Police Log: Unattended Child, Spilled Coffee Disturbance

Milford police received two complaints of unattended children, according to the overnight dispatch log. One of the complaints resulted in the child being taken by an officer to her elementary school.

Monday, May 7

4:12 p.m.: Following a motor vehicle stop on Water Street at Bancroft Avenue, police arrested Jose F. Andrade, 47, of 14 Thayer St., Apt. 1, Milford, on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop or yield and defective brake light equipment. Police were seeking a summons to charge Beatriz R. Silveira, 42, of 14 Thayer St., Milford, with allowing improper violation of a motor vehicle.

4:15 p.m.: Police received a complaint that a basketball hoop was in the road on Prairie Street.

4:18 p.m.: Police responded to on Medway Road for a report of shoplifting. Police arrested Debra Johnson, 43, of 5 Cormier Cir., Milford, on a warrant and on a charge of shoplifting more than $100 by concealing merchandise.

5:38 p.m.: Police were told a driver on Church Street "threw things out the window at him and his dog." The car then went through the stop sign at Draper Park.

8:11 p.m.: Police received a report of suspicious activity on Lucia Drive. A caller reported a man in the area was driving around looking for turkeys, having told her he was "a turkey hunter." Police were not able to locate the man.

9:13 p.m.: Police were called to remove a large group of kids from the parking lot at on South Main Street.

9:23 p.m.: A caller reported a very small child was all alone at near the sandbox. Police found the child was with her mother and not unattended.

9:44 p.m.: Following a motor vehicle stop on Congress Street, near Milford Town Park, police arrested Shawn Michael Madden, 22, of 53 Rose Way, Holbrook, on a warrant and charges of an arrestee furnishing false name and social security number, speeding in violation of a special regulation and having no inspection sticker.

10:01 p.m.: A caller told police a small, black car was parked on Kellett Drive and the occupants were playing loud music and possibly "smoking pot."

10:19 p.m.: A caller reported a large group of kids was causing trouble in the lot of on South Main Street, and in the store, too. Police determined the issue was "over spilled coffee."

Tuesday, May 8

1:39 a.m.: Police received a complaint that two unwanted, intoxicated women were at an apartment on Prentice Avenue.

7:23 a.m.: A caller on Senate Road told police a little girl, about age 6, was alone in the hallway. She was saying the people that she was supposed to be with had left her there alone. An officer arrived and took the girl to

10:47 a.m.: A disturbance was reported at

11:08 a.m.: A caller reported a friend was stealing her jewelry.

11:43 a.m.: A caller complained that a driver of a vehicle cut her off at in the parking lot, and then sped through the lot at an unreasonable speed.

12:13 p.m.: Staff in the emergency room at reported a disturbance being caused by a man. The man left before police arrived.

1:30 p.m.: A caller reported a disturbance on Capitol Road, two men yelling outside the building, and trying to get the attention of someone inside.