WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
12:05 a.m.: suspicious person, a patrol officer reports a known person who does not have a license to carry firearms was seen with what appeared to be handgun in his waistband, officer were advised to be on the lookout for the man;
11:05 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Free Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating without a valid inspection sticker and stopped the car, the operator’s Massachusetts drivers license was found to be expired although she had a current license from another state, Naomi L. Olivero, 30, of 24 Summer St., was arrested for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and for operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker;
11:36 a.m.: animal complaint, Westfield Animal Shelter, 178 Apremont Way, a resident surrendered a gelded Jack Russell terrier dog reportedly found in the area of Tekoa Circle earlier in the day;
12:55 p.m.: assist citizen, East Main Street, a Southwick resident reports she has locked her keys inside her vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was gained;
1:44 p.m.: assist resident, Notre Dame Apartments, a caller reports she has locked her keys inside her running vehicle, the responding fire captain reports entry was gained;
1:51 p.m.: incapacitated person, Main Street, a caller reports a man is lying behind a refuse receptacle, the responding officer reports the highly intoxicated man was placed in protective custody;
2:15 p.m.: assist other police department, East Mountain Road, a caller from the Granby police department requests that officers attempt to serve an arrest warrant on a city man at his last known address, the responding officer reports that Donald R. Dupras Jr., 24, of 1757 E. Mountain Road, was found at his address and arrested on the warrant;
5:44 p.m.: shoplifting, Main Street, a caller from a Main Street supermarket reports a customer saw three persons run from the store carrying a store shopping basket containing soda and energy drinks, the responding officer reports the suspects were not found;
6:23 p.m.: animal complaint, South Maple Street, a caller reports that two stray dogs followed her son home from school, a caller reports his two dogs which match the description of the found dogs are missing, the responding animal control officer reports that the dogs are not licensed and the owner did not have documentation regarding their inoculations, the dogs were transported to the municipal animal shelter;
6:24 p.m.: animal complaint, Westfield Animal Shelter, 178 Apremont Way, an animal control officer brought a pitbull mix dog to the shelter;
Thursday, April 17, 2014
7:11 a.m.: assist citizen, West Silver Street, a deputy fire chief reports he assisted a motorist reenter a locked vehicle;
8:05 a.m.: code white drill, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, 33 Smith Avenue, officer staged a drill to practice a planned response to a potential armed intruder to the school;
10:19 a.m.: arrest, Elm Street, officers executed a warrant and arrested Jyum Reed, 31, of Elm Street, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
10:34 a.m.: arrest, Fowler Street, officers executed a warrant and arrested James M. Alaimo, 36, of 25.5 East Bartlett St., see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
10:39 a.m.: arrest, Little River Road, officers executed a warrant and arrested Kenneth R. McCoubrey, 57, of 211 Little River Road, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
10:46 a.m.: arrest, Southampton Road, officers executed a warrant and arrested Jose L. Ortiz, 27, of 134 Union St., see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
10:52 a.m.: arrest, William Street, officers executed a warrant and arrested Megan A. Vanveldhuizen, 25, of 83 William St., see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
11:12 a.m.: larceny, Main Street, a superior office requests that an investigation be initiated into the theft of flowers from a Main Street store;
11:34 a.m.: arrest, Westfield Police Department, a detective reports that a male party who came to the station to speak with officers was arrested, Jose Javier Ramos, 28, of 50 Southampton Road, was arrested for distribution of Class D drugs and distribution of Class B drugs, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
2:04 p.m.: animal complaint, an officer and another caller report a loose dog, the responding animal control officer reports he transported the brown and black German shepherd mix dog to the municipal animal shelter;
4:04 p.m.: larceny, Union Street, a caller reports about 10:30 a.m. he observed a person load a pickup truck with scrap metal at a Union Street construction site, the responding officer reports the suspect truck was not found and the incident remains under investigation;
4:23 p.m.: road rage, Orange Street at Elm Street, an office duty state trooper reports an assault, the responding officer reports that the two involved operators have differing accounts of the incident but agree that after the two operators had exchanged gestures and horn honks before persons exited each vehicle at a stop sign and the disturbance escalated, the officer advised all participants that they could seek a criminal complaint at the district court;
5:23 p.m.: arrest, Springfield Road, officers executed a warrant and arrested Luis N. Santiago, 41, of 277 Suffolk St., Holyoke, he was found to be in possession of a quantity of narcotics and was also charged with possession of a Class B drug with intent to distribute, a subsequent offense, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
9:50 p.m.: trespassing, Pochassic Road, a caller reports that more than 50 high school-aged youths are on his property and have a bonfire burning, the responding officer reports that when officers arrived, 15-20 youths fled but many were located by police and advised to leave and not return, no alcohol was found.
