Bedford Police Report April 14-20

By Eve Marx

Aid at St. Mary’s

A homeless man who came to St. Mary’s Church on Easter Sunday, at 12:20 p.m., saying he needed to shower, was assisted by church personnel and police at the rectory located on Valley Road, Katonah. Police stood by as the man bathed. Everyone was very kind, police reported. The man said afterwards he was on his way to meet his sister and required no further assistance. 

Monday, April 14

4:17 p.m. — A resident at an assisted living residence on Greenville Road, Katonah, came to headquarters to report an assault that took place at the residence where the complainant said the other person accused them of stealing charging wires and punched them in the face. The reporting party did not want medical attention but wanted police to speak with the other person and ask them to apologize; the other party admitted to the punch and did apologize. A report was made for documentation. 

7:56 p.m. — Police went to the Bedford Hills Memorial Park for a verbal incident that occurred in the vicinity of the basketball court. The reporting party said he was walking around when he was accosted by an older man who said, “Why are you looking at me?” and then told the reporting party “not to look at his family, either.” The older man then left the park in a black car. A report was made for documentation. 

Tuesday, April 15

10:43 a.m. — A male, 37, from Chappaqua was taken by Katonah Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Northern Westchester Hospital from a car wash in Bedford Hills. Police say he may have had a seizure.  

12:03 p.m. — A dog incident was reported on Church Street, Bedford Hills. The reporting party said she was walking her daughter’s dog near the elementary school on the sidewalk when a dog ran off a property and came running towards her dog. The caller fell down and the other dog’s foster caregiver ran out and helped the woman to her feet. No injury to either dog was reported. At her daughter’s behest, the reporting party came to headquarters to make a report and then went to Urgent Care. Police went to the other dog’s home and spoke with the fosterer who said the dog slipped out. All documents regarding the dog’s vaccination status were relayed to the reporting party and the dog control officer will be following up. 

3:15 p.m. — A man was reported on the tracks at the Katonah train station. Police canvassed the area looking for him until a Metropolitan Transportation Authority employee said the man left in a car. 

7:01 p.m. — Police went to a parking lot on Bedford Road, Bedford Hills, in response to a scratched car during a parking incident. The caller said they were pulling into a parking space when someone on the passenger side of an adjacent parked car opened their door, resulting in a scratch to the caller’s vehicle. The other car was undamaged. The caller said she wanted documentation because it was a business car. 

Wednesday, April 16

12:48 a.m. — Police assisted a resident on Edgemont Road, Katonah, who locked themselves out of their home. They said it was urgent they get back inside to care for an elderly relative. Entry was made through an open window and no further assistance was required.  

11:55 a.m. — A vendor, 28, from Mamaroneck doing work at police headquarters involving ceiling tiles slipped off a ladder and fell. He refused medical attention although it was provided and said he was only sore and had a small cut on one finger. 

Thursday, April 17

8:02 a.m. — A caller from Bedford reported her son, in his mid-20s, hadn’t come home after being out all night. Attempts to contact him via his cellphone by his mother and the police were unsuccessful. She said he may have gone straight to work at his job in Connecticut. Police in Connecticut were contacted and went to his workplace and determined he was in need of medical attention. He was taken to Hartford Hospital and his mother was updated. 

10:51 a.m. — A caller reported a man holding a sign on the median on Cross River Road, Katonah. The man flagged down an officer, requesting directions on how to get to King Kone. Police did not say what the sign said.

Friday, April 18

5:25 p.m. — A caller on Pound Ridge Road, Bedford, asked for assistance removing a wire that wrapped itself around her car’s side view mirror. There was no damage to the car but she didn’t want to touch the wire. Bedford firefighters arrived and removed what they said was telephone wire, likely blown down by windy weather. The utility was notified.   

6:19 p.m. — A man was reported on the property at a residence on Guard Hill Road, Bedford Hills. Multiple police officers canvassed the property without result. The homeowners said they spoke through their Ring camera to someone who asked for a person by name. While police were talking to the residents, a young man arrived with his friend and his mom to apologize. He said he was meeting his friend and went to the wrong house.  

Saturday, April 19

4:58 p.m. — Police went to the Kohl’s parking lot on Bedford Road, Bedford Hills, for a dog reportedly locked in a car. On arrival, they saw the dog and its owner inside the car. She was advised of the complaint and warned not to leave her dog in a warm car. Police said the dog appeared fine.  

7:47 p.m. — Loud music was reported at the Bedford Post on Old Post Road, Bedford. Police spoke to the manager who said there was both a DJ and a party. They said they would turn the volume down. 

Sunday, April 20

1:18 a.m. — A resident on Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills, reported her teen granddaughter snuck out of the apartment and ran off. Police were able to determine from her text messages that she might be in Mount Kisco after being picked up by a friend. Westchester County Police were notified and went to the Mount Kisco Elementary School parking lot, where the girl approached them first and requested a ride home. Her grandmother was updated.  

2:13 p.m. — A male, 42, from Bedford Village was transported to Northern Westchester Hospital by Katonah Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps after making comments to a friend he might be suicidal. He agreed to transport to be evaluated.  

4:17 p.m. — A man behaving erratically was reported on Old Post Road, Bedford. Police located him in the Bedford Village Memorial Park where he told them he’d just attended Easter Mass. He said he was a visitor to the area and then left in his vehicle. Police said he did not appear to be in need of help or doing anything out of the ordinary.