Emergency Response and Crime Report
WESTFIELD
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013
1:26 a.m.: disturbance, Miller Street, a caller reports he and his car were egged by four persons he identified who include his cousin, the responding officer reports the eggs did no damage and he spoke with the complainant’s cousin who said that he threw the eggs as a joke and did not mean any harm, he apologized to the complainant and they shook hands;
10:00 a.m.: found property, Beveridge Boulevard at Larchley Avenue, a Beveridge Boulevard street sign found at the intersection was returned to a DPW supervisor;
10:42 a.m.: vandalism, Powder Mill Village, 126 Union Street, a caller reports her tires were slashed, the responding officer reports the caller said that her rear tires were slashed two days earlier and her front tires were slashed overnight, the officer reports the victim indentified a person with whom she has an ongoing complaint;
10:59 a.m.: larceny, Meadow Street, a Meadow Street resident came to the station to report the rear registration plate for his vehicle was stolen, the officer reports the man he was unaware of when or where the plate was removed but believed it may have been stolen at a bar;
12:49 p.m.: assist other agency, Franklin Street, an officer was detailed to assist a Department of Children and Families worker as she took custody of a child, the officer reports the child’s mother was located with assistance of a cooperative family member but the child was reported to be at his grandmother’s residence, the officer reports the child’s mother was upset that the DCF worker was taking custody of the child and was verbally abusive;
12:55 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports a shoplifter has been detained, the responding officer reports a store employee said that a man had been observed concealing merchandise in his backpack and was detained when he left the store without making payment, Demont Weaver, 52, of 72 Kensington St., Springfield, was arrested for shoplifting property valued more than $100 by concealing merchandise, during the booking process Weaver was found to be the subject of a Connecticut felony probation warrant and he was arrested as a fugitive from justice;
1:15 p.m.: found property, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports an unidentified woman surrendered an out-of-state license found near the turnpike entrance, the license was stored for safekeeping;
1:40 p.m.: larceny, East Main Street, a clerk from a thrift store called to report the theft of a pair of jeans, the responding officer reports the clerk said that a customer was appeared to have been disappointed when he was told that a pair of jeans he had selected was not ready for sale, the clerk said the jeans were set aside but after the customer bagged his purchase and left the jeans were found to be missing;
6:18 p.m.: officer wanted, Little River Road, a caller reports a person who previously assaulted her is at the residence, the responding officer reports he advised the woman how to seek a criminal complaint for a misdemeanor assault which was not witnessed by police, the officer also noted that the residence appeared to be a boarding house and made some recommendations in term of health and safety issues.
