WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Friday, April 11, 2014
7:30 a.m.: larceny, tin bridge, Ponders Hollow Road, a caller from a construction company working in the area reports that batteries were stolen from construction vehicles left at the site, the responding officer reports that the caller said that between 4:10 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. somebody carefully removed three batteries from heavy equipment vehicles left at the site;
7:48 a.m.: found property, George Street, a caller reports spotting two hypodermic needles on the tree belt, the responding officer reports he took custody of the needles for proper disposal, later in the morning the woman reported finding another needle and that one was also taken for proper disposal;
9:00 a.m.: code white drill, Papermill Road School, 148 Paper Mil Road, officers executed a ‘lock down’ drill at the school as part of the training program to prepare a response for the eventuality of an armed intruder in the school;
9:23 a.m.: violation of a protective order, Granville Road, a caller reports a protective order has been violated, the responding officer reports the caller said that the defendant of the order violated the “No contact’ clause by sending her an email message, a criminal complaint was filed;
10:19 a.m.: larceny, Ampad Road, a DPW supervisor reports two catch basins have been stolen;
10:47 a.m.: officer wanted, East Main Street, a caller reports an automotive repair facility is charging $27.95 for an oil change advertised at $9.99, the responding officer reports the manager of the facility answered “it depends” when asked if he charges $9.99 for an oil change, the officer reports that when he pointed out that the sign outside the building advertises oil changes for $9.99 the manager claimed that the actual price should be $19.99 and the one numeral blew off the sign, the man acknowledged that he had known that the numeral was missing and, when told that his action could be construed as consumer fraud, directed an employee to immediately fix the sign, the officer reports the sign was rectified when he was still on the site;
11:15 a.m.: found property, Broad Street, a caller reports finding a hypodermic needle on the ground, the responding officer reports he took custody of the needle for proper disposal,
12:49 p.m.: assist other agency, 104th Tactical Fighter Wing, Falcon Drive, an air national guard security officer requests assistance with a person who has brought marijuana on to the base, the responding officer reports he was advised that a random check of a vehicle entering the base revealed a mason jar containing marijuana and two soda bottles with marijuana residue, a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
1:26 p.m.: fire, North Road, a caller reports a controlled fire has spread to a tree, dual response dispatched, the responding officer reports that an ember from a permitted burn ignited the leaves of a tree higher than the resident’s hose could effectively reach, the responding firefighters report the fire in the tree was extinguished;
4:12 p.m.: assist resident, Broad Street, a caller requests assistance gaining entry to her locked vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was made;
9:39 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Hedges Avenue, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
10:20 p.m.: liquor law violation, Main Street a community policing officer reports that he observed a male party walking with a water bottle containing a translucent fluid, the man was identified and said that the contents were an alcoholic cocktail, the bottle was emptied and a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
10:37 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Franklin Avenue, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired, the car was towed to the police impound yard;
11:11 p.m.: unwanted guest, Washington Street, a Westfield State University staffer requests assistance at a university housing building with removal of an unwanted guest, the responding officer reports the male party was served a ‘No trespassing’ order and was also found to be younger than the legal drinking age while in possession of beer, the beer was confiscated and discarded, a city ordinance violation citation was issued.
