‘Panic’ leads to criminal mischief charges
Criminal mischief was reported Thursday, Oct. 31, at 8:34 a.m., by a Cross River resident whose security gate was damaged, left in an open position and inoperable. Surveillance video showed a female honking the horn of her car multiple times, driving through the gate, forcing it open, traveling up the driveway, looping past the house and then leaving the property. New York Police Department was notified and given the car’s description and plates; they said the car had been seen parked earlier that morning on Stadium Avenue, Bronx. The investigation continued into the next day when officers went to the female’s residence where her father told them she was at work in Somers. Police left their card and asked the dad to tell his daughter to call them. Later that afternoon, she came to Lewisboro police headquarters where she was read her Miranda rights. She told police while in Cross River she couldn’t find her cellphone and lost her sense of direction. She just happened on this driveway and tried to turn around in it at which time she struck and damaged the gate and further panicked. Police advised her she was being charged with criminal mischief in the second degree. She is to appear in court Nov. 25.
Monday, Oct. 28
8:30 a.m. — A red Toyota was impounded after its operator was observed by police traveling northbound on Route 123 doing 62 mph in a 40-mph zone. During the traffic stop it was learned the operator had a Class D permit, which only allowed him to drive a delivery truck. Multiple tickets were issued for unlawful operation and the vehicle was towed and impounded.
5:05 p.m. — Police saw a green Honda traveling east on Route 35, South Salem; it appeared to have no license plates. A traffic stop was initiated and as police got closer, they saw a temporary Texas plate affixed to the rear of the vehicle. The driver couldn’t produce any license or registration. Two passengers were in the vehicle. The officer processed the temporary Texas plate with no results. The VIN number on the vehicle came back to an expired Connecticut registration. Two people were asked to get in the back seat of the police vehicle until a friend could get them. A third individual was taken to headquarters and issued a number of tickets including one to appear in court Nov. 25. The vehicle was towed and impounded.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
7:56 a.m. — A caller reported a suspicious male in the vicinity of Route 138 and the Goldens Bridge train station. The man fit the description of a homicide suspect wanted by New York State Police from a shooting that occurred in Somers. Police stopped the individual and determined he was not the alleged suspect.
3:15 p.m. — The manager of a gas station on Route 35, Cross River, mentioned to police a young male who came into the store to purchase cigars and most recently beer using a Connecticut driver’s license the manager believes to be fake. Police said to call them the next time he appears and not to sell him anything requiring ID.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
8:05 a.m. — Police went to a home in South Salem after a woman said her ex-husband and father of her children was there; police have a warrant for his arrest. She said she made him leave as she didn’t want their children to see him being arrested. She said that next time he shows up, she will call the police as soon as he arrives. Police patrolled the area looking for him with negative results.
8:30 a.m. — A caller traveling on Route 123 reported that a tree fell on the hood of her vehicle. She refused medical attention and her car was towed.
10:44 a.m. — Police went to a location on Grandview Road, South Salem, after a caller complained about someone killing birds. On their arrival, they were told by the complainant this was the second time they’d made the complaint. Police did not say if anyone was seen shooting at birds.
Thursday, Oct. 31
11:30 a.m. — Teens were reported loitering in the stairwells at the shopping center in Goldens Bridge. The property manager said the teens were using the stairwells as a place to have sex. She said she posted no trespassing signs in those areas to no avail. She provided police with a statement seeking to have the teens charged with trespass.
1:28 p.m. — A fire was reported at a home in Cross River. South Salem and Vista fire personnel were already on scene on police arrival. The fire was determined to be wood burning in a wood burning stove that was removed from the residence by firefighters. No other hazards were found.
Friday, Nov. 1
12:00 p.m. — A woman came to headquarters with her daughter to show paperwork issued by a North Carolina judge proving she has full custody of her daughter. Her former husband, a South Salem resident, asked police to arrest her for assault after he said she grabbed him by his shirt and stuffed paperwork down it. He was told that wasn’t sufficient criteria for an arrest. Police convinced him to give her the child’s personal items including electronic equipment, blankets, dolls and clothing, which were turned over without incident.
3:30 p.m. — Police responded to a report of a disabled truck in South Salem. The operator said he placed warning cones and was standing at the rear of his truck waving oncoming traffic around the vehicle. He said one driver didn’t see him and had to move out of the way of another driver who struck him and his truck, causing pain to his hip and right hand. He refused medical attention, but the driver who struck his truck was taken, along with a passenger, for unknown injuries to Northern Westchester Hospital by Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
8:00 p.m. — A skunk that appeared rabid was dispatched in a yard on Salem Lane, South Salem. The homeowner said they would dispose of the carcass.
8:30 p.m. — A woman reported political signs at the end of her driveway in Goldens Bridge were vandalized by someone who wrote the word “racist” on the signs before they went missing. A report was made for documentation.
Saturday, Nov. 2
1:03 p.m. — Police went to a home in South Salem and spoke to a man standing outside with his two daughters. He said his wife was inside the house and that she’d grabbed him by the neck and kicked him in the stomach. The two are going through divorce proceedings. He said he would be contacting family court to get an order of protection. The wife told police she’d only pushed him when he entered her space.
7:10 p.m. — A Katonah mother said her daughter accidentally ingested prescription medication prescribed to the child’s grandfather. The child was transported to Northern Westchester Hospital for evaluation.
Sunday, Nov. 3
1:35 p.m. — Police assisted New York State Police after copper piping was stolen from a vacant home for sale in South Salem. The listing agent said he noticed water on the basement floor earlier but attributed it to a leaking refrigerator. On this date he saw a hole outside the house after another agent told him not all the lights were working during a showing. At this time he realized a copper pipe connecting to the home’s water lines had been removed. The incident is under investigation by state police.
9:23 p.m. — Police and emergency personnel responded to a residence in Cross River for a man reported drifting in and out of consciousness. He was under the care of a paramedic, and was alert when police arrived. He was taken by Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Northern Westchester Hospital.
— Eve Marx, The Recorder Staff Writer
This report was made from official reports provided by the Lewisboro Police Department.