WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Friday, Aug. 1, 2014
12:46 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed on Arnold Street and observed erratic operation as he followed it to North Elm Street, the vehicle was stopped and the officer immediately noticed signs of alcohol intoxication, the operator failed a field sobriety test, Allen E. Hackett, 54, of 28 Mt. Laurel Drive, Russell, was arrested for operating under the influence of liquor (a third offense), negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation;
6:34 a.m.: larceny, Tannery Road, a caller reports five fishing rods were stolen, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he left his fishing equipment on the tree belt while he went back inside for a few minutes and returned to find five rods valued at about $600 were missing;
4:17 p.m.: liquor law violation, railroad right-of-way, Elm Street, a community policing officer reports he encountered a known party sitting on a rail drinking from a can of beer who immediately started to dump out his beer and said he would leave when he saw the officer, a city ordinance violation citation for possession of an open container of alcohol in public was issued;
5:34 p.m.: animal complaint, Dana Street, a caller reports a sick or injured baby skunk by the side of the road, the responding officer reports that although the animal appeared to be in need of dispatch it was unsafe for him to fire his weapon, the officer reports nature was left to take its course;
11:19 p.m.: weather complaint, Western Avenue at Northwest Road, multiple callers report the roadway is obstructed by a fallen tree or limb, the responding officer requests a DPW response although the road was passable, a crew responded and the tree was removed by 12:51 a.m.;
11:28 p.m.: weather complaint, Granville Road at Apple Orchard Heights, a caller report the roadway is obstructed by a fallen tree or limb, a DPW crew responded and the tree was removed by 12:28 a.m.
