WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Saturday, July 26, 2014
1:28 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have revoked registration due to a lack of insurance, the car was towed to the police impound yard;
10:09 a.m.: vandalism, West School Street, a caller reports youths shooting a BB gun in an abutting property have holed her tent and have been shooting at squirrels in her yard, the responding officer reports he found that an adult had been shooting the gun, the suspect’s father agreed to make restitution for the damage;
10:26 a.m.: accident, Main Street, a caller reports a vehicle stuck a convenience store building and left the area, see story in the Tuesday edition of The Westfield News;
3:13 p.m.: animal complaint, Court Street, a caller reports finding a small beagle dog wearing a bandana but no tags, the responding animal control officer reports the intact male beagle dog was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
3:15 p.m.: found property, Court Street, a person came to the station to surrender a purse found on Court Street, the owner’s husband was contacted and said that he will come to the station to claim the purse early in the week;
5:07 p.m.: vandalism, Old Holyoke Road, ATV patrol officers report that they encountered a male party adding to graffiti on a turnpike abutment, the officers report that it is not clear what graffiti the suspect was responsible for;
6:54 p.m.: suspicious activity, Russell Road, a supervisory officer reports encountering four vehicles parked on Russell Road near an area of the river which is a popular recreational area despite the posted ‘No trespassing’ signs, the officer reports he found about 25 Springfield residents swimming in the river while enjoying a cookout with two fires burning, the participants were advised of two recent drowning incidents in the area and that they were subject to arrest for trespassing, the fires were extinguished and the visitors left without further incident;
7:44 p.m.: animal complaint, Park River Drive, a caller reports a female pit bull dog came to her door, the responding animal control office reports the dog was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
10:07 p.m.: accident, Southwick Road, multiple callers reports a car left the roadway and struck a tree, the responding officer reports the northbound car crossed the center line and left the roadway whereupon it struck a tree, a utility pole and a parked car before coming to rest, the operator was transported to Baystate Medical Center where he was admitted and reported to be in fair condition Monday afternoon;
10:20 p.m.: animal complaint, Union Avenue, a patrol officer reports an agitated raccoon is trapped in a rubbish receptacle, the officer reports he was unable to help the raccoon escape and left a message when he could not reach a keyholder for the business;
11:04 p.m.: burning complaint, Noble Avenue, a caller reports a burning complaint, the responding fire captain reports the resident was advised to extinguish the fire.
