WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
12:10 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Half Mile Falls Park, North Elm Street, a dispatcher reports that three people were seen in the park, the responding officer reports he found three people sitting on the steps who were advised that city parks and playgrounds close at dusk and left the area;
1:18 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a vehicle operating at 70 mph in a 35 mph zone, the car was stopped and criminal complaints for operating to endanger and speeding were filed;
7:13 a.m.: assist citizen, Southampton Road, a caller reports he has locked his keys inside his running vehicle, the responding fire captain reports entry was made;
9:21 a.m.: fraud, Elm Street, a resident came to the station to report that four counterfeit checks with her account and routing numbers were presented at a Michigan credit union, the responding officer reports the total amount of the false checks was about $8,000, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
10:38 a.m.: assist citizen, Court Street, a caller reports a motorist has locked her keys and her child in her vehicle, the responding fire captain reports entry was made;
4:05 p.m.: larceny, Washington House, 15 Washington St., a resident came to the station to report that jewelry was stolen from her apartment, the responding officer reports the woman said that she had an overnight guest who left while she was showering, the woman said that after she found him gone she also found rings were missing, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
5:52 p.m.: larceny, East Silver Street, a supermarket employee requests assistance identifying two juvenile shoplifters detained in the store, the responding officer reports both boys were identified and were surrendered to relatives who came to get them;
8:17 p.m.: officer wanted, Hampden Street, a resident came to the station to complain that her son has been bullied by an identified boy, the responding officer reports he spoke with suspect boy’s parents who agreed to take disciplinary action;
11:23 p.m.: illegal dumping, East Main Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a pickup truck backed up to refuse bins and the operator was unloading mattresses, the man was advised that he may not leave the mattresses there and was advised of the proper way to discard mattresses, the man put the mattresses back in his truck and left the area.
