Police Reports Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2026

BEDFORD

Tip jar thief 

On Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7:47 p.m., a restaurant in Katonah reported a customer stealing money from a tip jar. The customer was observed reaching into the jar and removing cash after placing his food order, which he paid for in cash. The store owner preferred to not press charges but said the man could not return. Police recognized him and went to his home in Bedford Hills where he confessed and returned the money. 

Monday, Jan. 26

4:09 p.m. — A Bedford man called the police thinking someone was inside the house. Police spoke to his spouse who said medication the man is taking has caused him to hallucinate. They checked the home to assure him no intruders were there. She said they had a medical appointment the next day and would address the issue to avoid unnecessary police visits.  

4:34 p.m. — The owner of a Sierra pickup parked on Bedford Road,Bedford Hills, reported a small portion of her back window was broken during a snow removal operation. A report was made for insurance.   

Tuesday, Jan. 27

3:05 p.m. — A private plow operator reported a public works employee who he said yelled at him for pushing snow into the roadway in Bedford Hills. The plow operator maintained he was pushing the snow across the road, not into it. The public works employee was no longer on scene. A report was made to document the argument.  

Wednesday, Jan. 28

8:58 a.m. — Bedford firefighters responded to an activated fire alarm in a lavatory at the Hunting Ridge Mall, Bedford. There was no fire. Police said the alarm was set off in human error after someone smoked something in the restroom.

4:09 p.m. — Responding to a license plate reader tip, police looked for a black Ford Explorer seen in the vicinity of Bedford Center Road and Succabone Road; the operator is wanted on a Port Chester warrant. Police were unable to locate.  

6:54 p.m. — Police went to a residence on Nightingale Road, Katonah, after a woman reported her boyfriend wouldn’t let her in the house. The boyfriend said he was an “ex” and showed police paperwork for her eviction dated November 2025. The woman claimed she didn’t know she’d been evicted and asked permission to enter to collect her belongings. This happened and she left. A New York state domestic incident report was completed for him. 

Thursday, Jan. 29 

11:09 a.m. — Police were unable to locate a dog reportedly struck by a car on Bedford Road, Katonah.  

5:25 p.m. — In the company of the principal of Mount Kisco Elementary School, the Bedford school resource officer went to the home of a young student for a welfare check. The child appeared fine and the principal said they would be following up with the school district who requested the check. 

7:04 p.m. — A Bedford Hills woman came to headquarters to report her former fiance and child’s father became angry and yelled at her over separate plans they’d made with their child following a school event they both attended. She said he followed her home and threatened to take their daughter. He did not respond to police calls or texts. A voicemail was left for him and a New York state domestic incident report was completed on her behalf. 

Friday, Jan. 30  

5:08 p.m. — A male, 63, from Rye, was safely released after being stuck in an elevator at a dental office on Bedford Road, Bedford Hills. Police found him stuck on the third floor. Bedford Hills firefighters arrived and released him.  

7:58 p.m. — A Bedford Hills man came to headquarters to report his former girlfriend who remains his current roommate. He said for several months she has been going through his phone and has been contacting his ex-girlfriends. He expressed concern about ways she might retaliate if forced to move out. A New York state  domestic incident report was completed and he was provided with resources to remedy the situation.   

Saturday, Jan. 31

3:56 p.m. — A caller in Bedford Hills reported no water was flowing from their faucets. The water department was notified.  

3:16 p.m. — A caller in Katonah reported sandy grit and dirty water coming from their faucets. The water department was notified.  

6:25 p.m. — The loss prevention officer at Kohl’s in Bedford Hills reported a man who stole a hoodie and a pair of sneakers from the store and left on foot. Police looked for him but didn’t find him. The store said it didn’t care to press charges. A report was made documenting the incident.  

Sunday, Feb.  1

1:46 p.m. — A woman brought to headquarters documents she found in a plastic bag inside the trunk of a car she’d recently purchased from a private seller via an auto auction. Police said the documents included fraudulent passports, three fraudulent driver’s licences, five credit cards and five checks. All items appeared consistent with identity fraud. The documents were logged in as found property.  

