WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Wednesday, May 5, 2014
12:28 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Malone Avenue at Franklin Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a parked vehicle with registration plates, a routine check revealed that the vehicle’s registration was cancelled in March and the plates were returned, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
12:56 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, George Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a parked vehicle with expired registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
7:29 a.m.: assist citizen, Southampton Road, a caller reports an elderly woman has locked her keys inside her car, the responding deputy fire chief reports entry was made;
11:10 a.m.: suspicious property, Pochassic Road, a school resource officer reports a pupil advised him that while fishing he pulled a cooler out of the river which contained animal remains, the responding officer reports he was unable to determine what the meat in the cooler was but a supervisory officer determined it to be recently killed moose or deer, the supervisor instructed the officer to leave the meat in the river and the cooler on the bank, the SRO was notified;
2:56 p.m.: fireworks complaint, Orange Street, a patrol office reports he investigated a fireworks complaint and spoke with a male party who admitted to lighting fireworks but said that he had expended his complete supply, the suspect was advised of the complaint;
3:17 p.m.: fraud, Franklin Street, a resident reports via the online reporting option that he found his personal information had been misused when a credit application was denied because an account which had been opened in his name without his knowledge was in default, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
4:41 p.m.: burglary, Van Dussen Apartments, a caller reports money is missing from his wallet, the responding officer reports the caller said that he had placed $60 in a drawer about two weeks earlier and found it gone when he returned for it, the officer reports that there are no signs of forcible entry, nothing else is missing and the resident said that nobody else has been in his apartment, the resident conceded that he could have misplaced the money or forgotten that he had spent it;
5:28 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Furrow Street, a patrol officer reports a routine check revealed that the registration plate on a vehicle seen operating had been issued to another vehicle, the car was stopped and the operator’s license was found to be suspended, Ryan D. Gagne, 22, of 50 Roosevelt Ave., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and a number plate violation to conceal identification;
8:23 p.m.: fire, Union Street, a caller reports that grass is on fire, the responding fire captain reports residents were cooking outside over an open flame, the residents were advised of the complaint.
