Emergency Response and Crime Report
WESTFIELD
Friday, May 2, 2014
12:48 a.m.: suspicious person, Powdermill Village, 126 Union Street, a caller reports a described female party rang his doorbell and asked for cocaine, the responding officer reports the caller said that he had never met the woman before she came to his door and wishes she had not done so, the man said that the woman, identified as a neighbor, had made the same request of other neighbors, the officer spoke with the woman and advised her to stop making such requests which he said could be viewed as disturbing the peace;
2:11 a.m.: noise complaint, School Street, a caller reports a large gathering in a parking lot, the responding officer reports he found about 10 persons gathered around a motor vehicle with a blaring radio who were eating pizza and talking, the gathering was dispersed, the radio was turned off and a city ordinance violation citation was issued to the operator for disturbing the peace;
5:30 a.m.: disturbance, Morris Street, a caller reports neighbors are fighting, the responding officer reports there was no answer at the door despite persistent attempts to gain the attention of any occupants, the caller said that the residents had not left and provided a key when the shift commander authorized entry to ensure the well-being of the residents, the officer reports he found two fully clothed persons unresponsive on a bed and was eventually able to rouse the male party who said that he and his girlfriend had been engaged in an altercation earlier with persons who had left, the man displayed the classic symptoms of acute alcohol intoxication, the female party was found to have a pulse and was breathing but was unresponsive, the officer rolled the woman over and discovered blood on her clothing but was unable to find any injury, the man eventually said that the blood was his and a cut above his hairline was found to be still bleeding slightly which was the result, the man said, of the earlier altercation, the man declined medical assistance but the woman was transported to Noble Hospital where she was treated and released;
7:11 a.m.: animal complaint, Orange Street, a caller reports a raccoon is acting strangely, the responding officer reports the raccoon was walking in circles and trying to clime the side of a garage, the responding animal control officer reports the animal was exhibiting the early symptoms of rabies and it was dispatched, the carcass was disposed of at the health department facility on Twiss Street;
11:22 a.m.: breaking and entering, School Street, a caller reports she arrived at her workplace to find the outer door ajar, the responding officer reports the common hallway was entered and he was advised that two chairs and some potted plants had been stolen but no entry had been gained to the offices which share the common area;
2:39 p.m.: found property, Thomas Street, a male party came to the station to surrender a check found on Thomas Street, the owner of the check could not be immediately contacted and it was stored for safe keeping;
4:10 p.m.: suspicious phone calls, a person came to the station to complain that he has received two calls from unknown men who claim that his brother had been involved in an accident and was being held hostage at gunpoint, the callers demanded $2,000 as ransom, the complainant reports that he called his brother who said he was alive and well, the responding officer reports that the calls appear to have originated at a Holyoke number;
6:23 p.m.: breaking and entering, Pequot Pont Road, a caller reports that he returned to his home and found windows open and property stolen, the responding officer reports the man said that he had last seen his property intact the night before, stolen items include a 32-inch television, a laptop computer, a DVD player, a vacuum cleaner and a compound bow with telescopic sights, the officer reports a neighbor described a vehicle which had been seen at the residence about 4:30 a.m., the case remains under investigation by Detective Bureau officers;
6:24 p.m.: assist citizen, a Russell resident called police to report that his wife did not deliver their daughter to him for his weekend with their five-year-old child and he believes that she has taken the child to Florida despite a probate court order denying her permission to do so, the officer reports he found indications that the woman has moved from her residence, the caller asked that the circumstances be documented for possible further action;
11:19 p.m.: disturbance, Church Street, a caller reports a large and loud college-aged party, the responding officer reports a large party in the driveway but was unable to find a specific apartment hosting the gathering, the gathering was dispersed, a community policing officer reports he observed a female party drinking from a can of beer and when she was found to be younger than the legal drinking age a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
11:52 p.m.: disturbance, Lincoln Street, a caller reports a large party in the area, the responding officer reports a Lincoln Street tenant cooperated in the dispersal of about 50 guests.
