Bronxville Police Blotter: July 3 to July 8, 2015
By Bronxville Police Department
Friday, July 3: A Sagamore Road resident reported that his 2015 Subaru was smeared with a chocolate substance while it was parked on Valley Road sometime between 7:00 pm on July 2, 2015, and 7:00 am on July 3, 2015.
Friday, July 3: Two teenagers (15 and 14) from the Bronx were detained after soliciting patrons of CVS to buy candy. It was determined that they did not represent the youth club that they claimed they were representing. They were transported to police headquarters, released to their parents, and warned about their fraudulent activities. Police are cautioning residents and visitors to the village to examine identification and ask for a copy of the permit whenever you encounter a solicitor in the village.
Sunday, July 5: Police dispersed a loud group in front of 5 Greenfield Avenue.
Monday, July 6: Police are investigating the theft of coins from parking meters in the Garden Avenue and Cedar Street parking lots. A total of nine meters were forcibly entered sometime between July 4 and July 6, 2015. It is unknown how much money was stolen from the meters.
Monday, July 6, about 10:10 am: An employee of the Avalon apartments was distracted by a subject inquiring about renting an apartment while a second subject working with the first individual stole a package in the lobby of the building. It is unknown at this time what was in the package. Subjects were described as a six-foot-tall black male in his early twenties wearing a white jersey with the word "Paris" and a picture of an upside-down Eiffel Tower on the front, jeans, and a bright-colored pair of sneakers (male #1) and a six-foot-tall black male in his early twenties wearing a long-sleeved purple dress shirt with a gray suit vest and gray pants (male #2).
Monday, July 6, 1:02 pm: Police responded to a complaint of dead animals in a plastic bag on Pondfield Road near Gramatan Avenue. A bag was recovered containing two dead chickens. The bag was removed by the department of public works.
Monday, July 6: A White Plains Road resident reported that US coins were stolen from her vehicle while it was parked in her driveway at 2:00 am on July 5, 2015. The vehicle was unlocked at the time of the theft.
Monday, July 6: A South Road resident reported that US coins had been stolen from his vehicle while it was parked in his driveway sometime between 10:00 pm on July 5, 2015, and 6:00 am on July 6, 2015. The vehicle was unlocked at the time of the theft.
Monday, July 6: A Tanglewylde Avenue resident reported that $75.00 in US currency was stolen from his vehicle while it was parked in his driveway on July 5, 2015, at about 2:00 am. The vehicle was unlocked at the time of the theft.
Tuesday, July 7, 8:45 am: A 30-year-old Bronx resident was arrested by Police Officer David DiBenedetto on Paxton Avenue and charged with the following violations: disobeying traffic control device, making an improper U-turn, unregistered motor vehicle, permitting operation without insurance, improper plates, aggravated unlicensed operation--10 suspensions, inadequate or no stop lamps, unlicensed operator. He was released on $250 cash bail and was ordered to appear before the Bronxville Justice Court on August 5, 2015, at 6:00 pm.
Tuesday, July 7: A Homesdale Road resident reported that an unknown subject had opened up an online social security account in his name. The US Social Security Administration has started an investigation.
Tuesday, July 7, 5:26 pm: Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Pondfield Road at Homesdale Road involving two vehicles. A 46-year-old Bronxville resident was hospitalized with chest pains as a result of the collision.
Wednesday, July 8, 7:04 pm: A 35-year-old Bronx resident was arrested by Police Officer Baldwin Firpo and charged with the following violations: operating while registration suspended/revoked, 1A aggravated unlicensed operation in the 3rd degree--four suspensions, unlicensed operator, and unregistered motor vehicle. A criminal history inquiry on the arrested individual revealed that she was wanted by the Greenburgh Police Department. After being processed for the Bronxville charges, she was turned over to the Greenburgh Police Department.
