Woman Faces Drug Charges After Car Crash

A Maryland woman was arrested by Bedford police after she crashed her car into a stone wall in Bedford and wandered from the scene.

Police said they responded to a call from a passerby at 1:19 a.m. on March 28 who reported seeing Elva Ibanez-Ortiz, 29, on Route 172 near Sarles Street. Police located Ibanez-Ortiz, a Towson, MD resident, and questioned her.

She said she had a minor accident but did not know what she had hit with her car. Police found her 2009 Volvo a few hundred feet from the scene, with major damage from apparently hitting a stone wall.

Police said they noticed Ibanez-Ortiz had a strong smell of alcohol, bloodshot and watery eyes. She failed field sobriety tests and was taken to police headquarters for processing where she refused to take a breathalyzer test. During their investigation, police found a clear plastic envelope with 7 pills and fragments of other pills—which were later determined to be alprazolam, an anxiety disorder medication.

Ibanez-Ortiz was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, DWI, leaving the scene of an automobile accident and refusing a prescreen test. She was released on $500 bail pending a town court appearance.

Yonkers Man Charged With Grand Larceny

John Cunningham, 39, was arrested on March 27 after police identified him as the individual who removed 300 pounds of scrap copper valued at $2,000 from the Rogan Bros. transfer station in Bedford Hills.

The case was started on March 21 after the business owner reported thefts that occurred between March 16 - 18. In addition to the copper, tires and rims were taken from the property. The ownes suspected Cunningham, a former employee. After a police investigation, Cunningham was notified that he was suspected of the thefts and he voluntarily came to police headquarters where he was arrested.

He was charged with petty larceny, three counts of third degree criminal trespassing and two counts of fourth degree grand larceny exceeding $1,000.

Bedford Man Charged With Burglary, Resisting Arrest

Two Bedford men were arrested last week for their involvement in a previous break-in incident at the Bedford Shell Station.

Antoine David Gee, 20, and a 19 year-old youth, both of Bedford, were linked to a burglary that took place on March 24 at 2:16 a.m. that resulted in the suspects breaking into the gas station, rifling through an empty cash register and taking a key to a second register.

After reviewing the video surveillance tape, police determined Gee and the youth to be their prime suspects. Police officers went to their residence. Gee attempted to flee the scene and struck an officer. Police subdued Gee and handcuffed him. One officer sustained minor head injuries and lacerations.

Gee was charged with third-degree burglary and second-degree resisting arrest. The 19-year-old youth was referred to family court and released without bail. Gee was remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.