9:04 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Route 187 at Little River Road, officers stopped a 2010 Ford Escape with expired registration, vehicle was towed,
11:09 a.m.: animal complaint, Elm Street, animal control officer is in route to a gas station that has a raccoon in a dumpster behind the store, upon arrival a pedestrian said that employees of the store were able to get the raccoon out of the dumpster,
11:53 a.m.: downed lines, Washington Street, walk-in reports a downed power line on King Street, officer is reporting that it is a cable line that he safely removed from the street and placed out of the way,
12:20 p.m.: animal complaint, East Silver Street, caller reports being attacked by a dog, that the dog’s owners have taken it away, and that she doesn’t require any medical attention at this time, animal control officer arrived on scene and reports that because the dog didn’t break the skin, there is no need to quarantine it and that the dog’s owner is on their way to license it,
1:10 p.m.: disabled auto, Springfield Road, detective reports a disabled vehicle in the Walmart parking lot, Michael’s Towing has been notified and is in route, vehicle is unregistered and uninsured,
1:21 p.m.: shoplifting, Springfield Road, employee of a Springfield Road retailer reports witnessing a woman shoplifting, states that he doesn’t know what she stole but that she put something in her purse and left the store, employee reports the license number of the vehicle she left in and that she turned right onto Springfield Road, dispatch contacted West Springfield Police and gave vehicle description, vehicle was later stopped by West Springfield Police, officers arrived on scene with stopped vehicle and issued a criminal complaint,
5:17 p.m.: animal complaint, Sycamore Street, caller reports he has a black labrador retriever in his possession that doesn’t belong to him and and believes it to belong to a woman on Williams Street, officer is attempting to return the dog,
5:54 p.m.: downed lines, St. Paul Street, caller reports a cable wire going into a home on St. Paul Street, that it is laying flat and is not a hazard, Comcast was notified,
7:12 p.m.: larceny, Southampton Road, caller reports someone had stolen the lock off her grill worth $5 and that nothing else seems to be out of order at the present time, caller just wanted the theft documented,
7:24 p.m.: larceny, Parker Avenue, caller reports that his son’s bicycle was stolen several weeks ago and that a boy down the road is riding his son’s bicycle, when he confronted the boy he said he didn’t speak English and rode off, officer discovered that the bicycle was left in front of their shed when they left for vacation, officers then spoke to the family of the boy who had been riding the bicycle, who had moved to the area from the Middle East a month earlier and thought the bicycle was free, they promptly gave the bicycle back to the boy and apologized,
7:27 p.m.: recreational vehicle complaint, Crane Avenue, caller reports that a yellow dirtbike driving in a tobacco field adjacent to Crane Pond, officers arrived and heard the dirtbike in the distance but was unable to locate it,
10:14 p.m.: suspicious, King Street, caller reports a suspicious white sedan parked on the street for quite awhile with only one occupant, officers arrived but caller stated that the vehicle had departed before their arrival, caller was advised to call again if the vehicle returns,
Police Log, August 27, 2014
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