WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Monday, July 30, 2018
9:44 a.m.: breaking and entering, Jeremy Drive, a caller reports the rear window of his vehicle was smashed out, the responding officer reports the victim said that tools were stolen from the vehicle;
9:50 a.m.: animal complaint, Pontoosic Road, an animal control officer reports she took custody of an injured hawk and transported it to the municipal animal shelter;
3:25 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, an employee of a Springfield Road department store reports two persons attempted to shoplift merchandise and one fled the store, the caller said that the fleeing suspect attempted to catch a bus but missed it and fled on foot, a confederate was detained in the store and the responding officer found him to be the subject of a warrant issued in 2017 by the East Brookfield District Court, Barry Bennett, 30, of 24 North St., Apt. 2B, West Warren, was arrested on the warrant, the second suspect was found nearby and found to be in possession of prescription medication, Steven R. Plankey, 25, of 125 Pembroke St., Springfield, was arrested for shoplifting by concealing merchandise and on three charges of possession of a Class E drug;
8:56 p.m.: officer wanted, Taylor Avenue, a caller reports receiving disturbing messages from a person met on-line, the responding officer reports probable cause was developed to arrest a person who came to meet the caller and resisted the officers when they took him into custody. Edgar Delvalle, 39, of 61 Chestnut St., Chicopee, was arrested for enticing a child younger than 16 years-of-age, assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, tampering with evidence and intimidating a witness. See full story in the Saturday August 4 Westfield News.
