Multiple Car-Related Thefts in Ossining

• The owner of a 1994 Acura reports that while her vehicle was parked overnight Friday April 20,in the municipal lot at Eastern Avenue and Route 9, three door handles from her vehicle were removed (driver’s door and rear passenger doors) as well as a Panasonic radio.
• The owner of a 1994 Nissan reports that she parked her vehicle in the lot at 151 South Highland Avenue on Thursday April 19 and on Friday discovered her right side tire was stolen and the right front of the car was resting on a tire rim.
• On Friday April 20, the Ossining Police responded to a report of a man breaking into a vehicle located at Linden Avenue. When officers arrived they observed a person, later identified as Clive Smith, age 57, standing in a driveway near the car. Mr. Smith identified himself as the owner of the vehicle. When officers checked the computer for the license plate numbers they discovered the plates were reported stolen. Mr. Smith stated the plates came from the same person that sold him the vehicle. Mr. Smith was arrested for possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, a class a misdemeanor.
• On Friday, April 20, around 12:45 in the morning, the were dispatched to North Malcolm Street near North Highland Avenue on a report of a motor vehicle accident. The investigating officer, Officer Bracer, was directed by an employee of the DPW to a vehicle which had struck the stop sign at the intersection. The driver of the vehicle, a 1995 Nissan Maxima, was picking up debris around the accident scene. The passenger side airbag of the vehicle, which had extensive damage, had deployed. Upon further investigation Officer Bracero determined that the operator of the vehicle, Christopher Grier, age 32, was intoxicated. Mr. Grier was placed under arrest and charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

The preceding reports were produced and written by Lt. Michael McElroy of the Village of Ossining Police Department.