WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Friday, Jan. 31, 2014
12:17 p.m.: disturbance, Holland Avenue, a caller reports hearing yelling and screaming as if a domestic disturbance is in progress, the responding officer reports he found a woman alone in the residence and a routine check revealed her to be the subject of an outstanding warrant, Dawn M. Priebe, 48, of 17 Holland Ave., was arrested on the warrant;
1:44 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Western Avenue at Overlook Drive, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating without illuminated headlights and he stopped the vehicle, the operator was found to be unlicensed and a passenger who was younger than the legal drinking age was found to be in possession of liquor, Matthew A. Nunes, 18, of 192 Ferncrest Drive, Taunton was arrested for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and for a motor vehicle lights violation, Robert G. Chaiton, 20, of 4 York Lane, Franklin, was arrested for being a person younger than the legal drinking age in possession of liquor;
2:11 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Lockhouse Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed and used radar to determine that it was traveling at 49 mph in a 30 mph zone, the officer reports the operator displayed the classic symptoms of alcohol intoxication and failed a field sobriety test, Sarah L. Meade, 27, of 21 Summer St., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and for speeding;
4:35 a.m.: accident, Southampton Road, a caller reports a crash with a possible fire, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters report a small fire in the car and surrounding grass was extinguished without incident, the operator reports he was not injured and he was provided a courtesy transport to his Wood Road home;
9:23 a.m.: arrest, Crown Street, a community policing officer reports he sought the subject of an outstanding warrant issued by Dudley District Court at his last known address and a resident there allowed him entry, the officer reports the subject was found hiding in a closet, Brian A. Annette, 26, of 9 Crown St., was arrested on the warrant;
10:03 a.m.: assault, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, 33 Smith Ave., a school resource officer reports he was advised that school officials had investigated an incident of assault, the responding officer reports that a school administrator interviewed the complainant and the suspect and was told by the suspect that the male pupil had been making insulting comments to her in person and on a social networking website and she punched him when he again insulted her, the male party admitted making the derogatory comments and conceded that they were inappropriate, the girl was suspended for three days and the boy was required to complete a report with his family;
2:10 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a West Springfield resident came to the station to complain that medications were stolen from his vehicle when it was towed, the responding officer reports the man said that he had run out of gas on Springfield Road and left to seek assistance but his vehicle was towed as abandoned during his absence, the man said that when he recovered the vehicle a bag containing two recently filled prescriptions was found to be missing from the center console, the officer reports that the towing officer noted a bottle of pills on the inventory when the vehicle was towed but the complainant said the bottle listed was not taken;
7:10 p.m.: assist citizen, King Place, a caller requests a police escort as he collects property at his girlfriend’s residence, the responding officer reports the man left rent money with his former girlfriend and retrieved personal items without incident;
9:00 p.m.: noise complaint, West Road, a caller reports a possible underage drinking party as four or five truckloads of youths are in the former orchard and the caller can see a bonfire, the responding officer reports he found no signs of alcohol or firearms and that the landowner told him he had allowed the gathering;
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
12:33 a.m.: suspicious person, North Elm Street, a caller reports a male party stumbling in the roadway appears to be intoxicated, the responding officer reports a routine check revealed that the man was the subject of an outstanding warrant, Giovanni D. Garcia, 22, of 50 Southampton Road, was arrested on the warrant;
1:05 a.m.: officer wanted, Eat Main Street, a caller from an East Main Street gas station and convenience store reports a customer has been in a bathroom for about 20 minutes and does not respond when he knocks on the door, the responding officer reports the bathroom was entered and found to be vacant;
1:29 a.m.: vandalism, Franklin Street, a caller reports that while she was helping to break up a party and to transport some of the guests home a resident of the apartment building kicked her car to spur her on her way resulting in a small dent, the suspect was not identified;
9:05 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating without a valid inspection sticker and stopped the car, a routine check revealed that the operator’s license had been revoked as a habitual traffic offender, Andre A. Derouin, 38, of 33 King St., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as a habitual traffic offender;
9:30 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating without a valid inspection sticker and stopped the car, a routine check revealed that the operator was the subject of an outstanding warrant, Andrew Joseph Gonyea, 19, of 15 Devens St., Springfield, was arrested on the warrant, during the booking process the man was found to be in possession of a small amount of heroin and was also charged with possession of a Class A drug;
11:14 a.m.: fire, Mill Street, a caller reports a neighbor’s brush fire is threatening to encroach on her property, a second caller reports a fence is burning, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters report that the resident returned home while they were extinguishing the fire and said that he had recently dumped the week-old contents of a burning barrel at the rear of his property, the firefighters report two sections of fence, a tarp shed and toys were destroyed, the remaining fire was extinguished without incident;
12:12 p.m.: found property, Jefferson Street at Hampden Street, a resident came to the station to surrender a key on a lanyard he found near the intersection, the key was stored for safekeeping;
1:35 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Court Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the officer reports the operator was unable to document proof of insurance and multiple telephone calls did not result in such proof, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard, the owner of the vehicle brought proof of the insurance to the station about an hour later and the SUV was released;
3:46 p.m.: larceny, Main Street, a caller from a Main Street drug store reports a female party stole several movies from the store, the responding officer reports the woman had fled the area in a described vehicle, security video will be reviewed;
3:53 p.m.: fire, Hundred Acres Road, multiple callers report a tobacco barn is burning, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters report the barn was fully involved when they arrived and had collapsed, the firefighters found that an addition to the barn had been under construction and discovered that workers who had left less than an hour earlier had assumed that the contents of a burning barrel had burned out;
4:08 p.m.: burning complaint, Howard Street, a caller reports that her neighbor is burning leaves later than the allowed hours, the responding officer reports the resident was busy extinguishing the fire when he arrived;
8:03 p.m.: officer wanted, Samaritan Inn, 7 Free St., a shelter staffer reports he had been instructed to call police in the event that a man police were seeking to speak with about a vandalism incident returns, the responding officer reports a routine check revealed the man to be the subject of an outstanding warrant, Angel J. Rodriguez, 32, of 55 Arnold St., was arrested on the warrant;
8:59 p.m.: officer wanted, Garden Avenue, a caller reports that she believes while she was out somebody took her vehicle, took the registration plates from her vehicle and put them on another vehicle, the woman said that property from her car was also moved to the second vehicle, the woman said that she had recently consumed several drinks, the responding officer reports the caller was confused about ownership of her vehicle and agreed she should go inside to “sleep it off”;
10:39 p.m.: disturbance, Orange Street at Sackett Street, patrol officers report that they observed large gathering which dispersed as they arrived, the officers identified two persons remaining who are Orange Street residents but neither claimed a backpack which had been left at the intersection, the backpack contained two bottles of beer and a bottle of water and was seized for safekeeping.
