WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Sunday, March 8, 2015
10:43 a.m.: officer wanted, a caller asks to speak with an officer because he believes a neighbor stole his watch, the responding officer reports the caller said that he believes a woman who drives for him stole a watch from his desk, the officer reports the woman admitted taking the watch, the caller said that he does not wish to pursue criminal charges and is satisfied by the recovery of his watch;
3:34 p.m.: vandalism, Main Street, a caller reports wires controlling a fan were cut, the responding officer reports the caller said that when he opened the pizza shop the exhaust fan was not working and upon investigation he found the wires leading to the fan were cut, the wires were repaired, the caller does not require a formal report but wants the incident documented;
3:38 p.m.: larceny, Elm Street, a resident came to the station to complain that his cell phone was stolen, the responding officer reports that the complainant said that he had advertised his iPhone 6 for sale and arranged to meet a prospective buyer at an Elm Street business, the man said that he met the putative buyer and another person at the store and after examining the phone the buyer agreed to purchase it but did not have all the required cash so he went to an ATM, the complainant said that while the man was gone the other party asked to examine the phone again while they were waiting and once he had the phone in his hands he fled, the officer reports the store’s security video was reviewed;
4:42 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street at Franklin Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to be operated by a person with a suspended license, a criminal complaint was filed, the registration plates were seized and the car was towed to the police impound yard;
5:52 p.m.: officer wanted, Bates Road at Old Park Lane, multiple callers report a tree is leaning on power lines, the G&E was notified and the responding officer reports a tree fell on power lines causing the utility pole to break, the officer reports he stayed on the scene until relieved by detail officers;
6:01 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Main Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance and it was towed to the police impound yard, the operator was provided a courtesy transport to an South Broad Street address;
8:16 p.m.: parking violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle parked in a handicap parking space at a Springfield Road department store and when he approached and spoke with the operator he immediately observed an odor of marijuana, the officer reports he saw a jar on the floor containing green vegetable material and the operator claimed ownership of it, the man handed the jar to the officer upon request and the jar was found to contain less than an ounce of marijuana, a city ordinance violation citation was issued.
