Crime & Safety
Tarrytown Police: Rubber Chicken, Fake Illness, Expensive Cab Flee
A summary of recent police activity and arrests in the village of Tarrytown.
Elegant and Unlicensed
Tarrytown police issued the owner of Elegant Car and Limo service traffic violations for permitting an unlicensed driver and permitting an unlicensed taxi on the afternoon of July 25. He was given a court date.
Expensive Cab Flee
An employee from Tarrytown's DoubleTree hotel called police on July 26 at 8:51 a.m. to report a dispute between a cab driver and his passenger. Police interviewed the driver who said he had a verbal dispute with a man and woman because the man not did pay the total fare due of $97.50 plus tolls from their trip here from NYC.
The man and woman were gone upon police arrival and police could not locate them.
The cab driver was concerned that they would file a false complaint against him.
They had told him before they left the scene that they would call the police and say he "pushed them and tried to grab their money," the police report states.
Officers spoke with a witness who saw the whole thing and said that there was no pushing or shoving and that the man and woman were the aggressors in the dispute.
The incident was noted for the record.
Boyfriend Punches Girlfriend
Police issued a harassment charge against a man who allegedly hit his girlfriend on July 27.
An officer reported being flagged down on Main Street about a dispute at 12:47 a.m. The victim reported that her boyfriend had punched her in the face. She was transported to headquarters to make a statement.
The man, 28, was on the scene and arrested with a charge of harassment in the second degree, a violation. He was released and is due back in court.
Breaking Things, Fighting
A caller to police said they heard loud fighting and items breaking on the first floor of a John Street apartment on July 27 at 6:16 a.m.
Officers placed one woman under arrest for disorderly conduct and released her with a court date.
Later that morning at 7:51 a.m. a caller requested police for another noise complaint: there were doors slamming and shouting from the first floor apartment.
Officers interviewed the woman, 23, who was retrieving property from the apartment after being released from police custody. She got her items and was taken to another address where she awaited a ride from a friend.
Hit and Run Damages on Crescent Drive
A property management company employee told police on July 27 at 9:53 p.m. that the wood stairwell railing in front of a property on Crescent Drive had been damaged along with a parked BMW.
The car that hit the railing and the parked car had apparently then driven away.
A woman at the scene said her friend had done it and she could not reach him. She contacted him again and told him to come back to the scene, where he admitted to backing into the railing and car and that he got scared and left the scene.
Police issued him a summons for leaving the scene of an accident.
Boat out of Gas
Tarrytown police received a 911 call for a boat that had run out of gas just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge on July 28 at 12:58 a.m. The boat was not in distress. The coast guard was contacted and the Rockland County Sheriff Department were sending out their fire boat. At 2:10 a.m., the Rockland County Fire Dept. said they would be towing the boat to Tarrytown. Here, a Tarrytown officer would take the boat owner to the gas station to get gas.
Fake Illness to Get Meds
A caller from a doctor's office was reporting to police on July 29 at 2:22 p.m. that a former patient was attempting to have a third party fake an illness in order to get a prescription.
Officers found the person in the parking lot, interviewed them and banned them from the office. Police found no crime had been committed.
ATVs
A caller reported to Tarrytown police on July 30 at 5:36 p.m. that a white pick-up truck in the area of Gracemere Road had just unloaded three all-terrain vehicles. The vehicles were possibly being operated in the wooded area. Officer searched the area and didn't find anything.
At 6:18 p.m. a caller told police that ATVs were being driven around South Broadway. Police searched and found several people on ATVs at Gracemere Road. The property owner was on the scene and said the people had permission to be on his property. Police advised parties of complaint who said they would stay on the property.
Rubber Chicken
A woman reported to police on July 31 at 8 p.m. that she had parked her car the night before in the handicapped space on Crescent Drive only to return to find a rubber chicken waiting for her.
She said she had parked just outside her home with her handicapped placard hanging from her mirror. When she came out in the morning to go to work, she saw a rubber chicken had been placed under her windshield wipers. She figured that another driver who uses that space every night may have been involved.
