WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday, July 10, 2014
6:44 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed and used radar to determine it was traveling at 59 mph in a 40 mph zone, the vehicle was stopped and the operator’s license was found to have been revoked as an habitual traffic offender, Justin J. Brunelle, 19, of 10 Griswold Circle, Granby, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as an habitual traffic offender and for speeding in violation of special regulations;
11:08 a.m.: assist citizen, Kellogg Street, a resident who was served an abuse prevention order asked police to assist him in gathering his possessions from the address he is now barred from, an officer contacted the plaintiff and arrangements were made for the defendant to gather his belongings, the key for the residence was returned to the resident;
12:29 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Union Street at Union Avenue, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have revoked registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
1:58 p.m.: larceny, Franklin Street, a Springfield resident came to the station to report his wallet was stolen the night before, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he had last seen his wallet when he paid for a takeout order at a Franklin Street restaurant and later discovered it to be missing from his pocket, the man said that he retraced his steps but did not find the missing wallet and when he called the restaurant several hours later he was told the wallet was not there, the man said that he found lottery tickets of an unknown origin in the pocket he had expected to find his wallet;
2:35 p.m.: larceny, Apple Blossom Lane, a caller reports coins and jewelry have been stolen, the responding detective reports the theft remains under investigation;
3:11 p.m.: animal complaint, Western Avenue at Lowell Avenue, a caller reports his son was bitten by a dog, the responding officer reports the boy said that when he rode his bicycles into a driveway while delivering his newspaper route the resident’s leashed dog lunged at him and bit him, the officer reports he saw a single puncture wound which was not bleeding, the resident told the officer that she was pulled off her steps when her dog lunged at the boy on the bike but he rode away without telling her he was bitten in the encounter, the woman said that she has previously told the boy that her dog is aggressive toward bicycles;
4:53 p.m.: officer wanted, Lozier Avenue, a caller reports neighborhood children have been shooting her with a water gun and throwing water balloons at her, the officer reports that the complainant was able to identify one of the boys and the officer spoke with his mother who said that her son and the other boys would be visiting the neighbor to apologize;
5:27 p.m.: fire, Cross Street, a caller reports a large amount of smoke, the responding deputy fire chief reports that a resident agreed to extinguish a campfire;
9:04 p.m.: parking violate, Franklin Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a parked vehicle and found its registration had been revoked for lack of insurance, the registration plates were seized and a note was left for the owner;
9:23 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have revoked registration for lack of insurance, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
11:45 p.m.; incapacitated person, East Silver Street, a caller reports a man is on the ground, the responding officer reports the man was found to be intoxicated and was placed in protective custody.
