WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014
1:32 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Chapman Playground, a patrol officer reports a routine check of the playground revealed two persons playing basketball, the officer reports the men were advised that city parks close at dusk and they left the area;
2:15 a.m.: breaking and entering, Little River Road, an alarm company reports a glass break alarm at a convenience store, the responding officer reports that the front window was smashed but no entry appeared to have been made;
10:02 a.m.: larceny, East Main Street, a resident came to the station to report that money was withdrawn from her account at an ATM, the responding officer reports the woman had reported the incident to her bank and was advise d to also report it to police;
12:48 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration as found to be expired, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
1:59 p.m.: officer wanted, Bellview Drive, a patrol officer reports he was flagged down by a woman who said that three signs advertising an open house at a house she is the real estate agent for have been stolen, the responding officer reports his investigation found that three signs which appeared to be the ones missing had been posted at a Lockhouse Road address, the signs were recovered and returned to the owner;
2:22 p.m.: officer wanted, East Main Street, a caller reports persons are removing items from a charitable collection bin, the responding officer reports he found two persons examining items stacked next to the bin who were advised that removal of donated items would be larceny, the persons left the area;
2:35 p.m.: attempted larceny, North Elm Street, a caller reports that his bike was stolen, the responding officer reports the caller said that a female party had been seen riding his bicycle away from a store by persons who knew she was not the owner, the witnesses recovered the bike which was returned to its owner, the woman had left the area prior to the officer’s arrival;
3:58 p.m.: larceny, Lockhouse Road, a caller reports items were stolen by a suspect who fled into the woods, the responding officer reports the caller said that a fishing scale was stolen from his boat while he was fishing, the man pointed out persons who had been seen near his boat and one admitted taking the scale, the man returned the scale and apologized, the victim asked for no additional action;
5:33 p.m.: found property, Russellville Road, a resident came to the station to surrender a wallet reportedly found on Russellville Road, the responding officer reports the owner of the wallet could not be immediately contacted and it was stored for safekeeping;
8:48 p.m.: incapacitated person, North Elm Street, a caller from a North Elm Street bar reports an intoxicated female party is attempting to drive away from the bar, the responding officer reports he was told that the woman became upset when the bartender refused to serve her and left on foot, the woman was found on North Elm Street and deemed to be too intoxicated to care for herself, the woman was placed in protective custody and the officer helped the bar staff arrange for her vehicle to be towed from the parking lot.
