Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday, August 14, 2014
12:58 a.m.: disturbance, Hanover St., caller reported being awoken by a loud noise and saw three men running toward Meadow Street. Westfield Police searched the area and were unable to find the men, but did find a trash barrel that had been knocked over which may have caused the noise.
1:38 a.m.: investigation, N. Elm St., caller reported a sinkhole, about 5.5 feet wide and an unknown depth, with exposed fuel lines at a gas station. Employees at the station coned off the area and said advanced personnel were on their way to assess whether to empty the station’s diesel tanks. Police advised employees to call for assistance.
2:09 a.m.: abnormal behavior, Main St., caller requests an ambulance due to constipation. After hanging up, the caller called again and yelled profanities at dispatchers. Westfield Police arrived at the caller’s residence to check in with caller, who said he was now unsure if he wanted medical attention. Officers initiated a section 12 on the caller, who was transferred to the Westfield Police Station and then sent to the Noble Hospital Emergency Room for a crisis and medical evaluation.
12:47 p.m.: domestic disturbance, Hampden St., caller reported a man at her residence whom she has a restraining order against. Westfield Police Officers arrived on the scene and told the man they could not serve him the order because they didn’t have it on hand, but the man agreed to leave. Officers advised him of the conditions of the order.
7:43 p.m.: harassment, Main St., caller reported a man has been harassing him by watching him with binoculars on two occasions, when he was walking his dog and when he was in his home. Westfield Police advised the caller to seek a harassment order from Westfield District Court.
10:33 p.m.: shoplifting, Springfield Rd., loss prevention officer at Springfield Road retailer called Westfield Police that he had a shoplifter in custody who had stolen $13 worth of merchandise, which the store had recovered. The shoplifter was issued a trespass order by Westfield Police and left the store.
