Police Log: Fire Crews Respond to Backyard Fire on Rich Road

Wednesday, March 26

At 1:31 a.m., Milford Police responded to The Larkin Company Realtors building on Main Street on a report of several people outside whom a caller was not sure if were trying to get into the building. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate anyone.

At 1:10 p.m., police received a report from an employee at the Milford National Bank and Trust on East Main Street, who claimed that fraudulent calls have been made on behalf of the bank. 

At 2:41 p.m., police responded to the Milford Library on a report of larceny. A caller reported that her daughter's cell phone was stolen by two classmates at the library.

At 4:06 p.m., a caller reported that someone from an 800 phone number had called to obtain personal information under the identity of National Grid. 

At 6:08 p.m., a caller reported that a man was calling her house continuously saying he was from Homeland Security and would be arriving at her house to arrest her. 

At 7:18 p.m., police and fire crews responded to Rich Road to extinguish a fire about 10 feet wide in the back yard of a home, the owner of which reported that it may have been started by wood pellets. The fire reportedly spread to the filters of a pool and a plastic fence.