WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Saturday, April 12, 2014
12:46 a.m.: disturbance, Hampden Street, a caller reports a loud college-aged party, see story in the Tuesday edition of The Westfield News;
1:26 a.m.: assault, Franklin Street, a caller reports an unknown woman punched his face and walked away, the responding officer reports the caller said that he had been walking with friends when they encountered two women, the man said that the groups exchanged words and one of the women punched him before they walked away, a search of the area did not reveal any suspects;
1:43 a.m.: suspicious person, Franklin Street, multiple callers report a gathering in the area and one caller reports she was assaulted by her boyfriend, the responding officer reports he encountered a visibly upset and crying woman who said that she had been walking home with two friends when they encountered a known couple, the woman said that she asked a simple question and one of the persons picked her up and threw her to the ground, the officer reports the suspect had left the area, a criminal complaint was filed;
2:54 a.m.: incapacitated person, Bush Street at Holland Avenue, a caller reports a male party lying in the roadway is screaming, the responding officer reports he found a man in the road who was reluctant to return to consciousness, the man was transported to Noble Hospital for treatment but was still unable to care for himself when released, the man was placed in protective custody;
6:29 a.m.: assist other police department, Dubois Street, an Agawam officer reports the recovery of a stolen car which as been stripped, the responding officer reports the that the owner had not known the car he had recently rebuilt had been stolen from its storage facility, the man said he had last seen the car on Friday;
9:51 a.m.: animal complaint, Western Avenue, a caller reports a skunk in her backyard appears to be ill, the responding officer reports the skunk was dispatched and the carcass was removed to the landfill;
10:52 a.m.: violation of a protective order, Bush Street, a caller reports his estranged wife violated a protective order, the responding officer reports the man said that the woman violated the ‘No contact’ clause of the order by parking in his driveway, a criminal complaint was filed;
1:02 p.m.: trespassing, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road Department store reports a campsite has been established near the store, the responding officer reports the campsite was located but was not inhabited, store officials request that anybody found there be served with a ‘No trespassing’ order;
2:04 p.m.: animal complaint, Ponders Hollow Road, a caller reports her seven-year-old daughter was bitten on her cheek by a dog from Tannery Road, the responding officer reports the girl was taken to hospital by her family, an animal control officer advised that the dog be quarantined in its home until Monday when an animal control officer will investigate the situation;
3:50 p.m.: disturbance, Danek Drive, a caller reports her boyfriend is intoxicated and laid hands on her, the responding officer reports the man was found to be too intoxicated to care for himself and he was placed in protective custody;
4:01 p.m.: recreational vehicle complaint, disused railroad bridge, North Elm Street, a bike patrol officer reports that as he was addressing two persons climbing a pier of the bridge the 16-year-old operator of a dirt bike drove up to him, the vehicle was found to be unregistered and the officer escorted the boy as he walked his motorcycle to his home where the officer discussed his infraction with his mother;
5:13 p.m.: larceny, Stanley Park, 400 Western Ave., a resident came to the station to complain that her purse was stolen, the responding officer reports the woman said that she left her purse briefly unattended at the park and found it gone when she returned to it;
7:10 p.m.: fire, Broadway, a caller reports a possible brush fire, the responding deputy fire chief reports the resident was advised to extinguish the contained fire;
7:25 p.m.: fire, Little River Road, multiple callers reports heavy smoke in the area, the responding firefighters report the homeowner extinguished the fire;
8:38 p.m.: assist resident, East Mountain Road, a caller requests an officer to help him recover property from his home, the responding officer report the man said that his wife locked him out of their home and refuses to let him have his baseball cap, the officer reports the man got his hat and left he area;
8:50 p.m.: unwanted guest, Frederick Street, a caller reports an older unkempt man walked into her apartment, the responding officer reports the caller said the man had left the caller’s apartment but was found in the building, the man was highly intoxicated and said he was looking for a friend’s residence, the man was placed in protective custody;
11:04 p.m.: disturbance, Noble Street, a caller reports a noisy party, an officer working an alcohol enforcement detail reports that he observed two men on the corner of Noble Street and McKinley Terrace and one was drinking from a can of beer, the officer reports the highly cooperative man stated he was 20-years-old and said that he was visiting WSU friends, the man pointed to a house where a party was obviously underway when asked where he was visiting, a city ordinance violation citation was issued, the hosts at the party cooperated with police efforts to disperse their guests;
11:42 p.m.: disturbance, Mechanic Street, a caller reports a loud college-aged party, the responding officers report the party was dispersed.
