WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Friday, Jan. 23, 2015
1:12 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Arnold Street, a patrol officer reports he observed the operator of a vehicle in the municipal parking lot urinate near a parked car, the vehicle left the parking lot but the officer was able to stop it on Elm Street, a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
12:17 p.m.: found property, Granville Road, a caller reports three hypodermic needles are in the roadway, the responding officer reports the syringes were located and removed;
1:53 p.m.: traffic complaint, Granville Road, a caller reports a Christmas tree fell off a truck collecting the trees, the DPW was notified;
2:01 p.m.: noise complaint, Russell Road, a patrol officer reports hearing four gunshots and investigating to find a man carrying a rifle, the officer reports that he man identified himself as a resident of the property and said that he had been hunting squirrels, upon demand then man went into his house and returned with a pistol permit and an expired hunting license, the officer advised the man that he was discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, the said that he often shoots from his deck and nobody has complained previously, the officer advised the man that the police chief would be advised;
2:15 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Montgomery Road, a caller complains of untreated sidewalks on Montgomery Road, the responding officer reports one address in question had issues to be dealt with because of melting and refreezing and a verbal warning was issued, at the other address the officer reports that it appears as if nothing had been done to remove ice and snow, a previous complaint had been noted in December, there was no response at the door and a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
3:18 p.m.: threat to commit a crime, Noble Hospital, West Silver Street, a hospital staffer reports a patient threatened to assault an employee and vandalize his vehicle, the responding officer reports the patient left when a nurse mentioned security personnel, the caller asked only that the incident be documented;
3:56 p.m.: animal complaint, Stony Lane, an animal control officer reports she took custody of an injured hawk and transported it to the municipal animal shelter;
5:40 p.m.: vandalism, St. Paul Street, a caller reports the air was removed from the tires of two vehicles in his driveway, the caller does not require a formal report but wants the incident documented;
9:38 p.m.: fire, Northwest Road, a caller reports flames are reaching 15-20 feet into the air from a nearby address, the responding firefighters report a bonfire was found and extinguished by firefighters, the resident was advised of the pertinent regulations;
11:04 p.m.: liquor law violation, Washington Street, a community policing officer reports he assisted in the response to a complaint of a loud gathering and observed a man on the porch holding a bottle of beer which he attempted to hide when he saw the officer, the young man was found to be younger than the legal drinking age and a city ordinance violation citation was issued, the bottle was seized and placed in the basket of the officer’s bicycle, another officer overheard a man telling a companion that he was going to steal the evidence from the basket and when he did so he was apprehended, Joseph Burke, 19, of 41 Boyd St., Worcester, was arrested for larceny of property valued less than $250.
