WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Monday, Aug. 4, 2014
1:09 a.m.: traffic complaint, Moseley Avenue, a patrol officer reports he encountered an unattended running vehicle parked in the roadway of Moseley Street with music blaring so loudly the car was shaking, the officer found the operator engaged in a temper tantrum because he had received a parking ticket earlier, the officer reports that the man was so hostile when he approached that he drew his Taser and ordered the man back into his car, the man left the area;
1:42 a.m.: incapacitated person, Elm Street, a caller reports an apparently incapacitated person is on a bench behind an Arnold Street bar, the responding officer reports the man was found to be too intoxicated to care for himself and nobody could be found to care for him, the man was placed in protective custody;
5:15 a.m.: abandoned 911 call, an emergency dispatcher reports that a caller asked what time it was and hung up, the responding officer reports the identified man said that he had called 911 because he didn’t know what time it was, the officer reports that the man was briefed on the proper use of the 911 system;
6:54 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Root Road at Medeiros Way, a patrol officer reports he stopped a car which had been traveling at 59 mph in a 40 mph zone, the operator presented a New York state identification card and was found to be unlicensed, a criminal complaint was filed and the car was towed to the police impound yard;
10:03 a.m.: attempted breaking and entering, Franklin Street, a caller reports vandalism to a window box and a possible attempted break-in, the responding officer reports an attempt appears to have been made to enter the store by digging underneath the window to breach the wall, no entry was gained and the case was referred to the detective bureau;
10:19 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he stopped a pickup truck for speeding and discovered that the vehicle was uninsured, unregistered and the plates had been issued for another vehicle, the truck was towed to the police impound yard;
11:47 a.m.: fraud, Warfield Drive, a resident came to the station to complain of unauthorized charges to her credit card, the responding officer reports the complainant said that she was notified by a credit card company she does not do business with of an attempt to open a credit card account with her personal information, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
12:21 p.m.: disturbance, Elm Street, a caller reports four men are fighting on Elm Street, the respond officer reports he encountered three known men who said that a fourth man who they pointed out further down the street had approached them and “eyeballed” one of them before punching two of them, the officer spoke with the man who said he was “just walking”, the man was found to be the subject of a warrant issued in 2013 by Springfield District Court, Thomas Geas, 44, of 36 Lee Lang Terrace, West Springfield, was arrested for assault and battery and on the warrant;
4:23 p.m.: arrest, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a known male party believed to be the subject of an outstanding warrant, Moise Lopez, 46, of 9 Clark St., was arrested on the want which was issued this year by the Westfield District Court;
5:53 p.m.: identity fraud, Bailey Drive, a resident came to the station to complain of unauthorized use of her credit card, the responding officer reports the woman said that her card had been fraudulently used extensively out-of-state, the account was closed;
10:00 p.m.: vandalism, Munger Hill Road, a caller reports youths threw eggs at his vehicle as he was turning from Ridgecrest Drive to Munger Hill Road, the responding officer reports the caller said that no lasting damage appears to have been inflicted, the officer reports he discovered two youths who admitted to throwing eggs and promised to apologize to the victim in the morning.
