Police Report
Compiled by SCOTT MERZBACH
Published on May 09, 2008
Amherst Police
* A 45-year-old Amherst man will be summoned to court on charges of domestic assault and battery and intimidating a witness, following an incident reported by a woman at a South Amherst home Tuesday at 2:33 a.m., police said. The woman was not injured during the incident, according to police.
* A 37-year-old Amherst man will be summoned to court on a charge of assault and battery after he shoved a neighbor on Rolling Green Drive Monday at 11:52 p.m., when the neighbor called in a noise complaint, police said.
* Henry A. Hackett, 26, of Greenwich Road, was arrested Monday at 7;32 p.m. on West Street on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended licence, police said.
* A 43-year-old Amherst man will be summoned to court on a charge of providing a false name to police following his arrest in January, police said.
The summons was issued Monday at 12:55 p.m., police said.
* Employees at the Amherst Family Outreach Program on Fearing Street reported a break-in Monday at 8:54 a.m. The building had been entered through an unlocked back window, and computer monitors, portable phones and a package of crackers were reported stolen.
* A 57-year-old Amherst woman will be summoned to court on a charge of breaking and entering to cause a misdemeanor after she entered a New Hollister Apartments home and refused to leave Monday at 12:06 a.m., police said.
* A Southborough man is facing several charges after the Jeep Cherokee he was driving on Henry Street crashed into a Subaru Legacy parked in the driveway of a home Sunday at 6:38 a.m., leaving two passengers with injuries requiring transport to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
Mark Lowe, 20, was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, possession of a class D substance, marijuana, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, providing a false name to police upon arrest, failure to stay within marked lanes and receiving stolen property over $250 and on an outstanding warrant, police said.
James Sanchez, 22, of Cliffside Apartments, Sunderland, and Jeremy Hilliard, no age available, of Springfield, both passengers in the vehicle, were taken by Amherst Fire Department ambulance to Baystate. Both were treated and released, according to a hospital spokesman.
Lowe fled the scene of the accident on foot, but was located about an hour later on South Whitney Street after he hitch-hiked to the location.
Police said Lowe apparently took the keys from a person at a party he was attending and then drove off in the Jeep without the other person's knowledge. The accident remains under investigation.
* Julian G. Rossello-Cornier, 22, of Potwine Lane, was arrested Sunday at 1:56 a.m. on North Pleasant Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, police said.
* The following people will be summoned to court on charges of being minors in possession of alcohol and violating the town's open container bylaw after incidents on North Pleasant Street and Hobart Lane and at Crestview Apartments and North Village between May 3 at 12:23 a.m. and Sunday at 1:53 a.m., police said:
An 18-year-old Hyannis woman; a 19-year-old Westborough woman; a 20-year-old Bolton woman; and a 20-year-old Charlton man.
* Douglas K. Sutton, 18, of Springfield, was arrested Sunday at 1:40 a.m. at Puffton Village on a charge of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, police said.
* Several fights broke out on Hobart Lane early Sunday morning, with the most serious one occurring at 12:40 a.m. Three people were taken to area hospitals for facial and head lacerations, possibly caused by thrown bottles, police said.
The incident remains under investigation.
At the same time, John M. Foisy, 19, of Milton, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, police said.
* The following people were arrested May 3 at 4:47 p.m. and 6:56 p.m. and Sunday at 12:05 a.m. on Main Street and College Street and at North Village Apartments on charges of violating the town's open container bylaw, police said:
Anne L. Antonellis, 22, of Belmont; Matthew A. Kellman, 21, of Wilton, Conn.; and Joseph P. Sweeney, 21, of Cambridge.
* The following people were arrested between May 2 at 10:33 p.m. and May 3 at 11:53 p.m. on Phillips Street and North Pleasant Street and at Townehouse Apartments and Crestview Apartments on charges of being minors in possession of alcohol and violating the town's open container bylaw, police said:
Kaitlin A. English, 20, of Oakhurst, N.J.; David T. McDonald, 20, of Milton; Julia R. Yanakopulos, 18, of Medford; and Katie A. Young, 18, of Ware.
McDonald was also arrested on a charge of possession of a class B substance, police said.
Yanakopulos was also arrested on a charge of refusing to identify herself to police, police said.
* The following people were arrested between May 3 at 1:30 a.m. and 11:28 p.m. at Townehouse Apartments and Brandywine Apartments and on South East Street and Hobart Lane on charges of being minors in possession of alcohol, police said:
Kyle Bevis, 20, of Still Water, N.Y.; Daniel J. Curtin, 20, of Wrentham; Lucas T. Harrington, 20, of Centerville; Andrew P. Lanigan, 20, of Acton; Jill M. Peters, 20, of Stoughton; and Elizabeth A. Roche, 20, of Arlington.
* Joshua G. Cutting, 19, Andrew M. Slezak, 20, and Brian Thomas, 20, all of Reading, were all arrested May 3 at 11:10 p.m. at the corner of Hobart Lane and North Pleasant Street on charges of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, and being minors in possession of alcohol, police said.
Slezak was also arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct, police said.
* Nikolay Y. Roudenko, 20, of Ashland, was arrested May 3 at 9:30 p.m. on Sunset Avenue on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, second offense, failure to stop/yield, failure to stay within marked lanes, speeding and being a minor in possession of alcohol, police said.
* Scott G. Richard, 28, of South Hadley, was arrested May 3 at 9:17 p.m. on Cowles Lane on an outstanding warrant, police said.
* Daniel D. McLaurin, 22, of Boston, was arrested May 3 at 8:49 p.m. on Amity Street on an outstanding warrant, police said.
* Alexander C. Kennedy, 22, of Chelmsford, was arrested May 3 at 8:18 p.m. at Townehouse Apartments on charges of violating the town's noise bylaw and disorderly conduct, police said.
* Gregory J. Burke, 20, of South Boston, was arrested May 3 at 7:47 p.m. on Main Street on a charge of violating the town's noise bylaw, police said.
* Wayne A. Beach, 19, of Falls Road, Sunderland, was arrested May 3 at 6:57 p.m. on North Pleasant Street on charges of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, being a minor in possession of alcohol and failure to signal, police said.
* Michael D. Nashawaty, 20, of Braintree, and Jonathan M. Slyva, 23, of Hobart Lane, were both arrested May 3 at 5:47 p.m. at a Hobart Lane home on charges of violating the town's noise bylaw, police said.
* Police took a report May 3 at 3:53 p.m. that The Crazy Noodle restaurant on Main Street was entered sometime overnight through a smashed back window and bottles of beer and vodka were stolen. Police are investigating.
