WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday, July 17, 2014
12:19 a.m.: assault, Meadow Street, a caller reports that while walking on Meadow Street he was harassed by persons on a porch and when words were exchanged one of them produced a handgun, the responding officer reports the caller was not where he said he would meet officers but he was found about an hour later and said that he was not in need of police services, the investigation revealed a person who said that the caller had told him that he had been “jumped” on the Great River Bridge and had threatened to get a gun to shoot his assailants;
12:56 a.m.: vandalism, Union Street, a caller reports her former boyfriend has been driving past her apartment and had vandalized her friend’s vehicle, the officer reports her former boyfriend parked his vehicle next to her friend’s car and repeatedly opened his door and smashed it against the other vehicle, the officer observed damage consistent with the caller’s account and found the suspect on Vernon Street, Jason M. Osella, 39, of 170 King Street Extension, was arrested for malicious damage to a motor vehicle;
1:23 a.m.: vandalism, the a motor vehicle, Arnold Street, a caller reports her vehicle was vandalized while she was at work, the responding officer reports the woman said that the driver’s side tires on her vehicle were slashed;
2:49 a.m.: disturbance, Tow Path Lane, a caller reports hearing loud voices screaming in the area, the responding office reports that he observed four men at a table in a garage with music when he approached and reports one of the men closed the garage door when he saw the officer, the office reports he required the man to exit the garage where he was uncooperative, agitated and failed to obey orders to keep his hands visible, Thomas J. Keating, 28, of 9 Tow Path Lane, was arrested for disturbing the peace;
9:29 a.m.: vandalism, Reservoir Road, a caller reports discovering that her mailbox was damaged apparently with a bat although some sort of concussion was heard during the night, the responding officer reports no evidence of fireworks or vehicular crash was found, the caller does not require a formal report but wants the damage documented, four additional mailboxes were subsequently reported to have been damaged in the area;
11:42 a.m.: harassment, Morris Avenue, a resident came to the station to complain that a former partner is harassing her via phone and text messages, the responding officer reports the woman was advised of her civil options;
12:12 p.m.: found property, Stanley Park, 400 Western Avenue, a park ranger reports a wallet was found, the desk officer reports a message was left for the owner;
1:27 p.m.: breaking and entering, Knollwood Drive, a caller reports her father’s home was broken into, the responding officer reports that there was no obvious point of entry and the caller said that the only thing known to have been stolen was an iPad;
5:07 p.m.: larceny, Noble Hospital, 115 W. Silver St., a caller reports her wallet was stolen, the responding officer reports the caller said that her wallet was stolen from her unlocked office while she was briefly absent in the performance of her duties;
6:24 p.m.: assault, Lincoln Street, a caller reports she was struck by a known party, the responding officer reports the caller and other involved parties were uncooperative and he was unable to unravel the incident;
6:44 p.m.: arrest, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he sought the subject of a warrant issued in 2013 by Westfield District Court and found him at his workplace, Jimmy Cruz, 19, of 126 Union St., was arrested on the warrant;
9:35 p.m.: disturbance, Cowles Court, a caller reports persons fighting, the responding officer requests an ambulance for a male party with non-life threatening injuries but reports no involved parties were cooperative and the root of the issue was not determined, see 10:25 p.m. entry;
10:25 p.m.: disturbance, Notre Dame Street, a caller reports persons with whom her son had been involved in earlier altercations have cornered him, the responding officer reports that the participants offered conflicting accounts of the events of the evening, the participants were advised to stay away from each other and of their civil options;
10:54 p.m.: noise complaint, Morris Avenue, a caller reports a loud party with a bonfire, the responding officer reports the resident was cooperative, extinguished the fire and moved his guests inside;
11:19 p.m.: fire, Ampad Road, a caller from an industrial concern reports a tractor-trailer unit in the parking lot is on fire and fully involved, the responding firefighters report the fire was extinguished, an officer provided the operator a courtesy transport to a Southampton Road motel.
