WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Friday, Dec. 14, 2018
2:22 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports a detained shoplifter is not cooperative, the responding officer reports the suspect was identified, served with a ‘No trespassing’ order and advised that a criminal complaint would be filed;
3:36 p.m.: animal complaint, Main Street, animal control officers report they responded to a complaint of a sick raccoon and transported the animal to the municipal animal shelter;
6:27 p.m.: found property, East Main Street, a caller reports he found a bicycle which was stolen from him about a month and a half ago, the caller said he had not reported the theft at the time because he did not think it would be recovered, the responding officer reports the caller said that he discovered the unlocked bike at the Westfield Shops but has no documentation of his ownership, the officer reports nobody could be found at nearby stores who claimed the bike so it was transported to the station for safe keeping;
7:24 p.m.: fire, Bristol Street, a caller reports she recently had a small fire she was able to put out but requests help silencing her smoke alarms, dual response dispatched, the first responding fire fighters report the structure was found to be fully involved, additional apparatus including the towers truck was dispatched, officers report the caller fled the area shortly after the fire began, at 8:45 p.m. the caller was located on Adams Street and transported to Baystate Noble Hospital, the fire was extinguished and its origins were not immediately determined, see story in the Monday, Dec. 17 edition of The Westfield News;
9:56 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store requests assistance confirming the identity of a detained shoplifter, the responding officer reports Arielle R. Bryant, 22, of 5 Montgomery St., was arrested for shoplifting by recording a false value;
10:46 p.m.: vandalism, Church Street, a tenant reports she investigated banging noises outside and discovered damage to the vinyl porch of the house, the responding officer reports the caller gave him a note she found from a person who admitted responsibility for his drunken damage on two occasions and asked the resident to forward his phone number to her landlord so he could make restitution, the officer reports his contact with the admitted vandal was initially incomplete, see Tuesday, 6:03 p.m. entry;
11:02 p.m.: accident, South Maple Street, a caller reports a single car crash involving a traffic sign and a rock, the responding officer reports he found that the operator had fled from the disabled vehicle, a female party in the passenger seat identified the absent operator but said she did not know how the crash happened, the officer reports a criminal complaint for leaving the scene of property damage was filed and the car was towed to the police impound yard.
