WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014
2:45 a.m.: wellness check, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a person slumped over in a car parked at an Elm Street gas station, the officer reports he spoke with the man who said that he had just finished a double shift at his job and was exhausted, the man was advised to find an appropriate place to sleep;
1:08 p.m.: assist other agency, Russell Road School, a caller requests assistance with a 9-year-old pupil who is refusing to return inside the school, the responding officer reports the girl went inside without incident and her parents were advised;
1:48 p.m.: illegal dumping, Neck Road, an off-duty officer reports he observed a known person drive a loaded commercial truck on to Williams Riding Way and subsequently leave in an empty truck, the responding officer reports the truck was located and the operator was escorted back to the area on the floodplain where he admitted he had dumped brush, the officer reports the man agreed to remove multiple loads of brush and dispose of them properly;
2:29 p.m.: fraud, Murray Avenue, a resident came to the station to surrender paperwork she received when she enrolled in a shopping program, the responding officer reports the woman said that she received what she believes to be fraudulent money orders which she was instructed to cash at her bank and forward the bulk of the money elsewhere, the woman said that she believes the program to be a scam so she did not attempt to cash the money orders which were included in the material she surrendered, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
4:18 p.m.: lost property, Mechanic Street, a resident came to the station to report he had lost his passport, the responding officer reports that the man said that he needs his loss documented in order to receive a replacement passport;
6:44 p.m.: officer wanted, Jefferson Street, a resident came to the station to complain that her daughter’s iPod device was stolen by a known 12-year-old girl, the responding officer reports she spoke with the suspect girl and her mother and recovered the device which the girl admitted stealing from the other girl, the victim was satisfied with the return of her daughter’s property and does not wish to pursue criminal charges, the offending girl’s mother said that she would mete out parental discipline;
7:49 p.m.: larceny, North Road, a detective reports that he was advised of a theft at a North Road restaurant, the detective reports that he was told that cash was stolen from the restaurant and that his his investigation is ongoing;
10:29 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Half Mile Falls Park, a community policing officer reports he encountered three skateboarders at the park and advised them of the pertinent city ordinances, the three boys left the area.
