WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Saturday, July 22, 2017
9:09 a.m.: Breaking and entering motor vehicle, Tannery Road. Police received a report of two vehicles that were allegedly entered sometime between midnight and the morning of the report. The vehicles were reportedly unlocked and a nursing bag was allegedly taken from one vehicle, and change from another. Police are investigating.
10:53 a.m.: Larceny, walk-in. Police received a report from a person who claimed that their backpack was stolen while they were at Grandmother’s Garden. The backpack was recovered according to police, but $300 was reportedly missing.
12:31 p.m.: Motor vehicle violation and arrest, Railroad Avenue and Union Avenue. Police reported that they had run a license plate and the license of the operator was reportedly suspended. Police stopped the vehicle and arrested Laura A. Truden, 41, of Pittsfield, and charged her with operating motor vehicle with license suspended, subsequent offense.
2:31 p.m.: Larceny, walk-in. Police received a report from a person who claimed that $640 was taken from them in relation to an alleged apartment rental scam.
2:22 p.m.: Larceny, Miller Street. Police received a report that someone who was moving into a residence had a bag of items reportedly on the lawn and a party in a truck allegedly took the bag. They reported that they followed the vehicle to the suspect’s residence and they allegedly denied taking anything. Police later stopped the vehicle and searched it, but found no items.
4:22 p.m.: Breaking and entering motor vehicle, walk-in. Police received a report that a vehicle was allegedly broken into earlier in the morning on Beveridge Boulevard. $10 and a GPS were reportedly taken, with the GPS reportedly later being found in a reported stolen vehicle in Connecticut, according to police.
5:20 p.m.: Shoplifting and arrest, Walmart Springfield Road. Police received a report of a shoplifter that was in custody with Walmart loss prevention. They allegedly attempted to take $40 to $50 in merchandise. It was also reported that the person alleged of shoplifting was with another person who was still walking the store, with an employee following them. Police arrested the party walking the store, Scott A. Nadeau, 38, of Blandford, on two arrest warrants.
