Police Blotter, October 4 – October 10, 2022, Print Edition
News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
County Police/Mount Kisco
Sept. 26: Officers responded at 7:33 a.m. to a rollover accident involving a diesel fuel delivery truck on the access road from Lexington Avenue to the pumphouse off of the Saw Mill Parkway. The driver suffered minor injuries. It was determined that only a small amount of fuel had spilled from the truck. The Mount Kisco Fire Department and Mount Kisco DPW also responded and contained the spill from reaching a nearby stream.
Sept. 29: Three Brooklyn men, ages 23, 20 and 19, were arrested and booked at the Green Street precinct and charged with third-degree menacing and third-degree criminal mischief after a Maple Avenue resident reported at 1:13 p.m. that a group of men was trying to break into his apartment. Officers detained two men and a juvenile on Maple Avenue and located a fourth suspect on Main Street. The victim told officers that the group had been pounding on his door, demanding to speak with a person named Kevin and saying that Kevin owed them money. No one named Kevin lives at the residence. The front door to the apartment was found to be badly damaged. The suspects were arraigned in Mount Kisco Justice Court and released pending an Oct. 17 court appearance. The juvenile was turned over to his mother and is required to appear in Westchester County Family Court on Oct. 6.
Sept. 29: An officer responded to a Main Street business at 1:35 p.m. after an employee reported receiving several threatening text messages, possibly from an ex-boyfriend. An investigation is continuing.
Sept. 30: Officers responded to Barker Street at 9:15 a.m. at the request of a man who needed to remove personal possessions from his residence. The man is unable to stay at the residence due to a Temporary Order of Protection that bars him from having contact with another person at that same address. He was escorted by officers to retrieve his property and left without incident.
Croton-on-Hudson Police Department
Sept. 20: A caller reported at 7:36 p.m. that he was out eating and an individual threw something at his vehicle. He stated that he drove off and the same individual then showed up outside of the Lutheran Church and punched the caller as he exited his vehicle. He indicated he did not need Croton EMS. Patrols responded and obtained a general supporting deposition from the caller. Patrols report harassment took place but the caller is declining to prosecute.
Sept. 24: A caller reported at 5:45 p.m. that a male fell and hit his head on the train tracks at the Croton-Harmon train station. Patrols and Croton EMS responded. After being evaluated, the patient was transported to Phelps Hospital by Croton EMS.
Sept. 24: A caller reported at 7:28 p.m. that people were fighting on northbound Route 9 because of the traffic. Patrols responded and checked the area with negative results. Patrols assisted with traffic by directing more cars off of the highway.
North Castle Police Department
Sept. 25: A Washington Avenue caller reported at 1:20 p.m. that about five minutes in the past while sweeping her driveway she observed a female wearing a black hoodie staring at her while flipping a red switch blade. The caller stated she then called inside for her husband and the woman walked away. The responding officers canvassed the area with negative results. A report will follow.
Sept. 25: Report of a school bus that was rear-ended with students onboard on Route 22 at 7:47 a.m. Armonk Garage was subsequently notified, and safely removed a Mazda from the roadway without incident. One of the responding officers advised that the children on board were transferred to another bus The roadway was cleared and reopened. A report will follow.
Pleasantville Police Department
Sept. 25: Officers responded to a call of a suspicious person on Broadway at 4:47 p.m. They found a 16- or 17-year-old male who asked to be transported to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.
Sept. 27: A caller from Bedford Road reported at 11:31 a.m. that he has been receiving harassing calls from an acquaintance.
Sept. 28: Report of a larceny on Pleasant Avenue at 10:17 a.m. The complainant reported the theft of tools and construction equipment of unknown value.
Sept. 30: A party was arrested at 9:10 a.m. and charged with offenses related to a domestic dispute on Fairway Drive.
Yorktown Police Department
Sept. 25: A 41-year-old Yorktown man was charged with criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor, following a report of a domestic dispute at 9:28 a.m. An investigation determined the man allegedly damaged a U.S passport of a female.
Sept. 27: Kevin Velasquez, 32, of Yonkers, was charged at 10:45 a.m. with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a Class C felony, after being found unconscious in the front seat of a parked vehicle on Crompond Road. A quantity of cocaine was found in a small Ziploc bag in his lap.
White Plains Police Department
Sept. 24: Jeffrey Faulk, 28, was charged with third-degree grand larceny on Westchester Avenue at 11:02 a.m.
Sept. 25: Melvin Oliver, 46, was charged with third-degree assault on Main Street at 5:54 p.m.
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