WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014
12:41 a.m.: disturbance, Main Street, a patrol officer reports that he observed a man in the roadway yelling, apparently toward a residence, the officer reports he spoke with the man and another person who came from the house to confront the volatile man, the officer reports he was told that the suspect had been drinking inside the house with the residents until he became boisterous and was asked to leave, he was escorted outside when he did not comply, the man was obviously highly intoxicated and said that he had no place to go in Westfield and that there was nobody he could call to care for him, the man was placed in protective custody;
1:31 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a vehicle entered the roadway from a parking lot without regard for traffic and he was forced to swerve his cruiser to avoid a collision, the vehicle was stopped and the operator appeared to be intoxicated, Justin A. Labarre, 26, of 76 Kane Brothers Circle, failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor (a second offense), unsafe operation of a motor vehicle, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and for failure to yield right of way;
9:08 a.m.: vandalism, Shaker Road, a caller reports his vehicle was egged overnight, the responding officer reports the caller showed him his vehicle which appeared to have been struck twice by eggs while it was parked in his driveway;
9:37 a.m.: larceny, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, 33 Smith Ave., a school resource officer reports a pupil said that his iPod had been stolen during gym class, the officer reports the youth said that he had left his belongings on the floor near the door and put his iPod under his hat, the boy said that when he returned he found that his hat had been moved and his iPod was missing, the youth identified two pupils he had seen near his property but both were interviewed and searched by a school administrator and the device was not found;
10:12 a.m.: narcotics violation, Western Circle at Western Avenue, an officer was detailed to monitor the area for drug activity due to complaints of college-aged youths smoking marijuana away from the grounds of the nearby university where no smoking is permitted, the officer reports no drug activity or parking violations were observed;
11:05 a.m.: assist resident, Jefferson Street, a caller requests a police escort while she collects property at a residence where she was recently involved in a disturbance with the resident, the officer reports the woman collected her belongings without incident as the male party was not home;
12:40 p.m.: narcotics violation, Western Avenue an officer reports he monitored the area for drug activity but found none on nearby side streets or the WSU south parking lot, the officer noted that the absence of objectionable behavior is likely to be due to the cold weather and will resume when temperatures rise;
12:53 p.m.: breaking and entering, Brimfield Way, a caller reports her home was broken into while she was away, the responding officer reports the caller said that she returned home after a brief absence to find the front door she was certain she had locked was no longer secured but found no signs of forcible entry, the woman said that she did not immediately find anything missing but later discovered that some of her blank checks were gone, the woman told the officer that she subsequently heard from a former in-law who told her that a mutual relative was being sought by police because he was allegedly passing bogus checks, the woman said that she then realized that the man knew the code to open her garage door and thus had access to her home, the case was assigned to a detective for investigation;
1:13 p.m.: identity fraud, Green Avenue, a resident came to the station to report that she had been advised by the IRS that her social security number had been used for another person’s tax return, the woman explained that she does not file a return and that the IRS requires that she report the crime to local police;
2:26 p.m.: breaking and entering, William Street, a caller reports a break in at his home, the responding officer reports the man said that he left about 8 a.m. and returned about 1 p.m. to find the bolt securing his door was broken and the pieces were on the floor, the man said that nothing appears to be missing or disturbed in his apartment but he did find a notice attached to the door of a second floor apartment which is vacant, the man said that since his landlord died he has not been contacted by anybody and does not know to whom he should pay his rent;
4:25 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Shaker Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop for speed, a routine check revealed that the vehicle’s registration had been revoked for lack of insurance and it was towed to the police impound yard;
4:25 p.m.: assist citizen, Harrison Avenue, at the request of the domestic violence advocate, a male party was escorted to his former residence to retrieve property, the assisting officer reports the man retrieved some property but was not able to find a missing stiletto knife and was advised that he would have to seek its return through court action, the man was provided a courtesy transport to the Free Street shelter;
5:53 p.m.: serve restraining order, Berkshire Drive, the domestic violence advocate notified the desk officer that the defendant of an unserved protective order was at his address, the responding officer reports the man was found at his home and served with the order, the man was allowed to gather some of his belongings and surrendered his keys to the house and the garage door opener which were transported to the station for delivery to the resident;
7:35 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and it was towed to the police impound yard;
8:52 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Miller Street, a community policing officer reports a couch was left on a tree belt and he was to address the issue with the landlord at his earliest opportunity;
9:30 p.m.: assist other police department, Hillside Road, a Southwick officer called to report a vehicle apparently involved in egging activity in his town was last seen heading toward the city, Westfield officers did not encounter the vehicle.
