WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014
12:03 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Coleman Avenue, a patrol officer reports he observed a pedestrian with a backpack and engaged the man in conversation, the officer observed indications of intoxication about the man who said that he was 20-year-old and acknowledged that he had consumed beer, the man acknowledged that there was alcohol in his backpack when asked and the officer confiscated two beers, a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
12:59 a.m.: assist other police department, Westfield Police Department, 15 Washington St., Westfield State University police request the use of a cell for a prisoner, a cell monitor was provided, a second prisoner was brought to the station at 1:35 a.m., a third prisoner arrived at 2:21 a.m. and was also held;
2:56 a.m.: animal complaint, Hillary Lane, a caller reports he has been unable to find the owner of a dog which came to his door but he can no longer care for it, the responding animal control officer took custody of the dog;
8:29 a.m.: vandalism, Zephyr Drive, a caller reports his vehicle was vandalized overnight, the responding officer reports the caller said that a rock was thrown through the rear window of his SUV, the victim said that he knows of nobody bearing animosity towards himself or his family;
8:46 a.m.: vandalism, Elizabeth Avenue, a caller reports the front window of her residence was broken overnight, the responding officer reports the caller said that she did not hear anything unusual overnight but in the morning she found a rock on her floor and a hole in her picture window;
10:40 a.m.: found property, School Street, a resident came to the station to surrender a woman’s watch found on School Street, the watch was stored for safekeeping;
1:21 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Court Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and it was towed to the police impound yard;
3:51 p.m.: found property, Murray Avenue, a resident came to the station to surrender a cell phone found on the Murray Avenue sidewalk, the woman sad that she was unable to determine the owner when she consulted a wireless carrier, the phone was stored for safekeeping;
6:17 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports a shoplifter has been detained in the store, the responding officer reports the employee said that merchandise valued at $15 was recovered and the store management will not require further action, the suspect was advised that he is barred from all of the chain’s stores;
7:25 p.m.: suspicious vehicle, Colony Drive at Shaker Road, a caller reports a suspicious vehicle is driving around the neighborhood, the responding officer reports he found the suspect vehicle and the operator said that he was searching for a friend’s house, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance and it was towed to the police impound yard, criminal complaints were filed;
8:30 p.m.: suspicious persons, Gifford Avenue, a caller reports three vehicles entered power company property, the responding officer reports he found persons at a small bonfire who were advised that they were trespassing, the fire was extinguished and the persons left the area;
9:48 p.m.: assist other police department, Westfield Police Department, 15 Washington St., Westfield State University police request the use of a cell for a prisoner, a cell monitor was provided;
11:38 p.m.: disturbance, Mechanic Street, a caller reports college-aged people are drinking and making excessive noise, the responding officer reports that upon arrival tenants were attempting to disperse uninvited guests, the officer reports a tenant said that they had planned a small gathering that became overly large due to the arrival of uninvited guests, the officer reports 20-30 persons fled when he made his presence known.
