WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
12:14 a.m: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports two female shoplifters have been detained in the store, the responding officer reports that a woman and her juvenile accomplice had been observed concealing merchandise in her purse and were detained when they attempted to leave the store with the merchandise, the value of the wares recovered was $310, criminal complaints were filed against each of the suspects;
2:25 a.m: motor vehicle violation, Meadow Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a parked vehicle which was found to be unregistered, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
10:23 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and nonrenewable, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
10:45 a.m.: burning complaint, Gladwin Drive, a caller reports the smoke from a neighbor’s fire is disturbing his family, the responding fire captain reports the resident was advised of his transgression and agreed to extinguish the fire;
noon: animal complaint, Westfield Animal Shelter, a person came to the shelter to surrender a female German shepherd mix dog;
12:39 p.m.: burning complaint, Sackett Road, a caller reports an unattended burn pile, the responding fire captain reports they were unable to contact a resident at the fire site and the fire was extinguished;
1:31 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating without a valid inspection sticker, the officer reports the vehicle was stopped and the operator’s license was found to have been revoked as a habitual traffic offender, Michael C. Lee, 23, of 40 Herbert Ave., Springfield, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as a habitual traffic offender and for operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker;
4:40 p.m.: disturbance, Wilson Ave., a caller reports her boyfriend strangled her, the responding officer reports he was told that a verbal altercation escalated into a physical confrontation when the male party laid hands on the female party, both parties agreed that the man had caused the red marks the officer saw on the woman’s body, the officer also found that the woman had responded by attacking the man’s vehicle and breaking the glass, the man declined to pursue criminal charges for the vandalism, Timothy M. Taylor, 26, of 40 Wilson Ave., was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship;
4:40 p.m.: lost property, Elm Street, a West Springfield resident reports via the online reporting option that his wallet was lost on Elm Street;
5:33 p.m.: animal complaint, East Mountain Road, a supervisory officer reports that an unusually large dead beaver on the side of the road is inducing motorists to slow and gawk, the responding officer reports a resident used a tractor to move the carcass into the woods and away from the roadway;
6:02 p.m.: traffic complaint, Franklin Street, a caller from a Franklin Street store reports a customer who left with two children in her car appeared to be highly intoxicated, the responding officer reports the woman was found at her home, the officer reports that the Department of Children and Families was notified and the Registry of Motor Vehicles was advised that the woman should be evaluated as a possible immediate threat to motorists;
7:49 p.m.: disturbance, Apremont Way, a caller reports her son attempted to harm himself, the responding officer reports the woman said that she had been involved in an argument with her son who pushed her and, when she attempted to call police, took the phone from her, the officer reports the 16-year-old boy was arrested for being delinquent by reason of assault and battery in a domestic relationship and for intimidating a witness.