* Three Cambridge men, no ages available, will be summoned to court on charges of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, following a motor vehicle stop on Belchertown Road May 3 at 3:49 p.m., police said.
* Jennifer R. Rawlings, 20, of New Haven, Conn., was arrested May 3 at 7:23 a.m. at Southpoint Apartments on charges of domestic assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (a martini glass) after she struck another woman with the glass, police said.
The victim sustained minor cuts but refused treatment, police said.
* Travis J. Foster, 19, of Marston Mills, was arrested May 3 at 2:13 a.m. on Triangle Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle with a lights violation, failure to use care in stopping and being a minor in possession of alcohol, police said.
* Angela B. Nickole, 21, of Ashland, was arrested May 3 at 1:34 a.m. on South Pleasant Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, failure to stay within marked lanes, failure to stop/yield and possession of a class D substance, marijuana, police said.
* A 20-year-old Franklin woman will be summoned to court on a charge of being a minor in possession of alcohol following an incident on Fearing Street May 3 at 12:35 a.m., police said.
* The following four men were arrested May 3 at 12:01 a.m. at a Fearing Street home on charges of violating the town's noise bylaw and violating the town's keg bylaw, police said:
Geoffrey D. Dorenzo, 21, of Upton; Nicholas A. Gasse, 22, of Sandwich; Stephen J. Rajcula, 20, of Hopedale; and Justin M. Stewart, 21, of Fearing Street.
* The following four people will be summoned to court on charges of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, following a traffic stop on West Street May 2 at 8:14 p.m., police said: a 15-year-old Granby girl; a 16-year-old Granby boy; a 16-year-old South Hadley girl; and a 20-year-old Springfield man. The Springfield man will also be summoned to court on a charge of being a minor in possession of alcohol, police said.
* Boram Ha, 18, of Fearing Street, was arrested May 2 at 5:25 p.m. at her home on a charge of domestic assault and battery after she struck a man in the face, police said. The man didn't need medical attention, according to police.
* A man sustained a two-inch laceration to his head May 2 at 1:14 a.m. after he confronted his neighbors at The Boulders when their loud noise awoke his 2-year-old child. The confrontation led to a fight between about six people, police said. The man was evaluated by Amherst Fire Department ambulance personnel, but he refused treatment. He also told police he didn't want to press charges against his neighbors.
* Adolphe W. Coulibaly, 24, of Newport, R.I., was arrested May 2 at 1:10 a.m. at the corner of Kellogg Avenue and North Pleasant Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a property damage accident, police said.
Coulibaly was driving his vehicle from Boltwood Walk onto Kellogg Avenue when it collided with the back end of a vehicle driven by Jeffrey C. Sabelli, 27, of Jenks Street, police said.
Coulibaly briefly fled the area before being located, police said.
* Frederic J. Argir, 20, of Lakeville, Minn., was arrested May 2 at 12:12 a.m. on Spring Street on charges of being a minor in possession of alcohol and violating the town's open container bylaw after he was observed walking on the Town Common with an open can of beer, police said.
* A 20-year-old Amherst man will be summoned to court on a charge of domestic assault and battery after he allegedly pushed a woman and spit in her face in an incident in a Glendale Road driveway May 1 at 10:09 p.m., police said.
The man and woman were located at a Northampton Road location after the incident was reported, police said.
* James R. Dowling, 62, of Northampton Road, was arrested May 1 at 9:10 p.m. on North Pleasant Street on an outstanding warrant from Eastern Hampshire District Court for failure to appear on an operating under the influence charges, police said.
* A 39-year-old Shutesbury man will be summoned to court on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle, after the vehicle he was driving on East Pleasant Street was stopped for having an expired inspection sticker May 1 at 8:36 a.m., police said.
* Offices inside a building at 256 North Pleasant St. were entered through two kicked-in doors and extensive damage was caused to them in an incident reported to police May 1 at 7:16 a.m. Police said the damage included the placement of excrement on a chiropractic table inside one of the offices.
* A Springfield woman caught stealing items from the CVS Pharmacy on North Pleasant Street April 30 at 5:22 p.m. was issued a trespass notice from store management.
* Graffiti was found on a utility box on Heatherstone Road April 30 10:46 a.m. Police notified Western Massachusetts Electric Co. about the damage.
* Police are investigating an incident reported April 29 at 11:55 p.m. in which a man was repeatedly punched in the face in a Pray Street parking lot. The man was brought to Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton to receive stitches for a deep laceration above his right eye. The male suspect in the beating fled in a vehicle before police got there.
* A Kingston man, no age available, will be summoned to court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license following a traffic stop on Gatehouse Road April 29 at 1:27 p.m., police said.
* A 29-year-old Amherst woman will be summoned to court on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and failure to use care in backing, after the vehicle she was driving at the corner of East Pleasant Street and Orchard Hill Drive struck a second vehicle April 29 at 1:02 p.m., police said.
* Between April 29 and May 5, police recovered a debit card, a purse, two wallets and a folding knife. Police checked for speeding vehicles on North East Street, Strong Street, Amity Street and Mechanic Street, provided escorts for two funerals and one person, performed well-being checks on three residents, assisted one person locked out from a home and delivered mail to members of the Select Board.
Police responded to false alarms at six businesses, five homes, Hampshire Educational Collaborative and Kingdom Hall, and checked on vehicles parked on North East Street, West Street, North Pleasant Street, Potwine Lane and Lessey Street and at Alpine Commons, Crestview Apartments and Brandywine Apartments.
Hadley Police
* Thomas H. Heywood Jr., 40, of Northampton, was arrested Monday at an unspecified time on Route 9 on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, third offense, speeding, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stay within marked lanes and failure to dim headlights to oncoming traffic, police said.
* Russell C. Entrikin, 24, of Medfield, was arrested Sunday at 2:15 a.m. on Route 9 on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and failure to stay within marked lanes, police said.
* Andrew D. Craig, 20, of Melrose, was arrested May 3 at 7:45 p.m. on the Route 116 bypass on a charge of being a minor transporting alcohol, police said.
* Ghalib A. Azia, 20, of Attleboro, was arrested May 1 at 9:49 p.m. on Route 9 on charges of being a minor transporting alcohol and speeding, police said.
* A woman who allegedly jumped from a moving vehicle on Mill Valley Road April 29 at 7:26 p.m. and then made suicidal threats was transported to Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton for evaluation.
* Rebecca L. Nunan, 21, of Northampton, was arrested April 29 at 4:28 p.m. at Hampshire Mall on a charge of domestic assault and battery, police said.
UMass Police
* Sedale J. Jones, 21, of Pittsfield, was arrested Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on University Drive on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, police said.
