Scarsdale Police: Pedestrian Hit, Lost Girls and an Eviction
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Early morning crash: Walworth Avenue residents called police at 3:10 am on April 2 when a car crashed into a tree on front of their home. When police arrive they found a 2010 Nissan Altima on the sidewalk of 110 Walworth. The car had gone off the road, struck a tree and was badly damaged.
The driver was later identified as Denise Denis of the Bronx who works as a waitress at the Cheesecake Factory in White Plains. When police arrived she was still in the driver’s seat. When she exited the car she was unsteady and had trouble keeping her balance and speaking to police. She admitted to drinking three shots of tequila and first said she had been drinking at The Brazen Fox but then said she was at Ron Blacks. She was inconsistent in her report of what she had drunk. She failed sobriety tests and was taken to police headquarters where she was uncooperative. She eventually agreed to have her alcohol level tested and was found to have BAC of .18%. She was arrested for DWI, her car was impounded and she was given a court appearance date.
Pedestrian down: While crossing Palmer Avenue on foot on Tuesday March 27 at 8:30 am, a Wildwood Road man was hit by a White Plains man driving a 2002 Kia. The pedestrian was carry a large piece of plywood, measuring 8 foot by 4 feet on his right shoulder and the wood blocked his view of traffic. He entered the road by walking between two parked vans and the driver of the car did not see him before it was too late. The pedestrian was taken to the Westchester Medical Center for treatment.
Up on the Roof: An Autenreith Road mom called police for help at 7:30 pm on 3/28 when her ten year-old son climbed on top of the car and refused to come down. By the time police arrived the boy had come down.
Evicted: A woman who has been renting a home on Heathcote Road since September 2010 came to police headquarters to say that she was being evicted from the home. She has a two-year least on the home and has paid the rent each month. However she received a notice of eviction from the Westchester Sheriff’s Civil Unit on 3/21/12 saying that she had to vacate the property by 3/28/12. She was able to speak to the court appointed receiver and have the eviction delayed until the end of June. The landlord has been ordered to sell the house by the court and he cannot be reached. She believes the house was rented it to her illegally as he may no longer own the house.
Arrest: On February 22, Sonya Brinkley age 43 of Greenwich, CT was arrested by Greenwich Police for the theft of a rented car from Budget Car Rental on Scarsdale Avenue. In addition to being charged with larceny of a vehicle, Brinkley was charged with numerous vehicular violations, and two possible counts of narcotics possession. The stolen car was recovered in good condition on Fieldpoint Road in Greenwich and subsequently towed to Stamford, CT.
Missing Children: A worried Stratton Road mom called police at 7:56 am on Monday 4/2 when she feared her children had been placed on the wrong school bus. The two girls, ages 7 and 9, attend Solomon Schechter in White Plains and use the Scarsdale School buses to travel there. Their babysitter had put them on the bus that morning. However, since there was no Scarsdale bus service this week due to school vacation, the mother feared they had been put on the wrong bus. She called Solomon Schecter and they helped to locate the girls.
Bike Theft: A black Trek bike, valued at $560 was stolen from the bike rack on East Parkway in Scarsdale on March 19th. The owner, a Thornbury Road, man locked the bike to the rack with a Kryptonite cable lock at the rack around 5:30 am and when he returned at 3:30 pm the bike and lock were gone
Identity Theft: A Wildwood Road woman came to police headquarters on 3/27 to report that someone had opened three credit cards in her name at Kohl’s, Lane Bryant and Victoria’s Secret at the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream. The majority of the purchases on the credit cards were for gift cards.
On 3/29 a Fox Meadow Road woman reported fraudulent charges on her 15 year-old daughter’s debt card totaling $1,118. The daughter lost track of the card and 18 purchases were made on it before it could be cancelled.
A Lyons Road woman received a letter from T Mobile stating that her application for service was denied – however she had never applied for an account. She also had unauthorized charges on her credit card a few months ago.
Tripped: A 66 year-old woman from Rutger Place Scarsdale reported that she tripped and fell on the bluestone when crossing the traffic island on East Parkway near Christie Place at 8 am on 3/26. She bruised her face, chin, hip and elbow. She reported on the incident on the afternoon of 3/29 saying that she was too dazed to report it at the time it occurred.
Attempted break-in? A Post Road woman called police on 3/31 when she feared that someone had entered her home. She had been out of town from 3/17 – 3/31 and when she returned home she found her front door closed, but unlocked. She also noticed that a pane on her rear kitchen door was broken. However the house was undisturbed and nothing was amiss.
