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Larchmont police and fire chiefs report thefts, a water rescue and a harbor fuel spill
Summary
At the June 17 meeting the police and fire chiefs outlined recent incidents: multiple thefts including a $13,000 larceny outside Chase Bank, a June 15 water rescue/search for a 17‑year‑old located later safe, and a June 16 boat fuel spill that required NYSDEC and third‑party hazmat cleanup; chiefs also highlighted training and regional preparedness programs.
Lieutenant Papprona delivered the police report on June 17, listing several incidents investigated by the department since late May.
Among the incidents, the lieutenant said a scooter was reported stolen from a train station bike rack between May 20 and May 22; the department also responded to a village‑wide power outage on May 22 caused by a downed electrical wire on Magnolia Avenue. On May 23, a victim reported withdrawing approximately $13,000 from a Chase Bank ATM; while the victim inspected thumbtacks placed near her vehicle’s tires, a second person entered the vehicle and took the bank envelope, according to the report. Detectives identified a 37‑year‑old New Rochelle resident who later admitted to the crime, the lieutenant said.
The report also cited a series of overnight commercial burglaries, including a break‑in at A and J Plumbing with about $3,000 reported stolen, and a check‑washing fraud reported by the owner of Toni’s Nurseries involving a $10,068 check.
Lieutenant Papprona gave a detailed account of a water‑entry incident on June 15 in Larchmont Harbor: officers arrived and Sergeant Daniel Lent entered the water in full uniform to attempt rescue as part of a multi‑agency search that included New Rochelle dive teams, FDNY, NYPD, the U.S. Coast Guard and several neighboring municipal departments. The missing 17‑year‑old was located safe later that night near Orienta, the lieutenant said.
Fire Chief (name not given) reported that the department completed a new training prop for bailout rope exercises, participated in the Westchester County Hazmat Squad drill (federally funded) and joined the National Weather Service’s Weather‑Ready Nation program to improve local preparedness. The chief recounted responding to a fast‑moving car fire with an arcing power line in the Magnolia/Prospect area that briefly left parts of the village without power and described a June 16 boater‑caused fuel spill in Larchmont Harbor; the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a third‑party hazmat crew were called for cleanup.
Both chiefs urged residents to heed heat advisories and noted cooling‑center availability at the village center during business hours for the week.
No formal board action resulted from either public safety report; trustees thanked the departments for their work.
