WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Monday, Sept. 29, 2014
3:10 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Union Street, a patrol officer reports a vehicle was stopped for excessive speed but the RMV computer was off-line and the operator was released before it was determined that his license had been suspended, a criminal complaint was filed;
7:34 a.m.: animal complaint, Montgomery Road, a caller reports he has taken custody of a stray hunting dog, the responding animal control officer reports the hound dog was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
8: 58 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Bates Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed and used radar to determine it was traveling at 55 mph in a 30 mph zone, the vehicle was stopped and the operator said that his license was suspended, Jose Javier Mateo, 27, of 15 Dickens Drive, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and for speeding;
10:13 a.m.: assist citizen, Ellsworth Street, a school resource officer reports that he assisted a family with a boy who does not want to go to school, the SRO reports he was able to persuade the boy to go to school;
10:30 a.m.: school investigation, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, a school resource officer reports a female student complained of harassing text messages, the SRO found that the messages had been sent utilizing an application which allows a user to disguise the source of the messages but the victim said that the wording of the messages makes her think a specific old friend is responsible;
12:42 p.m.: school investigation, Westfield Vocational-Technical High School, a school resource officer reports a student complained that another girl is withholding her mail, the SRO was told that the girl had been staying with a friend’s family and after moving out her friend refused to give her mail which arrived for her, the SRO spoke with a postal inspector and the two officials went to visit the family where the mail was surrendered to the SRO without incident;
1:22 p.m.: found property, Church of the Atonement, 36 Court Street, a person came to the station to surrender a bicycle which had been at the church, the bike was stored for safekeeping;
3:32 p.m.: larceny, Main Street, a caller reports a shoplifter has been detained at a supermarket, the responding officer reports that the suspect was seen attempting to leave with merchandise valued at more than $250 she had not paid for, Cynthia Lee Choquette, 30 of 36 Taft Road, Chester, was arrested for larceny of property valued more than $250;
6:12 p.m.: found property, Washington Street, a resident came to the station to surrender a found wallet, the responding officer reports the identification information in the wallet is outdated, the wallet was stored for safekeeping;
7:30 p.m.: larceny, Main Street, a caller reports a person stole a bag of seafood from a supermarket, the responding officer reports the store manager said that he saw a man carrying a bag containing three lobsters from the store and as he approached the man fled to a Jeep which left the parking lot, the officer reports Easthampton police were asked to speak with the registered owner of the vehicle who said that the Jeep is under the control of his estranged wife who is believed to be living in it with her new boyfriend, see 6:45 a.m. Tuesday entry;
8:19 p.m.: breaking and entering, Greenwood Street, a caller reports her residence has been entered and the basement is in disarray, the responding officer report entry was made via a basement window and the contents of a basement apartment were disturbed, nothing was reported to have been stolen;
9:29 p.m.: larceny, King Street, caller reports that a person who has been staying with him has been acting strangely and may have stolen money from his wallet before he left, the responding officer reports the caller said that more than $100 and a debit card are missing.
