Weekly Police Blotter: May 31 - June 6
Posted on: June 9, 2021 - 8:52am
A selection of incidents from the police blotter of the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department. Please note that the below information is public record and does not constitute all calls received by the department during the period.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 4:24 a.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Medical Aided
Narrative: Caller reported her husband needs help getting up. Patrol and Croton EMS responded. Aided refused further medical attention.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 8:24 a.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Domestic Dispute
Narrative: Caller reported a domestic dispute over a custody exchange. Patrol responded to the scene.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 12:07 p.m.
Location: Truesdale Drive
Call Type: Utility Problem
Narrative: Caller reported a low voltage wire down along Truesdale Drive. Proper authorities were notified.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 1:49 p.m.
Location: Elmore Avenue
Call Type: Welfare Check
Narrative: Caller reported an elderly male who appears to be disoriented. Croton EMS on scene; aided refused medical attention.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 1:57 p.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Motor Vehicle Accident
Narrative: Caller, a Con Edison worker, reported that, while his vehicle was parked, a passing vehicle sideswiped it and caused damage. Report to be filed.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 2:00 p.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Odor of Gas
Narrative: Patrol, along with the Croton FD and Con Edison, responded for an inside odor of gas on Grand Street. Scene was turned over to CFD and Con Edison.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 3:24 p.m.
Location: Old Post Road South
Call Type: Motor Vehicle Accident
Narrative: Caller reported a minor accident in the parking lot adjacent to Vassallo Park. Patrol filed a report.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 5:55 p.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Smoke Condition
Narrative: Caller reported seeing smoke on Grand Street. Patrol responded and reported no smoke in the area.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 6:26 p.m.
Location: Elm Street
Call Type: Medical Aided
Narrative: Croton EMS and Patrols responded to an Elm Street residence for a woman who sustained an injury from a fall. Croton EMS transported aided to the hospital.
Date/Time: 5/31/21 6:39 p.m.
Location: Glengary Road
Call Type: Medical Aided
Narrative: Caller reported his house guest fell, sustained a lower leg/ankle injury and may have broken the ankle. Caller reports his friend is unable to turn his ankle. Patrols and Croton EMS responded to residence. Croton EMS transported the aided to the hospital.
Date/Time: 6/1/21 8:01 a.m.
Location: Beekman Avenue
Call Type: Medical Aided
Narrative: Caller requested EMS for her elderly mother who fell out of bed and hit her head. Patrols and Croton EMS responded. EMS transported the aided to the hospital.
Date/Time: 6/1/21 2:06 p.m.
Location: Route 9 South
Call Type: Erratic Vehicle
Narrative: Peekskill Police reported receiving a call on an erratic vehicle driving south along Route 9 into the Village’s jurisdiction. Patrols responded and reported the vehicle was gone on arrival.
Date/Time: 6/1/21 2:02 p.m.
Location: Gerstein Street
Call Type: Criminal Mischief
Narrative: Caller reported an unknown person or persons spray painted pictures of male genitalia in several places between CET Field, Spencer Field and the CET School parking lot. Several port-a-johns were also knocked over at some point over the holiday weekend. Patrol dispatched and interviewed caller; report to be filed.
Date/Time: 6/1/21 7:20 p.m.
Location: Old Post Road South
Call Type: Domestic Dispute
Narrative: Patrol responded to Bari Manor on a domestic dispute; DIR completed.
Date/Time: 6/1/21 9:23 p.m.
Location: Maple Street
Call Type: Medical Aided
Narrative: Caller requested EMS for an individual who may be having a stroke. Patrols and Croton EMS responded. CEMS transported the aided to the hospital
Date/Time: 6/1/21 10:28 p.m.
Location: South Riverside Avenue
Call Type: Other
Narrative: Caller reported seeing on Facebook a large car show gathering at Shoprite. Patrol dispatched; no cars in the area. Unfounded.
Date/Time: 6/2/21 8:03 a.m.
Location: Veterans Plaza
Call Type: Assist Other Agency
Narrative: MTA Police requested assistance at the Croton-Harmon Train Station with detaining a suspect wanted by the City of Beacon Police. Patrols dispatched and reported the individual was under arrest by MTA Police upon arrival.
Date/Time: 6/2/21 8:09 a.m.
Location: Old Post Road South
Call Type: Suspicious Incident
Narrative: Croton-Harmon school officials reported an unknown subject infiltrated a school Zoom meeting. The Detective Division is currently investigating.
Date/Time: 6/2/21 8:30 a.m.
Location: South Riverside Avenue
Call Type: Odor of Gas
Narrative: Caller, a Chase Bank employee, reports an odor of gas inside the building. Patrol and Croton Fire Department responded. Patrol reported that the problem is possibly from the bank’s air conditioning unit. Scene turned over to Croton FD and Con Edison.
Date/Time: 6/2/21 9:06 a.m.
Location: Batten Road
Call Type: Medical Aided
Narrative: Caller requested EMS for husband, who is breathing but not waking up. Patrols and EMS responded. Aided transported to the hospital.
Date/Time: 6/2/21 9:38 a.m.
