WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Monday, Sept. 1, 2014
10:29 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, a patrol officer reports he encountered a parked vehicle with expired registration, the car was towed to the police impound yard;
12:09 p.m.: animal complaint, Steiger Drive, a caller reports a stray dog is walking in the middle of Little River Road, a responding animal control officer reports the dog was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
3:01 p.m.: suspicious behavior, Ponders Hollow Road, an off-duty officer reports hearing gunshots in the area, the responding officer reports he found two residents target practicing on their own property, the residents were advised of the complaint and voluntarily stopped shooting;
3:24 p.m.: larceny, Half Mile Falls Park, North Elm Street, a representative of a contractor hired to maintain the fountains at the park reports a fountain has been damaged and copper fittings have been stolen, see story in the Wednesday edition of The Westfield News;
10:12 p.m.: city ordinance violation, School Street, the community policing supervisor reports he encountered a liquor law violation, city ordinance violation citations were issued to two persons, the supervisor reports similar violations occurred and additional citations were issued at the intersection of Franklin and Elm streets, on Washington Street and on Church Street.
