WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Monday, Sept. 15, 2014
1:03 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating northbound on the southbound span of the Great River Bridge, the officer reports the vehicle was stopped and the elderly visitor to the city was advised of the traffic pattern, the officer provided directions to the turnpike;
11:00 a.m.: animal complaint, Westfield Animal Shelter, 178 Apremont Way, a person came to the shelter to surrender a black and white male Labrador retriever and coonhound mix dog;
2:33 p.m.: fraud, Tekoa Terrace, a resident came to the station to complain that she was defrauded, the responding officer reports that she has been repeatedly dunned for an air conditioning system which was installed in her Florida residence that she has already paid for, the woman said that she had been told to file a report with local police;
2:52 p.m.: found property, Main Street, an officer reports he was given a woman’s wallet reportedly found in a shopping cart in the parking lot of an Elm Street supermarket, the responding officer reports a message was left for the owner and the wallet was stored for safe keeping;
3:26 p.m.: arrest, 15 Washington St., a detective reports that Malissa Robert, 18, of 408 East St., Easthampton, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and for two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 years-of-age or older;
6:16 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Main Street, a patrol officer reports a query of a random vehicle seen operating on East Main Street revealed that the vehicle’s owner’s license had been revoked, the vehicle was stopped and the operator was found to be the owner, Stephen C. Sobczyk, 50, of 179 Joseph Ave., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license;
6:32 p.m.: disturbance, Governor Drive, a caller reports his 10-year-old son was choked and punched by a known 14-yer-old boy, the responding officer reports he spoke with the parents and their sons, the officer found the older boy to be visibly remorseful and both boys said that a wrestling match got out of hand;
6:42 p.m.: found property, Indian Ridge Road, a caller reports finding a hypodermic needle, the responding officer reports the needle was safely disposed of in a sharps container at a fire sub-station.
