WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Monday, June 23, 2014
5:53 a.m.: larceny, Lozier Avenue, a resident reports her hanging flower baskets were stolen from her porch, the responding officer reports that the caller said that she does not require a formal report for the theft of the flowers valued at $25 each but wants her loss documented, the woman asked for additional patrols of the area;
1:19 p.m.: incapacitated person, East Silver Street, a caller reports a person is lying on a lawn and he does not know if the man is sleeping or in distress, the responding officer reports he found a homeless man who was sleeping in the shade and left the area without incident but a second caller at 3:43 p.m. again reported a man was passed out on the lawn, the man was placed in protective custody;
2:24 p.m.: illegal dumping, Russellville Road at Michael Drive, a caller reports several propane tanks have been dumped at an abandoned house, the responding officer reports an empty tank was found and asked that the dispatcher contact the DPW for removal;
5:07 p.m.: animal complaint, Hillcrest Circle, a caller reports finding a male mixed breed shepherd dog, the responding animal control officer reports the dog was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
5:12 p.m.: traffic complaint, Granville Road, a caller reports large limb in the roadway, the responding office reports the bulk of the limb was removed from the roadway and the DPW was notified to deal with the branch in the morning;
5:51 p.m.: trespassing, Hanover Street, a caller reports that a neighbor climbed a fence in order to cut through her yard, the responding officer reports the caller said that she had erected a fence to deter neighborhood children from cutting through her yard and a teenaged girl pushed it down, the officer reports the fence was not damaged and he spoke with the girl’s mother about her habit of using her neighbor’s yard as a thoroughfare;
6:05 a.m.: animal complaint, Prospect Street Extension, an operator assisting a deaf caller reports the caller said that a skunk had been accidentally caught in a trap and the resident is unsure how to safely release it, the on-call animal control officer responded and reports that the resident was advised that it is illegal to trap without a permit, the skunk was released in the yard;
7:11 p.m.: suspicious person, East Main Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a male party loading scrap metal into his pickup truck behind one of the East Main Street stores, the man told the officer that the store’s manager had said that he could take scrap metal several months ago, the officer spoke with the manager on duty who looked at what the man was taking and said that she had not given him permission but said that the store management does not have a problem with persons who remove scrap metal that is left next to the store’s rubbish receptacle, the officer advised the man to check with other stores before taking any scrap metal from their property;
9:18 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop for excessive speed, the officer reports the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and it was towed from the scene.
