WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014
12:38 a.m.: suspicious person, School Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a male party carrying a construction sign, the officer reports the man was warned about taking the sign and monitored as he returned it to its place;
1:07 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, 33 Smith Avenue, a patrol officer reports that as he was patrolling the lower campus he checked the registration plates of parked vehicles and discovered a vehicle with plates attached which had been revoked for lack of insurance, the plates were seized;
1:10 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Park Square, a man was seen sitting on a wall at Park Square, the responding officer reports that the man was advised that city parks and playgrounds close at dusk;
1:17 a.m.: suspicious vehicle, East Mountain Road at Holyoke Road, a patrol officer reports that while investigating an open door he checked a nearby parked car and found that the operator had an expired license, the man gave a reason for his presence which was verified by a resident who assumed control of the vehicle at the owner’s request, a criminal complaint for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle was filed;
1:53 a.m.: assist resident, Arnold Street, a patrol officer reports that he observed a male party stumbling on the Arnold Street sidewalk and stopped to find the man was highly intoxicated, a courtesy transport to his parent’s home was provided and family members took custody of him;
1:53 a.m.: disturbance, Taylor Avenue, a caller reports a large college-aged party, the responding officer reports the host was cooperative and asked about 12 guests to leave;
4:34 a.m.: disturbance, Washington Street, a caller reports he went to a residence for a party and was assaulted, the caller was not able to tell the dispatcher his location but he was eventually found by a patrol officer who observed the man had a bloody nose, a split lip and a black eye, the man told police that he had been told of a party at a second floor apartment so he entered both the building and the door to the second floor apartment without knocking, the man said that the occupants told him to leave and he sat on the floor, the man said somebody poured beer on him and he poured beer on the floor, he said that he was challenged to fight by a bald man but once the fight began others joined in, the man said that he left his ukulele in the apartment and wants to recover it, the officer was able to determine where the incident occurred, the persons there denied beating the man and said that he was bloody when he arrived, the officer found nobody bald there, none of the parties wanted to pursue the matter and the residents surrendered, without incident, the ukulele to the complainant;
7:51 a.m.: burglary, City Hotel, 43 Elm Street, a caller reports an Elm Street bar was broken into, see story in the Tuesday edition of The Westfield News;
10:27 a.m.: animal complaint, Montgomery Road, a caller reports while walking her dog in the area of the high school a dog left a yard and assaulted her dog by grabbing its leg, the dogs were separated without injury, the ACO was notified;
11:10 a.m.: vandalism, Wild Flower Circle, a caller reports an attempt was made overnight to egg his home and an item with his daughter’s name written on it was left in his mailbox, the man does not require a formal report but wants the incident documented;
12:02 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Friendly’s Way, 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;
1:23 p.m.: vandalism, Western Avenue, a caller reports vandalism to political signs on his lawn, the responding officer reports signs on his lawn were uprooted and left on his grass and neighbor’s sign which had been uprooted was also left there;
4:06 p.m.: identity fraud, North Elm Street, a resident came to the station to complain that when she went to open a cable television account she was told that there was already an account open in her name in Springfield which is more than $500 in arrears, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
4:15 p.m.: assist resident, Lincoln Street, a man came to the station to request an escort as he gathers property from an address where he is no longer welcome, the responding officer reports the man collected his belongings without incident;
4:27 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store reports a shoplifter who may be in possession of marijuana has been detained in the store, the responding officer reports the employee said that merchandise 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;
5:16 p.m.: suspicious activity, Jefferson Street, a caller reports she believes that someone may have tried to break into her apartment overnight, the responding officer reports the resident said that she does not know if the door was bumped accidentally or pried intentionally, no entry was gained;
7:46 p.m.: officer wanted, Birch Road, a caller reports a known person almost struck a person with his vehicle, the responding officer reports that the caller said that a neighbor had been spinning the wheels of his vehicle and pulled into her driveway where a pregnant woman was almost hit, the officer spoke with the suspect who he said was immediately confrontational and said that he had not seen a woman in the driveway which he denied entering although he admitted to spinning his tires, a criminal complaint for negligent operation of a motor vehicle was filed and the officer filed a request with the Registry of Motor Vehicles to determine if the operator poses an immediate threat to motorists;
8:24 p.m.: suspicious person, Hampton Ponds State Park, a patrol officer reports she encountered two persons fishing at the boat ramp who were advised that the area is closed to the public after dark;
11:58 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Pleasant Street, a caller reports an erratic operator, the responding officer reports the vehicle was stopped and the operator said that medication for recent dental work and a day of golfing have combined to make him drowsy, a friend came to take the operator home and the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard.
