WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday, July 3, 2014
12:18 a.m.: vandalism, Belmont Street, a caller reports a male party is breaking the rearview mirrors of parked vehicles, the responding officer reports that he was told that a described male party on a skateboard was hitting mirrors and breaking them, the suspect was last seen turning from Belmont Street on to Shepard Street;
4:58 a.m.: trespassing, Holyoke Road, a caller reports that the defendant of a ‘No trespassing’ order is in his residence and will not leave, the responding officer reports that the man left prior to his arrival and was not found by the subsequent search, a criminal complaint was filed;
11:28 a.m.: fraud, South Maple Street, a resident came to the station to report fraudulent use of her bank account, the responding officer reports the complainant said that she noticed unauthorized charges on her bank account and consulted a banker to find that more than $800 had fraudulently been debited for her account, the victim said that she never lost possession of her debit card, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the detective bureau;
11:51 a.m.: fraud, Day Avenue, a caller reports fraudulent activity on his bank account, the responding officer reports the man said that he had left his wallet at an ATM machine at a local merchant but subsequently recovered it intact, the man said that later he found that debits totaling about $280 had been made to his bank account in Hartford and New York City and he believes that information from his card was stolen while his wallet was missing;
1:12 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Franklin Street municipal parking lot, a patrol officer reports he encountered an unoccupied vehicle with expired registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
1:22 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Broad Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered an parked vehicle with expired registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
3:00 p.m.: weather complaint, North Road at Root Road, a caller reports a tree is down in the road, the DPW reported that plans were underway to remove the tree, the office reports that the roadway was cleared at 4:01 p.m.;
3:15 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Shaker Road, a code enforcement officer reports an illegal sign was removed for the tree belt on Shaker Road, an illegal sign was also removed at the intersection of East Main Street and Little River Road;
4:55 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Union Street, a patrol officer reports that he saw a motorcycle operating without a visible registration plate, the officer reports the motorcycle pulled into a Union Street parking lot and he approached the operator, the officer found that there was a plate on the vehicle but it was mounted in such a way as to not be visible unless it was very close, the operator’s license was found to be suspended, Janpierre Ruiz, 21, of 76 Notre Dame S., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and for a number plate violation to conceal identification, during the booking process the man was found to be in possession of a prescription pain pill and was also charged with possession of a Class B drug;
5:50 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports a shoplifter has been detained in the store, the responding officer reports store personnel advised him that the woman had been seen putting a large number of items in a bag and was detained when she attempted to leave without making payment, 55 items of merchandise valued at more than $550 were recovered, the woman was found to be the subject of a 2011 warrant issued by the Marlboro District Court, Daina Marie Colon, 20, of 92 Girard Ave, Springfield was arrested for larceny of property valued more than $250 and on the warrant;
7:10 p.m.: animal complaint, Colonial Pine Acres, 50 Southampton Road, a caller reports a neighbor abandoned cats, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
7:35 p.m.: arrest, West School Street, detectives reports that a ladder was found leading to a house under surveillance due to an ongoing investigation, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
10:53 p.m.: disturbance, Chestnut Street, multiple callers report people are fighting in the street, the responding officer reports he observed a person with a bleeding hand who appeared to be highly intoxicated smash a bottle in the road and the man was transported Noble Hospital, the officer spoke with other people involved in the disturbance and was told that he man was the former boyfriend of the woman at the scene and both she and her current boyfriend said that the man had been waiting for them when they returned to her home and had punched out a window and grabbed the male party, the woman said that she attempted to separate the two men, the officer reports that criminal complaints were filed against the suspect for assault and battery and disorderly conduct.
