WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Monday, July 1, 2019
2:28 a.m.: motor vehicle theft, Camelot Lane, a caller reports his camera alarm alerted him of the theft of his vehicle moments earlier, the first responding officer reports the vehicle was seen turning from Little River Road on to Route 20 but it did not stop for the officer and the operator fled at a speed well in excess of 100 mph, West Springfield and Agawam police were alerted but the operator evaded those officers, the victim told police that the keys had been inside the unlocked vehicle, see story in the Friday, July 5, edition of The Westfield News;
3:44 a.m.: motor vehicle theft, Blueberry Ridge, a caller reports his rental vehicle was stolen overnight, the responding officer reports the victim said that the vehicle had been last seen at 8 p.m., the victim also said that the vehicle had been unlocked and the keys had been in the center console, see story in the Friday, July 5, edition of The Westfield News;
7:02 a.m.: breaking and entering, Norwood Place, a caller reports two of his vehicles were entered and the contents were disturbed overnight, the responding officer reports both vehicles had been unlocked, see story in the Friday, July 5, edition of The Westfield News;
8:58 a.m.: animal complaint, Barnes Municipal Airport, 110 Airport Road, an animal control officer reports she took custody of a baby hawk and transported it to the municipal animal shelter;
10:37 a.m.: breaking and entering, Wild Flower Circle a caller reports four vehicles parked at her residence were broken into overnight, the responding officer reports the complainant said that nothing appears to have been stolen from the vehicles which may have been unlocked, see story in the Friday, July 5, edition of The Westfield News;
10:40 a.m.: breaking and entering, Union Street, a caller reports there is a broken window and an open door at the former Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church rectory, the responding officer reports that entry had been gained and furnishings including a chandelier and lamp had been damaged;
10:48 a.m.: animal complaint, Western Avenue at Birch Terrace, multiple callers report a dog is running in traffic and may have bitten a person who tried to take it into custody, the responding animal control officer reports she transported a male Yorkshire terrier dog to the municipal animal shelter;
4:00 p.m.: animal complaint, Court Street, a resident surrendered a small white fluffy dog reportedly found in the YMCA parking lot at the municipal animal shelter;
5:16 p.m.: accident, Franklin Street, multiple callers report a teenaged girl was struck by a car while crossing the street, dual response dispatched, the first responding officer reports Franklin Street is closed between Kellogg Street to Shepard Street, police report that the girl had been in a crosswalk when she was struck and said that she was transported to Baystate Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Franklin Street was reopened at 6:05 p.m.;
5:54 p.m.: breaking and entering, Jefferson Street, a resident came to the station to complain that his apartment was broken into while the residents were away, the responding officer reports the complainant said that a door had been kicked in to gain eatery but nothing appears to have been stolen;
9:00 p.m.: fire, Miller Street, a caller reports a neighbor is burning brush, the responding firefighters report finding a fire pit with active embers, the resident was advised to extinguish his fire and complied;
9:07 p.m.: accident, West Silver Street at South Maple Street, multiple callers report a vehicle ran a red light and stuck another vehicle in the intersection, dual response dispatched, the responding ambulance crew reports one party will need to the extricated from the wreck, one person was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital, an officer reports that the operator of the offending vehicle was found to be intoxicated and that his license had been suspended, Scott A. Nadeau, 40, of 16 Day Ave., Apt. A, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor (a second offense), operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license (a subsequent offense), negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop or yield and two charges of possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.
