WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
12:10 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Mountain Road at Springfield Road, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to be uninsured and unregistered and operated by a person with a suspended license, Melissa R. Cegielski, 33, of 98 Norfolk St., Springfield was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and operating an unregistered vehicle, a relative of the woman declined to post bail for the woman but wanted to know where her children were, a Springfield detective reports he gained entry to the woman’s house and will stay with her eight and 11-year-old children until a relative arrives;
1:10 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Old County Road at North Road, a patrol officer reports he observed an infraction at the intersection of East Mountain and Springfield roads and stopped the commercial delivery vehicle, the van was found to be unregistered and was towed to the police impound yard, the two occupants were provided a courtesy transport to a downtown gas station and the owner of the delivery company responded to the station to remove the inventory from the van;
3:41 a.m.: incapacitated person, East Main Street, a caller from a gas station reports that he is unable to rouse a person who is apparently passed out in a vehicle, the responding officer reports the man was placed in protective custody and the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
7:15 a.m.: officer wanted, Servistar Industrial Way, a school bus dispatcher reports that buses are stopped at a railroad crossing and motorists are agitated, the responding officer reports the gate and lights at the crossing have been activated although there is no train in evidence and the buses, in accordance with company policy, will not cross the tracks, the Pioneer Valley Railroad was notified and the buses crossed the tracks under the direction of an officer;
7:32 a.m.: larceny, Orange Street, a resident came to the station to complain that a strongbox was stolen from his residence, the man called subsequently and said that the box had not been stolen but had been moved by his roommate without his knowledge and consent;
11:58 a.m.: jaywalking, Franklin Street at Maple Street, a special detail officer reports that a pedestrian bypassed a crosswalk and then crossed the street in an unsafe location, a city ordinance violation citation was issued, the officer reports seven additional citations were issued for similar offenses while he was working the special detail, one motorist was cited for failing to stop for a pedestrian and one bicyclist was cited for riding a bicycle on the Elm Street sidewalk;
12:24 p.m.: soliciting, Elm Street at Main Street, a caller reports two men with bright pink backpacks are attempting to sell items in their backpacks, the responding officer reports that the two men were attempting to sell cosmetics and were advised of the complaint, the men agreed to cease their solicitations;
1:37 p.m.: assault, George Street, a caller from a supervised living program reports she was assaulted by a client, the responding officer reports a staffer said that when she refused to give a client her cellphone to call police the client pushed her with both hands causing her to fall backward, the staffer asked that the woman be arrested and the officer informed her that police cannot make an arrest for an assault they did not witness, a criminal complaint was filed;
2:30 p.m.: larceny, Barnes Municipal Airport, 110 Airport Road, the airport facilities manager reports a chain saw was stolen, the responding officer reports that the complainant said that the saw was last seen in the snow removal shed and said that he suspects it was taken by a worker, the man said that he surveyed the staff but all deny borrowing or otherwise removing the saw, the case was referred to the Detective Bureau;
3:47 p.m.: assault, North Elm Street, a caller reports he came home to find an uninvited friend waiting for him and an argument developed which devolved into a physical altercation when the other man punched him, the responding officer reports that his investigation revealed that the suspect had arrived at his friend’s house and when his friend’s 72-year-old relative answered the door he pushed her aside and entered before he was immediately asked to leave, the man waited outside and assaulted his friend when he returned, the victim said that his glasses were broken in the assault and he dropped his phone which he saw in the hand of the suspect before he lost track of it in the tumult, the phone was later found smashed outside the residence, David T. Santiago, 22, of 26 Sackett St., was arrested of two counts of assault and battery and a charge of vandalism;
3:59 p.m.: assault, Westfield Middle School South, a resident and her daughter came to the station to complain that the girl was assaulted at school, the responding officer reports the girl said that she has been arguing with a classmate for the past few weeks and during field day activities another girl held her arm while the first girl punched her;
5:55 p.m.: larceny, Clifton Street, a resident came to the station to complain that his former girlfriend has stolen his cellphone, the responding officer reports the woman said that the man had broken her cellphone so she took his until he replaces her phone, the officer reports no charges were filed;
6:07 p.m.: liquor law violation, rail trail, the community policing supervisor reports he encountered a liquor law violation on the rail trail, the officer reports the male party discarded his alcohol and was sent on his way;
6:49 p.m.: larceny, East Silver Street, a resident came to the station to report two of her propane tanks were stolen, the responding officer reports the woman said that she did not know exactly when the tanks were removed from her yard;
9:28 p.m.: burning complaint, Bush Street, a caller reports smoke from a neighbor’s bonfire is disturbing her peace, the responding fire captain reports he advised the resident to extinguish the fire.
