Car Booting Scam: Mount Kisco Police Blotter

MOUNT KISCO, NY — Here are some of the recent incidents to which Westchester County police responded.

Friday, Feb. 10 – 10:45 a.m. – Mount Kisco Village Hall was evacuated by Westchester County Police and the Mount Kisco Fire Department after an odor of gas was detected in the building. Con Edison responded and determined that there was no gas leak and that employees could be allowed back inside.

Thursday, Feb. 9 – 1:21 p.m. – A resident of the Brookside condominium complex reported to Westchester County Police that four boys threw snowballs at her as she walked on Park Drive.

12:36 p.m. -- Westchester County Police responded to a residence on Lexington Avenue on an activated burglar alarm. The front door to the residence was found to be unlocked and officers entered to search the home for an intruder. No one was found inside and it was determined the alarm had sounded in error.

1:44 a.m. – A 20-year-old New Rochelle man was issued a summons for disorderly conduct, a violation, after he was found to be intoxicated and causing a disturbance in a parking lot along East Main Street. The man was released at the scene and a taxi cab was called to take him home.

Wednesday, Feb. 8 – 12:09 p.m. – A 90-year- old woman suffered a cut to her head when she fell inside her home on Spring Street. She was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital Center for treatment.

8:25 a.m. -- Westchester County Police responded to a business on North Bedford Road on a report that a man was yelling at employees and causing a disturbance. The man left the area after he was advised he would be arrested if he did not leave the property.

Tuesday, Feb. 7 – 5:58 p.m. – Westchester County Police responded to a parking lot in the 200 block of East Main Street after a resident reported that his car had been booted there. The resident said he paid $70 to a man to have the boot removed from his car. County police have since advised residents that no company currently has the legal authority to boot vehicles in the village. Anyone whose car is booted is asked to contact county police at 914-864- 7701 and an officer will respond to the scene.

7:56 .m. – An electrical contractor reported to Westchester County Police that someone had vandalized an electrical box and cut some wires at a building on Foxwood Circle. Damage was estimated at $2,000.

Feb. 6 – 9:06 a.m. -- Cleon Clark, 32, of Maple Avenue was charged with Assault 3rd Degree and Criminal obstruction of Breathing, misdemeanors, following a dispute with another person at his home over usage of a Playstation video gaming system. He is accused of slapping and choking the victim during the dispute.