Police Blotter
January 12 – Fraud
A Pelham resident reported to police headquarters that his credit report showed a fraud alert and that in December, Experian notified him that a Spectrum Internet/Cable account was opened using his social security number and a St. Paul, Minnesota address. The account had been opened at the end of May and disconnected in the middle of July. The resident requested that the incident be documented to close out his case with a collection service.
January 7 – Criminal Mischief
A police officer responded to the front of Pelham Police Department’s Headquarters to a report of road rage against the car the complainant was driving, a rented gray Audi. The complainant reported that the road rage incident began on the Hudson River Parkway on the southbound side in the area of East Lincoln Avenue. He stated that a black Mercedes sedan with New York plates was the other vehicle involved and that at the intersection of First Street and Fifth Avenue near the Railhouse Restaurant, a Black female with braids, a pink sweater, and black leggings exited the Mercedes, approached his vehicle, and attempted to open the Audi’s driver’s side door. She subsequently removed that door handle, kicked the driver’s side door, and then fled westbound on Pelhamwood Avenue There were several witnesses in the complainant’s car who were minors and who, with the permission of their guardians, corroborated his account of the events. The estimated damage to the complainant’s car was $500. One of the witnesses recorded the road rage on his phone and sent the video to the responding police officer’s department email. It showed a person matching the description of the suspect kicking the car. The police also recovered the handle, which was placed into evidence, from the area of the Railhouse. Complaints have been written charging the suspect with the misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child since there were minors in the car and with criminal mischief, a felony. A Pelham detective will follow up.
January 7 – Fraud
A complainant contacted the police department and informed them that he was a victim of fraud. On -January 7 at approximately 3:50 p.m., he received a call from someone claiming to be a Coinbase customer service representative. He received two more calls at 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. from the same number. The complainant answered these calls and provided information about his Coinbase wallet to the alleged representative from the suspect company. He then received an email to verify his coin base account information from a “no-reply” email. He noted that the letter “I” in the email had an accent mark, which he thought was suspicious. After he provided his account information, he noticed that he was missing $13,464, from his Coinbase account, notified Coinbase, and was informed that he was the victim of a scam and that they were unable to retrieve the funds. The complainant advised the police that his bank account had not been affected and that he subsequently locked his Coinbase account. A Pelham detective will follow up.