WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014
12:51 a.m.: suspicious person, Paper Mill Elementary School, 148 Paper Mill Road, a patrol officer reports he investigated a male party seen in the parking lot and reports that the man who said that he was walking because he could not sleep was found to be carrying a firearm, a supervisory officer instructed the officer to seize the gun as the man’s license to carry a firearm has been suspended by the chief of police, the officer reports that he man had not been notified of the chief’s actions, the gun was confiscated;
10:21 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Friendly’s Way, 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;
11:08 a.m.: suspicious person, YMCA of Westfield, see story in the Saturday edition of The Westfield News;
11:16 a.m.: suspicious property, Shaker Road, a country club employee reports finding narcotics paraphernalia on the golf course, the responding officer reports the items were disposed of properly;
11:49 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the operator was found to be the subject of an outstanding Connecticut warrant, Albert J. Scafuri, 52, of 22 Feeding Hills Road, was arrested as a fugitive from justice;
1:14 p.m.: larceny, Westfield Vocational Technical High School, 33 Smith Ave., the school resource officer reports the theft of small engines used at the school for instructional purposes, the SRO reports the engines were last seen June 24;
5:30 p.m.: suspicious person, East Main Street, a manager of an East Main Street restaurant reports that a male party in the bathroom may be “huffing” from a can of compressed air, the responding officer reports the man was transported to Noble Hospital, the restaurant management issued him a ‘No trespassing’ order;
10:38 p.m.: liquor law violation, School Street, the community policing supervisor reports he encountered a liquor law violation and a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
10:48 p.m.: liquor law violation, Arnold Street, the community policing supervisor reports he encountered a liquor law violation and a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
10:55 p.m.: liquor law violation, Washington Street, a patrol office reports he observed group of about 25 youths who were younger than the legal drinking age and saw one male party stoop and pick up a sports drink bottle, the officer spoke with the youth who initially dissembled but eventually acknowledged that the beverage included liquor, a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
11:01 p.m.: disturbance, Washington Street, the community policing supervisor reports a gathering of about 25 youths was dispersed;
11:15 p.m.: liquor law violation, Franklin Street, the community policing supervisor reports he encountered a liquor law violation and found that the subject had repeatedly been warned about similar violations, Angela Modzelewski, 19, of 38 Jeremy Drive, East Lyme, Connecticut, was arrested for being a person younger that the legal drinking age in possession of liquor and for consumption of alcohol in public;
11:32 p.m.: found property, Mechanic Street, a patrol officer reports he dispersed a group of 14 youths and a short time later found four backpacks which contained alcohol nearby, the property was stored for safe keeping;
11:43 p.m.: liquor law violation, East Bartlett Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a 20-year-old male party in possession of alcohol and found that the subject had repeatedly been warned about similar violations, Cody C. Nazzaro, 20, of 9 Tanglewood Drive, Chelmsford, was arrested for being a person younger that the legal drinking age in possession of liquor.
