Crime & Safety

Police Log: Smashed Cash Register, Suspicious Man in Santa Hat

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

Tuesday, Nov. 20

4:28 p.m.: A caller reported finding two charges on a checking account that were not made by him. The charges were made to Ticketmaster. Police are seeking a summons to charge James Zajac, 24, of 15 Cottage St., Everett, with larceny under $250.

5:17 p.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters and asked to speak to an officer about harassment from her child's father, through phone calls.

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5:24 p.m.: A woman walked in to police headquarters and reported her daughter's iPod and phone were taken from her locker at Milford High School.

5:37 p.m.: An employee of the state Department of Children and Families asked for police assistance in removing three children from a home on Oliver Street.

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5:43 p.m.: A caller reported he found a smashed cash register with some money in it in the alley next to Ragonese Kitchen and Bath, on Main Street.

6:35 p.m.: Upton Police asked for assistance in the area of Whitewood Road, where a man in a Santa hat was seen fleeing from a property on foot. Police caught up with him. He was a solicitor for Verizon, and had no badge on him.

6:41 p.m.: Firefighters responded to Trattoria 89 Centrale, where a woman fell down some stairs. She was taken to Milford Regional Medical Center.

6:58 p.m.: A caller reported noise coming from a Main Street apartment, saying it sounded like things were being thrown around.

7:37 p.m.: A woman reported a violation of a restraining order. Police are seeking a summons to charge Sudip K. Sengupta, 30, of 17 Shadowbrook Ln., Apt. 32, Milford, with violating an abuse prevention order.

8:05 p.m.: A hit-and-run was reported outside Stop & Shop. A man reported his car was struck and the vehicle took off. He described a white van with ladders as the suspect vehicle.

9:03 p.m.: A woman reported her boyfriend had stolen $200 from her, and is now threatening her.

11:02 p.m.: Police responded to Milford High School, where a caller said people in a white truck and a dark car were flashing high beams and yelling at each other. They then passed her going about 50 mph and pulled into the high school off Highland Street. Police arrived and determined that they were all friends who were "just meeting up." No aggressive driving or problems were involved, the officer reported. The vehicles were leaving the area.

Wednesday, Nov. 21

1:25 a.m.: A small black sedan passed a police sergeant on Main Street at a high rate of speed heading toward Route 140. Hopedale Police were notified.

8:05 a.m.: A theft from a motor vehicle was reported on Main Street. The woman said the person who entered the car left some things behind.

8:30 a.m.: A Toyota was repossessed on Oliver Street.

11:46 a.m.: A caller at Peter's Market reported an erratic driver who had just left and was driving up Fountain Street. A woman was driving. All units were advised.

12:55 p.m.: Police arrested Joshua Rodriguez, 20, of 22 Congress St., Apt. 10, Milford, on a warrant.

2:33 p.m.: Police responded to Kohl's Department Store, for a report of a man shoplifting. Police arrested Nathaniel Attias, 25, of 29 Pondview Rd., Holliston, on a charge of larceny over $250.

3:42 p.m.: A caller on Capitol Road reported hearing a possible domestic.

3:47 p.m.: A hit-and-run was reported on Depot Street.


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