* A 19-year-old Lowell man will be summoned to court on charges of being a minor in possession of alcohol, failure to stop/yield and failure to stay within marked lanes following a stop on Commonwealth Avenue Sunday at 2:21 a.m., police said.
* John R. Porter, 19, of Plymouth, was arrested Sunday at 1:55 a.m. at the Academic Mall on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle on the sidewalk and operating a motor vehicle with no license in possession, police said.
* Kayshawn T. Jacobs, 19, of Springfield, was arrested Sunday at 12:19 a.m. on Massachusetts Avenue on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, speeding, failure to stay within marked lanes, being a minor in possession of alcohol and possession of a class D substance, marijuana, and on an outstanding warrant, police said.
Cordero D. Crenshaw, 20, of Springfield, was arrested at the same time and place on an outstanding warrant, police said.
* The following four people will be summoned to court on charges of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, following an incident in Lot 71 off Massachusetts Avenue May 3 at 11:31 p.m., police said: an 18-year-old Boston woman; two 20-year-old Dorchester men; and a 22-year-old Roslindale man.
* A 19-year-old Lynn man will be summoned to court on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and operating a motor vehicle with a number plate violation, following a traffic stop on Massachusetts Avenue Saturday at 7:05 p.m., police said.
* Tyrone Fleurimont, 20, of Roslindale, and Joshua L. Johnson, 21, of Dorchester, were both arrested May 3 at 5:42 p.m. at Curry Hicks Cage on charges of disorderly conduct, police said.
Johnson was also arrested on a charge of resisting arrest, police said.
* Edward K. Kingori, 20, of Worcester, was arrested May 3 at 3:47 a.m. on University Drive on charges of failure to stop/yield, failure to stay within marked lanes and being a minor in possession of alcohol, police said.
* A 20-year-old Brockton man will be summoned to court on a charge of assault and battery, following an incident at Emerson dormitory May 3 at 1:51 a.m., police said.
* Jean H. Matthieu Jr., 19, of Worcester, was arrested May 3 at 1:41 a.m. on Massachusetts Avenue on charges of operating a motor vehicle in violation of a license restriction, failure to stop/yield, being a minor in possession of alcohol and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, police said.
* Edmond D. Boothe, 19, of Roslindale, was arrested May 2 at 11:58 p.m. on University Drive on charges of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, being a minor in possession of alcohol, failure to stop/yield, failure to signal, failure to stay within marked lanes and failure to use care in starting or stopping, police said.
* Rachel M. Lister, 21, of Willow Lane, Amherst, was arrested May 2 at 11:52 p.m. on East Pleasant Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, failure to stop/yield, failure to stay within marked lanes and obstructing an emergency vehicle, police said.
* Justin D. Barr and Quinn C. Driscoll, both 19 and of Gloucester, were both arrested May 2 at 9:23 p.m. in Lot 29 off Clark Hill Road on charges of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, police said. Barr was also arrested on a charge of being a minor in possession of alcohol, police said.
* Joseph Bryant, 19, of Wilmington, Meredith A. Wells, 18, of Woburn, and Gregory R. Wironen, 19, of Tyngsborough, were all arrested May 2 at 6:14 p.m. and 8:11 p.m. on Sunset Avenue and in Lot 22 off University Drive on charges of being minors in possession of alcohol and possession of fake IDs, police said.
* A 19-year-old Randolph woman will be summoned to court on charges of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, and being a minor in possession of alcohol, following an incident at McNamara dormitory May 2 at 4:58 p.m., police said.
* Anda A. Torres, 26, of Belchertown, was arrested May 2 at 2:03 a.m. on North Pleasant Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as the result of being an habitual traffic offender, refusing to identify himself as the operator of the motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with a lights violation, operating a motor vehicle with registration not in possession and unsafe operation of a motor vehicle, police said.
* Ernest Semavor, 22, of Worcester, was arrested May 2 at 1:11 a.m. in Lot 50 off Washington Road on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, speeding, failure to stop/yield, failure to stay within marked lanes, obstructing traffic on a roadway and disorderly conduct, police said.
* A 19-year-old Harvard man will be summoned to court on a charge of possession of a class D susbstance, marijuana, following an incident at Cashin dormitory May 1 at 9:29 a.m., police said.
* Kevin D. Niemira, 19, of Harvard, was arrested May 1 at 9:14 a.m. at Brown dormitory on charges of possession of a class C substance, possession of a class C substance with intent to distribute, possession of a class D substance, marijuana, and possession of a class D substance, marijuana, with intent to distribute, police said.
* Kristin Ross, 22, of Old Amherst Road, Sunderland, was arrested May 1 at 1:54 a.m. on North Pleasant Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, failure to stay within marked lanes and speeding, police said.
* Michael E. Peterson, 28, of Suffolk Street, Amherst, was arrested May 1 at 1:07 a.m. on University Drive on an outstanding warrant, police said.
* Eli Berman, 19, of Tuckerman Lane, Amherst, and Christopher A. Jones, 20, of Florence, were both arrested April 30 at 12:11 a.m. at the Haigis Mall on charges of possession of a class D substance, marijuana, police said.
Day-by-Day Amherst Police Calls
Wednesday, April 16
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
* 9:20 a.m. - An Amity Street woman reported receiving a phone call from a man at 4:18 a.m. in which he used racial epithets and made threats associated with the Ku Klux Klan. Police will perform a trace on the calls if the woman receives them again
* 12:24 p.m. - Police got a call from a Main Street woman who said she has been bothered by phone calls all day and night. Police advised her to speak to her phone provider.
* 3:42 p.m. - Police responded to Willow Lane after a woman who was visiting her boyfriend wanted her mother to leave the property.
DISTURBANCES
* 2:15 p.m. - A girl making threats to her mother and brother after refusing to accompany them to the library from Clark House calmed down before police got there.
LARCENY
* 12:05 p.m. - Police took a report of an incident in which an X-box controller was sold on the Internet and the purchase was made with a stolen credit card on PayPal. The incident was reported by a Rolling Green Drive resident.
VANDALISM
* 2:26 p.m. - A Fearing Street resident told police someone visiting his neighbors walked on the hood of his vehicle sometime overnight, leaving dents and footprints. Police are investigating.
FIGHTS
* 12:40 a.m. -People fighting on North Pleasant Street were not located by police.
* 1:11 a.m. - Two men fighting at the Puffton Village bus stop fled when police got there.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 2:48 p.m. - An injured fox on Spencer Drive was not located by police.
* 7:01 p.m. - An East Pleasant Street resident told police he killed a raccoon after it nearly bit him on the leg and would dispose of the animal on his own. The following day at 8:08 a.m., a North Pleasant Street resident who was attacked by a raccoon also destroyed the animal.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 1:29 a.m. - A vehicle that went out of control on South East Street struck and destroyed a mailbox and post, before fleeing the scene, police said.
