WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Friday, Dec. 6, 2013
1:07 a.m.: disturbance, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he was flagged down by an employee of an Elm Street bar who reported a disturbance in the bar, the officer reports the customer who caused the disturbance was issued a ‘No trespassing’ order, during the police response a cellphone and credit cards were found outside the bar and were stored at the station for safe keeping;
6:14 a.m.: found property, a Blandford resident came to the station to surrender a credit card and other identification documents found near an East Main Street bank, the responding officer reports the owner could not be immediately contacted and the property was stored for safekeeping;
10:40 a.m.: vandalism, Elm Street, a caller reports he has found graffiti on his building, the responding officer reports the caller said that when he arrived at his building he observed graffiti on a second floor balcony which had not been present the day before;
11:18 a.m.: vandalism, Mechanic Street, a caller reports a brick was thrown through a window of his vehicle, the responding officer reports the brick was found in the back seat of the vehicle but nothing was found to be missing;
12:14 p.m.: vandalism, Cherry Street, a property owner reports his building was vandalized overnight, the responding officer reports the caller said that he arrived at the building to find doors and the side of the building had been vandalized by graffiti in red paint, the caller said that the paint had not been there when he left at 4 p.m. the day before;
1:54 p.m.: animal complaint, Powder Mill Village, 126 Union Street, the animal control officer reports she responded to a complaint of a loose dog and found that a the dog’s owner was not at home but a neighbor had taken custody of a dog left outside because it was cold and wet, the ACO took custody of the dog and transported it to the municipal animal shelter;
4:13 p.m.: larceny, Evergreen Manor, 919 Southampton Road, a resident came to the station to complain that a package which was delivered was subsequently stolen, the responding officer reports the caller said that she had recently hosted a jewelry party and had been waiting for a package containing jewelry valued at about $3,000 which had been ordered at the party, when the box was not found when it was expected she checked and found that delivery had been documented, the woman said that she suspects a neighbor with whom she has had issues with stole the package;
4:43 p.m.: larceny, Little River road, a caller reports a snow blower was stolen from his residence, the responding officer reports the caller said that between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. a snow blower which had been chained to an anchor in his driveway was stolen after the lock was cut;
7:50 p.m.: assist citizen, Summer Street, a landlord requests assistance with a person who apparently is squatting in the cellar of his building, the responding officer reports no squatter was found but evidence of his habitation was visible, the landlord was advised to secure the basement and call again if the person returns.