Location: Van Wyck Street
Call Type: Warrant Arrest
Narrative: Patrol placed a subject under arrest on a warrant issued 3/19/21 for petit larceny. Defendant arranged in the Village Justice Court with a return date of 6/16/21.
Date/Time: 6/2/21 11:08 a.m.
Location: North Riverside Avenue
Call Type: Graffiti
Narrative: Patrol reported miscellaneous graffiti painted throughout the pedestrian bridge at Brook Street over Route 9. Photographs taken and uploaded to the blotter. Report to be filed.
Date/Time: 6/2/21 12:56 p.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Animal Complaint
Narrative: Caller reported a possible rabid raccoon in the Upper Village. Patrol dispatched and reported the animal entered the storm drain upon arrival.
Date/Time: 6/2/21 3:24 p.m.
Location: Benedict Blvd.
Call Type: Animal Complaint
Narrative: Caller reported her son was bitten on the calf by a dog. Aided went to the hospital on his own. Report filed.
Date/Time: 6/2/21 10:22 p.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Utility Problem
Narrative: Cable wire snapped and caused a loud bang. Con Edison and Croton FD notified to respond.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 9:49 a.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Parking Complaint
Narrative: Caller reported a vehicle in violation of parking regulations. Parking Enforcement responded and issued a summons.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 10:41 a.m.
Location: Old Post Road South
Call Type: Lockdown Drill
Narrative: Patrol completed a practice lockdown drill at Croton-Harmon High School.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 10:42 a.m.
Location: Old Post Road South
Call Type: Welfare Check
Narrative: Caller reported that she has indoor cameras to watch her kids and they were off, which was concerning to her. Patrol responded and spoke to the husband, who turns them off to bother her. DIR completed; all in order.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 1:31 p.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Animal Complaint
Narrative: Caller reported a possible rabid raccoon. Patrol responded and reported the animal ran away upon arrival.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 3:40 p.m.
Location: Beekman Avenue
Call Type: Missing Person
Narrative: Caller reported that his daughter and a friend were walking from Beekman towards Olcott and he can no longer find them. They did not arrive at their Olcott destination. Patrols dispatched. Caller called back and reported locating the daughter and friend in a backyard along Beekman Avenue. Patrols on scene spoke to parties involved. Condition corrected.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 4:40 p.m.
Location: South Riverside Avenue
Call Type: Medical Aided
Narrative: Caller, a CareMount staff member, requested an ambulance for a hospital transport for a female with heart palpitations. Patrol responded to the scene. Aided transported by Ossining EMS to the hospital.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 4:54 p.m.
Location: Melrose Avenue
Call Type: Fraudulent Activities
Narrative: Resident in Police HQ reported she gave her banking information to a fake Apple website and they wired $1,100 out of her bank account. Case report to be filed.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 5:18 p.m.
Location: Glengary Road
Call Type: Alarm - Residential
Narrative: Panic alarm activation at residence. Patrol dispatched and reported it was set off in error.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 5:50 p.m.
Location: Route 9 South
Call Type: Mutual Aid
Narrative: NYSP is pursuing a gray Hyundai Tucson on Route 9 South that was involved in a carjacking incident. Patrol dispatched to the area, observed the pursuit and engaged with NYSP until Briarcliff Manor and then broke it off. Patrol reported multiple police vehicles were in pursuit and they were not needed to continue.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 7:50 p.m.
Location: Observatory Drive
Call Type: Animal Complaint
Narrative: Caller stated there is a snake in their house. Patrol dispatched to assist. Report snake is gone on arrival.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 8:10 p.m.
Location: South Riverside Avenue
Call Type: Welfare Check
Narrative: An individual came into Police HQ to report witnessing a man yelling at his young daughter while they were at dinner in a local restaurant. The individual was worried about the young girl. Patrol dispatched and spoke to the father, who said he was just disciplining his daughter who was acting up in the restaurant. Patrol reported all appears to be okay. No police action required.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 8:24 p.m.
Location: Elliott Way
Call Type: Lost Property
Narrative: Caller reported his boat was stolen. Further investigation revealed that the boat was removed by a company he hired to tow the boat back to Colorado. No crime occurred.
Date/Time: 6/3/21 10:53 p.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Noise Complaint
Narrative: Caller reported a loud party next door. She stated she asked them to keep it down 30 minutes ago because she has work but they have not. Patrol dispatched and reported no party or loud noise at the residence.
Date/Time: 6/4/21 12:01 a.m.
Location: Half Moon Bay Drive
Call Type: Assist Other Agency
Narrative: Ossining Police called to report they had received a call from a Croton resident whose son resides in Ossining with his mother. His son is at his home now and told him that another child at his school said he was going to shoot up the school. The father wanted to remain anonymous. Ossining PD requested Croton Police respond with their patrols to the Half Moon Bay Drive residence to speak with the child and father. Patrols responded and stood by for the interview with the youth detective.
Date/Time: 6/4/21 12:30 a.m.
Location: High Street
Call Type: Trespass
Narrative: Caller reported a suspicious male in his backyard on High Street. Patrol dispatched and reported the male was gone on arrival.
Date/Time: 6/4/21 9:14 a.m.