The driver was identified the following day and offered to compensate the homeowners for the damage, police said.
* 8:54 a.m. - A minor two-car accident with no personal injuries took place at Brandywine Apartments, police said.
* 4:13 p.m. - Jennifer E. Antonellis, 23, of Greenfield Road, Deerfield, was issued a citation for failure to use care in stopping after the vehicle she was driving on Northampton Road rearended a vehicle driven by Ariella C. Ruderman, 32, of Cottage Street, which in turn was pushed into a vehicle driven by Judith A. Gaj, 56, of Ware, police said.
No personal injuries were reported, and all three vehicles left the scene under their own power, police said.
TRAFFIC
* 2:23 p.m. - Police issued a ticket to a vehicle blocking an Amity Street driveway.
* 8:52 p.m. - A vehicle that made an improper U-turn on North Pleasant Street was stopped and the driver was issued a verbal warning.
* 9:50 p.m. - Police found the owner of a vehicle blocking a bus stop on North Pleasant Street and had him move the vehicle.
Thursday, April 17
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 9:05 p.m. - Police were unable to locate people who had allegedly broken a lock and entered a residence at the Pomeroy Lane Cooperative.
* 9:29 p.m. - A man who lit a pillow on fire at Townehouse Apartments and brought it outside told police the pillow had been given to him by his ex-girlfriend. He was warned to put out the fire.
* 9:52 p.m. - A man was seen driving a vehicle erratically at Puffton Village and exited the vehicle holding an open can of beer. Police did not observe the vehicle on a public way.
* 11:24 p.m. - A 23-year-old man walking near The Pub with an open bottle of alcohol agreed to dump the contents and was issued a verbal warning by police.
DISTURBANCES
* 5:33 p.m. - A man who got into an argument with his former attorney at the Survival Center fled the area before police got there. Police located him in a vehicle a short distance away.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 1:33 a.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to Kellogg Avenue residents who were yelling. At 3:32 a.m., police returned to the location, but all the yelling had ended.
* 4:56 p.m. - Loud music and gatherings outside Townehouse Apartments were determined not to be excessively noisy. At 9:27 p.m., police responded again when people were throwing glass bottles at rocks.
* 9:06 p.m. - Fireworks set off at Village Park had ended when police got there. At 9:17 p.m., police returned to find a Dumpster fire, which was extinguished by firefighters, and determined it had started from sparks from the fireworks.
* 9:44 p.m. - A verbal warning was issued by police to Colonial Village residents playing loud music.
* 10:11 p.m. - College Street Apartments residents playing a loud stereo were issued a verbal warning by police.
* 10:37 p.m. - Loud foot traffic on Kellogg Avenue was determined just to be people going to and coming from the downtown bars.
* 11:05 p.m. - A loud party on Allen Street cleared out before police got there.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 12:52 p.m. - A dog suffering inside a warm vehicle on South Pleasant Street was gone when police got there.
* 1:04 p.m. - Police located a golden retriever running loose on Northampton Road and returned the dog to its owner, who was issued a fine.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 5:05 p.m. and 8:28 p.m. - Minor two-car accidents with no personal injuries occurred on North Pleasant Street and in the parking lot of the Cumberland Farms on Belchertown Road, police said.
* 8:45 p.m. - A deer struck by a vehicle on Strong Street had to be destroyed by police, police said.
TRAFFIC
* 12:52 a.m. and 7:47 a.m. - Police prepared for the move of a home from the Amherst College campus to Gray Street by blocking off a portion of Spring Street. At 10:02 a.m., police asked a person to move a car found illegally parked on the street.
* 8:25 a.m. - A vehicle parked illegally on Gray Street was issued a ticket.
* 4:04 p.m. - Police issued a warning to the driver of a vehicle stopped on West Street that failed to keep to the right and passed in a no-passing zone.
Friday, April 18
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 4:14 a.m. - The motion light came on at Cherry Hill Golf Course clubhouse and pry marks were found on the door. Police are unsure if a break-in was attempted.
* 1:32 p.m. - Police took a report from a downtown shopkeeper who said a customer came into the store to complain that his wife was mistreated by store management. The shopkeeper told police that no incident involving the man's wife had occurred.
* 2:29 p.m. - A Shays Street resident reported a neighbor was prowling on his property. Police found no problem when they got there.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
* 2:34 a.m. - A man was able to retrieve items he left at the Nutting Avenue home of his girlfriend without the need for assistance from police.
* 3:04 p.m. - Police set up a Cops in Shops detail at a downtown package store.
* 6:21 p.m. - A Village Park woman reported her cell phone was missing and that a neighbor used another person's vehicle without permission.
DISTURBANCES
* 9:03 p.m.- A man and woman got into a verbal altercation at a Main Street location. The man agreed to leave for the night.
RECOVERED PROPERTY
* 5:20 p.m. - A fake ID used by a patron at Charlie's was turned over to police.
FIGHTS
* 8:21 p.m. - A girl reported she was assaulted in the area of the parking garage and Bangs Community Center after two other girls challenged her to a fight. No one was injured, though one of the girls who left the area broke a bottle on the pavement before taking off.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 1:46 a.m. - Loud drumming on Sunset Avenue was quiet when police got there.
* 3:21 p.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to Main Street residents playing loud music. The residents were also told to put away a sign saying they would drink beer whenever people honked their horns. At 7:41 p.m., police warned Main Street residents again about posting signs visible to oncoming traffic.
* 5:54 p.m. - Loud music at Southpoint Apartments was quiet when police got there.
* 9:40 p.m. - A dozen high-school age students swimming at the Wentworth Conservation Area were sent on their way by police.
* 10:24 p.m. - Police notified Amherst College about loud music coming from an event at one of the buildings near Amity Street. The music was turned down at 11 p.m.
* 11:01 p.m. - A verbal warning was issued by police to North Pleasant Street residents playing loud music and talking loudly.
* 11:39 p.m. - Hallock Street residents were issued a verbal warning for playing loud music.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 8:42 a.m. - A dog loose on Memorial Drive was returned to its owner.
* 1:44 p.m. - A sick fox on Chestnut Street was gone when police got there.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 12:04 p.m. - Warren A. Monette, 54, of Spencer, was issued a citation for failure to use care in stopping after the vehicle he was driving on North Pleasant Street collided with a vehicle driven by Christine E. Mahoney, 21, of Shirley, police said.
Damage to both vehicles was minor and no personal injuries were reported, police said.
