WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Monday, Oct. 6, 2014
2:28 a.m.: assist other agency, Noble Hospital, a caller from the hospital’s emergency department requests an officer to assist with an unruly patient, the responding officer reports he helped staff to restrain the patient;
7:16 a.m.: school investigation, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, 33 Smith Ave., a school resource officer and patrol officers sought a juvenile male who was the subject of a warrant issued by the Department of Youth Services, the boy was not at school but was found at his parent’s home, the 16-year-old boy was arrested on the warrant and subsequently transported to the DYS facility on East Mountain Road;
12:24 p.m.: animal complaint, Union Avenue, a caller reports a couple of pit bull dogs are running in traffic on North Elm Street near drugstore hill, the director of animal control operations reports she took custody of a white and tan pit bull puppy and transported it to the municipal animal shelter;
1:39 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Union Avenue, a traffic bureau officer reports that while dealing with an unrelated matter he observed an unregistered motorcycle, the registration plates were seized;
3:04 p.m.: found property, School Street, a detail officer brought to the station a wallet a youth found and surrendered to him, a supervisory officer reports that while the wallet was found to belong to a Westfield State University student WSU officials were unable to provide a current address for the owner, the wallet was stored for safekeeping;
11:47 p.m.: assist other agency, Pearl Street, a Department of Children and Families worker requests an escort for an interview, the responding officer reports that the subject was not found but a family member spoke with the man by phone and he met the DCF worker at the police station the officer reports that the man was cooperative and the peace was kept.