Trash Talk: A Rural Drive woman called police at 7:44 am on 3/30 to complain that her neighbor had placed garbage for pick-up on her property. When police arrived they found the garbage on the curb near the property line and both homeowners believed the disputed property was theirs. While they were in discussion, the sanitation department came by to pick up the refuse.
Smoke: Fire trucks were dispatched to Massa Restaurant on Weaver Street at 7:57 am on 3/30 due to smoke. A lit cigarette had been tossed into a flowerbed but no damage was done to the building.
Found: On the afternoon of March 28th, a check made out to $350 in cash was found at the intersection of Chase and Popham Roads. The check was turned over to a patrolman in the area.
A hearing aid was found at the Chase Bank on East Parkway and Spencer Place at 5:30 pm on 3/29.
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A Burglary and a Dog Bite: From the Scarsdale Police
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Burglary on Dickel Road: Another burglary took place in Greenacres this past weekend when a Dickel Road home was entered on the afternoon of March 24 between 3:00 pm and 7:46 pm. The victims returned and were eating dinner before they noticed that the house had been entered. The homeowners found that three boxes of jewelry were taken from a drawer in the master bedroom on the second floor, however the other bedrooms appeared to be untouched. An Apple computer was also missing from the kitchen. Though the house does have a burglar alarm, it was not activated at the time of the incident. Dickel Road borders White Plains and Scarsdale Police believe thieves are coming into Scarsdale via backyards in White Plains. Dickel Road runs into Fairview Road where there were already two burglaries this year, one on January 12 and the other on March 10.
Ouch! Keith Alexander, a mail carrier for the USPS, was bitten by a dog at 119 Brewster Road on March 23rd. The dog’s owner provided a medical history of the dog showing that its rabies shots were up to date. Police completed a report for the Department of Health.
Gone: Another bike was stolen from downtown Scarsdale last week. This one was a blue and red Schwinn valued at $150. The owner, a Stoneleigh Road man locked it to the rack on Depot Place at 6:30 am on 3/19 and when he returned at 6:15 pm the bike and the lock were gone.
Two aluminum patio chairs were taken from the front patio of a Rodney Road home sometime between March 18 and March 22.
A Fedex package containing clothing was taken from the front door of a Richelieu Road home on the morning of 3/22. The nanny noticed that the package was delivered but when she went to get it, it was gone.
Mischief: An arbor in the yard of a Lockwood Road home was damaged. The homeowner made the report on 3/23.
Death: At 10:25 am on 3/24 Pauline Rosenbloom of Cambridge Road called to tell police that she believed her 92 year-old husband Robert Rosenbloom had passed away earlier in the morning. Paramedics were sent to the home and pronounced Rosenbloom dead at 10:30 am. He was last seen alive at 7:30 am. Rosenbloom was suffering from pneumonia and coronary myopathia and died of natural causes.
Animals: A Brewster Road woman called police on the afternoon of 3/20 when a bird got into the house. Police went to the home and were able to get the bird to fly out. Later that afternoon, residents of Rural Drive called to say that a raccoon was stuck near their deck. Police went to the home and helped the animal find its way into the woods.
Walk the line: Police were called at 12:11 am on 3/25 about someone walking on the yellow line in the middle of the Post Road near Richbell Road. They found Marcus Sander of Mount Vernon in the middle of the Post Road. Sanders claimed he was walking home from work at Kmart on Tarrytown Road and said a friend was on his way to pick him up. He explained that he was walking in the middle of the street so that his friend could see him. While police were talking to Sander, his friend arrived to take him home.
Fight! At 5:50 pm on 3/25, a Stratton Road couple called police about an argument they were having about who could store clothes in a closet. Police arrived and helped mediate how much of each of their clothes could be stored in the closet. The incident was resolved and the police left.
St. Patrick's Mischief Makers - From the Scarsdale Police
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Mischief: Two large stone planters that sit in front of a Lockwood Road home were knocked over and damaged on the night of March 16th. The urns had been at the house from the time the current resident moved in and she did not know their value or why anyone would damage them.
Shortly after midnight on 3/17 a Park Road man reported that someone had damaged two lights at the entrance to his driveway.
Green paint was splashed on the front entrance of the Scarsdale Community Baptist Church, damaging the wood doors, stone wall, granite molding, brass kickplate and slate walkway overnight on March 17-March 18. The custodian found a half empty can of Rustoleum oil paint sitting on the walkway. The damage was estimated at $3,000 and there are no suspects.
A woman from Sheldrake Road called police on 3/12 to report that someone left a pile of rocks and bricks on her property. She suspected the debris may have been left there by a neighbor in retaliation for a previous incident.