* 12:30 p.m. - Ian S. Broome, 20, of Marion, was issued a citation for failure to use care in starting after the vehicle he was driving from a College Street business collided with a vehicle driven by Brenda A. Benoit, 36, of Monson, police said.
Benoit's vehicle was towed from the scene, but no personal injuries were reported, police said.
* 2:42 p.m. - Lawrence J. Caputo, 33, of Palmer, was issued a citation for failure to use care in stopping after the vehicle he was driving on Northampton Road rearended a vehicle driven by Regina R. Wright, 53, of Belchertown, which was in turn pushed into a third vehicle that left the scene, police said. Both vehicles were towed from the scene, police said. Both drivers said the accident was caused in part by residents on the street waving an obscene sign at passing vehicles, police said.
* 3:23 p.m. - Michaella C. Morzuch, 26, of Emily Lane, was issued a citation for a traffic violation after the vehicle she was driving on North Pleasant Street collided with a vehicle driven by Carmen M. Herrara, 46, of Colonial Village, police said.
Damage to both vehicles was minor and no personal injuries were reported, police said.
* 4:40 p.m. and 6:28 p.m. - Minor two-car accidents with no personal injuries took place on South Pleasant Street and Northampton Road, police said.
* 7:31 p.m. - A dog was struck by a vehicle on Belchertown Road, police aid.
The owner removed the dog, so police were unsure whether it was killed or not.
TRAFFIC
* 1:07 a.m. - Police determined the driver of a vehicle that failed to stay within marked lanes on Belchertown Road was lost while looking for Tamarack Drive. The driver was issued a verbal warning for the offense.
* 1:14 a.m. - A vehicle with an inspection sticker violation was stopped on Kellogg Avenue. The driver was issued a verbal warning.
* 5:21 p.m. - Police issued a ticket to a vehicle parked in a tow zone on Phillips Street.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
* 12:14 a.m. - Two bonfires at a South East Street location were extinguished by firefighters.
* 12:50 p.m. - Amherst police assisted Granby police in searching for a missing teenage girl.
Saturday, April 19
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 12:27 a.m. - A man walking with a cup of beer on North Pleasant Street agreed to dump the beverage.
* 9:17 a.m. - Gun shots heard in the area of Bay and Harris Mountain roads were determined to be coming from the Chicopee Sportsman Club.
* 3:11 p.m. - College students playing baseball on Cowls Road near an abandoned house checked out OK.
* 5:20 p.m. - Police issued a warning to several people jumping from the cliff at Puffer's Pond.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
* 12:22 p.m. - Protesters bothering customers outside the Big Y Supermarket were advised to go to a nearby sidewalk to continue their protest.
* 5:16 p.m. - A man sustained head trauma after the vehicle he was riding hit a pothole on Main Street. He was brought to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
DISTURBANCES
* 1 a.m. - Police calmed down people gathering in the middle of Townehouse Apartments who were throwing bottles at each other. At 9:53 p.m., police went to two units at Townehouse where people were throwing bottles and being belligerent.
LARCENY
* 3:52 p.m. - A teenage girl who attempted to steal a T-shirt and button from Newbury Comics agreed to pay for the items.
VANDALISM
* 10:18 a.m. - Three vehicles were located at Mill Valley Estates that had been scratched on the side some time overnight.
BREAK-INS
* 6:18 p.m. - Pry marks were left on the door to a Potwine Lane home, but it was unclear if any entry was gained.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 12:03 a.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to Colonial Village residents making loud noise.
* 12:49 a.m. - People talking loudly on Pine Street were quiet when police got there. At 1:35 a.m., police issued a verbal warning to the same residents to quiet down.
* 1:42 a.m. - Loud talkers on Main Street were quiet when police got there.
* 2:21 a.m. and 5:42 p.m. - Verbal warnings were issued by police to Chestnut Street and Main Street residents playing loud music.
* 8:09 p.m. - Kellogg Avenue residents making loud noise while playing beer pong were issued a verbal warning and told to go inside for the night.
* 8:44 p.m. - Fireworks set off by Meadow Street residents ended before police got there. Music playing was turned off, and a bonfire was extinguished.
* 10:13 p.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to Valley Lane residents making loud noise. Firefighters extinguished a bonfire at the location.
* 11:21 p.m. - A verbal warning was issued by police to Hobart Lane residents holding a loud party with more than 100 guests.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 1:40 p.m. - Police placed an orange cone next to a baby squirrel that was not leaving an area near the Bank of America building on South Pleasant Street.
TRAFFIC
* 1:08 a.m. - A written warning was issued to the driver of a vehicle stopped while traveling without headlights on South Pleasant Street.
* 2:33 a.m. - Police issued a warning to the driver of a vehicle for failure to use care in turning after the vehicle hit a curb on Boltwood Avenue.
* 2:50 a.m. - A vehicle with defective equipment was stopped on South Pleasant Street. The driver was issued a verbal warning.
* 3:15 a.m. - Police stopped a vehicle that failed to stay within marked lanes on College Street. The driver was issued a verbal warning.
* 8:32 p.m. - A man crawling in the middle of Main Street was not located by police.
* 9:32 p.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to the driver of a vehicle found impeding traffic on East Hadley Road.
* 10:12 p.m. - Two cars blocking a bus stop on North Pleasant Street were issued tickets.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
* 9:47 p.m. - Amherst police assisted Amherst College police in investigating an incident in which a screen was cut on a work trailer parked next to Mayo-Smith dormitory.
* 10:45 p.m. and 10:46 p.m. - Dumpster fires on Hobart Lane and Sunset Avenue were put out by firefighters.
Sunday, April 20
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 1:36 a.m. - People arguing near a Hobart Lane home where a small bonfire was alight fled when police got there. Police went back to the location at 3:09 a.m. and everyone again calmed down.
* 1:45 a.m. - Police were unable to locate people setting off fireworks at Mill Valley Estates.
* 6 p.m. - A Market Hill Road woman reported a man in the field near her house looking at her home with binoculars. Police located the man, who was sunning himself and reading a book, and advised him to leave the property.
DISTURBANCES
* 12:40 a.m. - A drunken man refusing to leave a downtown bar was not located by police and had apparently already left.
* 1:34 a.m. - A homeless man who caused a disturbance at a downtown restaurant was gone when police got there,
* 12:52 p.m. - Police kept the peace between teenage sisters arguing at a Belchertown Road home.
* 5:50 p.m. - Police responded to an Autumn Lane home after a woman got into an argument with her male housemate over an unpaid bill and his efforts to have her utilities turned off. They were referred to court.
VANDALISM
* 12:55 a.m. - College students throwing bottles and garbage into the middle of Pelham Road were identified and advised to clean up the mess.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 12:05 a.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to Pelham Road residents talking loudly.
