Sunday, May 12, 2013
Anyone with information is asked to call Shrewsbury Police.
Have you seen this person? Each week, Patch features a different outstanding criminal case from a local police department. All information is courtesy of MassMostWanted.com. Theft - Case No. 080531 Aug. 29, 2008 Citizens Bank in Shrewsbury. Case Details: Shrewsbury Police tell Mass Most Wanted that at 1:57 p.m. on Aug. 29, 2008, a roughly 45- to 50-year-old man entered the Citizens Bank on Route 9 in Shrewsbury and "passed (a) note making his demands." "The Suspect was wearing a light colored bicycle helmet, possibly silver on top, dark sunglasses, tan bandage on nose, fake mustache, red Nike t-shirt, black spandex shorts and a black messenger bag," Shrewsbury Police said. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Also in unusual police news, a man was weaving in and out of traffic (on a bike).
The case of the annoying singer/honker. A woman kept Holliston dispatchers busy last week, when she was the subject of not one, not two, not three, but at least four 911 calls in two days. Apparently, she was harassing the caller, first by blocking her from passing on the street. (She had called earlier about advice on a court action.) Then, she was singing God Bless America loudly and honking his horn. The final call was from a neighbor, who was also perturbed by the loud singing and honking. Can you get pulled over for drunken-bicycle-driving? A person called 911 in Milford on Tuesday afternoon reporting that an intoxicated man was on a bicycle, and weaving in and out of traffic. (Or, he was just a man learning how to ride a bicycle.) …
Friday, May 10, 2013
The following information was provided by the Milford Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Thursday, May 9 4:46 p.m.: A caller reported the front door of the state Registry of Motor Vehicles had been struck by a vehicle. Police determined a vehicle was not involved, but arrested Joseph Leo Iodice, 27, of 48 Wood St., Framingham, on a charge of wanton destruction of property, more than $250. 5:13 p.m.: Following a motor vehicle stop on Cedar at East Main streets, police arrested Valmir A. Fernandes Jr., 35, of 10 Dell Ann Cir., Milford, on charges of failure to stop or yield and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. His Ford F-350 was towed. 6:30 p.m.: Firefighters responded to Rolling Green Drive, where oil on the stove had caught fire. The fire was out when firefighter arrived, but the apartment full of smoke. 6:37 p.m.: A …
The following information was provided by the Milford Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Wednesday, May 8 4:00 p.m.: A caller reported a crash with possible injury on I-495 North. Firefighters responded. The extent of injury was not clear in the police log narrative. 6:21 p.m.: A woman in the police station reported she had money being stolen from her account. 8:11 p.m.: Police received a 911 call with a child on the line, who said everything was all set, then hung up. Yelling could be heard in the background. Officers checked and everything was OK. 8:49 p.m.: A man told police his wallet was stolen, or lost, at the Milford Town Park last week. He said the wallet had several cards inside, and $80 in cash. 11:26 p.m.: A woman asked to speak to an officer about an ongoing domestic problem with her son. Thursday, May 9 12:02 a.m…
The U.S. Attorney's office alleges that DEX Corporation, a shipping company in Natick, was a front for a drug trafficking operation.
Fifteen men were arrested Thursday and charged with conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone in connection with an alleged MetroWest drug trafficking ring headquartered in Natick. The arrests included a Milford resident. “With these arrests today we hope to send a strong message that trafficking and distributing prescription pain medication will not be tolerated and we will utilize the full breadth of our law enforcement resources to bare," Special Agent in Charge John J. Arvanitis of the DEAs Boston Field Division said in a released statement. "We are committed to identifying, investigating, arresting, prosecuting and sending to prison those responsible for this illegal drug trafficking. This case highlights the strengths of our law enforcement…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The following information was provided by the Milford Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Tuesday, May 7 4:14 p.m.: A caller on Cedar Street reported an intoxicated man was on a bicycle, and weaving in and out of traffic. 4:25 p.m.: A 6-year-old was brought to Milford Regional Medical Center, after he or she was struck in the head with a bat. The incident was reported at Memorial Elementary School. 5:01 p.m.: A two-car crash was reported on Water at Lee streets. No one was injured. The crash blocked the intersection. 6:53 p.m.: Riverside Community Services asked police to check on the well-being of a teenaged girl, who left during an evaluation. Police went to her home but several large dogs were inside, with no one home. 7:28 p.m.: An elderly man was reportedly sitting on a bench at Hannaford Supermarket, in front of a …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The following information was provided by the Milford Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Monday, May 6 5:45 p.m.: A caller asked for an officer to speak to several teens on bikes and skateboards at Milford Town Park. 5:56 p.m.: A brush fire was reported on Eben Street. Smoke was billowing in the rear of the Milford Water Company property. Medway, Hopkinton, and Hopedale assisted Milford in extinguishing the blaze. 5:58 p.m.: An officer reported he had removed a group of youths from Milford Town Park for "overuse of profanity." 7:24 p.m.: A caller reported a man was yelling in the parking lot behind Main Street shops. Police spoke to the man, and he explained he'd had an argument with a passing motorist. 8:28 p.m.: A firefighter reported he found a Pine Island Road sign while enroute to a fire. 8:49 p.m.: A disturbance was …
Milford Selectmen will ask the Watertown Police if they want to participate in this month's Memorial Day parade.
The annual tradition of the Memorial Day Parade in Milford may have a new addition this year. Milford Selectmen will ask the Watertown Police if they want to send an honor guard delegation to participate in the parade this year, given the role that the department's officers played in stopping two men accused in the Boston Marathon bombing. One suspect was killed in a shootout with Watertown officers. The second was arrested hours later after he was found hiding in a boat in a residential neighborhood. The Memorial Day Parade in Milford will take place May 27. It will begin at 10 a.m. on East Main Street, and march down East Main and Main streets to Draper Memorial Park. It is expected to include Milford veterans, police, firefighers, girl …
Monday, May 6, 2013
An investigation that began with the arrest in Milford of Robert DiDuca has culminated in another conviction in Massachusetts. A Worcester man pleaded guilty Monday to solicitation to kidnap a child.
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Monday, May 6
Editor's Note: the following release was issued Monday by the U.S. Attorney's Office. Geoffrey Portway, 40, a citizen of the United Kingdom and most recently of Worcester, pleaded guilty today to solicitation to commit a crime of violence (kidnaping of a child) and distribution and possession of child pornography. According to the agreed upon statement of facts, Portway engaged in numerous chats with many individuals about a mutual interest in abducting, raping, murdering, and eating children. Many of these conversations were accompanied by the trading of child pornography. These chats also included images of children known to them, accompanied by discussions of the desire to sexually abuse, murder and cannibalize those children. As stated…
The following information was provided by the Milford Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Sunday, May 5 12:22 a.m.: A disturbance was reported on Main Street, at the Milford Common Building. Police received a report of a possible breaking-and-entering in progress. No arrests were reported. 1:45 a.m.: A caller on Stallbrook Road said he could hear a woman yelling for help. The woman was banging on the wall, he said, and lives alone. Police responded but no one answered the door. Firefighters were called to gain entry. The woman was locked in the bathroom for three hours and needed help opening the door. 2:44 a.m.: A caller reported loud noises coming from the area of the complex laundry room, on Pheasant Circle. Police determined machines were making noise in a utility closet. 6:28 a.m.: A caller reported someone had taken a …
MilfordMomof3
7:06 am on Monday, May 13, 2013
Haha. I thought so too. But I would hope if that was the case that someone would have been able to follow him and point the police in the right direction. more ›