Weekly Police Blotter: October 19 - October 25

Police patch
Date/Time: 10/19/20  1:25 PM
Location:  Municipal Place 
Call Type: Motor Vehicle Accident
Narrative: Patrols responded to the intersection of Municipal Place and South Riverside Avenue for a report of a two-car accident. Accident report filed by patrol. 
 
Date/Time: 10/19/20  2:37 PM
Location:  Albany Post Road
Call Type: Larceny
Narrative: Property owner reported four political signs stolen from her front yard. 
 
Date/Time: 10/19/20  5:34 PM
Location:  Maple Street
Call Type: Mutual Aid 
Narrative: Patrols responded to the Smoke Tobacco Shop to assist the Westchester County Health Department Inspector. Health Department issued a summons to the employee.  
 
Date/Time: 10/19/20  10:00 PM
Location:  525 South Riverside Avenue (Van Cortlandt Manor)  
Call Type: Disorderly Persons 
Narrative: Patrols responded to the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze on a report of four patrons behaving disorderly and refusing to leave the grounds. Patrols report all four subjects involved left voluntarily. 
 
Date/Time: 10/20/20  9:03 AM
Location:  3 Glen Place (Pierre Van Cortland Middle School)
Call Type: Announced Lock Down Drill
Narrative: School officials announced a lock down drill at school. Automated 911 and emergency emails received initiating a lockdown. Patrols responded and assisted school personnel with the pre-planned drill.  
 
Date/Time: 10/20/20  5:43 PM
Location:   Whelan Avenue
Call Type:  Medical Aid
Narrative:  Patrols responded to a 911 call in the area of Whelan Avenue for a report of an 80-year-old resident who was dizzy and sustained a minor injury from a fall. Croton EMS transported the aided to the hospital.
 
Date/Time: 10/20/20  6:09 PM
Location: Police Headquarters
Call Type: Arrest 
Narrative: Patrols responded to the New York State Police (Monroe Barracks) to execute an arrest warrant for a 31-year-old resident of Monroe, New York. Warrant was for Vehicle & Traffic Law offenses/sections; A.U.O 2nd/ 511-2a4, Unlicensed Operator/ 509-1 and equipment infractions.  
 
Date/Time: 10/21/20  10:37 AM
Location:   O'Riley Court
Call Type:  Hold-up Alarm
Narrative:  Patrols responded to an automatic hold-up alarm received from a residence on O'Riley Court. After further investigation it was determined to be a false alarm.
 
Date/Time: 10/21/20  5:28 PM
Location:   Old Post Road South 
Call Type:  Motor Vehicle Accident
Narrative:  Patrols responded to the area of Old Post Road South for a report of a two-car accident. Patrols conducted investigation of a property damage accident and filed a report.  
 
Date/Time: 10/23/20  9:44 AM
Location:   Route 9 North
Call Type:  Arrest
Narrative:  Patrol unit reported stopping a vehicle on Route 9 North for having an inadequate brake light. The male driver, a 22-year-old resident of Stamford, Connecticut, was issued two uniform traffic tickets: one for Inadequate/no brake lights and the second for operating an unregistered vehicle. The defendant is due back in Village Justice Court on 11/18/20. The vehicle the defendant was operating was impounded.   
 
Date/Time: 10/23/20  2:10 PM
Location:   Veterans Plaza (Croton-Harmon Train Station)
Call Type:  Drag Racing
Narrative:  Patrols responded to investigate a report of teenagers racing in cars in the parking lot. Patrols checked the area and reported the vehicles were gone on arrival.  
 
Date/Time: 10/24/20  1:15 PM
Location:   Alexander Lane 
Call Type:  Neighbor Dispute  
Narrative:  Resident reported her neighbor became verbally threatening after the caller removed a political sign from her private property. 
 
Date/Time: 10/24/20  10:00 AM
Location:   Croton Commons
Call Type:  Public Service
Narrative:  Croton Police Detectives, along with the member of the D.E.A. Drug Take Back Initiative, collected prescription drugs during the day and turned the same over to D.E.A. agents.
 
Date/Time: 10/24/20  4:18 PM
Location:   Croton RiverWalk near Picture Tunnel 
Call Type:  Found Property
Narrative:  Caller reported a Schwinn bicycle hidden in the bushes. Patrols responded to the location and transported the bicycle to the Croton Police Department for safekeeping. Please contact the police desk at 271-5177 if you know the owner of the bicycle.
 
Date/Time: 10/25/20  1:07 PM
Location:   Route 9 North
Call Type:  Arrest
Narrative:  Patrol unit reported stopping a vehicle on Route 9 North after receiving an LPR hit revealing the vehicle registration was suspended. After further investigation, it was determined that the operator, a 25-year-old resident of Staten Island, was also driving the vehicle with a suspended driver's license and an expired inspection certificate. Defendant is due back in Village Justice Court on 11/18/20. The vehicle was impounded from the highway.  
 
Date/Time: 10/25/20  3:25 PM
Location:   Batten Road
Call Type:  Animal Complaint
Narrative:  Resident of Batten Road reported a black bear sighting captured on their home surveillance system after 3:00 AM. Bear was trying to access the trash can in the yard.