WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Sunday, April 13, 2014
12:53 a.m.: disturbance, Ashley Street, a caller reports a college-aged person in the area is urinating and vomiting in residents’ yards and making noise, a responding officer reports that a tenant who answered the door at the apparent source of the disturbance said that he had five guests but officers eventually observed about 100 persons leave the house, an officer observed one person finish and discard a can of beer and the officer found the man to be 20-years-old, city ordinance violation citations were issued;
1:22 a.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports a shoplifter fled from store officials, the responding officer reports employees said that a shoplifter had pushed a shopping cart with merchandise out of the store and fled when employees attempted to stop him, the man reportedly grabbed one item from the cart when he abandoned it due to the pursuit and left in a described car, the officer was told that the fleeing vehicle struck the abandoned cart and knocked it into an employee’s parked car;
1:59 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Main Street, an off-duty officer reports he was operating his personal vehicle on East Main Street when the operator of a car in front of his abruptly activated the brakes, drove over the center median, crossed into the opposing traffic lane and pulled off the road, the responding officer reports the operator said that he lost control of the vehicle because his girlfriend elected to execute an intimate expression of affection while riding in the car with her head in his lap, the owner of the car was found to be the passenger who claimed responsibility for her boyfriend’s erratic operation and said that she had initiated and performed the intimate service, the officer advised the couple to “get a room” so as not to endanger the motoring public;
2:57 a.m.: disturbance, Franklin Street, a caller reports that an earlier verbal disturbance officers had responded to has again flared up and the male party is banging on the door of the apartment, the responding officer reports the unruly man was found at the residence, Victor M. Morales, 36, of 140 Union St., was arrested for disorderly conduct;
10:48 a.m.: threat to commit a crime, Plantation Circle, a resident came to the station to complain that a former boyfriend has sent her threatening text messages, the responding officer reports he was unable to immediately contact the suspect but left a message asking the man to contact him;
12:10 p.m.: found property, Old Farm Road, a caller reports finding a bicycle near the woods in his backyard, the responding officer reports the bike was transported to the station for safekeeping;
1:21 p.m.: trespass, tin Bridge, Ponders Hollow Road, an anonymous caller reports that a truck has become mired at the tin bridge area, the responding officer reports he found that the truck found to have become stuck in the mud the night before was towed out, the owner was advised that the area is closed for construction and warned that he had been trespassing;
3:25 p.m.: animal complaint, Cortez Street, a caller reports a skunk in his backyard seems unable to get up, the responding officer reports he was able to approach within a few feet of the skunk and saw bones protruding from the skunk’s back, the animal was dispatched and the resident agreed to dispose of the carcass;
4:09 p.m.: larceny, Westfield State University, 577 Western Avenue, a person came to the station to report that his cellphone was stolen about two weeks earlier and he believes it has been advertised for sale on an Internet site, the case was referred to the detective bureau;
4:29 p.m.: larceny, Russell Road, a resident reports via the online reporting option that a person who borrowed her cellphone refuses to return it, the case was referred to the patrol division;
7:27 p.m.: fire, Morris Avenue, a caller reports smoke from a neighbor’s fire is entering his home, the responding fire captain reports that the relevant resident agreed to extinguish the fire;
7:41 p.m.: fire, Roosevelt Avenue, a caller reports a neighbor is burning brush, the responding firefighters report the resident was advised to extinguish his fire;
8:48 p.m.: fire, McKinley Terrace, a caller reports he is concerned that a neighbor’s burning brush pile is too close to his home and vehicle, the responding fire captain reports the resident was advised to extinguish his fire;
9:19 p.m.: noise complaint, Verona Street, a caller reports that several youths have used vehicles to illuminate a ball field while they play and their radios are disturbing her peace, the responding officer reports one radio was playing loudly and the owner immediately turned it off;
11:31 p.m.: disturbance, Meadow Street, a caller reports excessive noise and annoying activity coming from a college-aged party, the responding officer reports about 20 youths were outside listening to music which was not excessively loud but sufficient to be disturbing to neighbors given the hour, the participants agreed to end their gathering.
