WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Sunday, May 11, 2014
6:22 a.m.: environmental hazard, Jefferson Street, a caller reports a large branch hanging over the sidewalk is a hazard to pedestrians, the responding officer reports the limb is a hazard and the DPW was notified, the officer placed traffic cones in the area to alert pedestrians;
10:50 a.m.: vandalism, Hillside Road, a caller reports her mailbox had been vandalized and is now leaning, the caller reports no tire tracks indicate a vehicular collision and states someone must have attempted to remove the mailbox from its concrete footing, the attached newspaper tube is missing, the caller does not require a formal report but wants the vandalism documented;
11:41 a.m.: animal complaint, William Street, a caller reports taking custody of a stray dachshund, a responding animal control officer transported the dog to the municipal animal shelter;
3:00 p.m.: attempted larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports a person discarded merchandise valued at about $440 as he fled the store and left the property in an identified vehicle, the responding officer reports the suspect was identified but the store management elected to forgo criminal charges and chose instead to serve the suspect with a ‘No trespassing’ order, the officer assisted with the service;
3:30 p.m.: assist citizen, YMCA of Westfield, an employee reports a member has locked his locker key inside his locker, the responding firefighters report entry was made;
3:58 p.m.: suspicious persons, Fowler Street Extension, a caller reports persons are on the loading dock of a vacant industrial building, the responding officer reports the property owner was on site and said that there were two men inside, the officer found the two men who said that they assumed the building to be abandoned and were searching for scrap metal, the two men were served ‘No trespassing’ orders;
4:01 p.m.: disturbance, Madison Street, a caller reports the party who is letting her stay with him has locked her out because he believes her to abuse drugs, the resident had called the dispatch center earlier to state that he was allowing the caller, a male party and their children stay with him but had seen evidence of drug abuse, the officer reports the Department of Children and Families was notified;
4:25 p.m.: trespassing, Union Street, a caller reports children are swimming in a man-made pond, the responding officer reports four persons were identified and required to leave the property;
5:19 p.m.: disturbance, Powdermill Village, 126 Union St., a caller reports her primary care assistant is upset because she discarded his marijuana and he is yelling at her and throwing things around, the man had left the residence prior to the arrival of the responding officer;
6:34 p.m.: weather complaint, Loomis Street, multiple callers report a limb has fallen on power wires and caused a tree and transformer fire, dual response dispatched, the roadway was closed and the G&E was notified and responded;
7:44 p.m.:larceny, Vincent Drive, a caller reports discovering about $1,200 missing from a lockbox at her home, the responding detective reports that a suspect has been identified but his investigation is incomplete.