* 12:11 a.m. - A verbal warning was issued by police to people making loud noise on South East Street while sitting around a campfire.
* 1:46 a.m., 10:16 p.m. and 10:18 p.m.- South East Street, Amity Street and North Pleasant Street residents were issued verbal warnings for holding loud parties. A bonfire was put out at the North Pleasant Street home.
* 8:06 p.m. - A loud car stereo at The Brook was quiet when police got there.
* 9:29 p.m. - Youths being loud at Wentworth Conservation Area were not found by police.
* 11:12 p.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to Phillips Street residents talking loudly and shooting a potato gun.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 3:25 p.m. - Lance A. Poole, 27, of Country Corners Road, was issued a citation for a traffic violation after the vehicle he was driving on West Street collided with a motorcycle driven by Robert L. Wurm, 44, of Holyoke, police said.
Wurm sustained an injured right thumb and right ankle, was examined at the scene by Amherst Fire Department paramedics, but refused transport to the hospital, police said.
Both vehicles left the scene under their own power, according to police.
TRAFFIC
* 8:32 a.m. - The Department of Public Works was notified about a sinkhole on Deepwoods Drive.
* 10:06 a.m. - A vehicle parked in a bus stop on North Pleasant Street was issued a ticket.
* 11:46 a.m. - Five vehicles parked facing the wrong way on Cowles Lane were issued tickets.
* 3:58 p.m. - A man sweeping in the middle of Main and South Pleasant streets was not located by police.
* 9:17 p.m. - A vehicle parked illegally on North Pleasant Street was issued a ticket.
Tuesday, April 22
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 1:31 a.m. - Residents of a Belchertown Road home reported hearing voices outside, from people who might have been trying to enter the home, but police did not find anyone there.
* 4:27 p.m. - Three men and a woman were reported to be smoking an illegal substance on Riverglade Drive. Police determined they had an Egyptian tobacco product that was legal to possess and smoke.
* 9:34 p.m. - People at Puffer's Pond after dark were sent on their way.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
* Between 1:34 a.m. and 2:02 a.m. - Police checked downtown bars for liquor violations.
* 6:22 p.m. - An Old Farm Road resident reported her computer and email account was hacked into.
* 6:37 p.m. - A 17-year-old girl was reported missing from an Amherst home. The girl sent her parents a text message two days later telling them she would return home April 27.
DISTURBANCES
* 9:16 p.m. - A security guard on Rolling Green Drive reported a man lunged at him and grabbed him on the arms after the man was issued a warning about urinating in a Dumpster.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 5:15 p.m. - A Lessey Street resident complained about a loud delivery truck that was idling for several minutes. The truck delivering items to a downtown restaurant was gone a short time later.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 9:19 a.m. - A sick fox in the area of Fearing Street was not located by police.
* 1:25 p.m. - Police responded to Allen Street to deal with a complaint about a barking dog.
* 2:18 p.m. - A sick raccoon in a Henry Street garage was gone when police got there. At 4:32 p.m., police destroyed a sick raccoon on Market Hill Road that was suffering and had lost its tail.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 2:34 p.m. - One car sideswiped another vehicle on South East Street, causing minor damage and no personal injuries, police said. One driver was issued a citation for failure to stay within marked lanes, police said.
* 5:22 p.m. - Amy A. Davagian, 21, of Sutton, was attempting to make a left turn from Governor's Drive onto North Pleasant Street when the vehicle she was driving collided with bicyclist Kimberly Russell, 20, of Manchaug, who was crossing North Pleasant Street from Eastman Lane, police said.
Russell was examined at the scene by Amherst Fire Department ambulance personnel for lacerations and a contusion to her right quadriceps, but refused transport to a hospital, police said. Paramedics also examined Davagian, who police said was visibly upset and shaken after hitting Russell, a friend of hers from high school.
Police said Davagian brought Russell to the UMass Infirmary for further treatment. No citations were issued as a result of the accident.
TRAFFIC
* 10 a.m. - A vehicle blocking a fire hydrant near a North Pleasant Street fraternity was moved by its owner.
* 11:46 a.m. - Police issued a ticket to a vehicle parked illegally in a space without a parking permit on Seelye Street.
* 1:54 p.m. - A written warning for unregistered operation of a motor vehicle was issued to the driver of a vehicle stopped on Triangle Street.
* 6:11 p.m. - An erratic vehicle on Pelham Road was not located by police.
* 7:16 p.m. - Police were unable to locate a vehicle on Belchertown Road allegedly being driven by a drunken driver.
Wednesday, April 23
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 3:28 a.m. - A small campfire at Puffer's Pond was put out and the man sitting next to it was brought back to UMass.
* 8:23 a.m. - Police were unable to determine if there had been an attempted break-in to a Gray Street home while residents were on vacation. Pry marks left on the door appeared to be old damage.
* 4:48 p.m. - Seven people hanging out on the cliff at Puffer's Pond were sent on their way.
* 7:58 p.m. - A homeless man talking to himself in a loud voice outside Rao's Roastery was advised to leave the area.
* 8:47 p.m. - A woman walking in circles in an East Pleasant Street driveway was escorted back to her home.
DISTURBANCES
* 3:20 p.m. - A homeless man bothering passers-by on Amity Street was sent on his way.
* 8:34 p.m. - A man causing a commotion on a PVTA bus on North Pleasant Street, who may have smoked marijuana while he was on the bus, was removed by police.
RECOVERED PROPERTY
* 6:15 p.m. - A stolen Hyundai Elantra was recovered in Brooklyn, N.Y.
VANDALISM
* 5:41 p.m. - A drunken man trying to rip down a bus-stop sign on North Pleasant Street was not located by police.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 3:01 p.m. - Police assisted Bay Road residents with an unwanted animal in their yard.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 12:01 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. - Minor two-car rearending accidents with no personal injuries took place in the parking lot of the Dunkin' Donuts on College Street and on North Pleasant Street, police said.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
* 11:56 a.m. - At Windfield Estates, Amherst police assisted Hadley police in calming a man who was yelling.
Thursday, April 24
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 12:27 a.m. - A woman reported being followed by someone in a pickup truck on Kendrick Place.
* 12:55 a.m. - A man urinating on Pray Street and woman urinating on North Pleasant Street were both issued warnings and sent on their ways.
* 12:55 p.m. - A plastic bag filled with a tar-like substance found at the Notch Visitors Center parking lot was turned over to police.
* 1:21 p.m. - A man walking with a BB gun on Main Street agreed to put it inside the house.
