WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Sunday, Nov 18, 2018
12:33 a.m.: disturbance, Avery Street, a caller reports a college related disturbance, the responding officers report peace was restored;
12:37 a.m.: disturbance, Western Avenue, a caller reports a disturbance, the responding officers report peace was restored;
2:08 a.m.: fire, Dug Road, a caller reports a shed fire, the responding firefighters report a chicken coop was found to be fully involved, the fire was extinguished, see story in the Tuesday, Nov. 20 edition of The Westfield News;
11:20 a.m.: animal complaint, Notre Dame Street, a caller reports a skunk seen walking in a neighbor’s yard appears to be unwell, the responding animal control officer reports the skunk was transported to the municipal animal shelter;
1:48 p.m.: vandalism, Court Street, a caller from a Court Street business reports a company vehicle parked in the lot was damaged, the responding officer reports the vehicle’s windshield has damage consistent with pellet gun impacts;
6:22 p.m.: fire, Little River Road, a person came to the fore sub-station to report a structure fire across the street, the responding firefighters report smoke and flames were found at a small secondary building housing an apartment, the fire was confined to the room of origin and was extinguished, the cause of the fire was found be improper disposal of smoking materials, see story in the Monday, Nov. 19 edition of The Westfield News;
7:25 p.m.: fire, West Silver Street, a passerby reports seeing a fire on a porch, the responding firefighters report a smoldering fire found in a birdhouse was extinguished, the cause of the fire was found be improper disposal of smoking materials, see story in the Tuesday, Nov. 20 edition of The Westfield News;
6:34 p.m.: fraud, Franklin Street, a caller from a Franklin Street pizzeria reports another fraudulent order for pizza, the caller said that the number left with the order and the owner of the number told her that the number has been used previously for pranks and an investigation has been initiated, police confirm that a previous compliant triggered an investigation which is ongoing.
