement Award to Adam Sperber
- The Orchestra Achievement Award to Joseph Louie;
- The Chorus Achievement Award to Andrew Wang and Gregory Seiden.
- The Excellence in Visual Arts 3D Award to Rebecca Erde
- The Excellence in Visual Arts 2D to Talia Singer.
- The Elisa Draper Art History Award to Hannah Duggan
- The Friends of Art Permanent Collection Award to Paloma Dooley
- The Friends of Music and Art Drama Award to Jordan Thaler
- The Lowell Alecson Memorial Scholarship Award to Evan Schor
- Sid Case Memorial Scholarship Award to Jun Sasamura
Top Row: Dana Bernstein, Biagio DiSalvo, Nicole Bernstein, Zachary Edelman, Helen Bush, Jordan Falkoff
Bottom Row: David Faust, Carly Carlin, Tyler Foote, Paloma Dooley, Nicholas Gliatta, Hannah Duggan
Top Row: Andrew Guo, Rebecca Erde, Nicholas Lesniewski, Alyson Favilla, Joseph Louie, Erica Getto
Bottom Row: Allison Grant, Anthony Lyons, Sara Greenberg, Benjamin Rimland, Ruth Kagan, Andrew Wang
Top Row: Jessica Lam, Elizabeth Lash, Evan Schor, Jun Sasamura, Alexandra Levine, Gregory Seiden
Bottom Row: Nathan Sonnenfeld, Jessica Li, Adam Sperber, Shia Li Lum, Matthew Pavia, Kathryn Peruski
Top Row: Caitlin Pitofsky, Jordan Thaler, Alison Schnitzer, Zachary Wald, Anna Sherman, Sarah Keltz
Bottom Row: Shoshana Sheinfeld, Talia Singer, Kimberly Strauch, Michelle Wexler, Rebecca Workman
The Awards Committee members were: Carol D’Angelo, Neil Ginsberg, Michael Hiller, Susan Hollander, Joseph Lamela, Lauren Meyer, Sue Peppers, Eric Rauschenbach and Jennifer Wagner
Presenting the awards to the students were: Christopher Renino, Linda Leavitt, John Harrison, Sylvie Corten, Joseph Vaughn, John Klemme, Sue Peppers, Andrea O’Gorman, John Cuk, Margo Kornfeld, Eve Eisenstadt, Robert Draper, Lynn Potter, Loryn Solomon, Dan Stiel and Jackie Irwin.
