Police Blotter: Can’t Chuck Wood; Had to Scramble; A Real Dumpster Fire & More

The police blotter is a highlight of recent activity from the City of Rye Police Department.

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For the Birds. March 25. Edith Read Sanctuary / Playland Parkway. Alarm-Burglary Motion from the shed. Edith Reade Sanctuary. exterior appears secure.

Can’t Chuck Wood. March 25. Boston Post Road / Parsons Street. Animal Complaints-Other Animal. injured wood chuck. WOOD CHUCK RETURNED TO THE NATURE CENTER. 94.

Not a Masked Man. March 26. Westchester Medical Group / Theall Avenue. Assist Citizen. multiple calls about someone who refuses to wear mask. goa.

Ranger Rick Down. March 26. Norman Drive. Animal Acting Rabid. sick racoon laying in front yard. sick/rabid raccoon dispatched at location with permission of homeowner.

Lights Out. March 26. Locust Avenue / Theodore Fremd Avenue. Utility-All Other. TRAFFIC LIGHT OUT THEO/ELM. DPW PLACED STOP SIGNS AT EVERY ENTRANCE TO THE INTERSECTION OF LOCUST AVE AND THEODORE FREMD AVE.

Branched Out. March 26. Purchase Street. storm damage. report of large tree branches about to fall onto sidewalk. turned over to DPW for branch removal.

Large Sparkler. March 26. Central Avenue / Theodore Fremd Avenue. Utility-All Other. report of transformer sparking at intersection. A piece on the electrical pole is sparking. dispatched notified. fd on scene. con ed on scene. backed fd. TOT fd.

Had to Scramble. March 26. Forest Avenue / Rye Beach Avenue. Suspicious Vehicle. report of dark color vehicle low to ground throwing hard boil eggs to people walking . complainant struck but does not wish to pursue. Incident Reactivated. canvassed area nothing showing. 98.

Send Black & White. March 26. Rye Town Park / Dearborn Avenue. Dog Complaint. report of a black dog with a white neck running around loose possibly lost. Spoke with caller, dog returned to owners on bird ln. 98.

A Real Dumpster Fire. March 27. Purchase Street / Highland Road. Assist Rye Fire Department. caller states trash can on fire at corner of location. BACKED. garbage fire under control turned over to RFD 98

Checked Out, Not Booked. March 27. Boston Post Road / Library Lane. Neighborhood Trouble. caller states unknown party in an unknown vehicle proceeded to pull a gentleman out of his white car parked in the library parking lot ___partial plate. stated they proceeded to fight before party with the white vehicle got back into car and proceeded southbound on boston post road. CANVASSING. canvass for white vehicle bearing partial plate __ yielded negative results. all parties involved goa. all appears to be in order in the area 98.

Disturbing. March 28. Courtyard Marriott / Midland Avenue. Suspicious Person. CALLER STATES HE FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BULLET, BONE FRAGMENTS AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING NEAR A RETAINING WALL IN THE BACK PARKING LOT OF THE MARRIOTT.

Crushing. March 29. Manursing Way. Tree Down. CALLER REPORTS VIA 911 THAT A TREE HAS FALLEN ON TOP OF HIS VEHICLE. FD AND EMS DISPATCHED. tree fell on private property on two cars.

Into the Wind. March 29. Elmwood Lane. City Code Violation – Leaf Blowers. CALLER REPORTS MULTIPLE LEAF BLOWERS. no landscapers in the area no leaf blowers goa 98.

Into the Wind. March 29. Grapal Street / Palisade Road. City Code Violation – Leaf Blowers. CALLER REPORTS MULTIPLE LEAF BLOWERS IN USE. Gone on arrival.

BlowHard. March 31. Haven Avenue / Winthrop Street. City Code Violation – Leaf Blowers. multiple blowers and prior to May 1, reports violator is ____. Spoke with worker and advised of city code. Done for the day. 98.

BlowHard. March 31. Coolidge Avenue. City Code Violation – Leaf Blowers. multiple leaf blowers in use. Spoke with landscaper and advised of city code. They are done for the day. 98.