WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
10:34 a.m.: larceny, Union Street, a resident came to the station to report his shop vacuum cleaner was stolen from his garage, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he suspects that a mobile crew which came to detail a neighbor’s car may have packed up the shop vac when they left;
12:23 p.m.: assist merchant, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports a group of protestors is expected, the caller said that the same protestors had been protesting at another store in the chain when a disturbance ensued, a supervisory officer reports he spoke with representatives of the store and three people passing out leaflets and explained the rights of each faction, the management representatives asked the protestors to leave and they complied;
1:44 p.m.: larceny, East Main Street, a detective reports that he was advised of a shoplifter in an East Main Street department store, the detective reports that store employees said they observed the man who is believed to have stolen from the store in the past acting as if he was going to steal again and when he was accosted he was found to have merchandise valued at $171.93 concealed in his coat, the detective reports he recognized the man to be a known heroin addict and he was found to be in possession of many small plastic bags with a white powder residue, he was also found to be the subject of three outstanding warrants, Nicholas Turner Patty, 28, of 247 Dorset St., Springfield, was arrested for shoplifting by asportation, possession of a Class A drug and on warrants issued by the Westfield, Holyoke and Springfield courts;
2:12 p.m.: officer wanted, Main Street, a caller reports a bank customer was handed a note by a woman asking that police be called, see story in the Friday edition of The Westfield News;
6:12 p.m.: found property, Main Street, an employee of a pizza shop surrendered an American flag which fell from a utility pole, the flag was stored for safekeeping;
7:53 p.m.: suspicious person, Russellville Road, a caller reports a purple van stopped on her road and when a sliding door opened a male party pointed what appeared to be a gun at her residence, the woman said that she believes the weapon to be a BB gun and said that she found no damage, the caller said the van stopped at a nearby house and did the same thing, the responding officer reports the suspect vehicle was not found, a caller subsequently reported that a vehicle matching the description had been seen at an East Main Street restaurant, the responding officer reports the youths in control of the vehicle denied any knowledge of the incident and allowed a search of the vehicle which did not reveal any contraband;
8:56 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports three adult shoplifters fled in a described vehicle, the responding officer reports the car was stopped by West Springfield police, the suspects were identified, merchandise was recovered and criminal complaints were filed;
8:51 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports a routine check revealed that the owner of a vehicle seen operating was the subject of an outstanding warrant, the vehicle was stopped and the operator was found to be the owner, Donna M. Strand, 49, of 1731 Carew St., Springfield, was arrested as a fugitive from justice and on a Connecticut warrant;
10:32 p.m.: found property, Hampden Street, a caller reports finding a mountain bike in his backyard, the responding officer transported the bike to the station for safekeeping;
10:34 p.m.: officer wanted, Russell Road, a caller reports an intoxicated guest is creating a disturbance and will not leave, the responding officer reports the young man was deemed to be too intoxicated to care for himself and he was placed in protective custody.
