WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Friday, Oct. 24, 2014
8:33 a.m.: suspicious person, North Elm Street, a Russell resident came to the station to complain that a person she knows to be a sex offender has come to her workplace and may not be currently registered, the responding officer reports that the man in question is in fact a registered sex offender and is not wanted by any police department for any offense;
10:05 a.m.: school investigation, Westfield Middle School South, 30 West Silver Street, a school resource officer reports the school principal advised him of an issue at the alternative education site, the officer reports a paraprofessional reports that while she was working at her desk she saw that a pupil was scratching himself under his trousers and then the boy exposed himself to her, the woman said that she did not react to the boy but advised a teacher, the woman said a similar incident occurred the next day with the same boy, the case was referred to the detective bureau;
12:35 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Springfield Road at Union Street, a code enforcement officer reports he observed and removed three illegally posted signs;
1:06 p.m.: animal complaint, Meadow Street, the director of animal control operations reports she took custody of a gelded tri-colored beagle dog and transported it to the municipal animal shelter;
1:42 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Orange Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating with a rejected inspection sticker and stopped the pickup truck and found that the operator was the subject of an outstanding warrant, Joshua James Snape, 25, of 873 Springfield St., Agawam, was arrested on the warrant issued in 2013 by the Holyoke District Court;
2:20 p.m.: animal complaint, Allen Avenue at Franklin Street, the director of animal control operations reports she was advised of a stray dog running in traffic, the dog was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
2:58 p.m.: vandalism, Laurel Terrace, a caller reports his mailbox and two others have been damaged, the responding officer reports that the caller said that a tree service truck had been parked near his mailbox and a neighbor’s mailbox and he believes the truck may have hit the damaged mailboxes, a G&E supervisor reports he spoke with the tree contractor’s driver who denied damaging the mailboxes;
7:04 p.m.: suspicious person, North Elm Street, a caller from a North Elm Street donut shop reports that a customer has repeatedly used the bathroom and employees have found needles in the trash there, the responding officer reports that the man said that he was at the restaurant to avail himself of the Internet access there and admitted using heroin recently, he willingly surrendered unused needles in his possession for disposal but declined an offer of transport to hospital and said that he has no desire to harm himself, he also told the officer that he has a place to sleep;
9:02 p.m.: accident, Pochassic Street at North Elm Street, an off-duty officer report that he observed a tractor-trailer unit strike and knock down a traffic standard but continue without stopping, the off-duty officer reports he was able to stop the truck on Montgomery Street and the responding officer found him speaking with the operator who was slow and lethargic in his responses, the responding officer reports seeing two empty nip bottles of alcohol in the cab and the operator said that he had consumed two nip bottles of liquor, the man failed a field sobriety test, George T. Brookes, 62, of 6713 Queens Ferry Road, Baltimore, Maryland, was arrested for operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a property damage and making an improper turn, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
9:59 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Washington Street, community policing officers report liquor law violations were found and a city ordinance violation citation was issued, similar violations were found and citations were issued also at Mechanic Street (2), Thomas Street, Chapel Street, Arnold Street and Free Street;
11:46 p.m.: disturbance, Mechanic Street, a caller reports loud college-aged people outside his home are disturbing his peace, the responding officers report about 30 people were dispersed from a nearby apartment to restore the peace.
