WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Friday, March 14, 2014
4:20 a.m.: larceny, Edgewood Apartments, 134 Union St., a caller reports a car is propped up and has no wheels, the responding officer reports the tires are missing from the car owned by a Springfield resident, the officer reports the owner called at 6:16 a.m. who said that the car had been intact at 2 a.m., the owner valued the wheels at $500 each said that the wheels had expensive rims;
9:59 a.m.: disturbance, East Main Street, an off-duty state trooper reports he observed a male party strike a female with his head while the couple was engaged in an argument, the responding officer reports the female party said that the man did not strike her and said that what the trooper saw was him spitting at her, the woman did not ask for police action but only wanted a ride to her workplace, a courtesy transport was provided;
11:25 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and nonrenewable, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
1:59 p.m.: traffic complaint, East Main Street, an off-duty supervisory state trooper reports he observed an erratically operated vehicle and when he pulled up next to it he could see the female operator was filling a pipe with marijuana, the responding officer reports the vehicle was stopped and the operator denied smoking marijuana, the woman acknowledged that she had a pipe in the car which she showed to the officer, the officer reports the pipe was empty and did not appear to have been recently used, the woman allowed a search of her vehicle and person but no contraband was found;
2:02 p.m.: vandalism, Powdermill Village, 126 Union St., a caller reports the rear window of his grandmother’s vehicle was smashed, the responding officer reports the woman said that the window was shattered some time since 9 a.m., no instrument was found which could have broken the window;
3:52 p.m.: officer wanted, East Main Street, a caller from a discount supermarket reports that union organizers on the property are unwelcome, the responding officer reports that the caller had a letter from the property owner barring solicitation on the property and a conspicuously posted notice listed prohibited activity including “soliciting, canvassing, distribution of literature”, the organizers left the property without incident;
4:59 p.m.: assist other agency, Phelps Ave., a Worcester parole officer requests that city police attempt to serve a parole warrant on a parolee who left his residential program without authority, the responding officer reports the man answered the door at his last known address, Corey Eddy, 35, of 6 Phelps Ave., was arrested on the warrant without incident and surrendered to the custody of the parole officer who came to get him;
5:12 p.m.: suspicious property, East Bartlett Street, a resident came to the station to report that he found unknown white pills in her foster child’s bedroom, the responding officer reports he was unable to identify the pills;
7:41 p.m.: officer wanted, Frederick Street, a community policing officer reports he observed a known person believed to be the subject of an outstanding warrant enter his address of record, the warrant was confirmed and the suspect was found hiding in a closet, Joseph Richard Powell, 30, of 16 Frederick St., was arrested on the 2012 warrant issued by Westfield District Court;
Saturday, March 15, 2014
12:21 a.m.: incapacitated person, Colonial Pine Acres, a caller reports her neighbor’s son appears to be intoxicated and may harm himself, the responding officer reports he found the 22-year-old youth crying outside, the youth’s mother said that he was intoxicated and said she had been drinking also, the woman said that she was unable to care for her son in his condition and he was placed in protective custody;
1:36 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Union Ave., an officer monitoring the bars closing reports a vehicle seen operating unsafely in a parking lot near one of the bars entered the roadway with a burst of speed and disregard for pedestrians who were obliged to move quickly to avoid the car, the vehicle was stopped on on Union Street and the operator acknowledged that he was angry when he left the bar, the man presented an out-of-state driver’s license but was found to be a resident of the Commonwealth, a check revealed that the man had been denied a license in Massachusetts, Corey Marquez, 24, of 9 Leete St., Springfield, was arrested for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and negligent operation of a motor vehicle;
9:32 a.m.: arrest, Washington Street, a known substance abuser came to the station, the man was found to be the subject of an outstanding warrant, Dmitriy V. Pyatachenko, 21, of 48 Taylor St., was arrested on the warrant issued this year by Springfield District Court;
11:23 a.m.: found property, Cross Street, a caller reports finding a hypodermic syringe on the sidewalk, the responding officer reports the syringe was properly disposed of;
11:30 a.m.: assist resident, East Bartlett Street, a caller reports a male party who was stabbed the night before is at her apartment door, dual response dispatched, the responding officer reports that the known person was found with a large laceration on his neck but declined to explain how he was injured, the man was transported to Noble Hospital for treatment;
11:34 a.m.: vandalism, Conner Ave., a caller reports that a known person smashed a windshield and slashed tires earlier in the morning, the responding officer reports the complainant said that the known person had been seen kicking the vehicle in the early hours of the morning and after daylight the complainant found that the windshields and tires on the vehicles had been damaged;
1:38 p.m.: animal complaint, Noble Street at Old Town Ford Way, a caller reports she has taken custody of a stray golden retriever dog found in the area of the Ely Dolan apartment complex, the animal control officer reports he is responding to a call in West Springfield and cannot respond immediately, the caller elected to transport the dog to the municipal animal shelter;
2:48 p.m.: counterfeiting, East Main Street, a caller from an East Main Street business reports that a customer offered a $100 bill which failed the marker test, the responding officer reports the caller had completed her shift and had left;
7:40 p.m.: assist citizen, Springfield Road, a caller reports she has locked her keys inside her running vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was made;
8:28 p.m.: assault, Belmont Street, a caller reports a female party was assaulted by two identified persons, the responding officer report that he accounts offered by the participants are conflicting and he cannot establish what happened, the participants were advised they could seek criminal complaints at Westfield District Court;
9:08 p.m.: vandalism, Frank Circle, a caller reports that her house was twice struck with eggs, the responding officer reports he spoke with a neighbor’s children and they apologized to the complainant, the officer reports the eggs caused no damage;
10:52 p.m.: suspicious activity, Chapman Playground, St. Paul Street, officers investigated a vehicle at the playground and found the occupants had been smoking marijuana, paraphernalia was seized and city ordinance violation citations were issued.
