WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
5:49 a.m.: officer wanted, Friendly’s Way, a taxi dispatcher reports a driver has reported that a customer does not have money to pay his fare, the dispatcher called again minutes later to report that the passenger exited the taxi via a window and it is not known where he went, the taxi dispatcher reports the company does not wish to pursue the matter, a search of the area did not yield a suspect;
8:15 a.m.: fire, Springdale Street at Union Street, a caller reports a crane is on fire on Springdale Road, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters report the operator of a backhoe and a colleague were with the vehicle and showed him a fuse box which had evidence of dry fire extinguisher use, the operator said that he noticed an electrical smell while driving up the hill on Springdale Road and used his fire extinguisher when he found the fuse box afire;
9:32 a.m.: code white drill, Highland Elementary School, 34 Western Ave., the Traffic and Safety Bureau commander reports that a ‘lock down’ drill was executed at the school as part of the training program to prepare a response for the eventuality of an armed intruder in the school;
10:33 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard and the operator declined an offer of a courtesy transport;
11:42 a.m.: animal complaint, Oakcrest Drive, the animal control officer reports she took custody of a female brown and white husky dog which had been in the custody of a resident and transported the dog to the municipal animal shelter;
1:40 p.m.: harassment, Depot Square, a railroad employee came to the station to complain of threatening text messages received from a co-worker, the responding officer report the man said that he had advised the railroad management that a co-worker had been sending text messages while driving a train and the man was ultimately discharged, the complainant said that the man subsequently sent him threatening text messages, the officer spoke with the suspect who said that he had already deleted his colleague’s contact information from his phone and said he sent the messages when he was angry about his discharge, the man assured the officer that there will be no additional contact with the complainant;
3:55 p.m.: larceny, Southwick Road, a resident came to the station to report his daughter’s smartphone was stolen at her dance studio, the responding officer reports that the man said that his daughter’s phone was found to be missing at the dance studio but was last used by his daughter at a gas station and may have been left there, the man said that he found the phone had been used since it was last seen but he has deactivated it;
4:22 p.m.: violation of an abuse prevention order, Henry’s Trailer Park, 868 Southampton Road, a resident came to the station to complain that the defendant of a an abuse prevention order violated the ‘No contact’ clause of the order by calling her from the house of correction;
5:51 p.m.: assist citizen, Westfield Police Department, 15 Washington St., a 16-year-old resident came to the station to notify police of a potential future issue, the responding officer reports the young man said that he is moving into his girlfriend’s home with the consent of both his mother and his girlfriend’s mother but said that because his mother suffers from bipolar disorder she may change her mind without warning and police may then be involved, the officer told the boy that if his mother says she wants him to return to her home he must do so and the boy agreed to comply;
7:08 p.m.: attempted breaking and entering, Sackett Road, a caller reports an attempt was made to break into her barn, the responding officer reports the caller said that in the fall she had installed insulation and protective metal mesh over the windows of her barn and on Monday she saw that the insulation had been removed from one of the windows, the woman said that health issues prevented her from immediately checking the barn but on Wednesday she was able to inspect the other windows and found that the insulation had been removed from them too, the woman said that no entry was gained as the metal mesh is intact in all the windows;
7:55 p.m.: robbery, Munger Hill School, 33 Mallard Lane, a resident came to the station to report that he was robbed at knifepoint, see story in the Friday edition of The Westfield News;
11:20 p.m.: disturbance, Montgomery Street, a caller reports that her daughter’s former boyfriend came into her apartment and damaged the furnishings, the responding officer reports that the caller’s daughter said that her former boyfriend entered the residence uninvited and went directly to her bedroom where an argument developed relative to her ongoing relations with new friends, the woman said that the suspect pushed her into an end table, smashed her smartphone against the table and shattered it and ripped the door from its hinges as he left, criminal complaints for breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor, assault and battery and two charges of malicious damage to property valued less than $250 were filed:
Thursday, April 10, 2014
2:07 a.m.: incapacitated person, South Maple Street, a caller reports an unconscious but breathing woman was found at the end of her driveway and her husband is unable to get a response from her, dual response dispatched ,the responding officer reports the woman was eventually roused and displayed the classic symptoms of acute alcohol intoxication, the officer reports the that woman was uncooperative and unsteady on her feet, the officer reports that when the woman started to walking into traffic on the roadway he reached out to physically restrain her and the woman swung a punch at him, the officer reports the woman was physically subdued but attempted to kick the officers, Ashley L. Smigel, 29, of 82 S. Maple St., was arrested for disorderly conduct;
9:30 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springdale Road at Dry Bridge Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at what appeared be excessive speed and used radar to determine it was traveling at 50 mph in a 30 mph zone, the officer reversed direction and stopped the car, the operator said that he had no license and a routine check reveled the man’s license to be suspended and him to be the subject of an outstanding warrant, Gabriel Seda, 36, of 10 W. School St., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, speeding and on the warrant;
9:52 a.m.: vandalism, Prospect Hill Apartments, 33 Montgomery St., a property manager reports vandalism, the responding officer reports the caller said that the fence behind the building has been cut in three places;
11:04 a.m.: breaking and entering, Airport Road, a caller reports a person broke into a hangar to remove his plane, the responding officer reports the caller explained that the company installed a padlock on a hangar rented by the suspect to store a plane because the tenant was in arrears, the caller said that when he saw the owner taxiing his airplane to a maintenance facility he checked and found that the hasp has been ripped off to secure access to the hangar, the man said that when he got to the plane at the repair operation the owner had left, a criminal complaint was filed;
12:34 p.m.: vandalism, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, a caller reports vandalism to the athletic fields;
4:41 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked due to lack of insurance, the car was towed to the police impound yard;
9:22 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a car found to have expired registration, the car was towed to the police impound yard.
