WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Sunday, June 8, 2014
2:44 a.m.: accident, Atwater Street, multiple callers reports a vehicle struck a parked car and pushed it against a house, the responding officer reports no serious injury but found that the operator appeared to be intoxicated and failed a field sobriety test, Tyler Joseph Fish, 20, of 25 Leonard Ave, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, possession of an open container of alcohol in motor vehicle, being a person younger than the legal drinking age in possession of liquor, speeding and a marked lanes violation;
7:44 a.m.: disturbance, North Elm Street, a caller reports a male party who lives near his store sometimes panhandles in front of his business and is currently harassing his customers, the responding officer reports the caller said that the man has been an ongoing problem for him and agreed that a ‘No trespassing’ order would be appropriate, the officer reports he served the man with the order and explained it to him;
8:03 a.m.: vandalism, Notre Dame Street, a caller reports she returned home from work to hear water running and investigated to find that her garden hose had been pushed into the vent for her furnace and the flowing water had flooded her basement, the woman told the officer that this is the third incidence of vandalism she has endured and suspects that her former wife is responsible;
11:01 a.m.: larceny, Elm Street, the owner of an Elm Street business reports he set down his backpack in his doorway when he went into his business and when he returned for it he found it missing, the responding officer reports a bystander reported items scattered on the nearby bridge and the area underneath the bridge and helped the officer search finding some of the contents of the missing backpack including the victim’s wallet which had been burned, the bystander appeared to be nervous and denied taking the backpack but his account of his activity had inconsistencies and at one point he apologized to the victim for burning the wallet, Luc R. Labarre, 23, of 33 Elm St., was arrested for receiving stolen property and for burning personal property;
11:56 a.m.: larceny, Warfield Drive, a caller reports when her mother’s boyfriend passed away he left a number of firearms which were left in place pending the reading of his will but when that was accomplished the guns were found to be missing, the responding officer reports he was not able to immediately speak with the caller’s mother, see 4:14 p.m. Monday entry;
1:55 p.m.: found property, Woodmont Street, a call reports finding a red bike behind his shed, the responding officer reports the bicycle was transported to the station for safekeeping;
2:16 p.m.: larceny, Pochassic Road, a resident came to the station to complain that he is unable to contact a person who has not returned items he sent for repair and had paid for via an Internet website;
2:58 p.m.: officer wanted, Danek Drive, a caller reports her roommate has been drinking again and is harassing her, the responding officer reports the man was deemed to be too intoxicated to care for himself and was placed in protective custody;
4:54 p.m.: trespassing, Russell Road, a supervisory officer reports he observed several vehicles parked on Russell Road adjacent to private property which has frequently been used by the public to access the river, the officer reports that the trespassers were advised to leave but one person was uncooperative, yelling at the officers and obstructing the departure of others, despite repeated instructions to calm down the man continued to create a disturbance until he was warned that a Taser would be employed if he did not regain control of himself, Anthony Cheney, 26, of 15 Rogers Ave., West Springfield, was arrested for disorderly conduct and trespass;
5:11 p.m.: larceny, School Street, a caller reports his vehicle was stolen from his workplace, the responding officer reports that a he discovered that person had been arrested in West Springfield while operating the victim’s vehicle;
9:06 p.m.: burning complaint, Jefferson Street, a caller complains of a neighbor’s fire, the responding fire captain reports the resident was advised of the pertinent laws and agreed to extinguish the fire;
11:24 p.m.: fire, Big Wood Drive, a caller reports a fire involving the furnace, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters found that an electrical device integral to the furnace overheated and ignited papers atop the furnace, the firefighters evacuated smoke from the residence.
