WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013
1:13 a.m.: vandalism, Elm Street, a caller described a male party who he said had broken a window at a neighboring business, the responding officer reports the suspect was found nearby, Jared N. Roselli, 29, of 26 Otis St., was arrested for vandalizing property;
1:38 a.m.: disturbance, Elm Street, a caller reports a two male parties are fighting, the responding officer reports that two intoxicated friends were causing a disturbance, both men were deemed to be too intoxicated to care for themselves and were placed in protective custody;
12:51 p.m.: breaking and entering, Mechanic Street, a caller reports he returned to his apartment after being away for Thanksgiving and found that his apartment had been entered and property had been stolen, the responding officer reports the caller said that entry was made via a window and a television, two video game consoles and other electronics had been stolen;
1:19 p.m.: larceny, East Silver Street, a caller reports she is the landlady of an apartment building and her purse was stolen from one of the apartments, the responding officer reports the caller said that she left her purse on a counter while working outside and found it missing upon her return, the victim subsequently called back to report that the purse was found under a bed and is intact except for a missing cellphone;
2:21 p.m.: suspicious activity, Springfield Road, two callers independently report that a person is pointing a rifle out the window of a described car, the responding officer reports one of the callers said that he could not tell if the rifle is a BB gun or a more potent rifle, the vehicle left the area and West Springfield police were notified of the incident;
2:49 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Union Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered an unattended car parked in the roadway in a posted ‘No parking’ zone, the vehicle was deemed to be a hazard to traffic and was towed to the police impound yard;
4:31 p.m.: found property, Court Street, a woman came to the station to surrender a cellphone she reported finding on Court Street, the phone was stored for safekeeping;
4:45 p.m.: parking violation, School Street, a community policing officer reports he encountered a parked vehicle with registration revoked for lack of insurance, the vehicle was towed to the owner’s address;
7:39 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Pleasant Street, a patrol office requests a tow for a vehicle found to have expired registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard, the officer reports that both the operator and a passenger declined an offer of a courtesy transport to the station so they could wait for a ride;
8:31 p.m.: parking violation, Myrtle Avenue, a caller reports a car is parked on a public way without registration plates, the responding officer reports a routine check revealed that the vehicle was unregistered and uninsured, the vehicle was towed;
Monday, Dec. 2, 2013
9:56 a.m.: suspicious activity, Cycle Street, a caller reports the glass door at her office has been holed by an apparent BB impact, see story in the Tuesday edition of The Westfield News;
10:03 a.m.: larceny, East Main Street, the manager of an East Main Street drug store called to report a shoplifting incident on Saturday, the responding officer reports the caller said that an unknown female party entered the store about 11:10 a.m. Saturday and proceeded to fill a shopping basket with teeth whitening products valued at almost $1,000 before immediately exiting the store without paying for the merchandise, the store’s security video will be reviewed;
2:07 p.m.: larceny, Servistar Industrial Way, a patrol office reports he was approached by a male party who said that he had learned that scrap metal which had been stolen from his business could be found in a vehicle parked at Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, the officer reports they went to the school where the man identified scrap metal found in the back of a pickup truck as having been stolen from his scrap container, the officer reports that when the owner of the vehicle arrived he admitted stealing the metal and the officer followed him back to the business to ensure he returned the stolen metal, the complainant declined to pursue criminal charges;
2:29 p.m.: accident, City View Boulevard at Granville Road, a caller reports a vehicle has left the roadway, the responding officer reports the vehicle slid off the roadway due to black ice and is on it’s side in a ditch but the operator was not injured, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
4:40 p.m.: assault, Hampden Street, a caller reports that his 12-year-old son was assaulted by a 16-year-old boy earlier in the day, the responding officer reports that the caller said that he his son’s shirt was ripped and the boy was bitten but said he does not wish to pursue criminal charges;
5:34 p.m.: breaking and entering, Mechanic Street, a caller reports his vehicle was broken into while he was away for the Thanksgiving weekend and property was stolen, the responding officer reports a window was broken to gain access to the vehicle and a GPS device and other property was stolen;
9:25 p.m.: suspicious activity, Hampton Ponds Playground, 74 Old Stage Road, a caller reports a vehicle has parked in the playground’s parking lot, the responding officer reports he found the vehicle was occupied by a Southampton resident and a Holyoke resident, both were found to be in possession of marijuana and both were issued city ordinance violation citations.