Location: Harrison Street
Call Type: Fraudulent Activities
Narrative: Resident in Police HQ to report a suspicious incident. He stated he listed a car for sale on Craigslist for $4,200. He was contacted by someone in California saying they wanted to purchase the car and that person mailed him a check in the amount of $9,500 via USPS, asking him to use the extra money to have the vehicle shipped to California. Caller recognized this as a possible scam, did not deposit the check and cut off contact with the person involved. Copy of check and envelope scanned into blotter.
Date/Time: 6/4/21 10:48 a.m.
Location: Maple Street
Call Type: Parking Complaint
Narrative: Caller reported a parking violation in the work zone along Maple Street. Patrol dispatched and condition corrected.
Date/Time: 6/4/21 2:28 p.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: 911 Hangup
Narrative: 911 call received with yelling in the background; the call is then dropped. On callback, the answering machine picked up. Patrols dispatched and reported a domestic dispute ongoing upon arrival. DIR completed and filed.
Date/Time: 6/4/21 2:45 p.m.
Location: South Riverside Avenue
Call Type: Village Ordinance
Narrative: Caller reported being approached by a tall white male wearing a baseball cap in Croton Commons who asked for money. Patrols dispatched and located the individual, who said he was not asking anybody for money. Individual was told to leave the area.
Date/Time: 6/4/21 3:59 p.m.
Location: Glengary Lane
Call Type: Suspicious Incident
Narrative: Caller came into Police HQ to report he is receiving Amazon packages to his house that he did not order. The packages are addressed to an unknown female but with his address on it. He did report it to Amazon but wanted to report it to the police as well. He is not being charged for any of the packages at this time.
Date/Time: 6/4/21 4:45 p.m.
Location: Glen Place
Call Type: Fraudulent Activities
Narrative: Resident came into Police HQ to report an unknown person tried to obtain unemployment benefits on his behalf. The unknown person did not get them because the victim had cancelled them.
Date/Time: 6/5/21 8:44 a.m.
Location: Upper North Highland Place
Call Type: Suspicious Incident
Narrative: Resident came into Police HQ to report that his daughter received a picture of a male’s genitals over WhatsApp. He stated that she does not know who sent it, and that it was sent from a different area code. Case report to be filed.
Date/Time: 6/5/21 9:33 a.m.
Location: Hastings Avenue
Call Type: Medical Aided
Narrative: Caller requested EMS for a four-year-old child who fell and hit his head. Patrol and Croton EMS dispatched. CEMS transported the child to the hospital.
Date/Time: 6/5/21 1:03 p.m.
Location: Old Post Road South
Call Type: Alarm - Commercial
Narrative: Alarm company reported a commercial alarm activation at Croton-Harmon High School. Patrol reported alarm set off in error by employee.
Date/Time: 6/5/21 1:30 p.m.
Location: Truesdale Drive
Call Type: Trespass
Narrative: Park Ranger reported two swimmers in the Croton River without a lifeguard present. Patrol responded to Silver Lake. Park Ranger spoke with parties involved, who left without incident.
Date/Time: 6/5/21 2:28 p.m.
Location: Glengary Road
Call Type: Alarm - Residential
Narrative: Alarm activation at residence. Patrol responded and reported all secure from what could be checked.
Date/Time: 6/5/21 2:58 p.m.
Location: Maple Street
Call Type: Soliciting
Narrative: Caller reported teenagers soliciting donations for their basketball team without a permit. Patrol advised them they need a permit. Condition corrected.
Date/Time: 6/5/21 4:09 p.m.
Location: Farrington Road
Call Type: Domestic Dispute
Narrative: Caller reporting a domestic dispute between mother and son. Patrol responded and will file a DIR.
Date/Time: 6/5/21 8:06 p.m.
Location: Grand Street
Call Type: Vehicle Lockout
Narrative: Caller locked her keys in her vehicle. Patrol dispatched and gained entry without incident.
Date/Time: 6/6/21 12:00 a.m.
Location: Michaels Lane
Call Type: Suspicious Incident
Narrative: Caller reported seeing blue and green lights on the street. Patrol responded and reported it was kids playing laser tag.
Date/Time: 6/6/21 1:59 a.m.
Location: Maple Street
Call Type: Order of Protection
Narrative: Caller reported her son may be violating an order of protection by breaking into the house when she is not home. Patrol responded and reported the son was not there. No violation at this time.
Date/Time: 6/6/21 5:35 a.m.
Location: Route 9 North
Call Type: Disabled Vehicle
Narrative: Called reported a disabled vehicle on Route 9 North. Patrol responded and reported the vehicle had a flat tire. Patrol gave the driver a courtesy ride to a local gas station.
Date/Time: 6/6/21 10:37 a.m.
Location: Lower North Highland Place
Call Type: Utility Problem
Narrative: Caller reported a sewage leak at the intersection with Old Post Road North. Water Department paged and responded.
Date/Time: 6/6/21 11:05 a.m.
Location: Veterans Plaza
Call Type: Parking Complaint
Narrative: Caller reported parking violations at the Echo Canoe Launch. Patrol dispatched and issued summonses.