WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014
9:13 a.m.: assist citizen, Main Street, a deputy fire chief reports he assisted a motorist who had become locked out of a vehicle in a Main Street parking lot;
10:21 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop because of an expired inspection sticker, the officer reports a routine check revealed that the operator’s license had been suspended, a criminal complaint was filed, the registration plates were seized and the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
2:00 p.m.: vandalism, Cycle Street, a caller reports all four tires on her vehicle were slashed overnight, the responding officer reports that the owner indicated a suspect but said she has to evidence to support her suspicion;
5:28 p.m.: assist citizen, Fremont Street, a caller reports he accidentally locked his running vehicle, the responding deputy fire chief reports entry was made;
6:12 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Mountain Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed and stopped the car, the officer reports a routine check revealed that the operator’s license had been suspended, Kevin B. Ponti-Smith, 35, of 21 Gold St., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, operating a motor vehicle without a license in his possession and speeding, a tow truck was summoned but the owner of the car arrived at the scene and the vehicle was released to him after he paid the tow company a ‘drop fee’;
8:03 p.m.: fraud, Sycamore Street, a resident reports via the online reporting option that she was victimized by an online scam, the complainant reports that she had applied for a loan online and responded to three demands for fees associated with the putative loan sending more than $600 as requested before realizing that she was being scammed.
