WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Friday, Aug. 29, 2014
3:23 a.m.: vandalism, Westfield Vocational Technical High School, Smith Avenue, a patrol office reports vandalism at the upper campus, the officer reports that graffiti was applied with spray paint;
8:01 a.m.: animal complaint, Granville Road, a caller reports a skunk is having a seizure, the responding animal control officer reports the animal was transported to the Twiss Street transfer station;
9:23 a.m.: larceny, Court Street, a caller reports that he returned from a brief absence to find that his live-in girlfriend had stolen his television and “used all of the money up” on his EBT card, the responding officer reports the television belongs to a relative who reclaimed it and detectives are investigating the allegations relative to the EBT card;
10:08 a.m.: assist citizen, School Street, a caller requests assistance recovering his medications from a residence where he is no longer welcome, the responding officer reports that the man gathered most of his belongings but said that some had been withheld, the resident said he does not want the man at his apartment and was advised to seek a ‘No trespassing’ or harassment order;
12:49 p.m.: larceny, Turnpike Industrial Road, a caller reports copper was stolen from an industrial facility, see story in the Wednesday edition of The Westfield News;
6:27 p.m.: disturbance, Meadow Street, a caller from a Meadow Street bar reports a fistfight outside, the responding officer reports he spoke with both combatants and found that the two men have an ongoing financial dispute, both men were advised of their civil options;
8:20 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Mountain Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the operator was found to be unlicensed and a criminal complaint was filed, the vehicle was towed;
10:26 p.m.: fireworks complaint, Tow Path Lane, a caller reports fireworks in the area, the responding officer reports he spoke with a resident at the indicated address who said that she and her guests had been lighting sparklers and throwing ‘snaps’ but there are no fireworks left, the woman was advised of the possible repercussions of fireworks use.
