WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Friday, April 20, 2018
12:57 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a male party urinating in the doorway of a business, the officer reports the man was identified and said that he had been unable to use the bathroom in a nearby bar due to “stage fright” so he “did the next best thing,” the officer advised the man that urinating in public was not “the next best thing,” a city ordinance violation citations issued, the officer advised the bar manager of the incident and home manager agreed to clean up the mess;
2:42 a.m.: animal complaint, Russell Road, a patrol officer reports he struck a bear with his cruiser, the officer reports he was not injured but the injured bear is in a nearby backyard, an Environmental Police officer responded at 8:28 a.m. and the injured bear was humanely dispatched, see story in the April 23 edition of The Westfield News;
6:11 a.m.: vandalism, Highland Elementary School, Western Avenue a custodian at the school reports the basketball hoop in the school’s playground was smashed overnight;
9:29 a.m.: accident, East Mountain Road at Paper Mill Road, a detail officer reports he observed a vehicle strike a stop sign and continue on the wrong side of the road, the responding officer reports the operator said she lost control of her vehicle due to a migraine headache, the operator was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital;
12:19 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller reports a rented motor vehicle has not been returned and the caller has not been able to contact the renter, the call remains under investigation;
12:41 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop for speeding, a citation was issued;
1:24 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Little River Road, a patrol officer reports a vehicle seen operating was found to have registration revoked for lack of insurance, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard and the operator was provided a courtesy transport;
1:47 p.m.: larceny, East Main Street, a caller reports a possible larceny, the responding officer reports that a customer returned merchandise valued at $640 and after the man left he realized that the man had paid for the merchandise with one credit card but the return was credited to another, the caller said that she consulted her district manager and found that the man had done the same thing at another store in the chain;
2:05 p.m.: animal complaint, Western Avenue, an animal control officer reports she was called to pick up a kitten which she transported to the Westfield Animal Shelter;
2:29 p.m.: code enforcement, Pontoosic Road, an officer detailed to assist a building department inspection reports that two unregistered motor vehicle were found amid numerous auto parts on the property, a registration plate found to have been cancelled was seized for return to the Registry of Motor Vehicles;
4:49 p.m.: arrest, Elm Street, a caller reports the location of a person who is the subject of outstanding warrants, the responding officer reports Alexandra Bay Brewer, 23, of 150 Ontario Ave., Holyoke, was arrested on warrants issued by Hampshire Superior Court and by the Westfield, Holyoke and Greenfield district courts;
8:39 p.m.: assist other police department, Old Farm Road, Palmer police request that city officers attempt locate a person believed to be violating an abuse prevention officer, the responding officer reports that Roy V. Ramonas Jr., 28, of 118 Old Farm Road, was booked on a charge of violation of an abuse prevention order as a courtesy to the Palmer police who sent an officer to transport him to their community.
