WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
8:45 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Clay Hill, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and it was towed to the police impound yard;
9:53 a.m.: disturbance, the domestic violence coordinator reports a male resident came to the station to speak with her about a stalking issue, the DVC reports that he man said that he wants to go back to his family but his former partner is threatening to expose him and has been driving past his house and harassing him, the man was advised of the process required to secure a harassment protection order;
10:10 a.m.: school investigation, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, a school resource officer reports a female student reports she has been sent threats via electronic media from a Gateway Regional High School student who is expected to attend the vocational school’s semi-formal dance on Friday, the SRO reports he spoke with the state trooper who serves as the Gateway SRO who will inform the suspect that she may not attend the dance;
10:38 a.m.: an officer detailed to serve a restraining order reports he met with the plaintiff who surrendered the defendant’s firearms which had been in her home, the officer was able to speak with defendant by phone and he subsequently came to the station and was served with the order which was explained to him, the man surrendered his license to carry firearms;
11:52 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street, a patrol officer reps he observed a van operating without a valid inspection sticker and stopped it, the officer reports the operator said that she did not have her license or any other identification with her and identified herself verbally, officer noticed credit cards on the passenger seat with another name on them and the woman eventually admitted she had given him a false name, the woman’s license was found to be revoked as an a habitual traffic offender, Lucy M. Gichuhi, 31, of 119 Ashley St., Springfield, was arrested for being a motor vehicle operator who refuses to identify herself, operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker and for operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as a habitual traffic offender;
12:44 p.m.: vandalism, Tannery Road, a caller reports that his mailbox was struck and he can identify a suspect, the responding officer reports the caller said that he followed tracks in the snow to a nearby business where a vehicle with front end damage is parked, the officer found that the tracks were not an exact match and the damage did not appear to be recent, the operator denied hitting the mailbox post;
1:12 p.m.: assist resident, Ely Street, a officer was detailed to assist a resident as he gathers property at a former address, the officer reports the man removed his belongings without incident;
3:10 p.m.: larceny, Mainline Drive, a caller reports a tire and rim were stolen from his business, the responding officer reports the caller said he had left a used tire and rim outside at his company and a neighbor advised him that three men in a described vehicle took the tire, the officer reports he spoke with the owner of the vehicle who said that the men had believed the tire had been discarded, the tire was returned, the officer reports that it would not be unreasonable to assume the tire had been discarded, no charges were filed;
5:05 p.m.: animal complaint, Parker Avenue, a caller reports her neighbors are killing chickens and throwing them on to a fire, the community policing officer for the area notes that he has already contacted the city’s health department about the issue;
10:00 p.m.: found property, Elm Street, a Southwick resident came to the station to surrender a debit card found in a bank parking lot, the responding officer reports he was unable to locate the card’s owner and it was stored for safekeeping;
11:05 p.m.: larceny, King Street, a resident came to the station to complain that her apartment was broken into earlier in the evening and a considerable amount of cash was stolen, the responding officer reports that entry was apparently gained via a window, the victim identified a suspect;
11:29 p.m.: disturbance, South Maple Street, a caller reports neighbors appear to be engaged in a physical altercation, the responding officer reports the female resident said that the male party was intoxicated and attempting to engage her in an activity she was not then interested in when he pushed her while she was attempting to leave the apartment, Michael W. Riel Jr., 20, of 93 South Maple St., was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship.
