WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014
12:06 a.m.: disturbance, Green Avenue, a caller reports a disturbance but said she cannot talk because the other party can hear her, the responding officer reports he found that the male party appeared to be the aggressor in an incident in which the woman was punched, slapped and pushed off the bed, Thomas D. Nomakeo, 42, of 17 Green Ave., was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship;
8:09 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street, a traffic enforcement officer reports a traffic stop, the operator’s license was found to be suspended and a criminal complaint was filed, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
9:11 a.m.: found property, East Silver Street at Noble Street, a resident came to the station to surrender a registration plate found at the intersection of East Silver and Noble streets, the responding officer reports the owner of the plate did not make a timely response to a message left for him and the plate was stored for safekeeping;
12:11 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports employees are watching a female party who is shoplifting, the responding officer reports the suspect was served with a ‘No trespassing’ order;
2:02 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Mountain Road, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have expired registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
2:34 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and non-renewable, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
3:24 p.m.: larceny, Union Street, a caller from a convenience store reports a customer stole a carton of cigarettes, the responding officer reports the clerk said that a customer asked for a carton of cigarettes and she put one on the counter but when she turned to get another item the customer fled with the carton, an area search did not yield a suspect;
3:39 p.m.: fire, Crown Street, a caller reports a fire in a detached garage, the responding deputy fire chief reports the fire started around a wood stovepipe which went through the exterior wall, the owner contained the fire with three handheld extinguishers but it got into the walls which had to be opened up in order to extinguish the fire;
4:36 p.m.: disturbance, Elm Street, a caller reports he was assaulted by his wife, the responding officer reports the caller said that an argument with his wife developed while they were in their vehicle and the woman exited but the man said that she returned to scratch his face, the officer saw signs of injury consistent with his account, Carmen Nereida Vergne, 27, of 13 King Avenue, was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship;
5:13 p.m.: larceny, Southampton Road, a caller reports money was stolen from a vending machine, the responding officer reports the caller said that a couple opened a vending machine and left with the cash it had contained, the caller said that he followed the couple into the parking lot and recorded the registration number of the pickup truck they left in, an officer spoke with the vehicle owner who acknowledged that he had been in the parking lot but denied going inside, the case was referred to the detective bureau;
6:23 p.m.: animal complaint, Queen Street, a caller reports taking custody of a stray shepherd mix dog, the animal control officer transported the dog to the municipal animal shelter;
8:10 p.m.: disturbance, Otis Street, a caller reports her boyfriend is “out of control” and left marks on her chest when he grabbed her, the male party called the dispatch center a few minutes later and said that he did not assault the woman, the responding office reports the man said that his girlfriend attacked him when he tried to leave and showed the officer scratches and minor injuries consistent with his account, Lisa M. Haflich, 29, of 26 Otis St., was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship;
Monday, Feb. 17, 2014
2:50 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop for speeding and found that the operator displayed the classic symptoms of alcohol intoxication, the man failed a field sobriety test and was found to be in possession of a substance found to be a Class B drug, Robert L. Hiner, Jr., 38, of 58 Mechanic Street, was arrested for operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and possession of a Class B drug, during the booking process the man was found to be in possession of prescription medication for which he had no prescription and he was also charged with possession of a Class E drug;
7:22 a.m.: sidewalk complaint, Casimir Street, an anonymous caller reports the sidewalks have not been cleared at a Casimir Street address;
9:32 a.m.: larceny, Holland Avenue, a caller reports her car was stolen, the responding officer reports the victim said that she parked her car in the parking lot at her building about 5 p.m. and was gone in the morning, the officer reports the woman said that the car had not been locked and one of her sets of keys may have been in the vehicle, see 8:52 p.m. entry;
3:25 p.m.: violation of a protective order, Russellville Road, a caller reports a family member twice violated the ‘No contact’ clause of an active protective order by calling her from Virginia, a criminal complaint was filed;
8:52 p.m.: recovered motor vehicle Bates Street, a resident called to report that the motor vehicle she reported stolen earlier in the day has been recovered on Bates Street, the woman said that the keys are in the vehicle and there is no new damage.
