WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
7:17 a.m.: Accident, Union Street. Police initially received a report of a two-vehicle accident with entrapment, which police reported as a one-vehicle accident involving a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox and a pole and no entrapment. No injuries were reported but a tow truck was requested and two signs were also knocked over in the accident.
9:14 a.m.: Theft of motor vehicle plates, Southampton Road. Police received a report of two license plates that were allegedly stolen off of a vehicle. Plates were reported stolen sometime overnight.
12:11 p.m.: Accident, Elm Street. Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident involving a city vehicle and a van. No injuries were reported and no tow trucks requested.
1:40 p.m.: Unarmed robbery, Elm Street. Police received a report that a person was attempting to sell a “vape pen” to a party when the person was reportedly “jumped by nine people.” No weapons were reported. According to the report, the vape pen and $100 was allegedly taken. The group left on foot and the suspect described by the alleged victim was later seen getting into a vehicle in the CVS parking lot on Elm Street. Police later stopped the vehicle but at the time of the report given by police the suspect was not arraigned.
3:42 p.m.: Accident, Pontoosic Road. Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident involving a 2016 Toyota RAV4 and a 2016 Toyota Camry. No injuries were reported and no tow trucks requested.
6:17 p.m.: Assist other police department and arrest, Southampton Road. Police received a request from Southampton Police Department to arrest a person in Westfield. Police arrested Joseph L. Bonafilia, 54, of Westfield, and charged him with assault and battery on +60/disabled with injury.
10:05 p.m.: Larceny, bicycle, South Maple Street. Police received a report of two bicycles allegedly stolen.
