WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014
8:27 a.m.: suspicious person, West Road, a caller reports two people are shooting rifles in the field across West Road from her home, the responding officer reports he found two bird hunters who had written permission from the landowner to hunt on the property and all the necessary permits and licenses;
12:17 p.m.: found property, Meadow Street, a property owner reports that a bicycle has been locked to the front steps of his building for four days, the caller said that he had surveyed his tenants and none claimed the bike, the responding officer reports the caller cut the lock securing the bike and it was transported to the station for safe keeping;
12:20 p.m.: larceny, Washington House, 16 Washington Street, a resident came to the station to complain that a debit card was stolen, the responding officer reports that the complainant said that a pre-paid ‘Green Dot’ debit card which had been loaded with $60 was taken from her purse, the woman said that the only person who had access to her purse was her mother’s friend, the woman said that she checked and found that the card had been used four times locally;
2:24 p.m.: animal complaint, Servistar Industrial Way, the animal control officer reports that a snapping turtle found in the roadway was pushed gently to the treeline.
2:54 p.m.: vandalism, Heritage Park, 868 Southampton Road, a caller reports that he was advised by a roommate that another person had damaged his computer, a second caller said that the same person has been breaking into the trailer to sleep and broke a window, the responding officer reports a witness observed the suspect smash the computer to the floor, a criminal complaint was filed;
5:47 p.m.: well being check, Columbus Apartments, 97 Elm St., a caller reports his health-care worker went into the bathroom about a half hour earlier and will neither emerge nor respond verbally, the responding officer reports that when he knocked on the bathroom door the man answered him and opened the door, the officer reports the toilet was flushing and he saw a hypodermic needle on the floor, the man said that he had injected heroin and was transported to Noble Hospital, no additional contraband was found and the officer reports that the man appeared to be under the influence of heroin and that he believes the man flushed evidence.
