WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Monday, March 10, 2014
7:21 a.m.: accident, Park Square, a patrol officer reports two of the bollards surrounding the Green have been struck, presumably by a truck which left the area, the DPW was notified;
9:19 a.m.: illegal trash disposal, Southampton Road, a resident came to the station to complain that someone is dumping trash in his refuse receptacle, the complainant brought a name and address he found in the trash to the station but the responding officer reports that the suspect no longer lives at the address the man provided, the officer was able determine that an address listed for her in Registry of Motor Vehicles records does not exist, the officer attempted to reach the suspect by phone and left her a message;
10:29 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Court Street, a patrol officer reports he observed the operator of a vehicle stopped at a light who appeared to be sending a text message, the officer saw that the man did not immediately notice when the red light changed to green, the vehicle was stopped and the young man admitted he had been sending a text message, a routine check revealed his license to be suspended, Joshua Scott Mendez, 24, of 19 Mill St., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and for sending or receiving a text message while operating a motor vehicle;
11:11 a.m.: assist citizen, South Maple Street, a caller reports her keys are locked inside her running vehicle, the responding deputy fire chief reports entry was made;
12:55 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Main Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and it was towed to the police impound yard, the operator was provided a courtesy transport to the Westfield District Court;
1:21 p.m.: assist citizen, King Street, a caller reports she has locked herself out of her residence, the responding fire captain reports entry was made without incident;
1:36 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Main Street, a traffic bureau officer reports a traffic stop, the operator’s license was found to be expired and the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
4:13 p.m.: arrest, Miller Street, a detective reports that a member of the State Police fugitive apprehension team assisted detectives who had been seeking the subject of outstanding warrants who had been reported by multiple residents to be threatening them, officers had followed several leads seeking the man over the past several days and with the trooper’s assistance a new search venue was identified where the suspect was found hiding under a bed, the man was found to be in possession of an ATM card which did not belong to him, the owner was not immediately contacted and the card was stored for safe keeping, Sheen M. Benoit, 24, of 47 Taylor Ave., was arrested on two warrants issued by Westfield District Court this year;
4:40 p.m.: larceny, North Elm Street, a resident came to the station to complain that her iPod had been stolen from her residence, the responding officer reports the complainant said that her roommate had stolen her iPod and a quantity of cash and admitted her actions when she was confronted, a criminal complaint was filed;
5:18 p.m.: larceny, East Silver Street, a caller reports a registration plate was stolen from his vehicle while it was parked at an East Silver Street social club, the responding office reports that Holyoke police subsequently recovered the plate during a traffic stop when it was found to be attached to a vehicle in their city;
6:25 p.m.: disturbance, Cranston Street, a caller reports her 16-year-old daughter who had been reported to be missing was home and involved in an altercation with her father, the responding officer reports the 16-year-old girl was found to be the subject of an outstanding warrant issued by Hampden County Juvenile Court and was taken into custody;
6:31 p.m.: larceny, Elm Street, a caller reports that he allowed a friend to stay at his apartment for a few days and when the man moved out he stole the resident’s 42-inch television, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he had told the man he had to move on and when he returned home he found that the man and his property were gone but so were his television and home entertainment system, the victim said that the name by which he knows the man may be a nickname and not his actual name;
8:11 p.m.: disturbance, Washington Street, a community policing officer reports he was advised that a fight was about to start in a Washington Street parking lot, the responding officer reports no fight occurred but one party found was clearly too intoxicated to care for himself and was placed in protective custody;
8:34 p.m.: larceny, Stephanie Lane, a caller reports that small items were found to be missing from his home after a contractor was there, the responding officer reports the caller said that small electronic devices, jewelry items and small amounts of cash were found to be missing from the home after the contractor left.
