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AMHERST

Dwayne L. Dudley, 56, who provided an address as the streets of Amherst, was arrested May 19 at 4:15 p.m. on Kellogg Avenue on a charge of assault and battery on a disabled person after he allegedly twice slapped the face a man in a wheelchair, police said. Dudley was identified after the victim told police his assailants goes by the nickname “Bones.”

Three 22-year-old men, from Medford, North Reading and Waltham, respectively, are being summoned to court on charges of violating the town’s noise and nuisance house bylaws after police responded May 18 at 1:58 a.m. to a South Whitney Street home where 75 people were in the yard drinking alcohol and yelling and some were tossing tables and chairs into a bonfire with flames rising nearly 30 feet high, police said.

A 41-year-old Belchertown man will be summoned to court on a charge of using a motor vehicle without authority after an Albany, New York woman told police May 17 at 11:13 a.m. he has been using her pickup truck since April 20, police said.

Joshua Jones, 20, of Conway, was arrested May 15 at 6:09 p.m. on Montague Road on three warrants, police said.

Day-by-day
police calls

MONDAY, MAY 15

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

8:29 p.m. – Shays Street residents reported someone pulled all the cans and bottles from their recycling bin and left debris from it in their driveway.

10:48 p.m. – A Riverside Park Apartments resident called police after someone banged on the door. Police found a bag of toiletries left outside the door, possibly by a friend of the tenant.

CITIZEN ASSISTANCE

10:28 a.m. – A Village Park resident reported that a neighbor’s repeated locking and unlocking of a vehicle in the morning, and the associated beeping, is ruining his productivity for the day.

DISTURBANCES

2:52 a.m. – A woman who came uninvited to a graduation party at an Amity Street home, and created a scene by yelling at people and banging on objects, fled before police got there.

1:17 p.m. – Police responded to a home in Cushman for an intoxicated and belligerent man at a residence. The man’s probation requires him to remain sober.

1:44 p.m. – A man locked out from an Amherst home who was yelling and causing issues for family members calmed down when police got there.

BREAK-INS

10:24 a.m. – A NASCAR pillow, a sweatshirt and vehicle paperwork were reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked on North East Street that was entered three days earlier.

1:24 p.m. – A person reported that a wallet was stolen from the passenger seat of an unlocked vehicle near the intersection of Northampton and Blue Hills roads.

ANIMAL COMPLAINTS

12:09 p.m. and 3:13 p.m. – Loose goats were returned to their pen on Sunderland Road.

MOTOR VEHICLE

ACCIDENTS

11:42 a.m. – One driver was issued a citation for failure to use care in backing following a minor two-car accident on Main Street, police said.

12:30 p.m. – A four-car accident with possible injury occurred on Belchertown Road, police said. No additional details were available.

TRAFFIC

3:31 p.m. – The Department of Public Works was notified about a tree that fell across Sand Hill Road. It was removed at 4:28 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 16

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

12:38 a.m. – Police responded to a South Prospect Street residence where someone was walking in the hallway and knocked on an interior door, startling the tenant. That person was not found.

9:12 a.m. – Four high-school age boys who came out of the Amherst College sanctuary woods on College Street near Shumway Street, and got into a vehicle in a parking lot, checked out OK.

7:26 p.m. – Juveniles who shot a Nerf gun at a passing vehicle on University Drive were warned about their actions after a driver complained that he was hit by the Nerf object and could have lost control of his vehicle. Their parents were notified and they were advised to write a letter of apology to the man.

8:19 p.m. – A person who rode a mini-bike over the track at the high school, causing minor damage, was not located.

VANDALISM

8:06 p.m. – A front-end loader was damaged while left on Kendrick Park as part of an ongoing construction project.

NOISE COMPLAINTS

12:20 a.m. – Riverside Park Apartments residents watching a loud television were issued a verbal warning.

6:50 p.m. – Police issued a verbal warning to North Prospect Street residents holding a loud party.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

2:42 a.m. – A drunken man who knocked on the door to a Cherry Lane home checked out OK. He was given a courtesy escort to his home on Hobart Lane.

12:07 p.m. – Police are investigating an incident in which an Amherst woman reported someone attempted to use her eBay account to order a $4,000 gun scope. She provided police information about where the device was to be sent, and the man at that location told officers he is an intermediary for these transactions.

3:58 p.m. – A couch was dumped on McClure Street. The Department of Public Works was notified to remove it.

Between 5:15 p.m. and 6:01 p.m. – Police spoke to 75 to 100 people at Puffer’s Pond, many of whom were consuming alcohol despite the town banning liquor from the beach. A 21-year-old Lowell man will be summoned to court of violating the town’s open container bylaw, while others agreed to dump their beverages.

LARCENY

10:28 a.m. – Management at a University Drive company reported a former employee stole 30 keys, two credit cards and a set of blueprints. Police are attempting to contact the man before charges are filed.

VANDALISM

8:33 a.m. – Red spray-paint was put on the side of the Pi Kappa Alpha building on North Pleasant Street.

NOISE COMPLAINTS

2:55 a.m. – Main Street residents playing loud music and yelling in the driveway were advised to go inside for the night.

8:32 p.m. – Police issued a verbal warning to people playing loud music and yelling at a McClellan Street home.

MOTOR VEHICLE

ACCIDENTS

4:47 p.m. – One driver was issued a citation for operating a motor vehicle with an expired registration and leaving the scene of an accident after the vehicle crashed into a street sign and vehicle, police said.

