WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Sunday, March 16, 2014
1:34 a.m.: accident, Pochassic Street at Montgomery Street, a caller reports that a vehicle went off the road and down an embankment but the operator appears to be uninjured as he is out of the vehicle and stumbling around as if he may be intoxicated, the responding officer reports the operator was not injured but was found to be intoxicated, Benjamin C. Cain, 20, of 27 Caitlin Way, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation;
2:05 a.m.: accident, Shaker Road, a caller reports an accident, the responding officer reports the operator was not injured but acknowledged that she had a couple of drinks at a friend’s house, the woman failed a field sobriety test, Heather N. Chistolini, 25, of 48 Colony Circle, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, reckless operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation;
2:33 a.m.: disturbance, Elm Street, a caller reports that a known person is on a railroad overpass throwing objects at passing vehicles, the responding officer reports the suspect was detained on Orange Street, Sheen M. Benoit, 24, of 47 Taylor Ave., was arrested for disorderly conduct;
3:42 a.m.: disabled vehicle, North Road, a caller reports a possible accident, dual response dispatched, the responding officer reports that an operator who was found to be intoxicated drove off the road but was not injured, Shawn Miller, 28, of 1429 Main St., Marshfield, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle;
9:16 a.m.: suspicious person, East Silver Street, a caller from a drug store reports that male party who engendered concerns that he might steal small expensive merchandise items in the area he was lingering was asked to leave, employees said that they believe the same man had stolen the merchandise on a pervious occasion but said that they knew none was stolen at that time because the store has not been re-stocked with the expensive teeth whitening product since the last theft of the merchandise, the dispatcher notified other local drug stores of the incident;
11:11 a.m.: animal complaint, a caller reports that a potbellied pig is at large in the area, the responding animal control officer reports he and bystanders were unable to catch the pig and he asked the bystanders to call the dispatcher if the pig comes back, see 2:33 p.m. Monday entry;
12:10 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Main Street, a traffic enforcement officer reports a traffic stop, the plates on the car were found to be expired and to have been issued to a different vehicle, the car was towed to the police impound yard;
2:18 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Main Street, a traffic enforcement officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance, the car was towed to the police impound yard;
4:44 p.m.: assist citizen, Mill Street, a caller report he locked his keys in his car with his daughter strapped into her car seat, the responding firefighters report entry was gained;
7:36 p.m.: lost property, Mill Street, a resident came to the station to report that he lost his wallet in a Mill Street parking lot;
8:26 p.m.: officer wanted, Elm Street, a caller reports a male party said that he had been robbed and asked the caller to call police, the responding officer reports the man was found to be too intoxicated to care for himself and he was taken into protective custody;
Monday, March 17, 2014
8:33 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance, the car was towed to the police impound yard;
12:52 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle was found to have been registered in the Commonwealth for three months but never inspected, the operator’s license was found to be suspended, a criminal complaint was filed;
1:21 p.m.: suspicious person, Whitney Playground, Shepard Street, a patrol officer reports he observed an occupied vehicle parked in an inconspicuous place and investigated it, the officer reports he identified the occupants and found one to be the subject of a warrant issued by Holyoke Juvenile Court, the boy was arrested on the warrant;
1:49 p.m.: found property, a resident came to the station to surrender an air pistol he reports he found near the intersection of Elm and Franklin streets, the pistol was stored for safekeeping;
2:33 p.m.: animal complaint, Carroll Drive, the director of animal control operations reports he took custody of a stray potbellied pig and transported it to the municipal animal shelter;
3:50 p.m.: assist other police department, Westfield State University, 577 Western Ave., WSU police request the use of a cell for a person arrested by that department, a cell monitor was provided but the prisoner was released by the bail clerk at 4:17 p.m.;
5:29 p.m.: city ordinance violation, St. Paul Street, a community policing officer reports he again addressed an issue of a stored unregistered motor vehicle which has been on the property for more than a year, the officer reports the owner has been told repeatedly that he must remove or register the pickup truck, a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
7:15 p.m.: fire, Belleview Drive, a caller reports flames are visible at the top of a chimney, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters report the resident had extinguished the fire prior to their arrival, walls and adjacent areas were checked with a thermal imaging device for extensions of the fire but none were found;
7:30 p.m.: gas leak, Elm Street, a caller reports a strong smell of natural gas, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters report that the odor appeared to be coming from two vacant buildings which were not properly secured, the G&E responded to shut off the gas supply, the firefighters report that there are signs of habitation in the vacant building and the leak may have been caused by an attempt to remove piping, the buildings were vented and secured as best as possible and the gas was left shut off;
9:16 p.m.: disturbance, Jefferson St., a caller reports a fight, the responding officer reports he was told that a minivan had struck a refuse receptacle but no operator was found with the damaged vehicle, a female party who said that she and her former boyfriend own the vehicle and stated that he had been operating it when it was damaged in the crash, the investigation officer reports that he discovered evidence which positively established the man’s presence at a Holyoke fast food restaurant six minutes after she reported him to be involved in the crash;
10:57 p.m.: disturbance, Taylor Avenue, a caller reports neighbors are yelling, stomping and creating a disturbance, the responding office reports a female party who was intoxicated was found to have been the source of the disturbance and she was placed in protective custody.
