WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Saturday, April 5, 2014
12:41 a.m.: disturbance, Lincoln Street, a caller reports an overly loud college-aged party is disturbing his peace, the responding officer reports a gathering of about 100 people was dispersed and the tenant was advised of the potential repercussions of a similar complaint;
12:43 a.m.: disturbance, Frederick Street, a caller reports her former boyfriend is attempting to break down her door, the responding officer reports the male party complained that he has been living at the address for two months and now the leaseholder will not let him retrieve his possessions, the officer reports both parties were advised of their civil options and that the man should coordinate pickup of his property via the domestic violence advocate, the male party left to spend the night with a relative, the complainant came to the station later in the morning to inquire about obtaining a protective order, the officer referred the woman to the domestic violence advocate and the district court, the officer reports the male party has been trying to retrieve property without cooperation from the female party who had acknowledged that he left a backpack at her apartment, the officer reports the woman “stormed out of the station’s lobby” when he advised her that problems might be solved if she surrendered the man’s backpack;
1:36 a.m.: breaking and entering, Clark Street, a caller reports he came home to find his smartphone and video game system missing, the responding detective reports that the incident is related to an ongoing investigation by the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau, see 8:57 a.m. entry;
2:18 a.m.: disturbance, Orange Street, a caller reports she observed a male party trying to get into a neighbor’s house before he ran away, had a brief fight with an unknown party, returned with a baseball bat and eventually entered the house, the responding officer reports the suspect was found to be in possession of a pizza, no bat was in evidence, however, he became irate while the officer asked him about the incident, threw down the pizza and his wallet and advanced on the officer in a threatening manner, the man disregarded instructions to stop and calm and was subdued by officers present, Joel P. Townson, 29, of 23 Pine Dale Circle, was arrested for disorderly conduct;
4:42 a.m.: assist other police department, Westfield State University, 577 Western Ave., WSU police request the use of a cell for a female party under arrest for assault and battery, a cell monitor was provided;
7:47 a.m.: violation of a protective order, Woodland Avenue, a resident came to the station to report that a relative violated the ‘No contact’ clause of an active protective order by sending her a text message, a criminal complaint was filed;
8:05 a.m.: animal complaint, Montgomery Road, a caller reports she has taken custody of a mixed breed stray dog with a growth on its back, a responding animal control officer reports the dog was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
8:37 a.m.: fraud, Orange Street, a detective of the financial crimes unit reports that a person suspected of a larceny has been under investigation for reported theft of checks, the detective reports that the man associates with a relative of the victim and he found probable cause sufficient to arrest Patrick M. Greaney, 25, of 90 Orange St., for two charges of larceny of property valued more than $250 by a single scheme and three charges of uttering a false check;
10:57 a.m.: animal complaint, Pochassic Street, a caller reports she and her dog were attacked by another dog as they ran past the other dog’s home, the responding officer reports the complainant said that the suspect dog bit her dog and pulled out a clump of hair but did not break the skin, the resident said that her three-year-old son had accidentally allowed here dog to escape the house and said that her dog was playing with the passing dog, the discussion apparently deteriorated when both parties used undiplomatic language, the officer advised the resident to get her dog vaccinated and licensed and informed her that her dog must be quarantined inside her home until an animal control officer investigates the incident;
1:36 p.m.: unwanted guest, Econo Lodge, 2 Southampton Road ,a caller from a motel reports a man who has overstayed his payment refuses to leave, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
3:57 p.m.: disturbance, a caller reports a large gathering of college-aged youths who have a bonfire, the responding officer reports he found a quiet gathering of about 10 neighbors who were all of legal drinking age, the fire was extinguished;
5:16 p.m.: disturbance, Meadow Street, a caller reports a physical altercation between two men at the corner of Meadow and White Street, the responding officer reports that the combatants were separated, a routine check revealed one party to be the subject of an outstanding warrant, Yevgeniy A. Solokhin, was arrested on a warrant issued in 2013 by Holyoke District Court, the other party was deemed to be too intoxicated to care for himself and was placed in protective custody;
7:04 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Westfield Industrial Park Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating with an expired inspection sticker, the vehicle was stopped and the operator’s license was found to be suspended, Jose Javier Ramos, 25, of 50 Southampton Road, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
7:21 p.m.: breaking and entering a motor vehicle, North Road, a caller reports two vehicles parked at a church were broken into and property was stolen, the responding officer reports he was told that windows on two vehicles were broken, wallets, cash and an iPod were stolen from the vehicles;
8:24 p.m.: assault, Washington House, 16 Washington St., a caller reports he was punched by a male party he identified, the responding officer reports the caller does not wish to pursue criminal charges but hopes the officer can tell the suspect that he will not be welcome at the apartment again that night, the officer was unable to locate the suspect.
