WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Saturday, March 22, 2014
12:22 a.m.: liquor law violation, Mechanic Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a male party with a can of beer he eventually admitted was his, the man was found to be 20-years-old, a city ordinance violation citation for possession of an open container of alcohol in public and being a person younger than the legal drinking age in possession of liquor was issued;
1:19 a.m.: motor vehicle complaint, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a reportedly stolen vehicle Easthampton police had asked officers to be on the lookout for and spoke with the operator when the car stopped in a bar’s parking lot, the officer found the operator’s license had been suspended, the owner of the vehicle opted to forgo criminal charges for using the car without authority, Christopher K. Mylinski, 50, of 421 N. Main St., Leeds, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license;
1:21 a.m.: disturbance, Taylor Ave., a caller reports an overly loud college-aged party, the responding officer reports about 50 loud persons were present when the officers arrived but the tenants were cooperative and assisted with the dispersal of the gathering, an officer reports he observed a male party behind the residence who appeared to be about to urinate, the youth was carrying a backpack which was found to contain beer, William Eugene Carroll, 19, of 55 Mountain View Terrace, Lee, was arrested for being a person younger than the legal drinking age in possession of liquor;
2:04 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street at East Main Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed and used radar to determine the car was traveling at 48 mph in a 30 mph zone, the vehicle was stopped, the operator said that he had no license and was driving because his girlfriend was sick, a check confirmed the man to be unlicensed, Michael B. Velez, 21, of 62 Avon Place, Springfield, was arrested for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and for speeding, the officer reports that owner was deemed to be too ill to safely operate the vehicle and it was towed to the police impound yard;
9:50 a.m.: harassment, Southwick Road, a resident came to the station to complain that she is being stalked and harassed, the responding officer reports that the woman said that a man who has called and come to her workplace showed up at her mother’s home, the woman said that she has complained about the man previously but the officer found that she has not followed up on previous suggestions to seek ‘no trespassing” or abuse preventive orders, the woman was advised of the requirements to secure an harassment protection order;
2:30 p.m.: suspicious activity, Lockhouse Road, a caller reports hearing gunshots, the responding officer reports he found that the resident in question has a valid license to carry firearms and said he had test fired a few rounds from a new gun into his woodpile, the officer reports the man was advised to go deeper into his property to shoot;
2:31 p.m.: fire, Airport Industrial Park Road, caller reports a burning complaint, the responding fire captain reports a business owner was advised of the complaint and he agreed to extinguish the fire;
3:24 p.m.: fire, Edgewood Street, a caller reports a brush fire in the woods, the responding firefighters report the area of the fire is inaccessible to an engine and request the brush truck, the arrival of the brush truck was delayed due to mechanical issues but eventually responded to complete the extinguishment initiated by firefighters who had carried water to the fire;
4:58 p.m.: larceny, Southwick Road, a caller from a Southwick Road restaurant reports five teenaged youths left the restaurant without paying $17.25 they owed, the responding officer report the vehicle the youths were reported to have left in was discovered and escorted back to the restaurant where they said that had been disconcerted by another customer’s reaction to the food at the restaurant so they decided to leave without paying for their total bill, the youths were advised that their choice was not a valid option and were advised of the possible results of similar future decisions, the youths paid the bill and left;
10:28 p.m.: assault, Elm Street, a caller from an Elm Street bar reports a customer entered who appeared to have been beaten recently, the responding officer reports he spoke with a man who had a laceration over one eye which was bleeding freely and many other facial injuries, the man said that he had been jumped by two persons but declined to cooperate with the officer saying “I deserved what I got”;
10:50 p.m.: liquor law violation, Main Street at Taylor Avenue, officers observed a male party who appeared to be 18 or 19-years-old drinking from a beer can, an officer spoke with the man who was determined to be 18-years-old, a city ordinance violation citation was issued, see next entry;
10:52 p.m.: liquor law violation, Main Street at Taylor Avenue, as an officer dealt with a male party seen holding a beer can another officer asked his two companions how old they were and if they had any alcohol, one of the youths said that he was 19-years-old and surrendered three cans of beer, a city ordinance violation citation was issued and the beer cans were emptied;
11:20 p.m.: liquor law violation, Orange Street, officers observed a male party who appeared to be about 19 years-old carrying a carton displaying a beer logo with the necks of what appeared to be beer bottle protruding, the officers spoke with young man who was found to be 20 years-of-age, the bottles were emptied and properly disposed of, a city ordinance violation citation was issued.
