WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday, May 1, 2014
10:06 a.m.: breaking and entering, Elm Street, a caller reports copper wiring has been stripped from a vacant building, the responding officer reports the caller said that the building has recently changed hands and the new owner found copper wiring and piping has been removed, the officer found that at least some of the missing copper was stolen after the new owner rook possession of the building;
1:40 p.m.: found property, Sunset Drive, a caller reports finding two hypodermic needles in the roadway, the responding officer reports that the needles were safely disposed of at the health department facility on Twiss Street;
4:40 p.m.: suspicious activity, Westfield Sportsman’s Club, 95 Furrowtown Road, a caller from Simmons Brook Drive reports two male parties were shooting near the pond at the club, the responding officer reports the caller said that he confronted two persons who had been shooting at the pond and they left the area, the officer was able to contact the two men who said that they had been shooting at a snake which was approaching them while they were fishing, the men were advised that shooting at the pond is prohibited by club policy and the caller was advised that he could take his complaint to the club president for action if he chooses to, the man said he would contact the president;
6:37 p.m.: burning complaint, Cycle Street, a caller reports it smells as if a neighbor is burning tires or plastic and the smoke is toxic, the responding fire captain reports the resident was advised to extinguish the fire;
6:54 p.m.: liquor law violation, South Broad Street bike trail, the community policing supervisor reports that while on bike patrol in the area of the rail trail construction near South Broad Street he observed two male parties and then saw something fly toward the river, the officer queried the men and was told that a beer had been discarded, the men were required to retrieve their debris, they were advised that the area is closed to the public during construction and drinking alcohol in the area will never be tolerated;
7:25 p.m.: disorderly conduct, City Hall, 59 Court Street, the police chief called to ask that an officer respond to the city council chambers for a disorderly person, the responding officer reports that city councilors told him that a resident who spoke at public participation refused to stop when his allotted time expired and had sprayed the chamber with an unknown aerosol, the man had left city hall but officers spoke with him at his home where he said that he had sprayed an air sanitizer in the chamber in response to the odor of corruption he found there, the man said that he was exercising his First Amendment rights and declined to speak further with the officers; see the story in today’s Westfield News;
7:53 p.m.: officer wanted, Granville Road, a caller requests an officer in reference to dirt bike riders who regularly disturb his peace, the responding officer reports that the caller said that ATV operators frequently ride in the area behind Highland School and when he heard riders approaching that evening he went outside to take pictures of them, the caller said that after he took pictures the riders returned and threaten him, the officer reviewed the pictures and the recording the man made of the conversation and reports he went to the residence of a suspect but found nobody at home, the ATV patrol officers were advised of the issue;
8:12 p.m.: officer wanted, Cycle Street, a caller requests an officer for an ongoing traffic issue with neighbors, the responding officer reports the caller said that she had been driving on Lozier Avenue when an unknown female party who was apparently videotaping her vehicle made a rude gesture, the woman said that she returned to speak with the woman who said that she was videotaping the caller and her friends to document their excessive speed in the residential area, the officer spoke with another resident who identified the woman the caller had encountered as a friend who had left the area, the officer advised the woman of the proper channels to address vehicular complaints.
