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 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.
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.
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.
Harassed: On 2/21 an Edgewood woman complained that she was receiving unwanted phone calls from the ex-wife of a boyfriend. She agreed not to file charges if both the wife and the boyfriend would leave her alone.
Break-in: A Gaylor Road home was entered on the night of February 15 when the residents were out. It appeared that thieves entered via a dining room window and left through a door in the basement. Though the family has not compiled a complete list of missing items, they did report that a diamond ring, a camera, an iPad, a computer and coins were missing.
Fire at the Library? We received a call on Tuesday afternoon about fire trucks on Brewster Road spraying a geyser of water toward theScarsdale Library. Was the building on fire? Fearing the worst, we rushed to the pond, camera in hand and found a line-up of Scarsdale trucks and a huge spray of water on the pond. But at first glance, everything at the library looked fine. Turns out the firemen were conducting a training drill with a new recruit to the force, and learning how to use the equipment. Check out these photos of the waterfall!
