Police Log: Flying Objects, Singing Church

In the weekend edition of the police log, officers responded to an unusual complaint on Purchase Street: a report that 20 to 30 mini-hot air balloons were traveling over homes and landing in yards. And a man on Pine Street complained that midnight singing in the church on his street was keeping him awake.

Friday, July 29

3:52 p.m.: A caller told police she was almost struck by a Dodge Ram truck on Hale Avenue at Congress Street. Police could not locate the other driver.

4:38 p.m.: A two-car collision was reported on Cedar Street. No injuries were involved.

4:41 p.m.: A caller told police a driver was operating erratically on Purchase Street, near . The car could not be located.

4:59 p.m.: Police are seeking a summons to charge Justine Ann Calagione, 24, of 56 Meade St., Apt. 3, Milford, with identity fraud.

5:39 p.m.:  A man complained his checks were being cashed and used without his permission. Police are seeking a summons to charge Nancy A. Petrie, 51, of 16 W. Walnut St., Apt. 1, Milford, with larceny by check under $250 and larceny under $250.

5:47 p.m.: Police received a report of an erratic operator, last seen in the location of Water Street.

6:06 p.m.: Police checked on the wellbeing of a 14-year-old girl on Congress Street, at the request of another police agency.

6:07 p.m.: Police received a report of a break-in and theft from a home on Gibbon Avenue.

6:19 p.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters to report that her car was rear-ended at

7:10 p.m.: Police received a report of a man and woman fighting near a fence on Redwood Drive. The couple were gone when police arrived.

7:55 p.m.: A person asked police to check on the welfare of a 12-year-old girl on Selma Circle, who had been arguing with her mother.

10:02 p.m.: A woman called police to report a man, possibly intoxicated, was laying on the front porch of a Water Street home.

11:52 p.m.: Police received a noise complaint about an address on Luby Avenue.

Saturday, July 30

1:44 a.m.: A caller from a Grove Street address called police to ask for help with an “unwanted party” and then hung up.

3:40 a.m.: A caller reported a hit-and-run in the parking lot of Tedeschi. No injuries were reported.

4:40 a.m.: A man who lives on East Main Street asked to speak to an officer about items taken from his home.

6:48 a.m.: The same man called back and reported his girlfriend had just entered his apartment and assaulted him. Police responded, and reported that the woman collected her belongings and was “escorted off” the property.

10:17 a.m.: Following a motor vehicle stop, police are seeking a summons to charge Carlos M. Saguay, 28, of 75 Water St., Apt. H, Milford, with allowing improper operation of a motor vehicle. Police also are seeking a summons to charge Beatriz Rivera, 46, of 75 Water St., Apt. H, Milford, with failure to drive in the right lane and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

3:12 p.m.: A two-car collision was reported at on East Main Street. No injuries were involved.

4:15 p.m.: A caller told police a man near the fence at appeared disoriented. Police gave him a ride to Water Street.

5:41 p.m.: A two-car collision, which resulted in a car being flipped on its side, was reported in the area of on East Main Street.

5:49 p.m.: A caller told police two youths were in the street near the , 31 Main St., pushing each other on an office chair into the street. The youths were gone when police responded.

6:54 p.m.: A caller told police a house on Winter Street had furniture “piled in the door ways” and he asked an officer to speak to the occupants, because he thinks it is a fire hazard.

7:17 p.m.: A person walked in to police headquarters and asked to speak to an officer regarding threats.

7:53 p.m.: A person called police from West Walnut Street and said her windows were “tampered with” while she was working. Police found no vandalism. The caller asked for extra police patrols overnight.

9:35 p.m.: A man called from Purchase Street and reported “a mini-hot air balloon type thing” landed in his yard. It had fire to keep it in the air, he observed. About “20 or 30” of them went over his house. Police checked and determined another person saw them too, and that they reportedly came from the Interstate 495 area.

9:37 p.m.: A caller said kids were jumping on a car, and horsing around, on Lawrence Street.

9:58 p.m.: A caller from reported a man had just stolen a bottle of whiskey.

11:19 p.m.: A caller from Spring Street told police she overheard two men say they were going to “smash bottles” over someone’s head. A description of the two men was provided.

Sunday, July 31

12:00 a.m.: A caller from Pine Street complained that “the church is singing” and he can’t sleep. An officer reported that was  “in session” and he would call the church if the issue persists.

1:12 a.m.: An officer observed a man trying to get gas from a Gulf station on Main Street, which was closed. He asked for a log entry in case the business called to report vandalism or problems with its pumps.

1:21 a.m.: Police received a report that a man named “Eddy” had just smashed a window on a car on Main Street. The male was last seen riding away on a bike and wearing a hat.

6:02 a.m.: Police received a complaint that neighbors on Bancroft Avenue had been “partying all night” and the music was loud again.

1:22 p.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters to speak to an officer about a man who had taken two “medication patches” from her.

1:47 p.m.: A two-car collision with no personal injury was reported on East Main Street.

2:02 p.m.: A woman told police her vehicle was struck in the parking lot of by a Toyota Scion, which then drove off.

2:14 p.m.: A man told police someone had used his bank account number several times.

3:10 p.m.: A man walked in to police headquarters to report he had found a social security card and several other papers in his mailbox.