Lewisboro Police Reports, Jan. 27-Feb. 9

Road rage

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 4:50 p.m., an officer went to the home of a Lewisboro resident who allegedly followed a man in her car from the Orchard Square Shopping Center, Cross River, to the ShopRite in Brookfield, Connecticut, in an apparent road rage incident. 

The man notified police earlier in the day to report that while he was visiting the post office in the Orchard Square Shopping Center, a woman’s white Dodge van, parked in a handicapped space, touched his tire, somewhat blocking him from leaving his parking space. He asked her if she would move her car and her response was, “You want to hit me, don’t you?” He left and then she followed, beeping and flashing her lights at him on Route 121 and Interstate 684, the man told police. In the Connecticut parking lot she told him she’s lived in Lewisboro her whole life and she would see him again. Police went to the woman’s home and at first she didn’t answer. Police made contact soon after and told her to leave the man alone and not to follow people. 

But why the bat? 

Police went to a home in South Salem on Woodway Road on Friday, Jan. 31, at 12:45 p.m., to speak with a girl who said she stayed home from school that day when a strange man appeared in her driveway carrying a baseball bat. She said he attempted to open the door but then left. She called her parents. Three police officers looked for the car the girl described and located it on Boway Road. The man, who lives on Boway,  told police he thought he saw smoke coming from the Woodway residence and thought there was a fire before realizing the smoke was coming from a dryer vent. No explanation was given as to why he was carrying a bat. 

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Monday, Jan. 27

6:30 a.m. — A driver traveling on Route 123 in the vicinity of Elmwood Road, South Salem, reported a deer ran out in front of their vehicle and they struck it. No injuries were reported and the car did not require a tow. No mention was made of the deer. 

8:55 a.m. — Police took a report from a resident of Goldens Bridge who complained her soon-to-be ex-husband was harassing her but she didn’t want police to contact him. She said they do not live together and she’s been trying to get divorced but he won’t sign the paperwork. Instead, he keeps calling her and showing up at her residence. He somehow convinced her cleaning person to let him inside her home. He also told her he wants custody of their dog. A report was made for documentation.

8:59 a.m. — A resident of Spring Street told police about an elderly woman who keeps coming onto her property. This upsets the caller so much she threatened to press charges. It appears the elderly woman lives at a group home. Police said they would speak to staff about the matter. The elderly woman eventually was contacted and advised to stay off the property. 

Tuesday, Jan. 28

12:40 p.m. — A caller reported a suspicious vehicle parked in the lot of the Lewisboro Town Park, South Salem. The officer dispatched to the scene saw a Toyota sedan covered in towels parked near a shed. Backup was called for. A rape was alleged. The first officer on scene reported he had the two parties separated. The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations was notified and summoned to the scene. No further information was provided.

5:30 p.m. — While patrolling Route 123 near East Street, police saw a red Mazda pickup with no license plates and a loud muffler. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver said he had no license as his was suspended. Police observed a temporary New Jersey plate on the vehicle. The driver, having 25 suspensions on his license, was detained in the back of a police car. A tow was called to remove the vehicle. The operator received multiple tickets and a date to appear in court Feb. 17. 

Wednesday, Jan. 29

10:15 a.m. — A vehicle going 20 mph over the posted speed limit was stopped and pulled over by police on Route 22, Goldens Bridge, at which time he told the officer he didn’t have his license on him. He couldn’t prove he had a license at all and had no other identification. The owner of the car, his sister, was contacted. The car was towed and impounded and tickets were issued to the brother. 

3:50 p.m. — Two police officers and a Vista ambulance went to a patient facility in South Salem to assist with a young, nonverbal patient with autism after it was reported that he destroyed property. He was transported to a hospital. A police officer rode in the ambulance with him. He was turned over to hospital staff on arrival. 

Thursday, Jan. 30

8:00 a.m. — A Lewisboro police officer and K-9 Zane met with six Advanced Placement psychology students at John Jay High School to discuss and demonstrate topics relating to their studies. Images posted on Instagram showed Zane had an excellent time. 

10:10 a.m. — Police went to a home in South Salem after a husband reported his wife had fallen on ice getting out of her car and broke her arm. Vista EMS transported her to Norwalk Hospital. 

11:35 a.m. — A gray bulldog was reported loose on Lower Salem Road, South Salem. Police looked for the dog with negative results.

3:53 p.m. — Police went to a residence on Post Office Road, South Salem, for a welfare check after it was reported the resident’s mailbox was overflowing. A rear door at the home was found unlocked. The homeowner was contacted and said they were flying home from Georgia and there was no problem. 

Friday, Jan. 31

10:13 a.m. — Westchester EMS and Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps took a man operating an oil truck to Norwalk Hospital after he complained of severe stomach pain and vomiting. 

11:30 a.m. — An older man in a blue Subaru was reported suspicious in the vicinity of Billingsley Trail, Katonah. Police located him and he said he was trying to meet up with a girl he met on TikTok but she didn’t show up. Police advised him he was likely scammed. 

