WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014
1:15 a.m.: disturbance, Sackett Street, a caller reports a fight in the area, the responding officer reports he encountered a group of college students who had been the source of another minor disturbance earlier, the officer reports one of the group was unruly and exhibited the classic symptoms of alcohol intoxication, nobody was found to care for the man and he was placed in protective custody;
2:29 a.m.: disturbance, Conner Avenue, a caller reports a fight and also the State Police dispatcher reports receiving an open line 911 call in which a female party can be heard crying and male party yelling, the responding officer reports he encountered a male party with a bloody face who said he had been beaten by a person he identified and said had entered a nearby residence, the officer reports there was no answer at the door but it was ajar, there was no answer when he announced himself and the officer observed blood smears, when he continued to investigate the officer found persons on the stairs who immediately objected to his presence but eventually calmed down when the blood spoor was pointed out, the suspect was not found in the residence but a witness told the officer that the victim and the suspect had been drinking together earlier, the victim declined medical assistance, the officer reports a warrant was sought;
12:14 p.m.: larceny, Pineridge Drive, a caller reports his mailbox was stolen, the caller does not require a formal report but wants the theft documented;
1:33 p.m.: assist citizen, Elm Street, a deputy fire chief reports a resident who had locked her keys in her vehicle requested assistance, the deputy reports entry was made;
2:20 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller requests an officer to assist with an uncooperative shoplifter, the responding officer reports an employee of a Springfield Road department store declined to pursue criminal charges for a shoplifter who allegedly stole merchandise valued at less than $55;
3:48 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street, a patrol supervisor reports stopping a vehicle without a rear registration plate, the officer reports that the plate apparently had been stolen and the owner was advised to report the theft to police;
6:55 p.m.: disabled vehicle, Jefferson Street at Washington Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a motor vehicle stuck in a snow bank, the officer reports that the vehicle was pushed free but when he told the operator to pull into a parking lot to address the vehicle’s expired windshield the operator drove through the lot and again drove into a snow bank, the officer reports the operator was found to be intoxicated, Brent M. Chalmers, 33, of 158 Bates Road, was arrested for negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating under the influence of liquor, operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker and a marked lanes violation;
11:48 p.m.: disturbance, Avery Street, a caller reports college students outside are causing a disturbance, the responding officer reports large college aged party and counted about 200 persons leaving the house, an officer reports that a female party was unruly and grabbed his wrists in an effort to reclaim her identification before the officer could examine it, Haley B. Cogan, 21, of 189 Cedar St., Clinton, was arrested for disturbing the peace and assault and battery on a police officer, a male party seen leaving with a can of beer was told to discard the beer and instead stood in the roadway drinking it, the man was contentious and argumentative so a city ordinance violation citation did not seem likely to quell the disturbance, Sean M. Hanrahan, 22, of 97 Elm St., North Brookfield, was arrested for consumption of alcohol in public.
