Mount Kisco Adds Park Patrols After Suspicious Leonard Park Encounters Involving Children

Mount Kisco has increased patrols in its parks and recreation spaces after Westchester County Police investigated two reported encounters involving a Greenwich man and children at Leonard Park.

Police first responded Sunday, July 12, 2026, after parents reported that a man in his 60s had approached children at the Mount Kisco park. The man had reportedly appeared at Leonard Park on at least two occasions, prompting parents to contact police and discuss the encounters with officers.

Westchester County Police detained the man, spoke with parents and children, and investigated the matter as suspicious. Police said there were no allegations that he attempted to lure a child away from the ball field.

Police issued a formal trespass notice

The man returned to Leonard Park on Thursday, July 16. Police detained him again and issued a formal trespass notice barring him from returning to the park.

Police said he could be arrested for trespass if he comes back. The reports did not identify the man by name, describing him as a Greenwich, Connecticut, resident in his 60s.

The reports also did not identify criminal charges connected to the encounters. The action described by police was the formal trespass notice issued after the second reported appearance.

Extra patrols added at Mount Kisco parks

Mayor Michael Cindrich said extra patrols were being conducted in Mount Kisco parks and recreation spaces after the reports. That includes the locations used by families and children for recreation, with Leonard Park at the center of the police response.

The sequence unfolded over four days: the first reported incident occurred July 12, followed by the man’s return, a second detention and the trespass notice on July 16. The notice gives police a specific enforcement consequence if he returns to the park.

For families using Leonard Park, the response means a greater police presence in village recreation areas and a formal restriction on the man’s return. The investigation described the encounters as suspicious, but police did not report an allegation that he tried to lure a child away from the ball field.