WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Friday, Jan. 12, 2018
3:16 p.m.: Accident, Eastview Drive and East Mountain Road. Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident without injuries. A 2009 Ford Mustang and a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant. Two tow trucks were requested.
6:45 p.m.: Motor vehicle violation and arrest, Highland View Street. Police reported finding a vehicle on the side of the road. According to police, the person on the driver’s side was allegedly squatted and “digging” into the driver’s side of the vehicle. A person was also reported in the front passenger seat. Police reported the vehicle came back as stolen out of Middletown, Connecticut, and the driver had allegedly left the vehicle for a period of time and came back. According to police, the vehicle left and police followed, attempting to stop the vehicle. The vehicle reportedly did not stop for police and continued to flee, eventually sliding into a snowbank, police reported. The two allegedly fled the vehicle, reportedly going through backyards.
Eventually, police reported that the pair had allegedly broken into a garage on Hubbard Street, though eventually left that. Police reported that the two suspects had allegedly left behind syringes and used heroin paraphernalia, which was later reportedly found by police canine.
After an additional short pursuit reportedly from the Hubbard Street location, police apprehended both Richard M. Coates and Ronald M. Coates, both 39 and of Middletown, Connecticut.
Police charged Richard M. Coates with motor vehicle lights violation, fail to stop for police, stop sign violation, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, receive stolen motor vehicle, possession class A drug, breaking and entering building nighttime for a felony and resist arrest.
Meanwhile, police charged Ronald M. Coates with possession class A drug, breaking and entering nighttime for a felony, receive stolen motor vehicle and resist arrest.
More information on this can be found in the Jan. 17 edition of The Westfield News (portions of this log were included in that article).
