Here’s our weekly rundown of unusual police activity in the area:
Peeping Tom Allegedly Uses Phone to Look Up Woman’s Dress
A Southeast woman bending over to pick up a flower while shopping in a Putnam store got more than she bargained for on Tuesday. The woman told police who responded to the scene that she felt something brush up her leg as she bent over. When she looked around, she noticed a man, 30-year-old Paul Windebank of Danbury, Conn., with a cell phone in his hand, allegedly in the act of photographing her. The woman and the store staff retained Windebank until police arrived. Later that day, he was taken into custody at the Putnam County Correctional Facility. Records show Windebank was arrested and charged in 2005 with voyeurism in Connecticut, after a similar incident.
FedEx Truck is on a Roll, Literally
A FedEx truck left more than a special delivery on Rosehill Avenue in Tarrytown on July 2. The empty truck, which was stopped at the top of a hill, rolled and crashed into a rock wall in front of 26 Rosehill Avenue. The truck became stuck atop the wall and some large rocks, and was pulled off the wall by two crane rigs. The truck’s driver claimed he secured the vehicle before leaving to make a delivery, but that apparently didn’t stop the truck from rolling down the hill. No one was hurt and the driver was not issued any summonses.
Down and Out
Too many shots of Tequila or Rum? That may have been the case for two men in Mamaroneck this week, who couldn’t muster the fortitude to make it into their homes after having too much alcohol. On July 3, an intoxicated Mamaroneck Avenue resident was caught snoozing in his hallway. When police arrived, they relocated the man to a resting spot in his apartment. On July 4, a man, who was intoxicated to the point of unconsciousness, was found sprawled on the sidewalk on Travers Avenue. He was taken to Sound Shore Medical Center.
Counterfeit DVDs Lead to Marijuana Arrest
On July 4, police weren’t too thrilled with the way two White Plains men decided to display their entrepreneurial spirit. The men, a 19-year old and a 38-year old, were charged with third degree trademark counterfeiting and fraudulent accosting after trying to sell “Transformers” and “Unstoppable” DVDs without a license at the corner of Mamaroneck Avenue and Main Street. The 38-year-old man told police that he was trying to sell the $5 DVDs so he could afford to take the bus to work. He and his cohort were arrested, but during the arrest police found what appeared to be two hand-rolled marijuana joints. Police added a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana. Both men were eventually released on $500 bail.
Two Women Steal $762 Worth of Energy Drinks
At 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, two women allegedly stole $762 worth of Five Hour Energy drinks from CVS on 24 Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. The women were captured on a surveillance camera stuffing 21 2-packs and 36 6-packs of Five Hour Energy and three 6-packs of Fuel Energy into their bags before exiting the store. Police have charged the women with petty larceny.
Febreeze Assault
Everyone knows Febreeze is a powerful deodorizer—but who knew it could also be a powerful assault weapon?
Two robbers took their craft to new lows of laziness by avoiding all physical contact and using a spray bottle to incapacitate victims. A 28-year-old Port Chester man said he was standing by a bench along Port Chester’s waterfront promenade around midnight on Saturday when two men walked up to him, sprayed his eyes “with some type of chemical,” and lifted his wallet and cell phone, police said. The man wasn’t seriously injured, but the robbers got away with the man’s wallet, cell phone and $40 in cash.
Fake Returns Net Nanuet Store Employee $394
An employee of Dots, a clothing store in Nanuet, practiced some creative accounting this week when she processed $394 worth of fake returns for store merchandise. Clarkstown police said 23-year-old Nyack resident Marissa Brooks processed $108, $176 and $110 worth of items over two days and pocketed the cash from the fake transactions. She has been charged with petty larceny and is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 26.
Sleepwalker in Scarsdale?
A person called police on June 30 and said that a disoriented, shoeless, 25-year-old male was running through the sprinklers in front of an Ogden Road residence. Police arrived and took the man back to his Fox Meadow Road home. When police took the man home, the man’s father told them that his son occasionally sleepwalked. The man refused medical treatment at the scene and no further police assistance was needed.
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