WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017
1:20 a.m.: Motor vehicle violation and arrest, Springfield Road. Police reported that a vehicle, initially seen on Union Street that was reportedly in a “bad spot,” had its license plates run by police and police reported the operator reportedly had a warrant for his arrest. Police arrested Andrew Robert Lamothe, 38, of Springfield, on the warrant. The vehicle was also towed.
3:38 a.m.: Motor vehicle violation and arrest, North Elm Street. Police reported that after running a license plate they found that the operator reportedly had a warrant out for his arrest. Police arrested David Oyola, 34, of Springfield, on the warrant. The vehicle was also towed.
12:35 p.m.: Assist citizen, walk-in. Police received a report of a resident who claimed that they were scammed. Police reported that the resident was allegedly giving money transfers through money wires over the past half year out of the country. The total loss was about $5,000, according to police.
1:09 p.m.: Larceny, walk-in. Police received a report from a person who claimed that while at Stop and Shop on Aug. 7, they reportedly went to self-checkout and requested $80 from their account at the checkout. However, they claimed they forgot to take the money from the machine.
1:26 p.m.: Fraud, walk-in. Police received a report from a resident that claimed that fraudulent charges on their debit card had allegedly occurred in Illinois and Indiana.
2:55 p.m.: Accident, Franklin Street and Elm Street. Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident. No injuries were reported but one tow truck was requested.
7:26 p.m.: Fraud, walk-in. Police received a report of a credit card that was allegedly fraudulently used. The resident claimed that they learned of questionable charges on their card and a $950 cash advance was reportedly taken out.
7:34 p.m.: Vandalism, Buck Pond Road. Police received a report of a red hatchback vehicle with a silver hatch that had allegedly “tore the lawn up at the house that is next door.” Police reported about 70 feet of front lawn was damaged. Police in West Springfield reported stopping a vehicle matching the description and the driver admitted to being on Buck Pond Road to Westfield Police, according to the police log. However, no charges were filed at the time of the report.
9:49 p.m.: Accident, Little River Road and Shaker Road. Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident involving a 2014 Honda Civic and a 2010 Ford Escape. No injuries were reported and no tow trucks requested.
