WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014
9:32 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Silver Street at Cleveland Avenue, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance, the plates were seized, a criminal complaint was filed, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard and the operator was provided a courtesy transport to a Knollwood Drive address;
10:01 a.m.: accident, King Street at Washington Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic accident, the responding officer reports no injuries were reported, the officer found that a vehicle stopped at Central Street was waved into the intersection by the operator of an unidentified vehicle and it was struck by a vehicle southbound on Washington Street, both vehicles were towed from the scene;
11:25 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard ;
12:40 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southampton Road, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have expired registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard ;
1:45 p.m.: larceny, Court Street, a caller reports that he went to the drive-up window of his bank to make a cash deposit and the teller’s count of the money he provided differed from his, the responding officer reports that he was told that the teller and her supervisor recounted the money with the same result and he asked that it to be returned to him, the man said that when the money was returned it was less than what the teller had reported it to be and when he went into the bank to discuss the shortage the missing funds were returned to him, he was told that the cash had been stuck in the pneumatic tube, the man said that a bank official said that their security video would be reviewed after a police report was filed;
1:54 p.m.: breaking and entering, Stanley Park, 400 Western Ave., a Huntington resident came to he station to report that her purse was stolen from her car while it was parked at the park, the responding officer reports the woman said that there were no signs of forcible entry and her young passengers may have failed to lock a door, the woman said she had left her purse under a seat and found it missing upon her return;
2:23 p.m.: found property, Main Street, a woman who declined to identify herself surrendered a credit card she reported finding on Main Street, the owner was contacted and came to collect her property, the woman said she would check to see if there had been any fraudulent activity on the account;
2:34 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Noble Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the officer reports that the vehicle was operated by an unlicensed 14-year-old boy, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard, a criminal complaint was filed against an uncle of a passenger who had allowed operation of the car;
3:52 p.m.: fraud, Ponders Hollow Road, a resident said that a friend of a relative with a history of drug dependency stole and cashed his checks, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he noticed that property had been disturbed so he checked his belongings and found that two blank checks were missing, the man checked with his bank and found that a known person had cashed one of the checks, the case was referred to the Detective Bureau;
5:53 p.m.: lost property, Court Street, a resident came to the station to report that she inadvertently left her wallet on a PVTA bus, the responding officer reports the woman said that after she realized she had left her wallet on the bus she waited for its return and the driver allowed her to search unsuccessfully for her missing wallet;
6:15 p.m.: animal complaint, Arnold Street, a caller reports two cats are leashed inside a vehicle which also contains caged rats, a representative of the Westfield Homeless Cat Project responded to take custody of the cats and an ACO took custody of the rats, the officer reports he was able to speak with the owner of the truck who said that she is homeless and lives in her truck, the woman was advised of the disposition of the animals and agreed that it was more humane than what she is able to provide for them;
6:20 p.m.: larceny, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 21 S. Broad St., a Ludlow resident came to the station to complain that his wallet was stolen from the ice arena, the responding officer reports that the man said that he had left his wallet in an unlocked locker and found it gone upon his return;
6:21 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed and stopped the car, a routine check revealed that the operator was unlicensed, Jose Burgos, 19, of 194 Mass. Ave., Springfield, was arrested for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and for speeding;
10:15 p.m.: larceny, Union Street, a caller reports his bicycle was stolen, the responding officer reports his investigation is incomplete.