On Ridgedale Road, a man awoke on the morning of 3/17 to find beer bottles and Chinese food containers on his front lawn. He had also heard cars
honking horns in front of his house during the night. This was the latest in a string of similar incidents at his home.
Followed: Police received a report that a man in a white van was bothering a woman at the Edgewood playground on the afternoon of 3-17. The man asked the woman her name and when she replied, “Why,” he said, “Because I would like to know you better.” When the woman got concerned and started to run home, the man followed her in his van. She supplied police with a description of the man and the van but did not have the license plate number
Stolen: A forest green LL Bean bike was stolen from a bike stand on East Parkway on March 12. The owner left the bike at the rack at 5:45 in the morning and because his lock was not working properly he called his wife and asked her to come by and lock it up. She stopped by at 7 am and secured it with a red chain. However, sometime between 7 am and 8:45 pm that night the bike was stolen. The chain was missing too. Police will check video shot in front of Chase Bank to see if they can spot the culprit.
Arrested: Craig Schuman, age 55 of Yonkers turned himself into police on March 15 due to an outstanding warrant for driving an uninspected car with no insurance without a driver’s license.
Identity Theft: An Edgewood woman came to police to report that on 3/17 she got a call from a collection agency stating that she owed E-Bay $51.42 in listing and selling fees. The woman did not have an E-Bay account and was instructed to file a report with the police.
Public Urination: On the evening of 3/12 a Taunton Road man called police to say that youths were peeing near the pond. Police were unable to find the offenders.
Found: A Tompkins Road woman turned in a brown Falchi handbag she found in the bushes in front of her property on 3-15.
A wallet, belonging to a Bronx woman was found on Wynmoor Raod on the night of 3/13 and turned over to police. Police were able to contact the owner who came in to retrieve it.
Fight: Police were called at 4:50 on 3/15 about a fistfight at Scarsdale High School. When police arrived they spoke with teacher Adam Singer who is in charge of the Comprehensive Support Program for kids with autism. He said that one student was agitated because he lost his jacket but there was no fight and he did not need assistance from the police.
Another Pitbull was spotted at 3 am at the intersection of Secor and Corell Road on 3/17. The New Rochelle Humane Society was called and they were able to remove the emaciated dog from the area.
A Stonehouse Road woman came to police on 3/12 for assistance going into her former home to collect some of her possessions.
Burglars Return to Fairview Road
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Burglars returned to Fairview Road in Scarsdale, almost 2 months after their last break-in on the block on January 12 when sleeping residents were at home. This time, thieves entered the home on Saturday night March 10 while the residents were out. According to the police report, the house was entered sometime between 5:50 pm and 9:20 pm when the suspect(s) pried open the window on a glass door, opened the handle and entered the family room. Silverware, valued at $10,000 was taken from the kitchen and the master bedroom closet was heavily tossed. Stolen were watches and jewelry valued at $36,500.00.
At the time, two small dogs were in the house, one in a cage and one free. Both dogs are friendly. The burglar alarm was not activated. It appears that the suspect(s) left the property via the backyard, going over a stonewall that leads into White Plains. Neighbors were canvassed but no one had seen or heard anything suspicious.
Missing Keys at Massa Valet: A New Rochelle woman parked her Audi A3 with the valet at Massa on the evening of March 6h and went inside for dinner. When she and her husband came back out the valets claimed that they could not find the keys to either her or her husband’s car. They subsequently found her husband’s car key but hers never materialized. The owner of Massa was questioned and said there was a similar incident with the key to a Porsche last week. The owner of Tri-State parking, who employs the valets, agreed to pay the cost of the replacement key.
Harassed: On March 7, a 21- year-old young man from Bradford Road reported that he was being harassed by a 19 year-old Meadow Road girl. The man had received numerous threatening text messages and overheard her say, “I’m gonna bash in his head.”
The man was fearful because he had seen the girl carry large knives in the past and his parents were out of town. Police called the girl and left a message instructing her to refrain from all contact with the man but were unable to reach her.
On the afternoon of March 10, a resident of Chateaux Circle called police when an Eastchester man followed her to Chat and made her feel uncomfortable. The restaurant manager asked the man to leave but he refused. Once police arrived he agreed to go and was told not to return Chat again.
Arrest: Police stopped the driver of a 2003 BMW on East Parkway at 10:30 pm on 3/9 because they believed the windows of the car were tinted darker than the legal limit. They found that the driver, Fitzroy S. Blackstock of White Plains, had a suspended driver’s license due to speeding violation or misdemeanors and for driving while intoxicated. He also had numerous outstanding summons’. He was taken to the police station, booked for unlicensed driving and darkly tinted windows and released on $100 bail.
