WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Friday, Dec. 7, 2018
12:26 a.m.: disturbance, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a disturbance in front of an Elm Street bar, the officer reports that the participants scattered when he activated his cruiser’s lights, bar staff reported that the disturbance had resulted from a dispute between WSU football and basketball players, a bouncer at the bar identified two combatants who were served with ‘No trespassing’ orders;
4:18 a.m.: breaking and entering, Notre Dame Street, a caller reports a vehicle was broken into in her driveway, the responding officer reports the woman said that she saw a man rummaging through a family car parked in her driveway who fled with another man standing nearby when she yelled at them, nothing of value was taken from the unlocked vehicle;
6:33 a.m.: breaking and entering, Cranston Street, a caller report his vehicle and his son’s vehicle were broken into overnight, the responding officer reports that the victims stated that the two unlocked vehicles had been entered but nothing of value was taken;
10:48 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating on Elm Street with an excessively loud muffler, the officer reports the vehicle failed to stop when he activated his take down lights and fled, the officer reports he broke off pursuit due to safety concerns and the vehicle fled east on Main Street at an excessive speed, a second officer reports a crash involving the vehicle at the intersection with Mainline Drive, the suspect fled on foot but was found hiding in the bed of a parked pickup truck, the man was taken into custody and found to be in possession of 140 bags of heroin, Thaj Warren McCormick, 22, of 55 Burr St., Springfield, was arrested for possession of heroin, improper operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, failure to stop or yield, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of property damage, operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as a habitual traffic offender, speeding in violation of special regulations, a marked lanes violation and a state highway signal or sign violation;
12:31 p.m.: larceny, South Maple Street, a caller reports a gold necklace is missing, the responding officer reports the victim said that one of her personal care attendants helped her remove her necklace to bathe and she forgot to put it back on, the woman said that the next time that person worked with her they searched for the necklace but could not find it, the case was referred the detective bureau;
1:10 p.m.: larceny, South Maple Street, a resident came to the station to complain that the tailgate of his truck was stolen overnight, the responding officer reports the victim said that the tailgate had been in place about 10 p.m. and was found to be missing in the morning;
5:11 p.m.: larceny, Broad Street, a resident came to the station to complain that cash was stolen from her room, the responding officer reports the victim said that she had kept several hundred dollars in a lockbox in her room at the communal living program but did not keep her keys closely guarded because she trusts the people she lives with, the case remains under investigation;
7:13 p.m.: disturbance, Union Street, a caller reports someone entered his apartment, threw his belongings outside and ejected him and his girlfriend, the responding officer reports a dispute between the caller and his landlord, the officer reports that the landlord had not complied with the eviction procedures and a criminal complaint was filed against him;
11:55 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Western Avenue at Granville Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at 55-60 mph in a 40 mph zone, the vehicle was stopped and the operator was found to be the subject of a warrant issued in 2018 by the Springfield District Court, Isaiah J. Santiago, 22 of 250 Centre St., Indian Orchard, was arrested on the warrant.
