Sleepy Hollow Cops: F(r)ight Night; Grazed by Pellet Gun

Phone Scam

A Gordon Avenue resident told police on Sept. 20 that her mother received a suspicious call she luckily did not respond to. 

The caller was an unknown man who claimed to be the woman's eldest grandson. He said he was in jail and needed bail money. He provided a number for $1,950 to be sent via Western Union. 

The caller said her mother did not send the money but wanted the case put on the record. 

F(r)ight Night

While Tarrytown police were just beginning to deal with the crazy DWI-car-accident scene on North and South Washington streets -- click here for more on that -- they got a call about a large fight in progress at Main and Cortlandt streets on 12:21 a.m. on Sept. 21. No police units were available so Sleepy Hollow was sent. 

Sleepy Hollow police, who sent three units, said a man had tried to break up the fight and was struck by the suspect in the face. The victim's nose was swelling and asked for an ambulance. Sleepy Hollow Ambulance arrived, since Tarrytown ambulance was also booked, and took the person to Phelps Memorial Hospital. The victim didn't want to press charges. 

At 3:50 a.m., Tarrytown police went to the hospital to talk to the victim, who still didn't want to press charges. The police sergeant reported that a drunken argument between two friends had escalated into a fight. 

Not long after, Sleepy Hollow police got their own call about a fight on Cortlandt Street, this time involving about 10 people. 

Police reported no fight upon their arrival around 1:20 a.m. They talked to people at the scene who said that, again, two drunk friends were arguing. 

Abandoned Car for Firefighter Training

An officer came across a car strangely left with its keys in the ignition in the middle of the GM lot. 

The car, unoccupied and with Rhode Island plates, was found by police on Sept. 21 at 5:24 a.m. with its keys in the ignition on the Continental Street side of the GM property. It had a broken rear driver's side window and a checkbook matching the registered owner's name inside. 

Police contacted the fire department who said they had a donation car they would be using for their training and just hadn't notified police that the car would be there. There was nothing suspicious, Chief Gregory Camp clarified. 

BB, Pellet Guns

A Kendall Avenue resident reported to police that she had found BB gun holes in the front window of her home on Sept. 16 and she would like that noted for the record. 

On Sept. 22, a Riverside Drive caller reported to police at 4:47 p.m. that four to five youths were playing with a pellet gun in the area and had hit her husband in the head while he was leaving to drive to the airport.

She said her husband was fine and did not require medical attention but she wanted the youths spoken to. 

Police searched the area and found no youths. 

In Ossining, two of the three men arrested for a recent home invasion allegedly had a pellet gun on them. To the uninitiated, these air guns can look more menacing than they are, but they still can injure people.

For those wondering what's the difference between a pellet gun and a BB gun -- basically just the ammunition. Read more on air guns and safety here.