WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
1:14 a.m.: assist citizen, Broad Street, a resident came to the station to complain that a friend has his wallet, keys and other property, the responding office reports the man and his friend had been drinking at the Broad Street home of another friend and when the man checked his parked car he found most of his property there but said his car key is still missing, due to his intoxication level the officer provided the man a courtesy transport to his Union Street home where his sober girlfriend took custody of him;
10:57 a.m.: larceny, East Silver Street, an employee of a nursing home requests an officer regarding a past larceny, the responding officer reports that a theft of $60 from a resident in mid-August was not reported at the time, the facility manager said that the corporate policy is to not report such thefts to police for 48 hours to allow time for an in-house investigation but the theft was not reported because a change of administration occurred at the time, the victim said that he keeps $60 in cash in an unlocked drawer but said he does not know exactly when the theft occurred, the manager advised the officer that the management would reimburse the resident for his loss;
11:02 a.m.: identity fraud, Mechanic Street, a resident came to the station to report attempted fraud, the responding officer reports that the complainant said that she had been notified of a change she did not request for an online movie service, the woman said that her account was found to have been hacked and her original status was reinstated, the woman said she also was advised that equipment for her cable television service had been sent to an address in Springfield, the woman denied that she had asked for any additional equipment but was told that she would be responsible for the equipment sent, the woman was able to contact the carrier and the equipment was not delivered, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
12:09 p.m.: assist citizen, Fair Lane, a caller requests an officer’s escort as she collects property from the address of another person with whom she has had a falling out, the responding officer reports the woman collected her property without incident;
12:41 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Jefferson Street, a caller reports signs have been posted on utility poles, the responding officer reports signs were removed from Jefferson and Washington streets and the relevant resident was advised of the pertinent ordinance;
12:51 p.m.: suspicious person, Arnold Street, a caller reports a suspicious person in an Arnold Street bank, the responding officer reports he was told that a tall black man wearing a long brown wig, sunglass and carrying a baseball bat entered the lobby and loitered in the area of the check writing station and did not interact with staff for several minutes before leaving after he received a phone call;
1:25 p.m.: found property, Meadow Street, a caller from a Meadow Street package store reports an employee found a hypodermic outside that appears to contain an unknown fluid, the responding officer reports the took custody of the hypo for proper disposal;
1:32 p.m.: found property, West Silver Street, a caller reports an adult-sized bicycle has apparently been abandoned on the tree belt, the bike was transported to the station for safe keeping;
3:16 p.m.: officer wanted, Elm Street, a Reading resident came to the station to report that the clerk at an Elm Street tobacconist scanned her license, claimed it was invalid and refused to return it, the responding officer reports the license was found to be active and returned to the complainant.