4:59 p.m. — A brown Labrador type of dog was reported running in and out of traffic on Long Ridge Road. Police looked for it without results.

LEWISBORO

Surprise package 

8:55 a.m. — On Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 8:55 a.m., police received a call regarding a suspicious package delivered to the doorstep of a home in South Salem. An officer spoke with a woman who said nothing showed up on the home security cameras and the package was there at least overnight. It was determined the package was a gift from the homeowner’s workplace and there was no cause for alarm. 

Monday, Jan. 26

8:30 a.m. — A Mark Mead Road woman who had a conflict with her next-door neighbor about where his plower put snow brought police to intervene. While it seemed a solution was in place, police were back to the complainant’s residence five hours later when she showed them snow in front of her residence causing concern for how she would retrieve her mail without fear of falling. She expressed other frustrations with her neighbor. Police advised her these were civil matters. 

9:20 p.m. — A South Salem man, 36, was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital by the Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps for a bleeding situation. 

Tuesday, Jan. 27

7:30 a.m. — A South Salem man, 71, was taken to Westchester Medical Center by Westchester EMS after he fainted and fell in the bathroom. 

12:37 p.m. — An elderly woman who caught her finger in her garage door at her home in South Salem, severely lacerating it, was taken by ambulance to Norwalk Hospital. 

Wednesday, Jan. 28

4:00 p.m. — A school bus and a van collided when the van operator attempted to pass a bus pulled over to the side of Avery Road, Cross River, and got too close, grazing the closed stop sign on the bus driver’s side. The bus wasn’t damaged and no students were injured. Police said the only damage was to the van’s mirror. 

Thursday, Jan. 29

7:50 a.m. — Police went to a home on Mohawk Trail, Katonah, for an activated burglar alarm. They were met by the homeowner who said the alarm malfunctioned. 

Friday, Jan. 30

11:16 a.m. — Police went to a home on East Street, South Salem, after a young girl playing with a phone dialed 911. No further information was provided.

Saturday, Jan. 31

7:30 a.m. — Police assisted a resident of  Kitchawan Road who fell out of her chair. The woman refused further attention and said she was fine. 

7:45 p.m. — A fire reported on Adams Hill Road and Route 35 turned out to be unfounded. 

9:20 p.m. — An officer went to check on a woman in Goldens Bridge after she posted on social media a request for someone to check on her as she was ill with the flu. She was awakened by a police officer who spoke with her for a while. They noted she appeared “under the weather.” Police returned in the morning to check on her again as her sister posted on social media a request that they do so. On their arrival they learned the woman had a friend drive her to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. 

Sunday, Feb. 1

4:42 p.m. — Police went to the parking lot at the high school in Cross River after a woman locked herself out of her car, her young child inside. The child was unable to assist her mother as she couldn’t undo her safety seat. Mom gave police permission to open the car door. The child was fine and warmly dressed. No further action was needed. 

10:33 p.m. — Police went to Conant Valley Road, South Salem, after an Amazon delivery truck was stuck in snow. A tow was called. 

MOUNT KISCO

Sunday, Jan. 25

6:12 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of domestic dispute on Carpenter Avenue. A man dropping off his daughter following a custody visit began screaming and cursing at the child’s mother, causing her to feel afraid and call police. The man reported he became angry when the woman would not come down from her apartment to help him with the child’s belongings. Officers verified that the dispute was verbal in nature only and allowed the man to leave. A lethality assessment form was completed and referred to domestic violence advocates for follow up.

11:07 p.m. — An officer responded to Pine Street to assist a woman who was injured and bleeding after falling. The Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to take over care and transported the woman to Northern Westchester Hospital. 

Monday, Jan. 26

8 a.m. — An officer responded to Brookside Avenue on a report of a deceased man in his 70s. The man’s family was present and they and caregivers advised he had been under hospice care. The death was deemed to be of natural causes and the Medical Examiner’s Office permitted the release of the body to a funeral home.

11:37 a.m. — An officer tended to a woman who was injured in a fall on Park Drive. The Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Corps also responded and took the woman to the hospital.

