WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014
7:38 a.m.: school investigation, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, 33 Smith Ave., a school resource officer reports that he will assist a pupil and a parent with a consensual search of their home due to a explosive concerns, nothing dangerous was found, the SRO reports a second residence was also searched and no bomb-making materials were found;
9:17 a.m.: a detective assigned to the financial crimes unit reports he is investigating a harassment complaint involving hacking of email and social media accounts;
11:17 a.m.: breaking and entering, Cleveland Avenue, a patrol officer reports he is investigating a report of larceny involving the theft of a substantial amount of jewelry, see 5:10 p.m. Friday entry;
2:28 p.m.: larceny, Southwood Acres, 342 Southwick Road, a resident came to the station to complain that property was stolen from her apartment, the responding officer reports that the complainant identified a suspect, the case was referred to the detective bureau;
2:36 p.m.: larceny, Broad Street, a resident reports a larceny from his home, the responding officer reports that the complainant reported that rugs and blankets that he uses to protect his tomato plants from cold weather have been stolen, the complainant said that his mother has taken similar items previously and he suspects she has done so again;
4:50 p.m.: found property, Heritage Park, 868 Southampton Road, a caller reports finding a variety of pills and live ammunition which had apparently been abandoned by the previous resident of his new trailer, the responding officer reports the property was properly disposed of;
6:57 p.m.: well being check, South Maple Street, a caller from a gas station reports that the operator of a vehicle parked at the pumps seems to be lethargic and dozing off, the responding officer reports the woman was not intoxicated but seemed slightly out-of-sorts, the officer reports that the woman’s husband was also on scene and he was extremely hostile and aggressive, a routine check revealed that the registration plates on the car had been issued to another vehicle, the car was towed to the police impound yard.
