Crime & Safety

Police Log: More Thefts from Unlocked Cars, Arrests

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

Monday, Nov. 5

4:12 p.m.: A female reported her brother had assaulted her. The brother left the residence and did not show up at work. The mother returned home from work. Police are seeking a court summons to charge William Himminghoefer, 17, of 37 Redwood Dr., Milford, with domestic assault and battery.

4:34 p.m.: A two-car wreck was reported on Route 140 near the Milford District Court. Two ambulances were sent and patients taken to Milford Regional Medical Center.

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4:50 p.m.: A woman reported her iPad was stolen from her car that afternoon at the Big Lots parking area.

8:12 p.m.: A woman reported a man who she had just taken a restraining order out on was banging on her door. Police arrested Joel Rodriguez, 30, of 11 Pheasant Cir., Apt. 1, Milford, on a charge of violating an abuse prevention order.

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8:20 p.m.: Loud music was reported on Congress Street.

8:30 p.m.: A man walked in to police headquarters to report his 14-year-old daughter had run away from the house on foot about 7:30 p.m. While he was at the police station, his daughter returned home.

10:20 p.m.: A woman contacted police after she became locked inside the gate at Storage Pros. The codes provided by the key-holder were not working. Police contacted the key-holder, who was enroute.

Tuesday, Nov. 6

8:28 a.m.: A caller reported problems with traffic at Main and Congress streets, and people running red lights.

8:42 a.m.: A minor crash was reported at the Portuguese Club. One car struck a parked car, causing minor damage. A note was left on the damaged vehicle.

9:57 a.m.: A caller reported an elderly man was sitting near his home on Water Street and might be homeless. Riverside Community Services responded along with an officer for a well-being check.

1:49 p.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters to report suspicious activity. She said she keeps getting large sums of checks in the mail and they come with instructions for her to follow.

3:43 p.m.: A caller reported a theft of gasoline at Shell Gas on Medway Road. The operator promised to return with money and did not.

6:04 p.m.: A two-car wreck was reported outside Milford Senior Center. No injury was involved.

6:10 p.m.: A woman reported she lost money at the Portuguese Club while she was voting. Multiple denominations, she said. She spoke to an officer at the scene working a detail. An officer located the money. Another officer returned it to her.

6:15 p.m.: A two-car wreck was reported on Water Street. No personal injury was involved.

9:24 p.m.: A 20-year-old man with a possible leg fracture was taken from John Smith Sports Center to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

11:45 p.m.: A caller on Court Square reported her neighbor was possibly involved in a domestic incident. Several officers responded. No arrest was reported.

Wednesday, Nov. 7

12:12 a.m.: A caller reported a car was operating erratically on Fortune Boulevard. Police found the vehicle traveling on Dilla Street and followed it. The officer checked out the driver and he or she was OK.

1:22 a.m.: A dead animal was in the road on Main Street. A message was left for the animal control officer.

4:50 a.m.: A caller on Clarridge Circle reported a theft from a motor vehicle. She said she found her door to the car open with items missing. Two vehicles next door were found to be broken into as well.

5:09 a.m.: A caller reported a woman had come to his apartment on West Street, crying and asking for help. He said he heard noise, doors slamming and arguing throughout the night. Police asked for medical help for the woman, who had a laceration to the back of her head. Police arrested Paul M. Casasanta, 56, of 7 West St., Apt. 2, Milford, on a charge of domestic assault and battery.

5:26 a.m.: A caller reported three unlocked vehicles on Tyler Street had been gone through. The son of the caller saw a man flee, unknown direction, about 10 minutes before the call was placed. 

5:39 a.m.: A caller on Purchase Street reported vehicles had been broken into, and nothing taken. The doors had been unlocked.

5:42 a.m.: A caller on Purchase Street reported her car was broken into overnight. She thought the vehicle was unlocked.

5:56 a.m.: A caller reported two vehicles on Purchase Street had interior lights on, and it appeared they had been gone through. 

6:10 a.m.: A caller on Cormier Circle reported his vehicle was broken into. The glove box was rifled through, nothing of value was taken. The car was unlocked.

6:29 a.m.: A caller on Eben Street said her vehicle was broken into but nothing of value taken. The car was unlocked.

6:31 a.m.: A caller on Purchase Street reported two unlocked vehicles had been gone through. Nothing of value was missing.

6:50 a.m.: A caller on Lucia Drive reported a GPS was taken from his vehicle.

6:52 a.m.: A caller reported a vehicle had been broken into on Silver Hill Road. The car had been left open.

6:54 a.m.: A caller reported a vehicle was broken into on Eben Street. The vehicle had been left unlocked. Police received a second call fro her that a second car had been gone through and an Olive Garden gift certificate stolen.

6:54 a.m.: A caller reported four vehicles in a driveway on Purchase Street had been rummaged through. Only loose change was taken.

6:55 a.m.: A caller reported a car on Purchase Street was broken into. The car had been left unlocked.

6:57 a.m.: A caller on Eben Street reported a vehicle had been broken into. The vehicle was left unlocked.

7:00 a.m.: A caller reported his car was vandalized overnight, while parked on Main Street.

7:07 a.m.: A caller on Purchase Street said someone had gone through his car overnight. A small amount of change was stolen.

7:12 a.m.: A caller on Lucia Drive reported her vehicle was broken into and asked for a log entry.

7:19 a.m.: An officer reported that while he was on Purchase Street, a resident flagged him down to report a larceny from a motor vehicle. A cell phone and loose change were stolen from that vehicle.

8:03 a.m.: A caller on Eben Street reported his car was broken into. The car was unlocked.

8:15 a.m.: A caller reported an iPod was stoeln from her car on Ivy Lane. A debit card and loose cash were taken, too.

8:19 a.m.: A caller on Cormier Circle had a vehicle broken into, and said the vehicle was unlocked. Nothing of value was taken.

8:22 a.m.: A caller on Cormier Circle reported a GPS was taken from her vehicle.

8:33 a.m.: A caller on Stoneybrook Lane complained that someone had pushed all of their leaves into the road.

8:47 a.m.: A caller reported a GPS was taken from a car on Tyler Street.

8:58 a.m.: A caller reported a car was broken into on Eben Street and a GPS taken. The car was left unlocked.

10:37 a.m.: A caller on Tyler Street reported a vehicle was broken into overnight and optical sunglasses taken.

11:11 a.m.: A school bus driver reported she found a black backpack on Eben Street that appears to belong to an adult. An officer took the bag and was going to attempt to locate the owner.


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