Mount Kisco Police Blotter: Intoxicated Break-In, Woman Gives Birth in Taxi

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Local police responded to a number of calls at the end of November, including an intoxicated man breaking into a residence to sleep, and a woman giving birth in the back of a taxi on Kisco Ave. 

Nov. 17
Officers were notified at 6:01 a.m. that a patient at Northern Westchester Hospital was being treated for injuries from an assault. The victim told officers that he was slashed on his back about 3 a.m. during a fight with another man outside a bar on South Moger Avenue. Detectives are continuing the investigation.

Nov. 18
A Gregory Avenue resident reported at 11:21 a.m. that he found a man sleeping on his couch about four hours earlier when he awoke for the day. He said the stranger appeared to be intoxicated when he escorted the man out. The resident said it appeared that the man, described as in his 30s, had entered the residence through an unlocked sliding glass door. 

A West Street resident reported at 3:26 a.m. that a man had come to his home about 3 a.m. and began banging on his front door. The resident called police after reviewing security camera footage and observing that the man had tried to force open a door on his side porch, damaging it. Responding officers were unable to locate the man, who was seen on video leaving the property about 20 minutes earlier. Additional damage was discovered to the mirror of a car parked on the property and to the home’s outside HVAC unit. 

Nov. 19
A DPW employee reported at 10 a.m. that a village-owned pickup truck parked in Leonard Park was damaged over the weekend by a hit-and-run driver. A possible suspect vehicle has been identified and an investigation is continuing.

Nov. 20

A 24-year-old man was arrested at 10:44 p.m. at a residence on North Moger Avenue after he allegedly punched another man in the face during a dispute over rent. The victim was taken by Mount Kisco VAC to Northern Westchester Hospital. The accused was booked at the Green Street Precinct on a charge of Assault 3rd Degree, a misdemeanor. He was released pending a Dec. 5 appearance in Mount Kisco Justice Court.

Nov. 22
An officer responded to Kisco Avenue at 8:12 a.m. on a report that a woman had given birth to a baby in the backseat of a taxi. Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to provide care to the mother and child and then transported them to Northern Westchester Hospital.

Security at Target on North Bedford Road reported at 9:22 a.m. that a customer had stolen several packs of Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards by not scanning them as he paid for other items at self-checkout register. Officers obtained a description of the suspect and the vehicle he drove away in. About an hour later, the Real Time Crime Center reported that the suspect vehicle was traveling on the Mario Cuomo Bridge. An officer located it and made a traffic stop in Rockland County, assisted by State Police. A 23-year-old Port Chester man was taken into custody by County Police and charged with Petit Larceny and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 5th Degree, misdemeanors.

Nov. 24
Staff at Northern Westchester Hospital reported at 1:17 a.m. that they were treating a patient who had been injured in an assault. The man told an officer that he had been drinking at a neighbor’s apartment on Grove Street when another man became violent and bit him on the thumb during a struggle, causing injury. The victim said he did not want to press charges but wanted an Order of Protection requiring his assailant to stay away from him. He was advised how he could file for such an order through Mount Kisco Justice Court.

Nov. 25
Report received at 5:20 a.m. of a man causing a disturbance outside a building on Carpenter Avenue. Upon arrival officers located an intoxicated man who said he lived in the building but was unable to find his keys to get in. Officers assisted the man to his residence.

A resident reported at 11:13 a.m. that a man came on to his mother’s property on Leonard Street a short time earlier and began screaming obscenities. After viewing security camera video, an officer recognized the subject as someone who lives nearby. The officer made contact with the man and advised him to stay away from the woman’s home and property.

A motorist reported at 3:50 p.m. that she struck a man with her car as he crossed South Moger Avenue. She stopped and asked the man if he was hurt or needed an ambulance. The man replied “you didn’t see me” and walked away.

Nov. 26
A Parking Authority employee reported a strong odor of gas at the Green Street precinct at 8:21 a.m. An officer and the Mount Kisco Fire Department responded. Firefighters determined the source was a boiler malfunction. No police action required.

Nov. 27
An officer was dispatched to a business on Kisco Avenue at 11:49 a.m. after a 911 hang-up call was received from that location. It was determined the call was made in error and there was no emergency.

A business on North Bedford Road reported at 2:02 p.m. that a terminated employee had threatened to harm employees and then brandished a firearm in the parking lot before driving away. About 2:35 p.m., investigators in the Real Time Crime Center reported that the suspect vehicle was traveling on the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown. An officer from the WCPD Cortlandt Precinct responded out to the Taconic, located the vehicle near the Putnam County line and made a subsequent traffic stop in Putnam Valley. A 28 -year-old Mahopac man was charged with Menacing 3rd Degree, a misdemeanor. No weapon was found in the car when it was searched upon impound.