WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014
9:25 a.m.: found property, Mechanic Street, an officer reports a person surrendered a wallet found on Mechanic Street, the officer reports the owner was not immediately contacted but a message was left and the wallet was stored for safekeeping;
10:13 a.m.: found property, Main Street at White Street, an officer reports a person surrendered a checkbook found at the intersection, the officer reports the owner was not immediately contacted and the checkbook was stored for safekeeping
10:41 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Road, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the officer reports that the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
11:03 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Court Street, a traffic enforcement officer reports a traffic stop, the officer reports that the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
12:38 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Road, a patrol officer reports a vehicle was seen operating with severe rear-end damage and with malfunctioning tail lights, the vehicle was stopped and the officer reports that the operator’s license was found to have been suspended, Joseph R. Gorman, 26, of 14B Grandview St., Southwick, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and for two motor vehicle lights violations, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard;
3:36 p.m.: fraud, East Bartlett Street, a resident came to the station to complain that he was victimized by an Internet scam, the responding officer reports the man said that he was selling a dirt bike via an Internet website and a buyer sent him a check $1,250 in excess of the selling price and asked him to forward the surplus to a third party he had contracted to deliver the bike, the victim wired money to the third party before he learned that the payment check was fraudulent, the case was referred to the financial crimes unit of the Detective Bureau;
3:57 p.m.: animal complaint, Phelps Avenue, a resident came to the station to surrender a gray intact male pit bull dog found on Phelps Avenue, the dog was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
5:44 p.m.: disorderly conduct, Main Street, caller from a Main Street convenience store reports a woman who has been offering sexual favors to customers refuses to leave the store property, the responding officer reports the known woman refused to leave the store and made delusional allegations against the clerk, Sandra L. Cambo, 52, of 49 George St., was arrested for disorderly conduct and for trespass;
7:52 p.m.: suspicious activity, Klondike Avenue, a caller reports an arrow hit the ground near him while he was working on his vehicle, the responding officer reports he found an archery target set up nearby and spoke with a woman and her son, the boy acknowledged that he had been shooting arrows and had lost a couple over the fence, the woman said that she would ensure there were no further similar incidents;
11:25 p.m.: noise complaint, South Maple Street, a caller reports a neighbor starting a bonfire is yelling and slamming objects around, the responding officer reports he heard very little noise as he approached and that the resident was cooperative, the man extinguished the fire upon request.
