WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013
12:51 a.m.: disturbance, Washington Street, a caller reports a couple is involved in a domestic disturbance on Washington Street, the responding officer reports he encountered a known woman who said that she and her former boyfriend (who had left the area) had been locked out of his brother’s apartment, the officer reports the resident came outside and said that he had locked the couple out because they were involved in an altercation, the woman’s former boyfriend returned and complained that the woman had slapped him during the argument and she acknowledged that she had, Dawn M. Carrington, 36, of 42 Washington St., was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship;
1:24 a.m.: larceny, Main Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a male party running with a sign from a store and a shrub, the officer reports he gave pursuit but, although the suspect dropped the contraband, the officer lost sight of him, the sign was returned to the business;
2:40 a.m.: disturbance, Western Circle, a caller reports his stepson is intoxicated and was smashing windows in the house, the responding officer reports a resident said that her son was intoxicated and had broken window panes in the door but had left the house, the woman said she was concerned because her adult son had cut his hand on the broken glass but does not want to pursue criminal charges, the officer reports the man approached his cruiser, firefighters were summoned to treat the man’s hand and he was placed in protective custody;
8:19 a.m.: suspicious property, Main Street at Mainline Drive, a patrol officer reports he observed an unattended cooler on the sidewalk, the officer reports the cooler was found to contain the remains of somebody’s lunch and probably belongs to a worker at a nearby construction site;
7:31 p.m.: fraud, Montgomery Street, a caller reports she fears an elderly friend has been victimized by a scam, the responding officer reports that the man had been told that he had won a substantial sweepstakes but was required to pay for taxes and for two federal marshals who would deliver the prize, the officer reports the man wired $2,000 to the person who contacted him;
11:33 p.m.: disturbance, Morgan Avenue, a Northampton emergency dispatcher reports a domestic disturbance, the responding officer reports he was flagged down by a person who said that he had been assaulted by his intoxicated brother, the man told the officer that he was concerned because his brother had left the area and he found drops of blood with his footprints, the suspect was found and declined medical assistance, the man acknowledged that he had started the fight with his brother, Samuel W. Ascioti, 24, of 134 Forest Park Ave., Springfield, was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship.
