WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014
5:16 a.m.: officer wanted, Campanelli Drive, a caller from a distribution warehouse requests an officer for a tractor-trailer driver who refuses to leave the facility and has threatened workers, the responding officer reports that the caller said that the driver has not been following policies, has repeatedly refused to leave and has threatened him, the complaint said the driver also refused to offload the company’s merchandise from his vehicle, Douglas Josep Battle Jr., 33, of 2609 N. 4th St., Harrisburg, Penn., was arrested for disorderly conduct, larceny of property valued more than $250 and failure to stop for police;
5:38 a.m.: assist citizen, Hanover Street, a caller reports she has locked her keys inside her running vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was made;
8:16 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports he encountered a stretch of sidewalk which had not been cleared, the officer reports he spoke with the owner’s secretary who said that the sidewalk would be addressed promptly, officer also found sidewalks which need to be addressed on Elm, Franklin, Main, East Bartlett and Jefferson streets;
8:55 a.m.: vandalism, Main Street at Taylor Avenue, a caller reports he was crossing the street and struck by a car which may have dislocated his shoulder, a second caller reports that a pedestrian attacked his vehicle breaking a mirror and punching the windshield, dual response dispatched but the ambulance was not needed, the responding officer reports that a motorist stopped as a pedestrian sauntered across the roadway and sounded the vehicle’s horn when the man was near the verge of the roadway but had still not moved completely out of the vehicle’s path, the officer found that the pedestrian reacted to the horn by breaking the vehicle’s mirror and smashing the windshield, Johnny C. Baez-Sierra, 36, of 41 School St., Springfield, was arrested for malicious damage to a motor vehicle valued more than $250;
8:57 a.m.: assist other agency, Grandview Drive, police were asked to assist the Westfield District Court by serving a warrant of apprehension, the responding officer reports the subject of the warrant was transported to the court;
2:04 p.m.: incapacitated person, Colonial Pine Acres, 50 Southampton Road, a caller reports a man on the ground appears to be intoxicated and unable to walk, the responding officer reports the man was found to be unable to care for himself and was placed in protective custody;
3:28 p.m.: vandalism, Bancroft Apartment, 125 Main St., a caller reports she came home to find a front window had been damaged by an apparent BB or pellet impact, the caller does not require a formal report but wants the incident documented;
3:34 p.m.: assist citizen, Mill Street, a caller reports her keys are locked inside her vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was gained;
6:01 p.m.: weather complaint, Veteran’s Memorial Bridge, Main Street, a patrol officer reports that the bridge has not been cleared and the railing on the bridge is now at knee height for pedestrians crossing, the officer reports a DPW spokesperson said that the equipment used to clear snow from bridges is under repair but expected to be back in service on Friday and the bridge sidewalks will be addressed then;
7:03 p.m.: assist citizen, Washington Street, a person came to the station to report that he was approached by a female party who had locked her child inside a running vehicle, the responding fire deputy chief reports that the child did not appear to be in any distress, entry was made;
8:02 p.m.: infrastructure complaint, Henry’s Trailer Park, 868 Southampton Toad, a caller reports power lines are down in his yard, the responding officer reports he found that a truck had passed through the trailer park and had caught cable wires which ended up pulling down three utility poles and damaging a vehicle, officer reports the truck had left the area and he found it had been leased to a company where he left a message but was unable to contact anyone until normal business hours;
8:38 p.m.: traffic complaint, Western Avenue at Loring Lane, a caller reports four vehicles have flat tires due to a pothole, the responding officer reports he found that a cone which had been placed to alert motorists of the hole had been moved to the side of the roadway, the DPW was notified and reports that the hole will be addressed with many others in the morning.
