WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Saturday, June 28, 2014
7:28 a.m.: animal complaint, Western Circle, a caller reports taking custody of a stray dog, the responding animal control officer reports the intact male golden retriever wearing a black collar decorated with skulls was transported to the municipal animal shelter,
11:38 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Maple Terrace, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and it was towed;
12:25 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southwick Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and it was towed;
1:28 p.m.: disturbance, Powdermill Village, 126 Union St., a caller reports a verbal altercation with his girlfriend, the responding officer reports the caller said that he has been living with his girlfriend and wants to move out but the woman won’t let him retrieve his property, the officer reports that the female party said that the man had been physically abusive to her during the past four months but she had reported no incident and declined to pursue criminal charges, the woman was advised of her protective order options and the man was allowed to gather his belongings;
5:17 p.m.: rescue call, Hanover Street, a caller reports a swimmer had disappeared in the river, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
6:10 p.m.: officer wanted, Western Circle at Reed Street, a caller reports that between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. graffiti was written on the street, the responding officer reports that three obscenities had been written on the pavement;
9:16 p.m.: disturbance, Orange Street, a caller reports his girlfriend assaulted a family member, the responding officer reports that he was told that the suspect approached her boyfriend’s mother for money and pushed her when she was refused, the officer was also told that the suspect struck the older woman with a cellphone, Amy L. Ober, 46, of 27 Orange St., was arrested for assault and battery on a person older than 60 year-of-age and for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon;
10:18 p.m.: weapons violation, King Street, a supervisory officer responded to a report of a person illegally possessing firearms, the officer reports that the man said that he had recently inherited four guns and had been researching the requirements for legal possession but had not reported them for fear of being discovered to be in violation, the guns were held pending the man’s acquisition of a permit to carry firearms;
Sunday, June 29, 2014
8:18 a.m.: rescue, Hanover Street at Park Street, firefighters and police officers responded to assist state troopers searching for a missing swimmer, see story in the Monday edition of The Westfield News;
1:27 p.m.: traffic complaint, Southwick Road, a caller reports children acting as barkers for a car wash are darting into traffic, the responding officer reports the youths agreed to stay on the grass verge of the roadway;
5:01 p.m.: larceny, Elm Street, a representative of Westfield on Weekends came to the station to report that three banners had been stolen from utility poles in the Arnold Street area;
8:20 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Park Square, a caller reports a youth is riding a skateboard on the stone at Park Square, the responding officer reports he found one youth with a bike and a second with a skateboard, neither boy was using his vehicle and both were advised of the relevant city ordinance and both left without incident.
