The Tarrytown Police Department reported the following incidents:

Nov. 5

12:40 a.m. A Tarrytown taxi driver called in to report the line at the McDonald’s drive-thru was not moving, complaining this may cause him to lose a customer. Police arrived on the scene and issued a village code infraction to the driver for not displaying his taxi identification badge, returnable to Justice Court on 11/17.

Nov. 6 - 8

No less than eight reports this week for money fraudulently removed from bank accounts.

On Nov. 6, a Central Avenue resident reported $886 had been removed from his Chase checking account, determined to be from an ATM transaction in Manhattan. A Hamilton Place caller reported $1,000 had been removed from her Chase checking account, also from a Manhattan location, midtown on Madison Avenue. A Lake Avenue resident reported $620 removed from her Chase checking account from an ATM at 3rd Avenue, Manhattan.

6:41 p.m. A secret service agent called headquarters to report he and other agents were on foot pursuing a suspect at South Broadway and White Plains Road. The white male was wanted for possession of a forged instrument, an ATM skimming device, from the Chase Bank at 360 S. Broadway. Secret Service had the suspect in custody upon police arrival. He was sent to headquarters for processing. Westchester County ADA, Laura Forbes from the high-tech crimes unit, was contacted and recommended defendant be held no rap/no bail. He was arraigned no rap/no bail, with returning court date of 11/9 and transported to the Westchester County Detention Center.

The reports continued: On Nov. 7, a McKeel Avenue resident reported his ATM card was fraudulently used in Manhattan, the account missing $1,000. On Nov. 8, a caller reported that the checking account number and pin number for his real estate business (Hudson Valley Real Estate) was stolen by the use of a credit card reader installed at the Chase Bank ATM at 360 S. Broadway. $2,000 was reportedly then stolen using the numbers on two separate dates, from a number of different banks in NYC. Another complainant on the same day reported $220 stolen from his checking account, with numbers also pulled from the ATM at this Chase Bank location in Tarrytown. Finally, another complainant reported $1,505.97 stolen from his account after he had used the ATM machine at the Chase Bank at 64 N. Broadway.

Nov. 7 - 8

Two cat calls. At 7:20 p.m. on Nov. 7, a caller reported she had a cat stuck in the undercarriage of her vehicle at N. Broadway and Main Street. Stiloski’s Towing lifted the rear of the vehicle in order to gain access to the cat. The cat ran away after being freed toward the Citibank parking lot. Condition corrected. On Nov. 8 at 4:42 p.m., an officer reported a cat was stuck under a vehicle at Neperan Road and N. Broadway. Stiloski’s Towing again came to lift the vehicle and free the cat. John Stiloski took custody of the cat.

Nov. 9

1:57 p.m. Report of a strong arm robbery at Star Jewelry, 3 Main Street. Caller reported a black male wearing a black jacket pushed her head down and took two diamond rings. Suspect then fled on foot down Main Street. Officers responded and called Sleepy Hollow K9 unit for assistance. Officer Lombardi and his dog tracked scent to an undisclosed location. Eastchester PD reported a similar incident occurring their jurisdiction, involving a 1990 White Chevy Cavalier. Victim filed a statement/complaint and case is under open investigation.

Note: Police Beat is in no way a complete summary of all Tarrytown Police activities and responses during the listed dates.