WESTFIELD
Emergency response and crime report
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014
12:40 a.m.: fireworks complaint, Mechanic Street, a caller reports college-aged youths are expending fireworks in the area, the responding officer reports he observed several college-aged persons about to light a large firework device in a parking lot but the suspects fled, the officer was able to apprehend one of the suspects who claimed to be only watching others ignite the fireworks, a city ordinance violation citation was issued;
2:10 a.m.: disturbance, Curtis Street, a caller reports a large college-aged party, the responding officer reports that she and other officers arrived to see six people enter an apartment where the lights were extinguished when the officers arrived, the officer reports that a tenant exited to inquire about the police presence and was cooperative, apologetic and asked his guests to leave, about 20 persons exited the residence and the tenants were advised of the possible consequences of a similar complaint;
8:30 a.m.: found property, Westfield Police Department, a person came to the station to surrender a set of keys, the owner of the keys could not be determined and the keys were stored for safekeeping;
9:45 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street at Columbia Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired, the car was towed to the police impound yard, the operator was provided a courtesy transport to an Orange Street address;
10:41 a.m.: noise complaint, Hassler Street, a caller reports a neighbor’s loud music can be heard from several hundred yards away, the responding officer reports the resident working outside was advised of the complaint and turned off the music;
11:01 a.m.: found property, Ridgecrest Drive, a caller came to the station to surrender a wallet found on Ridgecrest Drive, the desk officer reports the owner of the wallet could not be immediately contacted and the wallet was stored for safekeeping;
11:26 a.m.: fraud, Scenic Road, a caller reports she was scammed in the process of making a sale via the Internet, the responding officer reports that a resident who had offered a vehicle for sale via an Internet site received an overpayment from a buyer and sent more than $1,000 to another party as requested before finding that the check she received in payment was bogus;
1:46 p.m.: animal complaint, Southampton Road at North Road, multiple callers report a stray sheep walking in the area of the intersection, the responding officer reports no sheep was found;
7:35 p.m.: shots fired, Neck Road, a supervisory officer repots hearing multiple gun shots in the area, the responding officer reports he found a resident leaving the area who said that he had been shooting a .22 caliber rifle with his grandson, the officer reports the man is properly licensed and was shooting more than 150 feet from the roadway and more than 500 feet from a dwelling.