She had reported the incident to her management office and just wanted this on the record at this time.
Tarrytown police issued the owner of Elegant Car and Limo service traffic violations for permitting an unlicensed driver and permitting an unlicensed taxi on the afternoon of July 25. He was given a court date.
Expensive Cab Flee
An employee from Tarrytown's DoubleTree hotel called police on July 26 at 8:51 a.m. to report a dispute between a cab driver and his passenger. Police interviewed the driver who said he had a verbal dispute with a man and woman because the man not did pay the total fare due of $97.50 plus tolls from their trip here from NYC.
The man and woman were gone upon police arrival and police could not locate them.
The cab driver was concerned that they would file a false complaint against him.
They had told him before they left the scene that they would call the police and say he "pushed them and tried to grab their money," the police report states.
Officers spoke with a witness who saw the whole thing and said that there was no pushing or shoving and that the man and woman were the aggressors in the dispute.
The incident was noted for the record.
Boyfriend Punches Girlfriend
Police issued a harassment charge against a man who allegedly hit his girlfriend on July 27.
An officer reported being flagged down on Main Street about a dispute at 12:47 a.m. The victim reported that her boyfriend had punched her in the face. She was transported to headquarters to make a statement.
The man, 28, was on the scene and arrested with a charge of harassment in the second degree, a violation. He was released and is due back in court.
Breaking Things, Fighting
A caller to police said they heard loud fighting and items breaking on the first floor of a John Street apartment on July 27 at 6:16 a.m.
Officers placed one woman under arrest for disorderly conduct and released her with a court date.
Later that morning at 7:51 a.m. a caller requested police for another noise complaint: there were doors slamming and shouting from the first floor apartment.
Officers interviewed the woman, 23, who was retrieving property from the apartment after being released from police custody. She got her items and was taken to another address where she awaited a ride from a friend.
Hit and Run Damages on Crescent Drive
A property management company employee told police on July 27 at 9:53 p.m. that the wood stairwell railing in front of a property on Crescent Drive had been damaged along with a parked BMW.
The car that hit the railing and the parked car had apparently then driven away.
A woman at the scene said her friend had done it and she could not reach him. She contacted him again and told him to come back to the scene, where he admitted to backing into the railing and car and that he got scared and left the scene.
Police issued him a summons for leaving the scene of an accident.
Boat out of Gas
Tarrytown police received a 911 call for a boat that had run out of gas just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge on July 28 at 12:58 a.m. The boat was not in distress. The coast guard was contacted and the Rockland County Sheriff Department were sending out their fire boat. At 2:10 a.m., the Rockland County Fire Dept. said they would be towing the boat to Tarrytown. Here, a Tarrytown officer would take the boat owner to the gas station to get gas.
Fake Illness to Get Meds
A caller from a doctor's office was reporting to police on July 29 at 2:22 p.m. that a former patient was attempting to have a third party fake an illness in order to get a prescription.
Officers found the person in the parking lot, interviewed them and banned them from the office. Police found no crime had been committed.
ATVs
A caller reported to Tarrytown police on July 30 at 5:36 p.m. that a white pick-up truck in the area of Gracemere Road had just unloaded three all-terrain vehicles. The vehicles were possibly being operated in the wooded area. Officer searched the area and didn't find anything.
At 6:18 p.m. a caller told police that ATVs were being driven around South Broadway. Police searched and found several people on ATVs at Gracemere Road. The property owner was on the scene and said the people had permission to be on his property. Police advised parties of complaint who said they would stay on the property.
Rubber Chicken
A woman reported to police on July 31 at 8 p.m. that she had parked her car the night before in the handicapped space on Crescent Drive only to return to find a rubber chicken waiting for her.
She said she had parked just outside her home with her handicapped placard hanging from her mirror. When she came out in the morning to go to work, she saw a rubber chicken had been placed under her windshield wipers. She figured that another driver who uses that space every night may have been involved.
She had reported the incident to her management office and just wanted this on the record at this time.
Note: An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
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