Crime & Safety

Police Log: Man Living Behind a Dumpster, Mattress Fire on South Main

The following information was provided by the Milford Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction.

Wednesday, May 15

8:11 p.m.: A caller reported a mulch fire at Applebee's. 

8:17 p.m.: A caller said her 13-year-old son had assaulted her. She had locked herself in a bathroom to escape. Police responded.

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10:29 p.m.: A caller said she and her husband were arguing, and he had assaulted her. She said she did not need an ambulance, but said this has been an ongoing issue. Police said she was not physically assaulted.

11:43 p.m.: A caller said he purchased spray paint and an adjustable wrench at Ace Hardware. He put the items in the back of his vehicle and then went to another store. When he got home to Framingham, he realized they had been stolen. Police advised him to come to the station to file a report.

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Thursday, May 16

1:41 a.m.: A caller on Gibbon Avenue said a sports car hit two parked cars, then took off toward Congress Street. The caller couldn't give a description of the vehicle. An officer found another car struck on West Spruce Street.

3:51 a.m.: A man and a woman were reported to be arguing on Madden Avenue. The man left in a white pickup. Police responded but found no one outside at that time. 

4:08 a.m.: A Chevrolet Malibu was repossessed on Pheasant Circle.

5:42 a.m.: A caller complained their neighbor's dog was barking. The caller then called back to say the neighbor had brought the dog inside.

8:35 a.m.: A caller said she was assaulted by her boyfriend. She said they got into an argument and he was holding her down, so she hit him with a shoe. He then hit her in the face. Police responded and arrested Michael Alves, 26, of 85 East Street Ext., Right unit, Milford, on a charge of domestic assault and battery.

8:53 a.m.: Massachusetts State Police asked an officer to respond to I-495 northbound, just south of Exit 20, for a piece of scrap metal in the road.

10:13 a.m.: An officer reported a man had been asked to leave Milford High School by the administration.

12:23 p.m.: A man asked to speak to an officer about a bike being stolen on Congress Street.

1:19 p.m.: A caller reported heavy smoke coming out of a building on South Main Street. Firefighters found smoke coming a first floor window. Firefighters found a mattress fire, and extinguished it. 

2:14 p.m.: An officer reported he spoke to a driver three times at Milford High School about parking in No-Parking zones.

2:46 p.m.: A woman said she thought a man was living behind a Dumpster near La Quinta Inn. Police spoke to the people involved.

2:52 p.m.: A caller said a woman was possibly intoxicated at Dana-Farber Brigham and Women's Cancer Center. The woman was taken to a family member.

4:50 p.m.: A caller reported he had had a check stolen from his house in Uxbridge, that was cashed in Milford. Police in Uxbridge advised him to follow up with Milford Police.

4:51 p.m.: A car was reported to be off I-495 and into the woods on the southbound side, north of Exit 19.

5:23 p.m.: A woman reported she left her wallet at Burger King, and someone had already used the cards, or attempted to. She cancelled what she could.

5:32 p.m.: A caller said she was verbally assaulted by her son, and she was afraid of him. Police responded. The son had left for the night. She declined a restraining order.

6:09 p.m.: A caller on South Bow Street said someone had cut a rope that had been used to secure his fence. Police determined there was no vandalism. A neighbor took it down and then couldn't secure it again.

6:45 p.m.: Hopkinton asked Milford for assistance for a tractor-trailer unit on I-495 with a ball of hay that had caught on fire. Hopkinton couldn't respond because of a brush fire in that town.

8:17 p.m.: A woman reported her 14-year-old was being harassed over the internet. An officer spoke to the woman and found no harassment had occurred. The information was going to be forwarded to another officer.

9:31 p.m.: Police received several calls about five to six gun shots in the area of Country Club Lane. Police could not locate the source of the shooting.

9:35 p.m.: Firefighters responded to Central Street for a motor vehicle that was smoking, and smelling like it was burning. 

10:00 p.m.: Police checked North Vine Street after getting a report that a house had been "heavily toilet papered."

11:15 p.m.: A caller said he and his girlfriend had had an argument about finances. No arrest was made.


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