7:40 p.m. – A motor vehicle crash with possible injury occurred at the intersection of University Drive and Amity Street, police said.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY

1:48 a.m. – A mattress on fire in a quad at Townehouse Apartments was extinguished by firefighters.

THURSDAY, MAY 18

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

1:52 p.m. – Police warned people consuming alcohol on the beach at Puffer’s Pond. At 9:16 p.m., police returned to the site and advised four men that it closes after dark.

2:30 p.m. – Teenagers who urinated behind a College Street building were located and sent on their way. At 3:08 p.m., police warned a man who urinated and then yelled racist comments at people at a downtown location.

DISTURBANCES

1:42 a.m. – A man who kicked over a trash can outside the downtown bars picked up the mess and was sent on his way.

LARCENY

4:42 p.m. – A backpack containing two wallets, two iPhones and a set of car keys was reported stolen from people at Puffer’s Pond, police said.

VANDALISM

12:04 a.m. – A billiards player who lost a game of pool at a downtown bar allegedly expressed his frustration by kicking a hole through a wall. He agreed to make restitution to the establishment.

NOISE COMPLAINTS

10:59 p.m. – Police issued a verbal warning to Kellogg Avenue residents holding a loud party.

ANIMAL COMPLAINTS

10:42 a.m. – A Townehouse Apartments resident reported that nine days earlier she was bitten by her own dog and treated by the Departemnt of Public Health.

5:14 p.m. – A groundhog that got caught in orange construction fencing on Cottage Street and couldn’t extricate itself was freed when police cut apart the fence.

TRAFFIC

9:13 a.m. – A skateboarder with a guitar strung over his shoulderand  riding in traffic on West Street near the Notch was not located.

FRIDAY, MAY 19

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

1:18 p.m. – A man was issued a trespass notice to stay out of the Jones Library. At 3:37 p.m., the man was on Amity Street holding a sign with disparaging words about Caitlyn Jenner and was advised to not engage passers-by. An hour later, people tried to grab the sign from the man, and police told them to ignore him.

LARCENY

8:59 p.m. – A South Amherst resident told police keys and cash were stolen from her home by a man who caused a scene at the residence.

NOISE COMPLAINTS

7:48 p.m. – People breaking up furniture for disposal on Main Street were advised to stop the activity for the night.

ANIMAL COMPLAINTS

8:46 a.m. – A dog bite on State Street is being investigated by the animal welfare officer.

MOTOR VEHICLE

ACCIDENTS

6:15 p.m. – A woman reported that the driver’s side door on her vehicle was damaged while it was parked near the intersection of State and Bridge streets and while she was swimming nearby, police said. The hit-and-run vehicle was not identified.

SATURDAY, MAY 20

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

12:38 a.m. – Two people in a vehicle parked on Summer Street near Puffer’s Pond were sent on their way.

11:06 p.m. – A man who looked into a window at Clark House fled toward Kellogg Avenue and was not located.

CITIZEN ASSISTANCE

4:28 p.m. – Four people sunbathing on the dam at Puffer’s Pond were advised to get off it for their safety.

VANDALISM

3:29 p.m. – Graffiti was found inside and outside Pi Kppa Alpha on North Pleasant Street. Police are investigating the damage.

BREAK-INS

9:41 p.m. – Farmington Road residents called about an attempted break-in after returning home to find pry marks on the door. No entry was gained and nothing was stolen, police said.

ANIMAL COMPLAINTS

11:19 p.m. – A loose cow on Pine Street was returned to its nearby field.

MOTOR VEHICLE

ACCIDENTS

6:15 p.m. – A two-car accident occurred on West Street near the Notch Visitors Center, police said. An Amherst Fire Department ambulance was summoned to evaluate one man who suffered a minor head injury, according to police.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY

4:27 a.m. – A mattress on fire next to a Dumpster at Puffton Village was extinguished before firefighters got there.

9:57 a.m. – Easthampton Police notified Amherst Police about a hit-and-run vehicle in their city that might be heading toward Amherst.

SUNDAY, MAY 21

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

3:05 a.m. – Main Street residents called police about a prowler behind the home. Police determined the noise was likely made by an animal that grabbed potato chip bags, candy wrappers and other items that still had food attached to them.

CITIZEN ASSISTANCE

7:18 p.m. – Hikers lost in the area of Rattlesnake Knob at the Notch extited the woods on Bay Road near Chapel Road. They were given a courtesy escort back to their vehicle.

10:06 p.m. – A resident filed a complaint against her neighbor after a pizza delivery-person has repeatedly come to the home with food she hasn’t ordered. Police determined there was no malicious intent and that the delivery-person wasn’t able to identify the correct residence.

DISTURBANCES

7:25 p.m. – Police kept the peace between neighbors at Olympia Oaks arguing over their children allegedly teasing and taunting each other.

LARCENY

3:38 p.m. – A bicycle was reported stolen from below the deck of a Main Street home sometime after Mother’s Day.

4:23 p.m. – A resident reported her debit card was used illegally in Hartford.

VANDALISM

5:10 a.m. – A back window was smashed on a vehicle parked at Mill Valley Estates. Police are investigating.

NOISE COMPLAINTS

10:59 p.m. – Police issued a verbal warning to The Brook residents talking loudly.

TRAFFIC

11:15 a.m. – A mattress dumped on West Street near the entrance to Hampshire College was removed from the road by police.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY

6:10 p.m. – A Dumpster fire on South East Street was extinguished by firefighters. The fire began when tenants from a nearby home disposed embers into it.