Saturday, Feb. 1

11:57 a.m. — A woman who fell in the bathroom at her Waccabuc home refused further medical attention after an EMS evaluation.

8:42 p.m. — A driver with Florida plates was reported operating recklessly on Route 123, South Salem. Police looked for the Toyota sedan but it had already disappeared into Connecticut. 

Sunday, Feb. 2

9:30 p.m. — An officer patrolling Cross River came across a car in a ditch on Route 121 in the vicinity of Todd Road. The driver said he lost control in the snow and was not injured. Numerous people helped him get his car out of the ditch. The vehicle was operational and had only minor damage to the front bumper. The operator was able to drive away. 

Monday, Feb. 3

10:26 a.m. — A caller in Goldens Bridge reported damage to her mailbox caused by a town snow plow. She said around 4 a.m. she heard it happening. An officer responding to the location saw the box was damaged. The highway department was contacted and a message left. 

2:45 p.m. — A resident of South Salem, female, was transported to Northern Westchester Hospital by Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps after complaining of pain in her hip and not being able to move. 

Tuesday, Feb. 4

7:30 a.m. — Police went to a single-family home in Goldens Bridge to execute a search warrant in the company of Westchester County Police, New York State Police, and the FBI. The Lewisboro police chief, a lieutenant and two patrol officers were assigned. No further information was provided.

12:40 p.m. — Officers were dispatched to a home in South Salem after a possibly rabid coyote was observed in someone’s front yard. The animal was gone when police arrived; the homeowner said he’d seen it on his Ring camera and said it was either sick with rabies or had mange. Police looked for it with negative results. 

1:26 p.m. — A woman who injured her leg at her Waccabuc home when she banged it against her stone entry stairs was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital by Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps. 

7:01 p.m. — Danbury police officers contacted Lewisboro Police about a New York car involved in a collision in their jurisdiction that fled the scene. They wanted a local officer to go to the operator’s home as the involved party was uncooperative with Danbury Police. A Lewisboro officer went to the residence but no one was home. After quite a bit of phone tag, the man was reached and advised to call the Danbury Police Department. 

Wednesday, Feb. 5

7:15 a.m. — A caller reported a woman wandering in Cross River on Route 121 at the intersection of Todd Road. Patrol found her walking on the shoulder; she said she was walking to the hospital because her stomach hurt. A staff member at the group home where she resides arrived and told her to return home. Police gave her a courtesy ride where she was left in the care of a staffer. 

8:45 a.m. — A man whose pacemaker was activated was taken from his Goldens Bridge home to Northern Westchester Hospital by TMC ambulance for a possible heart attack. 

9:50 a.m. — A Goldens Bridge woman contacted police about her spouse who has been living in a Manhattan hotel for two weeks. He calls and texts her threatening that if her mother doesn’t move out of an apartment inside their home he will quit paying the mortgage, police said. She’s fearful she and the children will be forced from their home. There is an active order of protection barring him from contacting the children but not her. Police advised her to get a new order of protection. 

Thursday, Feb. 6

10:20 a.m. — Police responded to a plumbing problem inside a pool house at a home in Cross River. Two to 3 feet of water had accumulated in a utility room, flooding the crawl space. The officer determined there was an issue with a pipe and advised the resident to call a plumber. 

2:44 p.m. — A Goldens Bridge couple spoke to police about the wife’s father who doesn’t approve of their marriage who appears unannounced and uninvited to the couples’ property which he accesses by jumping a gate. Police had a word with him and he agreed to cease contact. 

Friday, Feb. 7

11:50 a.m. — A tractor-trailer stuck and unable to turn around on Kitchawan Road and Mill River Road was assisted by police. The driver said he would have never taken that road except his GPS directed him there. 

1:39 p.m. — Police assisted Westchester County Police on the John Jay High School campus with an individual in need of evaluation requiring hospital transport. 

6:05 p.m. — A man who was trying to remove his child from Four Winds Hospital was met by police; he said his ex-wife had her admitted against his knowledge. The couple have joint custody. He was told by hospital staff the girl would remain at the facility for 72 hours for evaluation before she could be released. Police helped him absorb that information and he left without further incident. 

Saturday, Feb. 8 

7:55 a.m. — Police located and retrieved an iPad in a green case that fell off a car a day earlier traveling from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania. The owner said she and her husband stopped briefly at the Goldens Bridge Shopping Center and thought the iPad fell off in that area. Police found it unharmed and the caller was notified and said she would be driving through the area again the next afternoon and would come and get her property. 

2:41 p.m. — A patient at a residential medical facility in South Salem was taken to Westchester Medical Center by Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps after vocalizing thoughts of self-harm.

Sunday, Feb. 9

8:40 p.m. — A South Salem man who said he accidentally took too much insulin called for EMS to be evaluated. They decided he didn’t need to go to the hospital following the evaluation. 

— Eve Marx, The Recorder staff writer

This report was made from official reports provided by the Lewisboro Police Department.