Emergency Response and Crime Report
Monday, August 11, 2014
12:01 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm St., Westfield Police stop a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe for failure to obey traffic signals. Citation issued.
1:06 a.m.: suspicious person, Broad St., Westfield Police observed a man walking in Park Square after receiving a report of a suspicious person near the Westfield Fire Department Headquarters. An officer made contact with the man and informed him that he was in violation of a city trespassing ordinance in city parks after dark. The man said he was unaware of the bylaw, but was cooperative and left the area.
8:04 a.m.: domestic disturbance, Union St., dispatch received a 911 call from a location with a history of domestic disturbances. Upon arriving, Westfield Police found a man and a woman, who said there had been a verbal argument. Both denied calling 911.
10.06 a.m.: animal complaint, Cleveland Ave., An anonymous female caller is reported a small dog entangled in chains wrapped around some chairs. The caller went to the home to try making contact with the owner and is concerned the dog might hang itself. Animal control was dispatched and reported that both dogs were back in the house. They said they would be attempting to contact the owner of the dogs as they were not home.
2:57 p.m.: shoplifting, Main St., Caller from a Main Street supermarket reported that they have a shoplifter in their custody and is being cooperative. Westfield Police arrived and served the shoplifter a trespass notice before escorting them out of the store.
3:52 p.m.: accident, North Elm St. at Princeton St., Caller reported a two-car accident between a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro and a 2007 Honda Civic in the area with no injuries. Westfield Police requested an ambulance for one of the motorists complaining about head and neck pain. Patient refused medical transport.
4:55 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southampton Rd., a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro was issued a civil citation for traveling 70 mph in a posted 40 mph zone.
5:43 p.m.: accident, Dartmouth St. at Notre Dame St., Westfield Police received a report of a property damage accident involving a 2011 Toyota 4Runner and a 1990 Honda Civic. One of the vehicles was traveling westbound on Notre Dame. Accident occurred when the front passenger-side bumper of one vehicle struck the front drivers side bumper of the other. There were no injuries and both vehicles were driven from the scene.
7:10 p.m.: unwanted guest, Woodland Ave., caller reported that a woman is back on her property, who had previously been living with a dog in a tent behind the house. Police had recently been called to this address for a larceny complaint, in which an animal control officer took possession of the dog. The unwanted guest said that she was here with her friend taking care of her recently-widowed grandmother, who suffers from dementia. The woman’s grandmother issued a no-trespass order to the unwanted guest, who left the property without issue.
