Village of Pelham police blotter: Nov. 17-23

Nov. 17
Officer Dinapoli responded to a call on Third Avenue at 3 a.m. about a woman saying that her husband was intoxicated, waking everyone up, trying to enter the locked bedroom of her residence, and talking about taking their children to Kenya. The officer did not enter, for all parties were diagnosed with Covid-19, and confirmed the man’s intoxication. The woman thought her husband was an alcoholic, and the man then offered to stay at a hotel for the night. A taxi picked him up, but later he was said to have left the taxi not too far from the residence, and police found him outside of the home once again. He was taken to a hotel in New Rochelle.
Nov. 19
Officer Baerga was dispatched for a welfare check after a man received a call from his friend and said he did not sound good, most likely due to his recent divorce. Upon arrival he saw the man inside the house, but he didn’t open the door until he received a call on his landline from the police station. Police were let in through the side door and the man was drunk, slurring his speech, and unsteady on his feet. A bottle of vodka was found on the floor 3/4 empty, after it was confirmed that his children were with their mother, the man was transported to the hospital by an ambulance.
Nov. 20
Officer O’Connor responded to a call about a narcotics overdose in a residence on Third Avenue, upon arrival the officer noticed the man was unconscious and was not breathing. The officer administered two shots of Narcan, after which the man started to breath and had a strong pulse but remained unconscious. Officers then moved the man into the recovery position and waited for EMS to arrive to take him to Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital.
Nov. 21
Officer Bellantoni was dispatched a residence on Lincoln Avenue, where he found a husband and wife having a particularly loud verbal altercation concerning their relationship in their apartment. The female left the home and later confirmed to officers that the fight was only verbal, not physical. Upon her return the man said that he would stay with his brother for the night.
Nov. 23
There was a complaint about two men exiting the scene of a car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway. The witness overheard them talking about stripping car parts and cleaning the vehicle for fingerprints. Police observed two males that matched the description walking on Second Street, and they seemed to be trying to conceal something. Officer Dinapoli and Sergeant Carden then drew their firearms from their holsters, held both parties at gunpoint, and gave them commands to hold their hands above their heads and get on their knees. Both men refused the officers’ commands and one attempted to run from them before being tripped and pulled to the ground by Officer Dinapoli. They were both handcuffed, detained, and turned over to the Westchester County Police Department after being identified.
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Michelle Fleming • Dec 1, 2020 at 7:56 pm
I agree with removing/redacting the streets for the residential reports. Pelham is indeed a small place (the Village of Pelham is only .8 square miles) and families who have someone struggling with substance abuse already have enough worries without the additional stress of knowing their street will be published in the blotter if they call for medical assistance for their family member. It is a very real possibility that rather than risk that embarrassment the family would rather waste precious minutes attempting to get the incapacitated individual into a car and drive the individual to the hospital instead of calling the emergency responders just a few blocks away to get that life saving Narcan injection.
Bob Shepherd • Nov 30, 2020 at 3:17 pm
I disagree with no longer giving out the address of police callouts.
Here in this particular blotter we have alleged aggressive alcoholics to alleged drug taking. Yes, it is indeed a small community, so with that, I want to know where the disturbances are, so that I can be proactive and keep my family away from these areas, or at least be extremely wary when passing.
If you don’t want your address on the police blotter…then don’t misbehave in the first place.
Katie Butterfield • Nov 25, 2020 at 11:48 pm
In a small town such as Pelham, an address can be almost as identifying as a name. Please redact the addresses from these reports, which have no public relevance, and exclude such detail from future blotters.
Sara Mallach • Nov 25, 2020 at 12:53 pm
It is completely inappropriate to release address information on the police blotter. Please remove. Thank you.
Claire Persanis • Nov 25, 2020 at 12:46 pm
In the interest of protecting the privacy of individuals, I think The Examiner should redact the addresses in the police blotters. At least two of the incidents listed above give addresses and personal and medical information about the residents.