Crime & Safety

Police Log: Man Threatens Hospital Staff

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

Thursday, July 26

5:08 p.m.: Firefighters responded to a small mulch fire near

5:22 p.m.: An officer reported a hit and run on his personal vehicle. Police are seeking a summons to charge Zachary A. Ryan, 20, of 85 Adin St., Hopedale, with leaving the scene of property damage and following too closely.

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6:02 p.m.: on Prospect Street told pole a 54-year-old man was in distress in the pharmacy. He was taken to

6:04 p.m.: A caller reported a man came into and made threats to hurt someone. He was wearing a black shirt and carrying a stick. Before police could respond, he was identified as the same person in the pharmacy in the prior call.

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7:27 p.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters to discuss a restraining order violation and a custody exchange issue. The man then walked in to the station to drop off the children. Police arrested Paul F. White, 45, of 12 Pinecrest Rd., Uxbridge, on a charge of violating an abuse prevention order.

8:44 p.m.: A woman called from Congress Street to report that her boyfriend is in the residence and will not leave.

10:17 p.m.: Milford Regional Medical Center staff reported that the man brought in from the Rite Aid location is "threatening the staff and is highly intoxicated." Officers responded.

10:51 p.m.: A caller at asked if police would check the area around the store. Everything was OK.

11:28 p.m.: A woman reported her ex-boyfriend had been threatening to kill himself, via text messages. The man was taken to Milford Regional Medical Center.

Friday, July 27

3:07 a.m.: Milford Regional Medical Center staff called and asked to speak to an officer about an "issue with a patient."

3:15 a.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters to report her 15-year-old daughter had run away, and had been gone since about 1:45 a.m. An officer spoke to the parents at the house. The woman later reported her daughter had come back home.


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