WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014
8:35 a.m.: larceny, Westfield High School, 177 Montgomery Road, a school resource officer reports that he was advised that more than $100 was stolen from a student, the theft remains under investigation;
9:00 a.m.: assist resident, Ellsworth Street, a school resource officer reports he assisted a resident in encouraging her grandsons to go to school;
9:20 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street, a traffic bureau officer reports he observed a vehicle operating slower than other traffic and saw that the operator was using a cellphone, the officer reports he stopped the vehicle and observed that the phone in the operator’s lap was in text mode, the operator denied that she was texting, a routine check revealed that the woman’s license was suspended, Ariana Baez, 25, of 201 Village Park Road, Amherst, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and for texting while operating a motor vehicle;
10:03 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Cross Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating with plates attached which had been issued to another vehicle, the car was towed to the police impound yard and the operator was provided a courtesy transport to a Main Street address;
1:46 p.m.: well being check, Taylor Avenue, a caller reports a female party appears to be passed out on the sidewalk, the responding officer reports that the known woman found was “a bit more intoxicated than usual” and was transported to Noble Hospital for treatment;
3:18 p.m.: larceny, Westfield Middle School South, 30 W. Silver St., a caller reports a student’s bicycle was stolen from the bike rack during school hours, the responding officer reports that the bike had not been secured;
5:37 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, an employee from a Springfield Road department store reports a shoplifter has been detained in the store, the responding officer reports a person was earlier seen to load a shopping cart with energy drinks and leave the store without making payment, the man was not found then but returned and repeated his actions and was detained, the employee said that 64 cases of the energy drink valued at $571.56 were stolen but merchandise valued at only $200 was recovered, the suspect did not reveal the whereabouts of the missing merchandise, Alexis Rivera, 34, of 247 Roy St., Springfield, was arrested for larceny of property valued more than $250;
7:47 p.m.: found property, Shaker Road, a detective reports that he found a cash register by the side of the road, the cash register was stored for safekeeping;
7:55 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating without headlights and stopped the van, the operator’s license was found to have been revoked as a habitual traffic offender, Alvaro Flores, 54, of 28 St. James Ave., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as a habitual traffic offender and for operating a motor vehicle without headlights.
