Crime & Safety
Scarsdale Police Log: Teen Interrupts Would-Be Bike Thief At Home
Excerpts from the Scarsdale Police Log. The following information was supplied by the Scarsdale Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Scarsdale teenager interrupted a larceny in progress, spotting a thief attempting to steal his bicycle from his garage, according to a report.
The Hazelton Drive 16-year-old caught the alleged thief in action on July 21.
The teen left the "garage door open while he went to his backyard to cut some trees down," the SPD report stated. "Upon his return to the garage he observed a black male walking his bicycle out of the garage in an obvious attempt to steal it."
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The teen confronted the suspect, who was holding a pocket knife and hammer, according to the SPD report.
He told the suspect to leave, and the man–who is described to be in his early 20s, 5'8, with a thin build and goatee–replied, "'I like your house. I'll be back. Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.'"
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Both SPD and White Plains Police searched the area with negative results.
The case remains under investigation.
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