WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Monday, May 19, 2014
7:23 a.m.: traffic complaint, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports a large amount of trash on the side of the roadway, the officer reports he moved the large pieces but there are numerous other items to be removed, the DPW was notified;
10:02 a.m.: vandalism, Paper Street, a caller reports via the online reporting option that the tires on her vehicle were deflated overnight;
10:06 a.m.: found property, Russell Road, a resident came to the station with a bike which he said was left in his backyard May 10, the bike was stored for safekeeping;
2:51 p.m.: fire, City View Commons, 136 City View Road, a deputy fire chief dispatched an engine to the abandoned residential development to again douse the smoldering remains of a building there;
4:23 p.m.: traffic complaint, Cleveland Avenue at Cycle Street, a caller reports children are riding bicycles in the street without helmets, the responding officer reports he spoke with children and their parents about the importance of wearing helmets and riding their bicycles on the sidewalk;
5:15 p.m.: found property, Hampden Street, a resident came to the station to surrender a backpack found on her front lawn, the responding officer reports that the backpack was stored for safekeeping;
5:50 p.m.: violation of a protective order, Sherman Street, a resident came to the station to report that the defendant of a protective order violated the ‘No contact’ clause of the order by sending her text messages, the woman called again to say that the defendant of the order was seen driving on Shepard Street, Michael J. Holmes, 31, of 37 Malone Ave., was arrested for violation of an abuse prevention order;
8:00 p.m.: burning complaint, North Road, a caller reports smoke in the area of the airport, the responding fire captain reports a resident burning illegally was advised of the complaint and extinguished the fire;
10:30 p.m.: disturbance, Union Street, a caller reports her 16-year-old son is damaging her property and acting aggressively, the responding officer reports the juvenile boy was arrested for being delinquent by reason of vandalizing property.
