WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Friday, Aug. 22, 2014
1:50 a.m.: assist other police department, Union Street, a patrol officer reports he assisted a state trooper with a field sobriety test, the officer reports the trooper arrested the suspect and his vehicle was towed;
6:15 a.m.: animal complaint, Fremont Street, a caller reports a raccoon stuck under a fence is acting “weirdly”, the responding officer reports the animal was walking in circles and foaming at the mouth, the officer reports he dispatched the animal with his service weapon when it approached him, the resident agreed to dispose of the carcass;
9:28 a.m.: accident, Western Avenue at Lowell Avenue, a caller reports one vehicle is on its roof and the other is smoking after a crash, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters report that nobody was trapped in either vehicle but one person was transported to Noble Hospital, an operator told the responding officer that she had been turning on to Western Avenue from Lowell Avenue but had not seen the other vehicle approaching until she struck it, the second vehicle rolled on to its roof due to the impact, both vehicles were towed to the police impound yard and one of the operators was provided a courtesy transport;
9:33 a.m.: vandalism, Grandmothers Garden, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
10:33 a.m.: abandoned vehicle, Main Street, a caller reports a vehicle has been abandoned in the parking lot of a Main Street restaurant, the responding officer reports there were no plates on the 2005 Lexus car but a pair of expired plates which had last been associated with the car were found in a trash barrel at the restaurant, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard and a criminal complaint was filed against the Worcester resident who is the last registered owner of the vehicle;
2:31 p.m.: larceny, Oaks Trailer Park, 404 Southwick Road, a caller reports his 10 foot johnboat was stolen, the responding officer reports the complainant said that the boat is valued at about $800 and was last seen in place near his trailer about 10 p.m. the night before;
4:37 p.m.: animal complaint, Kittredge Drive, a caller reports taking custody of a stray golden retriever dog, the responding officer reports the dog was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
6:29 p.m.: animal complaint, Miller Street, a patrol officer requests an officer for a man who was bitten by a loose dog, the officer reports the man said that he was walking his pit bull dog mix and Jack Russell terrier when they were attacked by a loose dog, the man was found to have a scratched arm and declined medical assistance, the owner of the loose Pomeranian dog said that her dog had been tethered and she does not know how it got loose, the woman left to seek treatment for her dog which had been bitten and was bleeding;
8:22 p.m.: arrest, Main Street, detectives sought a resident who was the subject of three outstanding warrants which were issued in 2013 and 2014 by the Westfield and Springfield district courts, the woman was found at her last known address, Amanda L. Eicher, 27, of 14 Holland Ave., was arrested on the warrants;
10:13 p.m.: disturbance, Granville Road, a caller reports two persons are fighting at a large bonfire, the responding officer reports he spoke with two neighbors who acknowledged that they had been engaged in a loud altercation but both said that it was entirely verbal, the men were advised to stay away from each other and the fire was extinguished;
11:15 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have suspended registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard.
