WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013
11:38 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Feeding Hills Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired, the vehicle was towed;
2:59 p.m.: animal complaint, Westfield Animal Shelter, 178 Apremont Way, the animal control officer reports a person came to the station to surrender a miniature pinscher dog reportedly found in the Kasper Street area;
5:45 p.m.: alarm, Main Street, a panic alarm was received from a Main Street liquor store, the responding officer reports the clerk said that he refused to sell beer to a person who was without proper proof of age, the clerk said that the customer complained that he had not been served because of his medical condition, the man was asked to leave the store and did so;
7:48 p.m.: identity fraud, Marcellus, N.Y., a person reported online that he was advised that his credit card had been used to make an on-line purchase which would be picked up at a Springfield Road department store, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau and the store management was notified to call police if the merchandise is claimed;
8:25 p.m.: identity fraud, Rohnert Park, Calif., a caller reports that he was his credit card was used in Arizona make an online purchase which would be picked up at a Springfield Road department store, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau and the store management was notified to call police if the merchandise is claimed;
9:49 p.m.: breaking and entering, George Street, a caller reports somebody broke into his car, the responding officer reports the caller said that he looked outside and saw a male party in the back seat of his vehicle, the man said the suspect fled on foot when the resident went outside, the man said he gave chase but abandoned the chase when he saw the man was holding something he feared was a knife, a smartphone was found to have been stolen from the car which had been parked in the driveway but apparently was not locked.