* 2:42 p.m. - Police took a report of a man staring at children playing at Mill River Recreation Area. Police spoke to the man, who checked out OK.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
* 12:59 p.m. - An Amherst resident told police his 11-year-old daughter got two obscene text messages from classmates.
* 3:18 p.m. and 4:44 p.m. - Police checked the IDs of 20 patrons at two package stores.
* 7:24 p.m. - Police assisted a South Amherst man who was having problems with his daughter's two men friends.
* 11:24 p.m. - A homeless man sleeping inside a Main Street building was not located by police.
DISTURBANCES
* 5:59 p.m. - A homeless man who tore up newspapers in front of Bart's on North Pleasant Street and was screaming and belligerent was not located by police.
* 6:17 p.m. - A woman screaming at herself on University Drive was not located by police.
FIGHTS
* 1:02 a.m. - Police were unable to locate a large fight near the downtown bars.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 10:41 p.m. - Loud music playing at Farview Way was quiet when police got there
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 2:57 p.m. - Joshua Rodriguez, 27, of Northampton, was issued a citation for failure to use care in stopping after the vehicle he was driving at the corner of Main and North Whitney streets rearended a vehicle driven by Richard Lloyd, 52, of Northampton, which was then pinned against a tree, police said.
Rodriguez's vehicle then went off the road and onto the sidewalk, hit a wooden horse protecting a ditch in the road, with the remnants of the horse hitting vehicles driven by Honeylyne G. Teruel, 26, of Mill Village Road, South Deerfield, and William S. Downey, 46, of Franklin, police said.
Rodriguez sustained injuries to his arms, and Lloyd complained of pains in his back, police said.
Rodriguez and Lloyd's vehicles were towed from the scene, according to police.
* 8:29 p.m. - A vehicle knocked over a light pole on Gatehouse Road and fled the area, police said.
TRAFFIC
* 1:59 a.m. - Two large tree branches were removed from the middle of State Street.
* 4:50 p.m. - Malfunctioning traffic lights at the corner of Main and Triangle streets were working properly when police got there. At 5:15 p.m., the lights broke again, and the Department of Public Works was notified.
* 5:38 p.m. - A vehicle with a taillights out was stopped on Amity Street, and the driver was issued a verbal warning.
* 6:22 p.m. - An erratic vehicle near the Notch was not located by police.
* 10:07 p.m. - Police called for the tow of an unregistered vehicle stopped on South East Street.
Friday, April 25
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 1:07 a.m. - Police assisted members of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity extinguish a grill fire burning close to the North Pleasant Street building.
* 1:27 a.m. - A person found hitch-hiking on East Pleasant Street was issued a warning about the activity.
* 3:52 p.m. - A man using a long stick in an effort to clean a catch basin on Belchertown Road was warned to stop the activity.
DISTURBANCES
* 11:43 p.m. - College students who were seen pounding on the side of a bus on North Pleasant Street were gone when police got there.
* 5:05 p.m. - Police kept the peace between parents arguing over child custody issues at The Boulders.
* 10:57 p.m. - Two people arguing on the side of Northampton Road were not located by police.
VANDALISM
* 11:20 a.m. - A mailbox was damaged at a Middle Street home.
BREAK-INS
* 8:11 p.m. - A basement door and closet doors within a Bayberry Lane home were found open, but there was no evidence of any break-in.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 2:02 a.m. - Loud music and loud voices at a North Pleasant Street home were reported to police.
* 11:05 p.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to Lincoln Avenue residents holding a loud party.
* 11:08 p.m. - A verbal warning was issued by police to people talking loudly on a Pine Street porch.
* 11:29 p.m. - Colonial Village residents playing loud music and slamming doors were issued a verbal warning by police.
* 11:39 p.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to South East Street residents playing loud music.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 9:15 a.m. - A sick fox on Sunset Avenue was reported to police after four children were playing near it.
* 5:49 p.m. - Police destroyed a sick fox on South Pleasant Street near Bramble Hill Farm after it chased after children.
TRAFFIC
* 1:34 a.m. - Police assisted the driver of a PVTA bus on North Pleasant Street in removing passengers after it got overcrowded.
* 11:47 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. - Peaceful protesters marching from the town common to Hadley were assisted by police.
* 3:16 p.m. - A vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign on South East Street was pulled over and the driver was issued a warning.
* 7:06 p.m. - Youths causing a traffic problem on Fearing Street by repeatedly jumping from the curb into the roadway were gone when police got there.
* 7:32 p.m. - Police warned college-age students on North Pleasant Street to stay out of the road after they were seen pushing a man in a wheelchair in the middle of the road.
* 7:41 p.m. - Two vehicles parked in a tow zone on Sunset Avenue were towed.
* 9:01 p.m. - An erratic vehicle that nearly hit another vehicle head-on on Belchertown Road and may have skidded against a guardrail was not located by police.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
* 10:15 p.m. - Amherst police assisted state police with a traffic stop on Amity Street.
Saturday, April 26
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 1:09 a.m. - Two men loitering on Kellogg Avenue looking for a keg party were sent on their way by police.
* 1:58 a.m. - Police located a man in the woods near a North Pleasant Street building. He was sent on his way.
* 2:12 a.m. - A man urinating on the side of a downtown building was warned and sent on his way.
* 9:45 a.m. - People with a barbecue grill and charcoal at Puffer's Pond were advised not to use the beach as a place for their barbecue.
* 12:28 p.m. - Two men and a woman near a Puffton Village bus stop admitted they had smoked a marijuana joint before police got there. They were warned about their activity.
* 7:51 p.m. and 8:22 p.m. - People carrying open containers of alcohol on Salem Place and Sunset Court agreed to dump them.
* 9:39 p.m. - A man who peeped into a Pine Street home was not located by police.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
* 9;55 a.m. - A man walking in the middle of Chestnut Street was located by police and escorted backed to his home.
LARCENY
* 3:44 p.m. - An Amherst man told police $30.33 in charges were placed on his bank card as the result of an incident in Holyoke.
VANDALISM
* 12:09 a.m. - Barricades on North Pleasant Street near the downtown bars were found knocked over by a homeless man. They were set back up by police, but the homeless man fled the area.
* 2:24 a.m. - The front door to a Sunset Avenue home was kicked in by vandals and a nearby fence also sustained damage.
BREAK-INS
* 6:03 p.m. - Residents of a Maplewood Drive home reported that the home may have been broken into while the residents were away, because half a bottle of alcohol, a container of ice cream and some jewelry were missing from the home. The residents told police two people were supposed to be watching the home and their pets.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 12:12 a.m. - Loud music and loud talkers at Alpha Epsilon Pi were quiet when police got there.
* 12:43 a.m. and 2:14 a.m. - Police issued verbal warnings to Puffton Village and Sunset Avenue residents holding loud parties.