11:57 a.m. — A noise complaint was received regarding a woman in a West Street residence yelling and stomping in her apartment. The condition was corrected.

2:53 p.m. — An officer responded to Main Street on a report of a man sitting against a building and complaining of chest pain. The man told an officer he had been shoveling snow for much of the previous 16 hours. The Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded and took him to the hospital for evaluation.

Tuesday, Jan. 27

12:52 p.m. — An officer helped a man who was observed to be intoxicated on Green Street. EMS was requested to respond.

2:42 p.m. — An officer responded to Target on North Bedford Road on a report of a shoplifter detained by store security. A 45-year-old Carmel man was accused of trying to leave the store with $47 worth of merchandise for which he did not pay hidden among items he did pay for at a self-checkout lane. He was booked at the Green Street precinct on a charge of petty larceny, a misdemeanor. He was released pending a Feb. 12 appearance in village court.

3:03 p.m. — A representative of a church in the village came to the Green Street precinct to report attempted check fraud. In two recent incidents, checks mailed by the church were stolen and altered to change the name of the payee and the amount owed. In both instances, banks identified the checks, which combined for more than $30,000, as suspicious and refused to cash them. A report was prepared and the matter was turned over to detectives for continued investigation.

9:26 p.m. — A welfare check was requested on a man who was found unconscious in a rear room of a laundromat on Main Street. Officers found the man was nonresponsive and immediately began CPR. Westchester EMS responded and took over CPR and other lifesaving efforts. The man was then taken by the Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Northern Westchester Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:23 p.m. Medical personnel reported that there were no signs of trauma to the man’s body. A review by detectives of several hours of video from the laundromat shows the man on the premises and shows no evidence of an assault or altercation among the parties present at that time. Autopsy results are pending.

POUND RIDGE

Wednesday, Jan. 28

8:55 a.m. — Two cars were involved in a collision on High Ridge Road. Police said one person was injured (but not taken for care by ambulance) and one car was towed. 

5:35 p.m. — A driver on Salem Road was issued tickets for failure to obey a traffic device, operating a car with no valid license and no registration.  

Thursday, Jan. 29

1:59 p.m. — A single-car crash on Salem Road resulted in a car being towed. No injuries were reported. 

4:16 p.m. — One person was taken to Norwalk Hospital by Pound Ridge Volunteer Ambulance Corps after a two-car collision on Stone Hill Road. The other driver refused medical attention.  

9:55 p.m. — A driver on Salem Road was issued two summonses for speeding 80 mph in a 30-mph zone and no insurance. 

Friday, Jan. 30

10:42 p.m. — A driver on Westchester Avenue was given a ticket for speeding, travelling 54 mph in a 30-mph zone. 

1:00 p.m. — A man was taken by ambulance to Northern Westchester Hospital for an unknown medical issue. 

3:05 p.m. — Police assisted a man back into his chair after he fell out of it. He declined further attention.  

6:30 p.m. — A caller reported ice and snow conditions on Old River Road. The highway department was notified to address the dangerous road conditions.  

Saturday, Jan. 31

6:19 a.m. — A man, age and condition unknown, was taken by ambulance to Northern Westchester Hospital. 

11:12 a.m. — A driver 50 mph in a 30-mph zone was ticketed on Westchester Avenue. 

10:30 a.m. — Three summonses were issued to drivers on Long Ridge Road. One was for an unregistered vehicle; two more were for using mobile phones. 

5:00 p.m. — A domestic incident was reported on Great Hill Farm Road. No further information was provided. 

6:09 p.m. — A woman, age and condition unknown, was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital by mutual aid.  

9:00 p.m. — Three summonses were issued to drivers during a radar patrol on Westchester Avenue. Two were for speeding at 47 mph and 49 mph in a 30-mph zone, and one for unregistered vehicle.  

This report was made from official records provided by the Pound Ridge, Bedford, Lewisboro and county (Mount Kisco) police departments. Mount Kisco is compiled by Martin Wilbur, all others by Eve Marx.