WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013
2:29 a.m.: vandalism, Southampton Road, a State Police Dispatcher relayed a report of vandalism from a trooper speaking with a motorist, the responding officer reports the motorist said that she had parked her father’s vehicle at a Forest Avenue address and as soon as she drove away she found two of her tires were flat, the officer noted both front tires were flat;
11:56 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southampton Road, a caller from a convenience store reports a highly intoxicated customer is leaving the store in a described vehicle, the responding officer reports he observed the vehicle operating without light straddle marked lanes but the operator did not stop when he activated his cruiser’s lights and siren, the officer followed the car until it stopped on Sunset Drive, the officer reports the operator displayed the classic symptoms of alcohol intoxication and admitted drinking a few cocktails, the woman failed a field sobriety test, Cherie L. Iennaco, 48, of 217 Lockhouse Road, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, a subsequent offense, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation;
11:56 a.m.: suspicious property, East Main Street, a caller reports an unattended bulging backpack is in the parking lot, the responding officer reports the contents of the backpack were found to be innocuous;
7:09 p.m.: disturbance, Mather Street, a caller reports her husband is intoxicated and verbally abusive, the responding officer reports the man was obviously highly intoxicated but agreed to go to bed, the man’s daughter called again less than an hour to report her father was again creating a disturbance in the home, the officer reports the man’s family was unable to cope with the man in his intoxicated state and he was placed in protective custody;
7:59 p.m.: recovered property, Springfield police called to report registration plates reported stolen in the city have been recovered in Springfield, the responding officer reports he was not able to immediately contact the owner of the plates and a message was left for him;
Christmas, 2013
8:05 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street, a patrol officer reports he is out with a motorist who had been operating at about 5 mph, the officer reports the operator was an elderly man who did not know how to operate the defroster of his new car and could not see through his frosted windshield on his way to church, the officer reports he advised the operator which button to push to engage the defroster;
1:23 p.m.: unwanted guest, Main Street, a caller reports her brother is no longer welcome at her residence but refuses to leave, the responding officer reports the man had left prior to his arrival;
3:13 p.m.: officer wanted, Old Apremont Way, a caller reports she is concerned that the ice is not thick enough to support a man who is ice fishing, the responding officer reports he spoke with a group of ice fishers and informed them that they were on the ice at their own risk;
3:36 p.m.: fire, Woodland Way, Russell, a Northampton State Police dispatcher requests a fire engine for mutual aid in Russell;
5:36 p.m.: wellbeing check, Columbus Apartments, 97 Elm St., a caller request a check of a resident because his sister is concerned that she has been unable to contact him for several days, the responding officer reports the man was found to have been admitted to hospital;
7:52 p.m.: wellbeing check, Little River Road, a caller reports that his family has been unable to contact his brother for at least four days, the responding officer reports neighbors said that the man had left about an hour earlier and a message was left advising the man to contact his brother.