Dispute: A Nelson Road woman got into a verbal dispute with her neighbor on 3/7 after he cut down some shrubs along the property line without her consent. She was not sure to whom the bushes belonged as the property line is not marked.
An EZ Pass was stolen from a 1996 Buick that belongs to a Crossway man when it was parked at the Wilgrin Lot on Palmer Avenue on Saturday night 3-10.
A Carstensen Road woman found a damaged iPad on the street on the afternoon of 3/9. Police were unable to determine who owned it so the iPad is being held at the station.
Injured raccoon: In response to a call on 3/5 about an injured raccoon in the driveway of a Catherine Road home on March 5, police moved the animal to the backyard , shot it and disposed of it.
A green Saab was left in the Hitchcock Church Parking lot for four days, from 3/3-3/7. Police recommended that the church have the car towed away.
Arrests and Missing Jewelry from the Scarsdale Police
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Arrests: Juan Carlos Ochoa, age 31 of New Rochelle was arrested for drunk driving at 3:30 am on March 4 after he was stopped for speeding on the Post Road. Police pulled Ochoa over when his 2008 Infiniti swerved between lanes and struck a curb. When the officer approached the driver, he noticed the smell of alcohol and Ochoa admitted to drinking “six or seven vodka and cranberry drinks” at the Hudson Grill in White Plains. Ochoa was asked to get of his car and preceded to fail sobriety tests administered by the police. He was handcuffed, searched and taken to police headquarters where he was found to have a BAC of .19. He was released on $250 bail and issued an appearance ticket.
A Port Chester man was arrested on the afternoon of 2/27 after he was involved in an accident on Crane Road when he rear-ended another vehicle. When police asked for the man’s license, they found that it was revoked, due to numerous speeding violations and failures to answer summonses and pay fines. Consequently, Thomas Barr of Port Chester was arrested for driving without a license. His car was towed, he was given a court appearance date and released on $100 bail to a friend.
Kelli Fleming of White Plains was turned over to Scarsdale Police by White Plains police due to an active bench warrant on the morning of 2/29. Fleming was brought to Scarsdale Village Court where she paid the fine and was released.
Thefts: On 3/1 a Clarence Road woman reported that over $11,000 in jewelry was missing from her home. She last remembered seeing the 
jewelry on 2/11 and noticed it was gone when she returned from vacation on 2/23. No one had access to the house and there were no signs of forced entry.
In addition, a White Road man reported that an $8,000 Rolex watch disappeared from his bedroom sometime on 2/23. No one was home at the time the watch vanished.
A car was vandalized while it was parked on Brewster Road near Scarsdale High School on 2/27. The student returned to the car at 2:10 in the afternoon and found that the driver’s side window was broken and an iPhone that had been left in the car was gone.
The wallet of a Scarsdale student was stolen from his pants pocket when he left the pants in a gym locker at Scarsdale High School on the morning of 2/28. Taken were $60 in cash and two credit cards.
On 3/1, a Mamaroneck Road man reported the theft of his carry-on bag in Paris. The bag contained wallets, credit cards, identification cards, personals papers, check books, a passport, car and house keys and cash in dollars and Euros. Though he reported the theft in France, he also needed to file a report in the U.S. to file for an insurance claim.
Suspicious call: A Greenacres resident reported a suspicious phone call on the afternoon of 2/27. The caller claimed that he worked for Con Edison and threatened to turn off the power if a past due bill was not paid within an hour. The caller instructed the resident to go to CVS and buy a “moneypack” in the amount of $450.95 – and to wait for instructions. The resident called Con Edison who said that there was no outstanding bill. Police tried to contact the caller but the number was not in service.
Identity theft: A Church Lane woman reported that she was the victim of fraud involving the NYS Department of Taxation. In early January she received a letter adjusting her 2011 refund though she had not yet filed. The NYS Tax Department had also received a refund claim using her identity. They instructed her to file a police report so that they could investigate.
Found: A Motorola cell phone was found at the intersection of Paddington and Ogden Roads on the afternoon of March 3rd. The police are holding the phone.
On 2/28, a Wayside Lane man and his lawyer were permitted to enter the home of his wife to retrieve nine boxes of personal financial documents. Though the boxes could not be found the man did take some additional documents.
Locked in: On the night of 3/3, police received a call from a Drake Road home, about a woman who had locked herself in the bathroom. Police went to the house and were able to open the door.This police report is sponsored by Scarsdale Security who does more than just security. Contact them about remote video for your home or business. Call 914-722-2200 or visit their website, http://scarsdalesecurity.com/
