Animal activist causes commotion with chickens
On Sunday, Sept. 8, at 11:55 a.m., police responded for a second time for a report about roaming chickens. They went to the location where a woman was waving them down. She said she knew where the chickens live but nobody was home. She identified herself as an animal activist and was attempting to herd them back inside their coop. She admitted opening the homeowner’s mailbox to get the homeowner’s name; police advised this was a poor decision and sternly warned her against opening other people’s mail. Neighbors said the chickens are often outside. The chicken owner was contacted and said they are free to range. The woman who flagged down the officer was advised although her intentions were good, there was no problem and not to trespass.
Monday, Sept. 2
9:55 a.m. — A South Salem resident was assisted by police after accidentally locking himself out of his car. He said he could see the keys on the driver’s seat. After ascertaining the caller was the car owner and lived at this address, an officer used the “big stick” tool to retrieve the keys and give them to the owner.
7:50 p.m. — A barefoot man dressed in black was reported pushing a shopping cart on Route 35, Cross River. Pound Ridge and Bedford police departments received similar calls hours earlier reporting him on Route 121. Police found him by the Fifth Division Market & Deli and said he was coherent and not in distress. He refused help as he did in the Bedford and Pound Ridge jurisdictions. He said he was on his way to Connecticut and headed to New Hampshire. He provided the officer with his name but had no I.D. on him. He told them he was in his 20s but police said he appeared older. They followed him for his own safety on a narrow part of the roadway and saw him resting near a wine store in the vicinity of routes 35 and 121. The officer provided him with a disposable yellow blanket and asked him to wear it for his safety while traveling in the dark.
Tuesday, Sept. 3
7:26 a.m. — Emergency responders went to a home in Goldens Bridge for a man possibly having a heart attack. Goldens Bridge firefighters were already on scene. The man complained of chest pain and was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital by Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
8:20 a.m. — Police received a report of a disheveled-looking man walking on Route 35 near Route 121. It was the same man that was reported Sept. 2. He repeated his story that he was headed to Connecticut but this time said his goal was to get to Vermont, not New Hampshire. An officer asked him if he needed help or was hungry and he declined assistance. The officer kept an eye on him traveling on Route 121 where the road shoulder is narrow, and the man continued on his journey.
2:27 p.m. — A caller in South Salem residing in a multifamily building said a man came to their door and knocked for some time without leaving. The only description the caller could provide was that the man’s right arm was tattooed. Police checked the condo complex area with negative results.
3:18 p.m. — Fraud was reported by a South Salem resident who said someone emailed her and demanded she pay $2,000 or embarrassing information about her would be released. The reporting party was provided with a QR code to pay; Bitcoin would also be accepted. The fraudster showed they “meant business” by sending her a picture of her former residence. She was advised to block the sender and advise her financial institutions and the Federal Trade Commission of the threat.
5:40 p.m. — A car was impounded on Route 35, South Salem, after an officer saw it had an expired inspection. A traffic stop was initiated and the operator, whose license was suspended, said she’d moved to Connecticut but her husband never renewed the registration as the car, leased, was being turned in at the end of the week. The car was towed and the operator issued five tickets, including one for not having insurance.
Wednesday, Sept. 4
9 a.m. — A resident of South Salem came to headquarters to report they were contacted by someone who claimed they were with Medicare requesting personal information. Before she realized it was a scam, the caller did provide some of her personal information. She contacted Medicare who advised her to make a police report.
12 p.m. — Police went to a shopping center on Route 22, Goldens Bridge, after a license plate reader picked up a car with a suspended registration. The car was impounded and the operator issued two summonses for having an unregistered vehicle and no insurance.
3 p.m. — Suspicious activity was reported on Salem Lane, South Salem; a caller said a white box truck was parked in front of her home. Two men were taking pictures of her house and her cars. She asked them what they were doing and they said they were making an appliance delivery for Best Buy. She said they were at the wrong address; they told her husband the company requires them to take a picture of the house where the delivery is made. She said she has images on her home security camera which she will provide to the police.
Thursday, Sept. 5
5:23 p.m. — An elderly resident of Quincy Court, Goldens Bridge, complained to police about a blue car that parks in front of her home. It’s her contention where this car is parked makes it difficult for her friends and family members to visit. It was explained that the car is legally parked unless the condo board changes its regulations. The officer did look, without result, for the blue car’s owner to ask if they could, as a courtesy, park someplace else.
Friday, Sept. 6
7:41 a.m. — A resident of South Salem was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital after falling in her home. On arrival, she was on the floor and being evaluated by Westchester EMS. Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps took her to a hospital for a suspected head injury.
12:15 p.m. — Police were dispatched to a location on Route 123 where they met with a man at the intersection of Mill River Road, South Salem, who said he accidentally left his phone on the roof of his car and was notified it was here. Police helped him look for his phone which was found in the grass.
3 p.m. — An order of protection was served to a South Salem resident from the Monroe County Family Court. No further information was provided.
3:50 p.m. — A person who tripped at their group residential care home in Goldens Bridge, striking their head, was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital by Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Saturday, Sept. 7
5:15 p.m. — A tree was reported down and blocking the roadway in the vicinity of Bouton Road and Route 35. Police on arrival said the report was unfounded.
Sunday, Sept. 8
10:50 a.m. — Chickens were reported in the road at Bouton Road and Main Street, South Salem. Police searched the area with negative results.
4 p.m. — A Lewisboro police officer and a New York State Trooper went to a single-family home in South Salem for a report of a particular party removing items from the house. The caller, in Connecticut and not at the scene, told police this person did not have permission to be inside the house. A neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous, said the person removing the items is the homeowner. The neighbor advised they hadn’t seen the person around the house for at least two weeks and thought they’d moved out. The person was no longer at the residence on police arrival.
— Eve Marx, The Recorder staff writer.
This report was made from official reports provided by the Lewisboro Police Department.