WESTFIELD
Emergency Response and Crime Report
Sunday, May 18, 2014
1:46 a.m.: accident, North Road at Wyben Road, a caller reports a car struck a utility pole, the responding officer reports the pole is snapped, the G&E was notified and responded to replace the pole, the operator appeared to be under the influence of liquor but was transported to Noble Hospital where she was treated and released, a criminal complaint was filed;
2:50 a.m.: breaking and entering, Meadow Street, a caller reports a person broke into her apartment via a bathroom window and has fled, the responding officer reports the caller said that she recognized and confronted the intruder who left the way he entered, a criminal complaint was filed;
3:16 a.m.: breaking and entering, General Shepard Apartments, 25 Thomas St., a caller reports somebody broke into her apartment, see story in the Tuesday edition of The Westfield News;
6:49 a.m.: fire, East Main Street, a caller from the fire departments reports smoke under the national guard bridges, the responding officer reports a homeless person was found to have a small campfire which he agreed to extinguish;
11:39 a.m: suspicious activity, Main Street, an off-duty officer reports seeing a male party remove a cart full of empty cans from a supermarket parking lot, the responding officer reports a search of the area did not reveal anybody with a cart loaded with cans;
12:21 p.m.: traffic complaint, Orange Street, a caller reports four girls about seven-years-old have a lemonade stand and are jumping out in front of traffic, the responding officer reports the girls selling lemonade agreed that it is not safe to be in the roadway;
3:01 p.m.: fire, Washington Street, a caller reports a fire in a rubbish receptacle, a second caller report the fire was on the ground near the refuse bin, the fire was extinguished;
4:03 p.m.: fire, City View Commons, 136 City View Road, a caller reports someone is burning brush at the abandoned housing development, the responding fire captain reports one of the tumbled down buildings is burning and the fire has spread to a standing building and the woods, the fire was extinguished with assistance from the Southwick Fire Department which dispatched a tanker truck to assist, the firefighters cleared at 5:50 p.m. but returned at 7:05 to check for flare-ups and again soaked the charred remains;
4:07 p.m.: found property, Western Avenue, a caller reports finding hypodermic needles in bushes on his property, the responding officer reports two needles were properly disposed of;
5:11 p.m.: animal complaint, Cross Street, a resident came to the station to report hat he was bitten by a dog while at Cross Street playground, the responding officer reports the man said that the dog had been on a leash when it lunged and bit him, the dog’s owner was advised to quarantine his dog;
5:24 p.m.: breaking and entering, East Silver Street, a caller reports prescription medication was stolen from his car while he was inside a supermarket, the responding officer reports the caller said that the T-top of his car was open when the prescription was stolen;
10:59 p.m.: animal complaint, Elizabeth Avenue, a caller complains of a barking dog, the responding officer reports the dog was inside a house which had lights on, windows open and a television on but nobody came to the door, the caller was advised and officers on the next shift were asked to check the house to attempt to speak with a resident.
