Cortlandt Police Blotter

By the Westchester County Department of Public Safety

Monday, July 21 – 6:46 p.m. – Westchester County Police responded to an activated burglar alarm at a business on Oregon Road. The alarm had sounded in error.

7:24 p.m. – Westchester County Police responded to Camp Smith on Bear Mountain Bridge Road after the owner of a car discovered a small dent on the rear passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle owner said she was unsure how the damage occurred but requested a report for insurance purposes.

Wednesday, July 23 – 9:15 a.m. – Westchester County Police responded to Chester Court to assist a woman who was stung multiple times by bees while gardening. The woman, who said she was not allergic to bees, was transported by ambulance to Hudson Valley Hospital Center as a precaution.

12:15 p.m. – Westchester County Police responded to Route 202 in Yorktown to take a report on a larceny of a car radiator that apparently occurred overnight in the town of Cortlandt. A resident of Fox Hill Road in Cortlandt Manor was driving on Route 202 when her car overheated and she subsequently discovered that someone had stolen the vehicle’s radiator. The theft apparently occurred after 10 p.m. the night before while the car was parked outside her home.

Sunday, July 27 – 3:52 p.m. – Westchester County Police charged a Yorktown woman with Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor, after she was detained by store security at Kohl’s department store on Route 6 and accused of shoplifting. Joanne Coughlin, 43, of Baldwin Road is accused of trying to leave the store without paying for two leather belts she had placed inside a bag she was carrying. She was released pending a future appearance in Cortlandt Town Court.