* 12:57 a.m. - A verbal warning was issued to people talking loudly at Delta Upsilon.
* 2:01 a.m. - Triangle Street residents yelling were issued a verbal warning by police.
* 3:12 a.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to Triangle Street residents playing loud music.
* 4:24 p.m. - Loud music at a North East Street home was quiet when police got there, At 5:45 p.m., police responded to the home again and issued a warning to the resident after finding a loud stereo. A small amount of marijuana was also confiscated from the home.
* 7:32 p.m. - A verbal warning was issued by police to Phillips Street residents playing a loud car stereo.
* 9:07 p.m. - Police were able to turn off a loud car alarm sounding on Lessey Street.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 5:54 p.m. - A minor two-car accident with no personal injuries occurred in a parking lot on Belchertown Road, police said.
TRAFFIC
* 12:55 p.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to the driver of a vehicle stopped on Triangle Street for having an obstructed license plate.
* 7:47 p.m. - A man was seen driving a vehicle with an open container of alcohol in his hand on East Hadley Road. The vehicle was parked when police got there.
* 8:34 p.m. - Police warned a driver about not using a turn signal after a traffic stop on North Pleasant Street.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
* 11:55 a.m. - Firefighters were contacted to put out remnants of a bonfire in woods near the National Yiddish Book Center, where Hampshire College students might have had a party the previous night.
Sunday, April 27
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 1:35 a.m. - Two women loitering near Antonio's Pizza and acting in a suspicious manner were issued a warning.
* 10:17 p.m. - Several people sitting on the beach at Puffer's Pond with a small campfire were sent on their way.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
* 9:38 p.m. - Police assisted management at a downtown restaurant issue a trespass notice to a former employee who had allegedly stolen items from the business.
DISTURBANCES
* 3;05 a.m. - Police calmed down angry customers at Chicago Pizza.
LARCENY
* 9:27 p.m. - A resident at The Boulders told police a woman entered his apartment by breaking a window and took several items from inside the home.
FIGHTS
* 1:14 a.m. - Combatants involved in a fight at Phi Sigma Kappa were not located by police.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 12:27 a.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to Hobart Lane residents talking loudly and playing loud music.
* 12:38 a.m. - A verbal warning was issued by police to Townehouse Apartments residents playing loud music and yelling.
* 1:01 a.m. - Shumway Street residents holding a loud party and yelling were issued a verbal warning by police.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 9:47 p.m. - An injured female raccoon was brought to a rehabilitation center for wild animals.
TRAFFIC
* 12:44 p.m. - An erratic vehicle swerving in and out of its lane and tailgating other vehicles on Sunderland Road was located by police, but no erratic operation was observed
Monday, April 28
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 8:21 p.m. - A man going door-to-door on Lincoln Avenue allegedly collecting money for an environmental group was not located by police.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
* 4:41 p.m. - A person was issued a trespass notice to stay out of the CVS Pharmacy on North Pleasant Street.
* 8:06 p.m. - Police assisted a North Amherst woman seeking options for dealing with her former boyfriend, who has made violent threats toward her and may continue to call her.
Tuesday, April 29
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 1:31 a.m. - Police received a report of suspicious noises outside a Belchertown Road home, and someone possibly trying to enter the sliding door. A search of the property found no one in the area.
* 5:48 p.m. - Youths attempting to break into vehicles at The Brook were located by police. Their parents were notified about the incident.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE
* Between 1:34 a.m. and 2:02 a.m. - Police went to five Amherst bars to ensure no drinking activity was taking place after 1 a.m.
* 3:19 p.m. - Police helped a South Amherst woman control her teenage daughter.
* 8:41 p.m. - Police resolved a custody issue between parents of an 11-year-old child after the mother called police with concerns about the people staying with the father and her child.
DISTURBANCES
* 10:05 a.m. - A person standing outside a North Pleasant Street location yelling at passers-by and begging for cigarettes was not located by police.
* 4:10 p.m. - Police were unable to locate a woman causing a disturbance at Amherst Books. If she returns, police said she would be issued a trespass notice.
* 11:05 p.m. - A man and woman yelling at each other at a West Street location were calmed down.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 9:21 a.m. - A loose pit bull terrier was recovered on Pelham Road and brought to the pound.
* 2:32 p.m. - A dog bite that occurred at Marks Meadow School was reported to police.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 5:41 p.m. - A minor rearending accident with no personal injuries took place at the corner of East Pleasant Street and Orchard Hill Road, police said.
TRAFFIC
* 10:29 a.m. - A cable company was notified about wires knocked down on Montague Road.
* 1:43 p.m. - Bales of hay that fell on Montague Road were pushed to the edge of the street and the Department of Public Works was advised to remove the debris.
Wednesday, April 30
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
* 12:34 a.m. and 1:10 a.m. - A man urinating on a building on Pray Street and a woman urinating on a North Pleasant Street building were both issued warnings and sent on their way.
* 1:33 a.m. - While police were issuing a warning to one man urinating behind the downtown bars, another man created a disturbance by yelling at officers. He was given a warning and a fake ID was confiscated from him,
DISTURBANCES
* 3:59 p.m. - A teenage boy out of control at The Boulders who fled the area was located and advised to return home. At 5:43 p.m., police determined the mother had brought the boy to Cooley Dickinson Hospital for evaluation.
FIGHTS
* 1:14 a.m. - Police kept the peace between five people fighting over a jacket in front of the downtown bars.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
* 1:58 a.m. - Police issued a verbal warning to people yelling and shouting outside a Phillips Street home.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
* 8:45 a.m. - A rabid fox was reported on Larkspur Drive.
* 12:52 p.m. - Police returned a dog to a Main Street resident along with a notice about a fine.
* 1:17 p.m. - A quarantine notice for a dog was delivered to a North Pleasant Street resident.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
* 12:17 p.m. - Paul W. Waldron, 82, of Northampton Road, Amherst, was determined to be at fault for failure to use care in passing after the vehicle he was driving on Seelye Street sideswiped a vehicle driven by Larry D. Smith, 43, of Cooleyville Road, Shutesbury, police said.
Damage to both vehicles was minor and no personal injuries were reported, according to police.
* 2:17 p.m. - Police said they took a report of a vehicle damaged during a hit-and-run accident the previous day at the Golds Gym parking lot on University Drive.
* 3:04 p.m. - A minor two-car accident with no personal injuries took place at the corner of College and South East streets, police said.
* 3:11 p.m. - A vehicle parked at the high school sustained a broken front bumper and scratched hood following a hit-and-run accident that occurred sometime since 7:30 a.m., police said.
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