WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday April 24, 2014
12:06 a.m.: traffic complaint, Russellville Road, a caller reports a car struck her mailbox and trash can, the caller does not require a formal report but said she wanted police to be aware of the incident in case of others, a second caller made a similar report, the responding officer reports he found several trash cans on their sides but only one was in the roadway, the officer said he uprighted that container and picked up the spilled refuse, other receptacles were found to have been knocked over on North Road but an offending vehicle was not found;
7:08 a.m.: animal complaint, Southampton Road, a caller reports that a dog was struck by a vehicle, the responding officer reports a passerby stayed with the dog to assist until the animal control officer responded, the ACO reports the dog was transported to Blandford Animal Hospital where its owners took custody of it;
7:32 a.m.: school investigation, Westfield High School, a school resource officer reports he heard a whisper that a pupil had brought a BB pistol to school, the SRO officer reports he investigated and school officials examined a boy’s backpack to find a black BB pistol, the SRO report the orange safety ring had been removed from the barrel making the pistol appear to be an actual .45 caliber automatic pistol, the boy was suspended from school and criminal charges are pending;
11:51 a.m.: fire, Apremont Way at Long Pond Road, multiple callers report a brush fire, dual response dispatched, the responding officer reports the fire was in the state boat launch area, the responding fire captain reports the fire involved an area of about 150 feet by 30 feet and a line of posts along the roadway was also involved, all visible fire was extinguished and the remaining water in the engine’s tank was expended to wet down the area, a caller at 2:35 p.m. reported that the fire had rekindled and firefighters responded to find that a post had burned almost entirely through and was removed, the hot spots were extinguished;
12:54 p.m.: fire, Hillside Road, a caller reports a brush fire, the responding fire captain reports firefighters arrived to find that the resident had the fire knocked down;
5:55 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Columbia Street at Dartmouth Street, 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;
6:08 p.m.: vandalism, Main Street, a Murray Avenue resident came to the station to report that her vehicle was damaged by a BB impact, the complainant does not require a formal report but wants the incident to be documented;
6:18 p.m.: animal complaint, Old Holyoke Road, a caller reports her dog was attacked by a loose pit bull dog, the officer reports that the caller said that her dog was attacked while walking in the ‘Bear hole’ area near the West Springfield line, the caller said a couple with the offending dog left walking toward the town line, the responding detective reports the incident occurred in West Springfield, the caller’s dog suffered no visible injuries and West Springfield police were notified;
6:20 p.m.: fire, Main Street, a caller reports that mulch is on fire near a Main Street bus stop, the responding firefighters report the fire was extinguished;
6:32 p.m.: liquor law violation, Franklin Street, the community policing supervisor reports that a city ordinance violation citation was issued near a Franklin Street liquor store;
6:57 p.m.: liquor law violation, Franklin Street, the community policing supervisor reports that a city ordinance violation citation was issued near a Franklin Street liquor store;
7:09 p.m.: liquor law violation, North Elm Street, a community policing officer reports that a person was seen to exit a liquor store with beer and put it in a waiting vehicle, the officer reports that the passenger was found to be 21-years-old but the operator was only 19-years-old, a city ordinance violation citation was issued to the operator for being a person younger than the legal drinking age in constructive possession of alcohol, the beer was seized and properly disposed of;
9:21 p.m.: liquor law violation, Franklin Street, a community policing officer reports that the operator of a motor vehicle was seen to enter a liquor store and return with beer which he placed within reach of a passenger who had stayed in the car, the officer reports he and a colleague spoke with both vehicle occupants and found the passenger to be 19-years-old, a city ordinance violation citation was issued to the passenger for being a person younger than the legal drinking age in constructive possession of alcohol, the beer was seized and properly disposed of;
9:34 p.m.: liquor law violation, Main Street, a patrol officer reports that he and a colleague observed two persons standing behind a pickup truck pour liquid from a half gallon alcohol container into a water bottle, the officer reports a suspect denied possession of alcohol despite the fact that there was a half gallon of rum bottle in plain view, both persons were served with city ordinance violation citations;
9:54 p.m.: vandalism, East Main Street, a caller from an East Main Street business reports an occupant of a described vehicle threw eggs at the storefront, the officer reports there was no structural damage to the building and a search of the area did not yield a suspect vehicle;
10:10 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Franklin Street, the community policing supervisor reports a person was seen to be urinating in public, a city ordinance violation citation was filed;
11:04 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Park Square, a patrol officer reports he observed persons using the city’s Green as a skateboard park, the officer reports he advised the persons of the relevant city ordinances and the possible consequences of violating those ordinance, the skate boarders were cooperative and left without incident;
11:25 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Franklin Street, the community policing supervisor reports a liquor law violation was found and a city ordinance violation citation was filed.
