WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013
12:21 a.m.: disturbance, North Elm Street, a caller reports her boyfriend is intoxicated and has struck her, the responding officer reports the male party was found to be asleep and was disoriented when awakened, the woman told the officer that the man had been drinking for nine days and had consumed a liter of liquor most recently, the woman said that while he was getting dressed the man flailed his arms and hit her but she does not believe it was intentional, the man was transported to Noble Hospital for treatment;
7:53 a.m.: larceny, East Main Street, a caller from an East Main Street drug store reports that a review of security video shows that three male parties worked together to shoplift five electric toothbrushes valued at $588, the case was referred to the detective bureau;
9:25 a.m.: larceny, a caller reports that a man with whom he has ongoing issues regarding storage fees came on to his property despite having been told not to and stole a wrench, the officer reports he advised the caller that the storage fee issue will have to be addressed in civil court, the missing wrench remains under investigation;
11:57 a.m.: found property, North Elm Street, a resident came to the station to surrender a wallet found on North Elm Street, the responding officer reports the owner could not immediately be contacted and the wallet was stored for safekeeping;
2:34 p.m.: breaking and entering, Western Circle, a caller reports he observed an open door at a house where he knows the residents to be away, the responding officer report he observed obvious pry marks on the door but an inspection of the interior revealed many valuable items in plain sight and no evidence that anything had been stolen;
4:32 p.m.: larceny, Stuart Place, a caller reports his snow blower has been stolen, the responding officer report that the caller said that he had left his snow blower outside his garage when he left for work because he intended to repair it when he got home, the man said that the snow blower he valued at $700 was found to be gone when he returned;
9:20 p.m.: disturbance, Dwight Street, a caller reports two men are fighting in the street, the responding officer reports he arrived to find a male party sitting on a curb with his feet in the roadway, the officer reports the man began flailing his arms and yelling when he approached, the man made no intelligible response to questions and had difficulty spelling his name, Joshua M. Wilcox, 29, of 42 Arnold St., was arrested for disorderly conduct;
11:11 p.m.: incapacitated person, East Main Street, a caller from an East Main Street gas station reports a person at the pumps appears to be intoxicated, the responding officer reports the man denied drinking and passed a series of field sobriety tests without difficulty, a routine check revealed the man to be the subject of an outstanding warrant, Nicholas J. Distefano, 27, of 2 Maria Drive, was arrested on a warrant, during the booking process the man was found to be in possession of a quantity of heroin and a number of controlled medications, narcotics charges are pending.
