WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014
12:02 a.m.: assist other police department, Western Avenue, Westfield State University police request assistance with a vehicle occupied by persons throwing eggs at houses and persons, the responding officer reports the suspect vehicle was stopped and one passenger eventually acknowledged that the occupants had bought a dozen eggs and decided to target college students, four eggs were surrendered and destroyed;
12:16 a.m.: disturbance, Mechanic Street, a caller reports a large college-aged party is disturbing his peace, the responding officer reports a gathering of about 30 people was dispersed;
12:50 a.m.: liquor law violation, Mechanic Street, a patrol officer reports a male pedestrian on Mechanic Street was seen to be carrying a can of beer, the suspect was found to be younger than the legal drinking age and a city ordinance violation citation was issued, an assisting officer reports he observed another party with a can of beer in his pocket and he was also issued a city ordinance violation citation;
12:59 a.m.: liquor law violation, Mechanic Street, an auxiliary officer reports a male party was seen drinking from a can of beer in a municipal parking lot, the man was found to be of legal drinking age, a city ordinance violation citation was issued for consumption of alcohol in public;
2:11 a.m.: disturbance, Mechanic Street, a caller reports a large college-aged party is disturbing his peace, the responding officer reports two people could be heard screaming inside an apartment from three streets away, both parties apologized for disturbing their neighbors, city ordinance violation citations were issued;
2:16 a.m. : disturbance, Washington Street, a residential advisor from a WSU housing building reports a resident is out-of-control and appears to have been assaulted, the responding officer reports the subject appeared to be intoxicated and was bleeding from superficial facial injuries, the man was uncooperative and sad that he had been jumped by eight persons, a review of security video showed the man engage in a shoving match with persons from a group of others but left the camera’s view before he sustained injuries;
5:22 a.m.: vandalism, Montgomery Road, a caller reports her mailbox was smashed and knocked from its post overnight, the responding officer reports a second damaged mailbox was also found;
11:42 a.m.: found property, Pine Hill Cemetery, Court Street, a caller reports that she saw a baby’s car seat on the side of the road and could not tell if there was a baby in the seat, the responding officer reports the empty baby seat had apparently been abandoned, the seat was transported to the station and stored for safekeeping;
12:33 p.m.: fraud, Southampton Road, a resident came to the station to complain that a family member is fraudulently using her ATM card, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
1:13 p.m.: found property, North Elm Street, a “good Samaritan” came to the station to surrender an envelope of cash he found while mowing the grass at a business, the responding officer reports the envelope bore no clues regarding ownership of the cash which was stored for safekeeping;
4:26 p.m.: assist citizen, King Place, a resident came to the station to request help recovering her vehicle and keys, the responding officer reports the complainant said that her keys had been thrown into the backyard of a West School Street address, a resident was notified and asked to bring the keys to the station if they are found, the complainant was provided an escort to reclaim her vehicle;
6:30 p.m.: illegal dumping, Medeiros Way, a caller reports somebody illegally dumped a large item on Medeiros Way, the responding officer reports a suspect vehicle was identified and a criminal complaint is pending;
7:23 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Washington Street at Jefferson Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed and followed the vehicle to find it was traveling at 48 mph in a 30 mph zone, in addition, the officer observed the vehicle cross the center line and travel in the opposing lane, the vehicle was stopped and the operator appeared to be intoxicated, the man failed a field sobriety test, Yuriy A. Kontsemal, 25, of 27A Cleveland Ave., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor (a second offense), speeding, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to wear a seat belt, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation;
7:33 p.m.: accident, Cleveland Avenue, an off-duty officer reports he observed a vehicle strike a mirror of a parked car and fail to stop, the officer followed the car until it was parked on Cycle Street where the operator fled but eventually returned, a criminal complaint for negligent operation of a motor vehicle was filed;
9:45 p.m.: noise complaint, Franklin Street, a caller reports a loud party, the responding officer reports the music was extremely loud and a disc jockey working on a deck had set up very large speakers, the officer spoke with the homeowner and the stereo was shut down;
11:01 p.m.: liquor law violations, Chapel Street, an alcohol enforcement officer reports he observed a male pedestrian conceal something under his shirt when he saw the police cruiser, the officer reports that he approached the man and instructed him to show his hands, when the man complied an open can of beer fell to the sidewalk and he was found to be younger than the legal drinking age, a city ordinance violation citation was filed for being a person younger than the legal drinking age in possession of alcohol and for consumption of alcohol in public;
11:15 p.m.: disturbance, Chapel Street, alcohol enforcement officers report they encountered a large loud party, the tenants were advised to disperse their guests and warned of the consequences of a similar gathering;
11:41 p.m.: disturbance, Woronoco Avenue, a caller reports a large party, the responding officer reports the tenants were identified and city ordinance violation citations were issued for excessive noise.
