Crime & Safety

Police Log: Customer vs. Mechanic, Hunter Complaint

The following information was supplied by the Milford police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Milford police received another complaint about hunters, according to the overnight dispatch log. Officers responded to several crashes, including one in which a driver with a learner's permit drove into a drainage culvert. Officers also responded to a used car lot, where an enraged customer was reportedly trying to fight a mechanic.

Monday, Nov. 28

2:31 p.m.: A two-vehicle collision was reported near on West Fountain Street. No injuries were reported.

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3:14 p.m.: A man walked in to police headquarters to report a theft of a laptop on Carven Road.

3:34 p.m.: A caller told police that a man who lives on Pearl Street is riding a dirtbike "all of the time with a young child on the back of it." An officer spoke to the parents.

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4:58 p.m.: A caller told police that some youths in the parking lot of appeared suspicious. Police checked and they were not doing anything wrong.

6:33 p.m.: Police responded to for a report of two alleged shoplifters detained in the store. Police arrested Briana L. Wilkinson, 20 of 157 Providence St., Apt. 3, Worcester, on a charge of shoplifting by asportation. Police also arrested Brian J. Sullivan, 23, of 486 Washington St., Apt. 150, Auburn, on a warrant and a charge of shoplifting by asportation.

9:05 p.m.: Police and firefighters responded to Medway Road, the plaza, for a report of a car into a river. According to a police report, an 18-year-old Mendon man was driving on a learner's permit, without a licensed passenger, when he lost control. The Toyota RAV4 left the parking area, "traveled over a drainage culvert before coming to rest in the culvert." The driver injured his arm in the crash. The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene.

10:45 p.m.: A woman asked police to remove her intoxicated son from her home. A 27-year-old man was taken by police into protective custody.

Tuesday, Nov. 29

4:44 a.m.: An unwanted man at G & R Realty was seen stepping into a green truck. The man was gone when police arrived.

5:41 a.m.: A Dodge Ram pickup was repossessed on Central Street without incident.

7:38 a.m.: Police responded to on Prospect Street, for a report of a suspicious person. A man in a Jeep Wrangler is in the parking lot every morning when the bank opens, security told police. The man was gone when police arrived.

10:04 a.m.: A caller reported finding a letter in his mailbox that contained "a death threat" directed at his 5-year-old daughter.

11:21 a.m.: Police and firefighters responded to Dilla Street, for a report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries. At least one person was taken to

12:00 p.m.: Police responded to , for a report from an employee that a male customer was on scene, "out of control, attempting to fight a mechanic and hitting the walls."

12:22 p.m.: A man walked in to police headquarters to report an incident of threats being made.

12:46 p.m.: A caller on Central Street told police that a group of hunters was parked in an area where "No Trespassing" signs were posted.

12:57 p.m.: Police received a report of a Chevrolet Silverado hit by a hit-and-run vehicle on Chestnut Street.


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