LEWISBORO, N.Y. - Lewisboro Police responded to an unusual mix of incidents of late, including a jewelry theft from a residence, an unusual number of house and brush fires, and several vehicular accidents.
The larceny report was filed by a South Salem resident on Oct. 26. The resident reported a gold ring with diamonds and several thousand dollars in cash missing from secure places in her home. The resident said a variety of home-services people had been in her home, all of whom she trusts, and offered to contact them about the missing jewelry and cash. The resident filed a police report but requested no further action.
Police assisted with a South Salem fire on Oct. 9. The South Salem Fire Department was already at the scene putting out a fire in a clothes dryer that had been caused by excess lint.
On Oct. 15, police were called to a brush fire at a place in Cross River where John Jay High School buses park. The South Salem Fire Department was at the scene and extinguished the fire. The next day, police were called to a Goldens Bridge home whose owner complained about a neighbor who repeatedly burned leaves at her house. The officer then spoke with the neighbor, informing her of this unsafe practice and instructing her to dispose of them properly. The Goldens Bridge Fire Department put out the fire.
Police were summoned to another brush fire on Oct. 26 police in Waccabuc. Officers assisted the South Salem Fire Department in extinguishing the fire, which covered several acres. The fire was determined to have been caused by a homeowner burning leaves the previous day.
On Oct. 16, police responded to a report of a hit-and-run accident at the North County Shopping Center in Goldens Bridge. The individual who witnessed the accident was no longer at the scene but reported that one vehicle struck another and pushed it from its parking spot. The witness was able to provide a description of the driver and the license plate number.
Upon apprehending the owner of the vehicle that struck the other car, its owner said she was forced to do so to avoid a collision with another vehicle. She reported leaving a note on the vehicle – yet none was found. The officer issued a traffic summons to that driver.
On Oct. 17, a vehicle making a left turn from Route 22 onto North Road was rear-ended by another car. Both the driver and passenger of the struck car were transported by the Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Northern Westchester Hospital.
On Monday, Oct. 21, a bicyclist traveling westbound on Route 35 in Cross River struck a pothole at the intersection with Spring Street south. The cyclist lost control of his bike and crashed 75 feet past the pothole. People from the Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Westchester EMS transported the cyclist to Danbury Hospital.
A motor vehicle accident took place on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the intersection of Route 121 and Todd Road in Cross River. The vehicle crossed the center line and struck the guardrail, causing 20 feet of damage to the railing. The New York State Department of Transportation was notified of the damage along a state highway.
A two-car collision took place Friday, Oct. 25 at the intersection of Route 35 and Spring Street South in Cross River. A vehicle turning left onto Spring Street collided with a second vehicle, which had been traveling eastbound on Route 35.
As is often the case, Lewisboro Police encountered a plethora of drivers with improper or completely missing credentials.
On Mead Street in Waccabuc on Tuesday, Oct. 8, an officer stopped a vehicle for passing another at an excessive speed. The driver provided a registration but had no valid license. The driver received four tickets: two for driving without a license, another for operating an uninspected vehicle, and a fourth for driving at an unreasonable speed. The driver also received an appearance ticket with a mandatory court date.
On Thursday, Oct. 10, a patrol officer stopped a vehicle on Route 123 in South Salem that bore an expired Connecticut registration sticker. The driver produced a license that had two suspensions. He received four tickets: two for driving without a license, another for operating an unregistered vehicle, and an appearance ticket with a mandatory court date.
On Oct. 11, police stopped a driver on West Lane in South Salem using a cellphone while driving. The officer ran the vehicle’s identification number through eJustice and learned that it was last registered in Pennsylvania in 2023. The driver received four tickets: one for having just one license plate, another for having a plate that didn’t match the vehicle, a third for driving an unregistered vehicle, and a fourth for using a cellphone while driving. East Towing impounded the vehicle.
After stopping a speeding driver in South Salem on Oct. 16, the officer learned the driver had no license. He received tickets for speeding and for driving without a license, and the vehicle was impounded.
On Thursday, Oct. 17, police stopped a vehicle with a tinted windshield in South Salem. EJustice revealed that the driver’s license was suspended. The driver received two tickets: for unlicensed operation and for having a non-transparent windshield. He also received an appearance ticket with a mandatory court date.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, an officer stopped a car speeding northbound on Mead Street in South Salem. The officer also determined the car to have a non-transparent windshield. A DMV check revealed that while the driver had a Connecticut license, his driving privileges in New York had been suspended six times. He was issued an appearance ticket and the vehicle was impounded.
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