WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Friday, May 1., 2015
9:42 a.m.: threat to commit a crime, Franklin Street, citizen came to report that another subject threatened during a verbal altercation over parking, officer reports speaking with both parties who declined to seek formal complaints;
11:40 a.m.: larceny, Pearl Street, citizen reports leaving her purse in a room with two acquaintances, when she returned she could not locate the purse and her acquaintances were gone, reporting party later found the purse, but items were missing, she later located some of the items strewn about the yard, referred to the detective bureau for investigation;
12:44 p.m.: motor vehicle accident, roll over, Springfield Road officer reports westbound motorist observed an eastbound ambulance, with emergency light, and attempted to pull over onto the shoulder of the road way, motorist pulled to far off the pavement into the soft sho9ulder and flipped her vehicle, vehicle towed, motorist transport by ambulance to Noble Hospital;
1:22 p.m.: motor vehicle accident, Elm Street, caller reports his vehicle was hit by a school van, officer reports van was stopping for a pedestrian in a crosswalk when contact occurred, reporting motorist complained of back pain and was transported to Noble Hospital;
3:54 p.m.: shoplifting, arrest, Walmart, 141 Springfield Road, lose prevention employees report a male subject was leaving the store without paying for $30 worth of merchandise, loss prevention provided description of suspect’s vehicle and informed officer that a female who was with suspect was still at the store, officers dispatched to East mountain Road where suspect was waiting female, Jamie G. Benham, 42, of no known address was taken into custody for shoplifting and on four arrest warrants;
5:52 p.m.: suspicious activity, arrest, caller reports an intoxicated male who is walking in front of vehicles in the Stop & Shop parking lot, dual response, officer located subject who said he was taking methadone, officer found heroin on subject’s person, Joshue Kedelka, 25, of 6 Paper St., Westfield taken into custody on a charge of possession of a class A drug;
7:34 p.m.: accident, arrest, callers report a vehicle struck a fire hydrant at the intersection of Franklin and Elm streets, motorist did not stop and continued travelling north on Routes 10 and 202, officer reports locating the vehicle, which had heavy front-end damage in a parking lot on North Elm Street, Justin Chenaille, 29, of 95 Moody Road, Ludlow charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, possession of an open container of alcohol, marked lane violation, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, and with a city ordinance violation, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana;
10:11 p.m.: larceny, elm Street, caller reports that he left his wallet on the window sash of a store’s plate glass window and that it was gone when he returned, store employee review security tape which showed a person taking the wallet, under investigation;
11:29 p.m.: disturbance, arrest, Kellogg Street, caller reports a loud party at a neighboring residence, officers dispatched, estimated the gathering at several hundred, some of whom threw bottles at the officers, additional city and state police dispatched to disperse the gathering and restore order, Peter B. Knowles, 23, of 8 Crestview Road, Littleton, Mass., arrested for disturbing the peace and for delivering alcohol to a person under the age of 21.
Saturday, May 2, 2015
12:11 a.m.: breaking and entering, 47 Broad St., residence heard a loud noise and went to investigate source, they discovered a male standing in their kitchen, subject fled, officer reports door was kicked open, referred to the detective bureau;
2:23: a.m.: assault, 38 Mechanic Street, person transported to the Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, under investigation;
10:58 a.m.: breaking and entering a motor vehicle, Greg’s Auto Repair, 301 North Elm St., caller reports three cars were entered and electronic items taken, caller reports damage to ignition and steering column of two Hondas, damage occurred during attempt to take the vehicles, under investigation;
3:32 p.m.: motor vehicle accident with injury, officer reports 23-year-old male sustained injuries in a motorcycle accident on Pochassic Street, male had exited his residence at 59 Pochassic Street and began to accelerate, losing control of the cycle which fell to the pavement and struck the curbing in front of 67 Pochassic Road, operator transported to the Baystate Medical Center, Springfield;
4:26 p.m.: property found, citizen came to state to turn in a lap top computer found in the Stop & Shop supermarket parking lot.
