WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
5:29 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at 66 mph in a 40 mph zone and stopped the SUV, the operator’s license was found to be revoked as a habitual traffic offender, Jonathan Melendez, 26, of 661 Union St., Springfield, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as a habitual traffic offender and speeding, a passenger was found to be a licensed driver and took custody of the vehicle at the owner’s request;
9:17 a.m.: found property, Court Street, a resident came to the station to surrender a chain saw he reported finding in the roadway, the saw was held for safe keeping;
10:45 a.m.: animal complaint, East Main Street, a resident brought a black and tan Chihuahua dog which apparently had been struck by a vehicle to the Westfield Animal Shelter, an animal control officer reports the resident said that the accident happened the night before and he cared for the dog overnight, the ACO reports the obviously injured dog was transported to a vet for an immediate exam;
11:12 a.m.: vandalism, South Maple Street, a caller reports his mother told him that she found a window of her vehicle has been broken, the caller said he was not on scene and would translate by phone for his mother when an officer arrives;
1:16 p.m.: larceny, Stop & Shop, 57 Main St., a store employee reports a past shoplifting incident, the police public information officer reports the incident is under investigation;
1:58 p.m.: breaking and entering, Plum Street, a caller reports his house was broken into, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he was away for about an hour and a half and returned to find his front door jamb had been broken to allow access to his home, the man told the officer that some cash was stolen but he does not know if anything else is missing;
5:05 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a routine check revealed that the operator of a vehicle seen on Elm Street had a suspended license, Michael J. Rojas, 26, of 156 Main St., Indian Orchard, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
