WESTFIELD
Major crime and incident report
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
12:39 a.m.: assist other police department, Russell Road, Agawam police called to report that there is probable cause to arrest a man who is believed to be en route to a Russell Road address, the responding officer reports the man was found at the indicated address and taken into custody, Shawn Francis Lannon, 23, of 31 Leonard St., Agawam, was booked for domestic assault and battery and held until Agawam police came to get him;
1:12 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating with a defective headlight and stopped the car, the operator provided two false names before the officer was able to ascertain his true identity and a check then revealed the man to have a suspended license and to be the subject of three outstanding warrants issued by the Westfield and Springfield district courts. Tadashi D. Guest, Jr., 41, of 35 Ozark St., Springfield, was arrested for being a motor vehicle operator who refused to identify himself, operating motor vehicle with a suspended license, a subsequent offense, the three warrants and a motor vehicle lights violation;
2:20 p.m.: animal complaint, Montgomery Street, a resident brought to the animal shelter for rabies testing the carcass of a bat which her cat had killed on Saturday, the bat had been refrigerated since it was killed and the woman was advised to begin her cat on the rabies shot series in case the carcass is too old for testing;
4:43 p.m.: identity fraud, Brookline Avenue, a resident came to the station to report that when she applied for a utility account she was advised that her social security number had been associated with another account, the responding officer reports an incident report was filed;
4:49 p.m.: fire, Shaker Road, a caller reports the compressor of her air conditioner had been on fire and is now smoking, the responding firefighters report a mouse nest was found to have caused a short circuit and fire within the air conditioner.
