WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thursday, May 8, 2014
7:09 a.m.: fire, Pochassic Road, a caller from CSX railroad reports a brush fire on the northern side of the railroad tracks, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters report a pile of railroad ties was burning while the responding officer reports a second fire was found, the resident agreed to put out that fire and firefighters extinguished the fire originally reported;
8:23 a.m.: assist other agency, Parker Avenue, a probation officer requests that a warrant be served, the responding officer reports that the subject of the warrant was found at his address of record and taken into custody without incident;
11:23 a.m.: larceny, King Avenue, a resident came to the station to report that his apartment was broken into and his bicycle was stolen the responding officer reports the complainant said that his unlocked bicycle had been on his porch when it was stolen;
11:26 a.m.: suspicious activity, East Main Street, a patrol officer reports he observed persons behind an East Main Street store loading bales of cardboard into a truck, the officer reports the woman taking the cardboard said that she had been told that the cardboard was free for the taking, the manager on duty said that she believes the cardboard is available only with specific pre-approval, the woman was advised to return after she has secured permission from the manager to take the cardboard;
4:14 p.m.: lost property, Governor’s Center, 66 Broad St., a resident reports via the online reporting option that her stuffed elephant is missing;
5:42 p.m.: disturbance, Crown Street, a caller from a convenience store reports a disturbance inside the store, the responding officer reports a male party was upbraiding two youths who he said had trespassed on railroad property and stolen scrap metal, the officer advised the man to call police instead of yelling at youths himself, the young men claimed that the scrap metal in question had been found in Southwick;
5:44 p.m.: burning complaint, Shaker Road, a caller reports a burning complaint, the responding fire captain reports the resident was advised to extinguish his fire;
7:22 p.m.: incapacitated person, North Elm Street, a caller reports his girlfriend is intoxicated, out of control and almost got struck by traffic, the responding officer reports the female party found acknowledged that she had slapped her boyfriend’s face, Svetlana A. Lisitsina, 24, of 28 Union St., was arrested for assault and battery in domestic relationship;
8:51 p.m.: suspicious activity, Hampton Ponds State Park, 1048 North Road, a caller reports seeing flashlights and hearing yelling in the area of the state beach and he cannot tell if someone needs help or if persons are trespassing, the responding officer reports he found two boats on the water and four youths on the beach, the persons were advised of the closing time for the park and they left without further incident;
9:07 p.m.: fraud, North Road, a man reports via the online reporting option that he filed his taxes and was notified that a claim had already been filed using his social security number, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
9:56 p.m.: violation of a protective order, Bush Street, a caller reports his estranged wife who is the defendant of a protective order drove slowly past his residence, the responding officer reports a criminal complaint was filed.
