WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Monday, May 12, 2014
8:40 a.m.: vandalism, Meadow Street, a caller from a professional office reports the door of the practice was tagged, the responding officer reports that the incident is the fourth time graffiti has been applied to the door, the officer reports the painted symbol appears similar to previous vandalism incidents and to other tags found in the area;
8:48 a.m.: illegal dumping, South Meadow Road, a property owner reports commercial dumping on his tobacco fields, the responding officer reports the caller said that he and three witnesses who have since left the area observed a person unload branches and logs from pickup truck bearing a company name, an officer went to the registered address of the truck and eventually spoke with the owner who said that he had thought dumping the debris would be acceptable because of ongoing construction in the area and agreed to remove his refuse, the officer noted that this is at least the third similar complaint lodged against the suspect, a criminal complaint was filed;
9:41 a.m: burning complaint, City View Road, a caller reports illegal burning, the responding fire captain reports that the fire is a controlled agricultural burning;
10:49 a.m.: found property, Hubbard Street, a city employee reports finding a driver’s license at the municipal playground, the responding officer reports the owner of the license could not be immediately contacted and it was stored for safe keeping;
11:48 a.m.: suspicious phone call, a resident reports via the online reporting option that a person claiming to be from the IRS called asking that the resident or her attorney call back;
2:22 p.m.: accident, Montgomery Road, multiple callers report a rollover accident, the responding officer reports the operator said that he was briefly distracted and went off the road hitting a street sign and a tree before her SUV rolled over and came to rest, the operator was transported to Noble Hospital with non-life threatening injuries;
3:00 p.m.: vandalism, Bates Road at Morningside Drive, a detective reports he was advised of vandalism to a DPW sign, a swastika was found to have been painted on a ‘Dead end’ sign on Morningside Road, the DPW was notified;
3:37 p.m.: breaking and entering, East Mountain Road, a caller reports he came home to find his bicycle missing, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he found his unlocked garage door open when he returned and his bike gone;
4:29 p.m.: accident, Russell Road, multiple callers reports a vehicle struck a motorcycle, the responding officer reports he found that a minivan had made a left turn in front of an approaching motorcycle and the motorcycle operator was unable to avoid a collision, the motorcycle operator was transported to Noble Hospital;
6:18 p.m.: animal complaint, Overlook Drive, a caller reports he was bitten by a dog and is bleeding, dual response dispatched, the responding officer reports a delivery person was bitten and he was treated on the scene by firefighters, the man declined to be transported to hospital;
6:42 p.m.: attempted breaking and entering, a caller reports an attempt was made to break into his home, the responding officer reports that although glass in the back door was broken no entry appeared to have been gained;
7:43 p.m.: assault, Shaker Village, 929 Shaker Road, a Chicopee resident came to the station to complain that he was assaulted and his truck was damaged at the condominium complex, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he is a contractor and was at the complex when a resident accosted him, grabbed his arm and, when he attempted to leave, punched his truck causing a dent, the same person had been involved in an earlier incident with a different contractor, the officer reports criminal complaints for assault and battery and malicious damage to a motor vehicle were filed;
7:45 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating with an item hanging from the rearview mirror which limited the operator’s visibility and stopped the vehicle, the operator’s license was found to be suspended, Onix D. Concepcion, 33, of 79 Franklin St., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and for unsafe operation of a motor vehicle;
8:39 p.m.: assist citizen, Whitney Playground, Shepard Street, a caller requests assistance getting into his locked vehicle, the responding deputy fire chief reports entry was made;
10:39 p.m.: trespassing, Hampton Ponds State Park, 1048 North Road, a caller reports youths have a bonfire on the state beach, the responding officer reports he found five persons around a small fire, the youths were advised that they were trespassing and the fire was extinguished;
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
8:15 a.m.: fire, Southwood Acres, 342 Southwick Road, a caller reports a rubbish receptacle is afire, the responding firefighters reports the fire was apparently sparked by discarded smoking materials or the contents of a grill which were apparently dumped into the container, the fire was extinguished;
12:19 p.m.: fraud, Southampton Road, a detective from the financial crimes unit reports a check was fraudulently cashed, the detective reports that a counterfeit check bearing an account number stolen from an area business was cashed at a Southampton Road bank, the detective reports that the person was positively identified when the check was cash and he applied for a warrant for the Dorchester resident;
4:17 p.m.: found property, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports an employee of an Elm Street convenience store surrendered a found wallet, the officer reports he delivered the wallet to the owner who found it to be intact;
6:10 p.m.: assault, Hickory Avenue at Southampton Road, multiple callers reports a bare-chested man is bleeding from his head, a subsequent caller reported her brother was assaulted with a baseball bat, the responding officer reports he was told that the suspect had been upset about a posting made by the victim on a social networking website, the officer found that the suspect had encroached on the victim’s personal space and when he pushed the other man away the suspect struck him with an indian club, another resident who is legally blind was reportedly pushed when she attempted to investigate the altercation, Justin M. Crosby, 18, of 385 Steiger Drive, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and for permitting injury to an elderly or disabled person;
7:40 p.m.: animal complaint, Grandmothers Garden, Smith Avenue, a caller reports her dog was attacked by another dog which escaped its harness, the responding officer reports he observed no injury to the victim dog, the case was referred to the animal control officer;
9:21 p.m.: burning complaint, Franklin Avenue, a caller complains of smoke entering her home from a neighbor’s fire, the responding firefighters reports the caller’s neighbor was advised to extinguish the fire;
10:55 p.m.: disturbance, Franklin Street, a caller reports an unknown man approached her family and began to yell at them in Spanish while brandishing a small pocket knife, the responding officer reports the caller and others present were uncooperative and insisted that no police services were needed.
