WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014
1:14 a.m.: traffic complaint, Montgomery Street, a caller reports his vehicle struck a large rock in the roadway and he observed three male parties run toward the high school, the responding officer reports he found a rock on the side of the roadway but also found two mailboxes in the roadway which had been knocked off their posts;
8:35 a.m.: vandalism, Furrowtown Road, a caller reports his mailbox was apparently struck by a baseball bat and damaged overnight, the caller does not require a formal report but wants the damage documented;
8:40 a.m.: vandalism, Hagan Avenue, a caller reports his mailbox was struck by a large rock and damaged overnight, the caller does not require a formal report but wants the damage documented;
8:45 a.m.: disturbance, Day Avenue, a caller reports neighbors with a history of domestic violence are screaming at each other, the responding officer reports the male party was found to be too intoxicated to care for himself and was placed in protective custody;
11:04 a.m.: harassment, Notre Dame Apartments, 27 Collins St., a caller reports she is being harassed by her child’s father, the responding officer reports he found no evidence of harassment and no charges were filed;
11:36 a.m.: assist citizen, Union Street at Union Avenue, a caller reports she accidently struck a trash can with her wheelchair and has knocked it into the street, the responding officer reports that he moved the trash can out of the street and notified the DPW that it is damaged;
3:08 p.m.: recreational vehicle complaint, East Mountain Road, a caller reports two quad ATVs are operating on East Mountain Road weaving in and out of traffic, the responding ATV patrol officer reports a West Springfield resident with a suspended license was found to be operating an unregistered ATV, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
4:54 p.m.: assist resident, South Maple Street, a caller reports she has locked her keys inside her vehicle, the responding deputy fire chief reports entry was made;
5:24 p.m.: recreational vehicle complaint, Pequot Pond, North Road, a boat patrol officer reports an underage youth was found to be operating a jet ski, the officer reports the boy’s father was advised and the boy stopped using the water craft;
7:17 p.m.: larceny, Butler Street, a caller reports tires were stolen, the responding officer reports tires which had been on his property were stolen sometime since the previous evening;
7:25 p.m.: suspicious person, Union Street, a caller reports a passenger of a car pulled over on Union Street appears to be aiming a rifle with a telescopic sight at geese, the responding officer reports that the rifle was found to be a pellet gun, no animals were found to have been injured;
10:32 p.m.: found property, Southwick Road, a caller reports finding a wallet, the responding officer reports the owner could not be immediately contacted and it was stored for safekeeping.
