WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Monday, July 7, 2014
1:04 a.m.: officer wanted, Holyoke Road, a Northampton State Police dispatcher reports that a call from Westfield disconnected after telling the dispatcher that a known party was going to commit robberies, the responding officer reports he made contact with the caller who said that the man she identified had punched her before leaving with the stated intention of committing robberies with other persons in New Hampshire, the officer reports the complainant was able to reach the suspect by phone and he said he was in Springfield, Springfield police were notified and he was taken into custody, Robert Racco, 24, of 731 Holyoke Road, was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship;
2:10 a.m.: disturbance, Union Street, a caller reports she was assaulted by her boyfriend, the responding officer reports the complainant said that her live-in boyfriend choked her and stuck his fingers in her mouth, the officer noted signs of minor injuries, Roberto Galvan, 42, of 9 Stonyhill Road, Wilbraham, was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship;
8:41 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, City View Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the operator’s license was found to be suspended and the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
10:32 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Granville Road at Spruce Street, a code enforcement officer reports an illegal sign was removed from the tree belt, the officer reports additional illegal signs were removed at the intersection of City View Road and City View Boulevard, Sunyside Road at Hillside Road, City View Boulevard at Fox Hill Drive, Sunnyside Road and Mill Street at South Maple Street;
11:06 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Hillside Avenue at City View Boulevard, 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;
11:07 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Bates Street, a code enforcement officer reports he and a building inspector responded to complaints of bushes obstructing the sidewalk on Bates Street and confirmed the report, the inspectors also noted building code violations which will be addressed by the building department;
11:16 a.m.: officer wanted, Southwick Road, a caller complains that a neighbor’s arrows are landing dangerously close to his home, the responding officer reports the resident acknowledged using bows and arrows and was advised to shoot straight into his backyard and avoid the corner of his property which faces the road, the officer also noted two unregistered motor vehicles and advised the resident to register them or remove them;
12:44 p.m.: fraud, Dubois Street, a caller reports wiring $500 to a person he believed to be a representative of the IRS, the responding officer reports he was told that the victim was told that he had to send $493.50 to the IRS by a money transfer card and complied but called police when the caller demanded more money and said a warrant would be issued if he failed to pay the additional funds immediately, the officer reports that the man’s daughter was on the phone with the suspect as he was investigating the call and he spoke with the scammer and told her that no more money would be sent;
12:52 p.m.: counterfeiting, Franklin Street, a caller reports a customer attempted to pass a fraudulent $10 bill, the responding officer reports the suspect had left after abandoning the bill, no useful description was provided;
1:31 p.m.: suspicious person, Coleman Avenue, a caller reports a broken window in a vacant building and signs of occupation, the responding officer reports nobody was found in the building but there are indications that a squatter is using the building, the building was secured and the caller asked for additional patrols of the area;
1:50 p.m.: disturbance, Westfield District Court, 224 Elm St., a caller reports that a person at the court said she was threatened by her boyfriend, the responding officer reports that a plaintiff said that she and her mother were in the lobby waiting when the defendant threatened to burn down their house, an assistant district attorney was advised and filed a motion to revoke the pending release of the defendant, the motion was continued until the next day and the man was held;
2:37 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Beverly Drive, a code enforcement officer reports he observed multiple unregistered motor vehicles and a variety of automobile parts at a Beverly Drive address, the vehicles were documented and the building department was notified;
3:19 p.m.: soliciting, Old Park Lane, a caller reports a male party is soliciting magazine subscriptions in the area, the responding officer reports the man was found and he and his supervisor were advised of the city requirement that solicitors must register with police before soliciting, the men said they would comply, see next entry.
3:59 p.m.: soliciting, Gladwin Drive, detectives report receiving multiple calls about solicitors, an off duty state trooper was speaking with the men and reported both were subjects of outstanding warrants, after it was determined that the man had been advised to register earlier in the day citations were issued, the men were both found to be subjects of non-extraditable warrants from multiple states;
4:08 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Maple Terrace, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating erratically on South Maple Street and stopped it on Maple Terrace, the operator appeared to be under the influence of liquor but declined to attempt a field sobriety test, the officer noted two children in the vehicle, Jason D. Woody, 31, of 2 Margerie St., was arrested for two counts of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor so as to endanger a child, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation, the five- and seven-year-old children were transported to the station and their mother was notified;
7:16 p.m.: animal complaint, Papermill School, 148 Paper Mill Road, a caller reports a dog may have been abandoned, see story in the Wednesday edition of The Westfield News;
7:52 p.m.: found property, Holland Avenue, a caller reports finding a bicycle near her home, the responding officer reports the bike was stored for safe keeping;
7:43 p.m.: larceny, Noble Hospital, a callerr reports a family member stole from her while she is in hospital, the responding officer reports the patient said that a niece came to visit her and she subsequently found money to be missing.
