WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
8:11 a.m.: vandalism, Montgomery Street, a caller reports that sometime after 10 p.m. a store window was cracked by an apparent BB impact, the responding officer reports no projectile was found and no entry was gained;
8:44 a.m.: larceny, Westfield Middle School North, 350 Southampton Road, a resident came to the station to reports his son’s clarinet was stolen at the school, the responding officer reports the complainant said that the clarinet had been left somewhere in the school, the case was referred to the school resource officer;
9:56 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Susan Drive, a caller reports a neighbor is trimming trees on her property, the responding officer reports the neighbor in question said that the trees are reaching across her property line and damaging her electric fence, the officer advised the woman that she may only trim the parts of the tree which cross the property line and encroach upon her property;
11:20 a.m.: fraud, Edgewood Apartments, 134 Union St., a resident came to the station to complain that someone used her identity, the responding officer reports that the woman said that someone attempted to file a tax return with her personal information, the officer reports all the relevant agencies were notified;
1:30 p.m.: animal complaint, Massey Street, a caller reports a 76-year-old woman was bitten by a neighbor’s dog, the responding officer reports the woman was going to visit her neighbor when her neighbor’s chained dog lunged at her and bit her, the animal control officer was notified and the dog was quarantined;
2:15 p.m.: animal complaint, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, the animal control officer reports she took custody of baby rabbits and released them in the area where they were found;
3:22 p.m.: annoying phone calls, Madison Street, a caller reports annoying phone calls via the online reporting option, the case was referred to the relevant community policing officer;
3:24 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, King Street, a patrol officer reports he observed both occupants of a vehicle duck out of sight and who then appeared to be disconcerted when they noticed his cruiser, the vehicle was stopped and the operator’s license was found to have been suspended before it expired in 1991, the operator was found to be in possession of a prescription medication without a prescription as well as heroin, the passenger was found to be in possession of heroin and marijuana, William James Taylor, 48, of 8 Longview Road, Enfield, Connecticut, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, possession of a Class A drug and possession of a Class E drug, Richard J. Arnold, 24, of 14 Arnold St., was arrested for possession of a Class A drug and for possession of marijuana;
3:49 p.m.: larceny, East Main Street, a caller reports three women dashed out of the store with about 15 designer purses and fled in a described vehicle, the responding officer reports a search of the area did not yield a suspect vehicle;
5:00 p.m.: burning complaint, Francis Street, a caller reports a burning complaint, the responding fire captain reports that the fire was unauthorized and was extinguished;
10:03 p.m.: officer wanted, Southwood Acres, 342 Southwick Road, a caller reports neighbors are smoking marijuana and the odor is getting into his apartment, the responding officer reports he spoke with the neighbors who admitted smoking recently but said that they had consumed all their marijuana, both persons were advised to stop their activities for the night.
