WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
12:47 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, a patrol officer reports he observed a motorcyclist fail to stop for a flashing red traffic signal, the officer reports the operator produced a driver’s license but the man had no license to operate a motorcycle, Alexander Robert Sava, 23, of 105 Westwood Drive, Russell, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle in violation of the vehicle class and for failure to stop for a flashing red lens;
6:57 a.m.: larceny, Mather Street, a resident came to the station to complain his utility trailer was stolen, the responding officer reports the complainant said that the utility trailer he built himself had been stored out-of-sight of the road on a friend’s property and was last used the weekend of July 5 and 6, the man said that he discovered the trailer to be missing on Tuesday;
11:22 a.m.: found property, Arnold Street, a caller reports a bicycle has apparently been abandoned on property he manages, the responding officer reports the caller said that what appears to be a brand new bicycle was found leaning against a utility pole and the property manager does not believe it belongs to a tenant, the bike was transported to the station for safekeeping;
12:52 p.m.: traffic complaint, Northwest Road at Old Quarry Road, a caller reports a fallen tree is obstructing traffic, the DPW was notified and dispatched a crew to remove the fallen tree;
2:58 p.m.: incapacitated person, Whitney Playground, Shepard Street, a caller reports an intoxicated man is passed out near the river, the responding officer report the man was roused and provided a courtesy transport to his Exchange Street home, while dealing with the call the officer encountered an apparently abandoned bicycle which was transported to the station for safekeeping;
3:56 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle with registration revoked for lack of insurance, the car was towed to the police impound yard;
4:16 p.m.: disturbance, Southampton Road, a caller reports that her intoxicated boyfriend smashed the window of her car and she ejected him, the responding officer reports the operator said that an argument with her boyfriend developed while she was driving and the man repeatedly punched and cracked her windshield, the officer noted three spiderweb cracks in the windshield, the woman said that she stopped the car and told the man to get out whereupon he punched and smashed out a side window, the officer observed a shirtless man walking with an injured hand and stopped, the officer reports that the man spontaneously threw up his hands and then laid on the ground, the man admitted to smashing the windows and was transported to Noble Hospital for treatment of his injured hand, a criminal complaint was filed;
7:43 p.m.: larceny, Whitney Playground, Shepard Street, a Southwick resident came to the station to complain that his bicycle was stolen from Whitney Playground, the responding officer reports the man said that he had hidden the bike when he left it at the playground and found it missing when he returned for it;
8:20 p.m.: fire, Morningside Drive, a caller reports a fire in an exterior lighting fixture was extinguished but is still smoldering and sparking, the responding firefighters report a bird’s nest inside the fixture had ignited but had been extinguished by the neighbors;
9:03 p.m.: fire, Twiss Street, a caller reports an electrical transformer may be on fire, the responding firefighters report the fire was extinguished, the G&E was notified;
10:07 p.m.: animal complaint, Charles Street, a caller reports a cat in a neighbor’s driveway appears to be foaming at the mouth, the responding animal control officer reports that the cat was transported to an animal hospital for treatment;
10:13 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Park Square, a patrol officer reports he observed male party slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle stopped at a light at Park Square, the officer approached the vehicle and found that the man did not respond to a knock on the window so he opened the door, took the vehicle out of gear and removed the key before rousing the operator who said he must have fallen asleep, the man exhibited the classic symptoms of alcohol intoxication and failed a field sobriety test, David W. Hawley, 25, of 404 Southwick Road, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
