WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014
12:02 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Thomas Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a male party walking on the sidewalk while carrying a can of beer, the officer reports that man initially tried to hide the beer but when the officer spoke with him acknowledged that he was wrong, a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
12:07 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Church Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a male party walking on the sidewalk while carrying a can of beer, the officer reports that the man dropped the can when he saw the officer, a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
12:54 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Washington Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a male party walking on the sidewalk while carrying a can of beer, the officer reports the man did not stop as instructed and continued walking until the officer caught up with him, the man initially refused to identify himself but was identified eventually, a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
1:15 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Washington Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a group walking on the sidewalk and two members of the group were carrying open cans of beer, city ordinance violation citations were issued;
5:24 a.m.: fire, East Mountain Road, a caller reports a fire inside her home, the caller said that all residents have evacuated the building except for a cat, dual response dispatched, the responding firefighters report the fire was caused by a malfunctioning electrical appliance, the fire was extinguished and the residents were allowed to return to their home;
7:29 a.m.: breaking and entering, Railroad Avenue, a caller reports that a company van was broken into but nothing appears to be missing, the responding officer reports no property was reported to have been stolen;
9:25 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard and the operator was provided a courtesy transport to an Arnold Street address;
9:57 a.m.: narcotics violation, Elm Street, a caller reports she lives in a smoke-free building and a neighbor is smoking marijuana, the responding officer reports he spoke with the suspect and advised him that he is risking eviction by smoking in his room;
11:24 a.m.: found property, East Mountain Road, a detail officer reports finding a wallet, the responding officer reports that the owner of the wallet could not be immediately contacted, it was stored for safekeeping;
11:26 a.m.: larceny, YMCA of Westfield, 67 Court St., a resident came to the station to complain that her keys and purse were stolen from her locker, the responding officer reports the victim said that her keys were removed from her unsecured locker and the thief apparently then used them to enter the trunk of her car and steal her purse, the woman was advised to cancel her credit account and reports that there had been no unauthorized use of her cards before she closed the accounts;
12:30 p.m.: fraud, Bush Street, a resident came to the station to report that his social security number was used to open a utility account, the responding officer reports the complainant said that when he attempted to open a G&E account he was told that his social security number was already associated with an account associated with a Chicago, Illinois, address, the account is current, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
1:58 p.m.: animal complaint, Briarcliff Drive, the animal control officer reports that she took custody of a stray German shepherd dog and transported it to the municipal animal shelter;
3:02 p.m.: arrest, Sheldon Avenue, a detective reports he became aware that a kayak stolen in Connecticut had been offered for sale via an Internet site by a city resident, the detective spoke with the person selling the kayak and was told that he had bought it at a tag sale for $50, the detective expressed his skepticism that a kayak which was obviously worth several hundred dollars had been sold at a tag sale for $50 and the man eventually admitted that the kayak had been stolen and then admitted that he stole it, Rumvin V. Broslav, 20, of 17 Hancock St., was arrested for receiving stolen property valued more than $250;
5:11 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports that two shoplifters have been detained in the store, the responding officer reports store officials served the subjects with ‘No trespassing’ orders and will file criminal complaints;
8:19 p.m.: assault, King Avenue, a caller reports her 10-year-old son was shot by boys with a BB gun, the responding officer reports the incident involved children 10-16 years-old, the victim sustained bruises, no charges were filed;
10:58 p.m.: suspicious person, Russell Road, a patrol officer reports he encountered a male party who appeared to be intoxicated and found he was unable to care for himself, the man was placed in protective custody.
