WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Friday, July 25, 2014
8:49 a.m.: larceny, Heritage Park, 868 Southampton Road, a resident came to the station to complain that a family member has used her debit card without authorization, the responding office reports the woman said that her daughter was the only person with access to her missing debit card which was used for 15 purchases totaling more than $350, the case was referred to the Detective Bureau;
8:51 a.m.: burning complaint, Yeoman Avenue, a caller reports a neighbor appears to be burning illegally, the responding fire captain reports that the resident was instructed to extinguish the fire;
12:39 p.m.: found property, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports taking custody of a cell phone found at a Southampton Road donut shop, the phone was locked so the owner could not be identified, the phone was stored for safe keeping;
2:51 p.m.: vandalism, Westfield District Court, 224 Elm St., a caller reports his bicycle was vandalized while he was in court, the responding officer reports that the complainant identified a suspect but there is no evidence to connect the suspect with the flat tire which is the only apparent damage to the bike, the officer reports security video will be reviewed;
3:56 p.m.: suspicious person, East Main Street, a caller reports two persons are swapping packages and going in and out of stores, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
6:51 p.m.: officer wanted, Meadow Street, the manager of an apartment building reports that there have been incidents in which persons in a passing motor vehicle had yelled racial epithets and thrown eggs at the building, the responding officer reports the caller said that here have been four similar incidents but only the most recent has been reported as in that case the offending vehicle was captured on security video, the officer viewed the video and said that the suspect vehicle appears to be familiar to him and he will try to remember who owns it, the caller agreed to make of a copy of the video and the officer reports that it will be made available to other officers in an attempt to identify the vehicle;
7:45 p.m.: larceny, Westfield Shops, a resident came to the station to complain that a debit card was stolen from his vehicle, the responding officer reports that the man said that he had parked and locked his car when he went to dine at a restaurant at the shops but failed to completely close the driver’s window, the man said that when he returned to the car he found that it had been entered, the contents had been disturbed and his debit card was stolen from the center console, the man said that the relevant account has been closed;
8:43 p.m.: larceny, Greylock Street, a caller reports his phone was stolen from the municipal playground, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he left his cellphone on a bench while he was playing basketball and found it gone when he returned, the man said that two known women had been nearby when he left the phone, the officer reports he found one of the women on Washington Street who voluntarily allowed him to inspect her possessions, the officer spoke with the other woman at her home who also denied taking the phone, the officer reports both women were advised that the phone includes a tracking feature which will be utilized;
9:16 p.m.: identity fraud, Oakwood Terrace Apartments, 200 Southwick Road, a resident came to the station to report that she was advised by the IRS that somebody else claimed her and her children as dependents so she owes money to the IRS, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
9:37 p.m.: larceny, Southwood Acres, 342 Southwick Road, a resident came to the station to complain that her former boyfriend used her debit card fraudulently, the responding officer reports the woman said that her card had been used three times for a total of $201.45, the woman pointed out that she had been assaulted by the man a few days earlier and had reported at the time that he stole the card, the card was found in his possession when he was arrested, a criminal complaint was filed.
