WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014
6:27 a.m.: assist citizen, North Elm Street, a caller reports she has locked her keys inside her running vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was gained;
6:47 a.m.: animal complaint, Union Street, a caller reports an accident, the responding officer reports an eastbound operator on Union Street said that she saw a deer enter the roadway from the north and it was struck by a westbound vehicle which caused it to then strike her vehicle, the westbound vehicle failed to stop and left the area, a witness supported the driver’s account, a person came to the scene to take custody of the deer carcass;
7:12 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street at Pochassic Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating without a valid inspection sticker and stopped the vehicle, a routine check revealed that the operator’s license had been suspended and he was the subject of an outstanding warrant, Robert Lee Camacho, 28, of 140 Union St., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and on the warrant;
9:29 a.m.: larceny, Montgomery Road, detectives report they were advised that a person has abused the trust placed upon her as a caregiver and has stolen funds from a disabled person, the detectives found that the subject’s former caregiver had given his niece custody of money orders which belonged to the disabled man she had been caring for and the woman fraudulently cashed the money orders, Christina May Allen, 32, of 625 Montgomery Road, was arrested for larceny of property valued more than $250 by a single scheme and three counts of uttering a false order for money;
10:12 a.m.: assist other agency, Meadow Street, officers were detailed to assist Department of Children and Families workers as they took custody of a child, the officers report the girl was surrendered without incident;
10:42 a.m.: suspicious activity, North Road, an administrator for an assisted living facility requests an officer for a resident whose property was disturbed, the responding officer reports the administrator said that a couple residing in the facility returned to their apartment to find a housekeeper inside who had no obvious reason to be there, the housekeeper told the residents that she had entered their apartment to see if a towel she had found belonged to them but did not have a towel with her, the residents found that medications which are kept in a closet had been disturbed and scattered but nothing appeared to be missing, the officer reports the suspect was interviewed but not charged and further action was referred to the facility’s administration;
12:19 p.m.: animal complaint, Westfield Animal Shelter, 178 Apremont Way, a person came to the shelter to surrender a lhasa apso dog reportedly found near Meadow and Lewis streets;
1:18 p.m.: larceny, a woman and her son came to the station to report the theft of a purse, the responding officer reports the young man said that his mother does not speak English and said that she had inadvertently left her purse behind when she left a Meadow Street facility and found it gone when she returned to retrieve it, although the purse contained no cash the young man said that his mother requires a police report in order to replace documents which were lost;
3:26 p.m.: assault, Smith Avenue, a 13-year-old boy came to the station to report being assaulted at Grandmothers Garden, the responding officer reports the boy said that he had been playing football in the park and was bitten when he was tackled by a boy he identified, the boy said that a few days later he noticed that the bite had left marks which he showed to a school nurse, a report was filed;
6:24 p.m.: assault, Broad Street, a resident came to the station with her son who said that he was beaten up on his way home from Westfield Middle School South, the responding officer reports he spoke with both boys involved in the incident and each said that the other had started the altercation;
9:17 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Eastwood Drive at Union Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a privately posted sign on Eastwood Drive which is restricting visibility, the officer reports he removed the sign and also removed a second illegally posted sign;
10:25 a.m.: accident, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a head-on crash on Clay Hill with injury, responding firefighters report one of the operators was removed from his vehicle and transported to Baystate Medical Center, the man was subsequently treated and released.
