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GREENBURGH, N.Y. Greenburgh police are investigating reports of criminal possession of stolen property and grand larceny.
On Sept. 26, police arrested and charged Sammie Sheff, Jr., 50, of Elmsford, with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony.
At 2 p.m., police stopped a vehicle at 209 Saw Mill River Road that continued straight from a left turn only lane. Police observed three large bags that were open and contained new jeans with the tags and security devises still attached.
Police asked the men in the driver and passenger's seat for their information, identifying Sheff as the driver. While pulled over, the passenger continuously asked police if he could use the bathroom in the nearby gas station, and police allowed him to leave.
Police waited with Sheff and the vehicle, but while more police responded to assist, the passenger had crawled through the gas station's bathroom window and ran off. Police have not yet found him.
When police contacted Sears, employees identified the stolen property, stating that two suspects had stolen a large amount of jeans and other items, police said.
Sheff was arrested and also charged on an outstanding warrant, police said. Police will continue the investigation to identify the passenger who fled the scene.
Police are also investigating a report of a stolen car from a hotel parking lot.
A woman from Acworth, Ga., was staying at La Quinta Inn, 540 Saw Mill River Rd., Elmsford, when she reported on Sept. 25 at 11:30 a.m. that her car was stolen, police said. The woman told police she had placed a tarp over her white 2008 Mercedes-Benz, valued at $32,000, and discovered that morning that both the tarp and car were gone from the hotel parking spot.
La Quinta management did not have cameras to review the incident, according to the report, nor were there any indications of broken glass or forced entry at the parking spot.
The following incidents were also reported by Greenburgh police:
Petit Larceny: A Mount Vernon boy reported on Sept. 27 that his iPod and Dr. Dre headphones, valued at $500, were stolen while he was on Southern Westchester's BOCES campus, 65 Grasslands Road, Valhalla. The boy told police he packed the items in his backpack on Sept. 13, and later that day he noticed the items were missing.
Assault Charge: Juan Silva, 24, of White Plains, was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, after police responded to a domestic dispute on Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. between Silva and his mother. Silva's mother was disciplining her granddaughter when Silva became physically and verbally abusive, police said. His mother told police Silva grabbed her arms and threw her to the bed repeatedly, bruising her right arm. Silva was arrested and held for arraignment at the Greenburgh Police Department.
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