WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Friday, Feb. 28, 2014
2:25 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Road, a supervisory officer reports a traffic stop, the operator and passenger were found to be in possession of heroin, Kirk L. Kummings, 44, of 12 Belmont Street, Chicopee, and Daniel J. Wall were each arrested for possession of a class A drug and Kummings was also charged with conspiracy to violate drug laws;
8:35 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop of a vehicle found to have expired and nonrenewable registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
11:03 a.m.: harassment, Laurel Avenue, a resident came to the station to report she is being harassed by an unknown stalker, the responding officer reports the woman said that twice symbols – a heart and a depiction of a body part – have been written in fresh snow on her vehicle and she believes they are indications that somebody is stalking her, the woman did not ask for any response but wants the incidents documented;
12:18 p.m.: larceny, Conner Avenue, a caller reports his vehicle was stolen in the last few hours, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he and his friend had been out the night before and ended up sleeping in a Conner Avenue apartment, the victim said that in the morning he found his car keys and one of his friends missing, the officer found that State Police had stopped the complainant’s vehicle for a traffic offense and the operator had been found to have a revoked license, a criminal complaint for larceny of a motor vehicle was filed;
2:41 p.m.: breaking and entering, Warfield Drive, a caller reports a window screen was cut and her jewelry was stolen when her residence was entered, the responding officer reports entry was gained via the window with the cut screen and the resident’s good jewelry was stolen, the case was referred to the detective bureau;
3:20 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road garden supply store reports a person ran out of the store with two chain saws and fled, the responding officer reports a sales associate said that she had spoken with a man in the store who said he was waiting for his girlfriend but suddenly fled with two chainsaws (each with a value of about $900), the clerk said that the suspect got into an unoccupied running vehicle and left the area;
5:07 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Union Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to be operated by a person with a revoked license, the vehicle was towed;
5:08 p.m.: fire, Forest Avenue, caller reports a fire inside his attached garage, the responding officer reports firefighters were extinguishing the fire when he arrived and he was told that a dropped worklight had ignited spilled gasoline, the officer reports no serious damage resulted from the fire;
6:23 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store requests an officer for a shoplifter discovered in the store, the caller called again to cancel the police response and said that the store officials will take civil action against the cooperative suspect.
