Crime & Safety

Police Log: Men Fighting over a Towed Car, Arrests

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

Friday, Dec. 21

3:02 p.m.: Following a motor vehicle stop on Central at Main streets, police were seeking a summons to charge Hugo D. Rosa-Amador, 36, of 2 Lower RD., Hopedale, with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. The Ford F-150 pickup was towed.

3:44 p.m.: A two-car crash was reported on East Main at Hayward streets. No injury was reported.

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6:17 p.m.: Following a motor vehicle stop on Birch Street, police were seeking a summons to charge Carlos L. Veliz, 33, of 184 Illinoll St., Central Falls, RI, with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation. The Toyota Celica was towed.

7:11 p.m.: A disturbance was reported on East Main Street. A man reported his children's mother was attempting to take his dog from the residence.

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7:24 p.m.: A woman on Edgewood Drive reported items had been stolen from her residence.

7:36 p.m.: A woman reported a hit and run on West Street, near Ultimate Tanning. Another driver hit a light pole and then left toward Rite Aid. Police were provided with a license plate number. Hopedale Police were contacted. Police are seeking a summons to charge Michael Gannon, 59, of 21 Hammond Dr., Hopedale, with leaving the scene of property damage.

8:06 p.m.: A two-car crash was reported on Main Street, near Commerce Bank. No injury was reported. Police are seeking a summons to charge Luis Joselito-Pomaq Castro, 38, of 3 Cedar St., Apt. 2, Milford, with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of property damage. 

8:33 p.m.: A man walked in to police headquarters to report he had sold his moped to another man on Jefferson Street, but never received the money.

8:34 p.m.: A Ford Taurus was repossessed on Lincoln Street.

Saturday, Dec. 22

12:59 a.m.: Four violations of the winter parking ban were issued on South Main Street.

1:08 a.m.: A police officer asked for Milford Highway Department workers to be notified that the following streets needed sand: Purchase Street, Dilla Street, Fortune Boulevard, Cedar Street at Dilla and Sumner Street.

1:14 a.m.: A caller reported seeing two people fighting in a car outside a home on Water Street. Police responded. Both people refused an option to obtain a restraining order.

2:27 a.m.: Following a motor vehicle stop on East Main Street, police arrested Walter Martins, 43, of 9 Joseph Cir., Bellingham, on charges of OUI liquor, second offense and a miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation. The Chevrolet Avalanche was towed.

8:15 a.m.: A disturbance was reported at Mobil Mart. An employee reported a customer was causing a disturbance over payment. The customer left before police arrived.

11:08 a.m.: A manhole cover was reported to be dislodged on Jefferson Street at Main Street.

11:15 a.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters to report her purse was missing or stolen. It had her identification, debit card and prescription drugs in it.

12:09 p.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters to report a restraining order violation. Police are seeking a summons to charge Daniel Dinucci, 49, of 11 Eames St., Milford, with violating an abuse prevention order.

2:59 p.m.: A caller reported a large sinkhole near the storm drain on Water Street, near Mayhew Slip.

5:11 p.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters and reported her vehicle was rear-ended on the off ramp to Cedar Street.

6:08 p.m.: A police officer reported a tire fell off a truck in front of him, on Cedar at East Main streets. The tire struck a parked car, causing damage.

7:48 p.m.: A caller reported she was having a fight with her boyfriend, who had locked her outside the house on Grant Street.

7:59 p.m.: Following a motor vehicle stop on Wood Street at Cape Road, police were seeking a summons to charge Chad Dana McNeil, 24, of 23 Green St., Milford, with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

10:57 p.m.: An emergency room nurse at Milford Regional Medical Center asked police to check on the welfare of a man who seemed to be sleeping in his car. Police checked and the man was OK.

Sunday, Dec. 23

12:57 a.m.: An officer checked on a woman who was walking on Purchase Street and appeared to be intoxicated. Police gave her a ride home.

3:08 a.m.: A police detective spotted a crashed vehicle on South Main Street, and it appeared the operator struck their head inside the vehicle. The crash damaged a National Grid pole and moved its base. An officer located a female passenger. The male driver was located a short time later. Police are seeking a summons to charge Mark T. Hamdeed Jr., 26, of 16 West St., Apt. 3, Franklin, with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, leaving the scene of personal injury, leaving the scene of property damage, OUI liquor and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.

3:12 a.m.: A woman with a head injury from the crash on South Main Street was taken to Milford Regional Medical Center.

6:14 a.m.: A disturbance was reported at Tienda Latina. A Spanish speaking caller asked for help through Qwest translation services. The caller did not respond to translater questions and disconnected. An officer who speaks Spanish checked and everything was OK.

6:25 a.m.: A caller on Jefferson Street reported hearing strange noises outside. Police checked and everything was OK.

6:52 a.m.: Suspicious activity was repored at the Route 109 Mobil. A caller said a man was attempting to get a red Pontiac to move. It was "all smashed in the front and rear of the vehicle as if he was in an accident." Police asked State Police to respond as well. The operator reported he was side-swiped on Interstate 495.

8:46 a.m.: State Police relayed a call from a man requesting police. A language barrier prevented the dispatcher to determine the problem. Police determined there was no emergency. The man was having a problem with his GPS monitoring device.

1:48 p.m.: A man walked in to police headquarters to report he was receiving threatening texts from someone he has a restraining order against.

2:26 p.m.: A caller asked to speak to police about neighbors dumping trash in her dumpster on Jefferson Street.

5:27 p.m.: Police responded to Prospect Street, near Francis Flowers. The caller owns an acre of land near the location and believed someone was walking around on her property. An officer reported he had seen coyotes in the area, and they are probably what caused the noises.

6:14 p.m.: A caller on Claflin Street reported seeing two men fighting over a car that was being towed. Police responded. An initial caller was the person who ordered the car towed. Peace was restored.

8:40 p.m.: A woman passed out at Target and was taken to Milford Regional Medical Center. 

11:38 p.m.: A caller reported a threatening incident on Draper Park.


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