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Sound Shore police blotter: fraudulent prescription arrest, municipal car boot stolen, men choking women and more • 05.27.11
Weaver Street: Police accused a Mamaroneck town man of repeatedly striking his girlfriend in the face in the parking lot behind The Gap at 9:30 p.m. May 25. John J. Westfall, 20, of 23 Weaver St. was charged with misdemeanor assault. The 20-year-old Mamaroneck village victim had a cut lip, police said.
Hawthorne Road: The rear driver-side window of a vehicle parked on the street was smashed between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. May 25.
Boston Post Road: A 30-year-old Mount Vernon man experiencing back pain was taken to Sound Shore Medical Center after a left-turn collision at 6:16 p.m. May 25. The 49-year-old Yonkers man driving the other car was not injured. No one was cited. The cars collided as one was exiting a gas station onto the Boston Post Road.
Abendroth Place: A tablet, laptop computer and two digital cameras, altogether worth $1,700, were stolen from an apartment during the day May 26. The building’s front door and the apartment door had been forced open. This and the Central Avenue burglaries during the same time frame are not believed to be related, police said.
Autopsy doesn’t resolve death of Conn. man • 05.25.11
Leslie Korngold
lkorngol@lohud.com
PORT CHESTER — A Connecticut man who died after being found unconscious in a Port Chester parking lot did not die as a result of a fight, according to a Connecticut medical examiner, police said Tuesday.
But the mystery remains as to what caused Gilberto Barrera Hernandez, 41, of Stamford, to die after he was found early Monday.
A 4:05 a.m. call of a fight in the parking lot behind La Gratta, 107 Adee St., led police to the unconscious but breathing Hernandez in a corner of the lot. No one was near the unconscious man when police arrived. Hernandez went into cardiac arrest while being taken to Greenwich Hospital, police said. He was declared dead at the hospital at 5:07 a.m.
Aside from having a cut on his hand and being a bit disheveled, Hernandez did not have visible wounds, police said. The Tuesday autopsy confirmed that Hernandez was not beaten to death. No other cause of death was evident from the medical examiner’s physical findings, police said.
Police said they will have to wait for toxicology reports, which can take several weeks, for a possible answer to the mysterious death. The death has not been classified as a homicide.
Larchmont woman harasses parking-enforcement officer, cops say • 05.24.11
LARCHMONT
Chatsworth Avenue: A 75-year-old Larchmont woman struck a parking enforcement officer on the arm, shoved the officer aside and drove off to avoid getting a ticket for having parked at a hydrant May 16, police said. Jane Orans of Park Avenue was charged with second-degree harassment, a violation.
Larchmont blotter: Flint Park graffiti; nursery theft; bikes stolen • 05.24.11
LARCHMONT
Flint Park: A Larchmont public works employee discovered graffiti at various locations in Flint Park on May 18.
Boston Post Road: $180 was stolen from the Larchmont Nurseries cash register late May 17 or early May 18. The business was entered overnight, possibly by the back door, police said.
Chatsworth Avenue: A driver-side window was shattered and a $300 navigation system stolen from a car parked in Lot 3 May 16.
Oak Avenue: A bicycle was stolen from a home’s garage, a resident reported on May 14.
Palmer Avenue: A $350 bicycle was stolen from the bike rack in Lot 1 May 16 and a $500 bicycle was stolen May 20.
Rye: Cockapoo gets loose; woman drives off with it, but there’s a happy ending • 05.24.11
UPDATE: A happy ending to this story. The woman brought the dog back the next day.
RYE
Osborn Road: A woman driving a black vehicle with Connecticut plates drove off with an 8-year-old cockapoo named Riley May 17 and neither has been seen since.
Police said the pooch had gotten loose from an Osborn Road home. Police said witnesses told the woman the dog was local and she should take it to police or a local vet they directed her to, but she drove away with the dog at 4:18 p.m.
Port Chester blotter: 2 cars entered, pilfered on Waterfront Place • 05.24.11
PORT CHESTER
Waterfront Place: Two cars were broken into and items stolen May 22. The cars were parked on levels two and three during the evening. Windows on each vehicle were smashed and iPods, video games, sunglasses, and two Nintendo controllers were stolen.
Harrison blotter: Street signs stolen • 05.24.11
HARRISON
Columbus Avenue: The street signs for Columbus Avenue and Daniel Street were discovered stolen at 7:41 p.m. May 12.
Woodside Avenue: A street sign pole at the intersection with Harrison Street was found tipped over and the street signs stolen at 5:33 p.m. May 12.
MHS Students for Senegal plan barbeque • 05.13.11
The kids, with club sponsor and native of Senegal chemistry teacher Amary Seck, had a wonderful enlightening and energizing trip to Senegal this year.
They brought school supplies and discussed development of a better school’ in Secks home town, Lambaye.
Not to rest on their laurels, the group had their first annual Gala at the Larchmont Yacht Club May 5.
They have a barbeque scheduled for May 19 at 7 p.m. at Mamaroneck High School. Seck usually is able to line up some excellent entertainment from Senegal and the food is great.
The club is raising funds to build a learning center in Lambaye where a thatched room or two is all they have for a school.
They raised $10,000 at the gala. That is about 15% of what they need.
Everyone is encouraged to attend the barbeque, have fun and eat good food.
Look here at some pictures of the village and students who will benefit from this aid.
The Pelham police & fire boys of summer are at it again for a worthy cause • 05.12.11
The Pelham Police and Fire Departments will have their 2011 softball challenge Saturday, May 15 from 1-3 p.m. at Glover Field. Then it will be off to a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society that will include beer, food and fun for the kids.
Everyone is invited.
After the game go over to B&B’s Fifth Avenue Pub, 531 Fifth Ave. For $20 a head there will be beer and food, the money going to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Seventh Street will be closed to vehicular traffic during the event. There will be face painting, a jumping castle, magic show and an ice cream truck for the young at heart.
Mamaroneck blotter: Honda’s tires taken; graffiti; door damaged • 05.12.11
MAMARONECK VILLAGE
Mamaroneck Avenue: A Honda Accord was found balanced on rocks at 5:25 a.m. May 9 after all four tires and rims were stolen overnight while it was parked on the 1400 block.
Warren Avenue: Illegible graffiti was discovered drawn on playground equipment at 4:30 p.m. May 11.
Langdon Lane: A home’s storm door had about $500 damage that was reported at 7:30 p.m. May 10.
