TRAFFIC ADVISORY - SECTION OF GROVE STREET TO BE CLOSED APRIL 22ND

On Tuesday April 22nd, 2025, Grove St. will be closed from Franklin St. to South Bow St. while utility crews conduct necessary work. Please seek alternate routes.

18-YEAR-OLD FROM REVERE ARRESTED FOLLOWING FOOT PURSUIT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY APRIL 21ST 2025

MILFORD – On Friday April 18th 2025, at approximately 11:35PM, while conducting a routine patrol of the Milford Portuguese Club, located at 119 Prospect Heights, K-9 Officer Patrick Motuzas located a grey Jeep Renegade parked suspiciously.  A query of the vehicle’s registration returned to a different vehicle than attached.

During the on-scene investigation, it was discovered the grey Jeep Renegade was reported to have been stolen in Vermont.  As officers attempted to take the operator of the vehicle, Kayck Dos Passos Barroso, 18, of Revere, MA into custody, the suspect viciously tore himself free and fled on foot before being captured and placed under arrest.  During the chase, three additional occupants of the car were able to flee the scene but have been identified.

Dos Passos Barroso has been charged with the following.

RECEIVING STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE

UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV

ALCOHOL IN MV, POSSESS OPEN CONTAINER OF

RESIST ARREST

CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRIES.

ALL SUSPECTS ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

Milford Police Department and DEA to hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 26, 2025 at the Milford Senior Center

Milford, MA- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs:  National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10:00am – 1230pm.  The public can dispose of their unwanted prescription medications at the Milford Senior Center located at 60 North Bow St., with the assistance of the Milford Police Department.  The collection site will be located outside the front entrance to the Milford Senior Center.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and health issue.  Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse.  Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.  DEA launched its prescription drug take back program when both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration advised the public that flushing these drugs down the toilet or throwing them in the trash posed potential safety and health hazards.

Last October, during Take Back Day, the DEA New England Field Division participated in the event.  There was a total of 4,425 law enforcement agencies that participated, over the course of four hours, 629,953 lbs. (314 tons) of expired, unused, unwanted prescription drugs were collected at 4,644 collection sites throughout the country. In Massachusetts, 172 law enforcement agencies participated collecting a total of 25,897 lbs. of unwanted and unused prescription drugs.

Please help us to keep our community safe from this dangerous hazard.

CURRENT ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO MICROBURST

Due to the severe weather. We currently have the following road closures until further notice. Please travel safely as we are inundated with calls and are responding accordingly.

Countryside Dr @ Asylum

Countryside Dr @ West

69 Bowdoin Dr.

W Fountain @ Congress

Highland @ W Fountain

W Fountain @ Princeton

W Fountain @ Bandy Ln

W Fountain @ Rose Ln

THROUGH TRAFFIC ON CENTRAL ST. TO BE CLOSED STARTING JUNE 1ST

Beginning June 1st, 2025, the Town of Milford will begin a reconstruction of the Central St. Bridge. 

Timeline: June 1st through the end of September

Detours: Central St traffic will be diverted at Beach St and Depot St., Depot St. onto Central St. will be left turn only.

What to Expect: Due to the location and duration of the project, expect extended delays on Main St., Depot St., E Main St., Beach St., North Bow St. and South Bow St.  Detail officers will be placed at multiple locations to assist but heavy traffic is anticipated.  Additionally, on street parking will be limited and prohibited in several of the areas affected.

In Preparation: Seek alternate routes in advance to ensure minimal delays and limit congestion to the area.

The Milford Police Department will make every effort to assist workers in completing this undertaking.  Your cooperation will be vital to maintain safety and keep traffic flowing while mandatory infrastructure work is being completed

CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRIES

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK

Since 1981, the second week of April has been designated to honor telecommunications personnel across the country.  This week, April 13th through the 19th we ask that the citizens of Milford join us in celebrating the endless contributions made by the men and women of the Milford Public Safety Communications Center.

 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, our telecommunicators are the unseen heroes of public safety, serving as an irreplaceable conduit between our community and emergency responders.

 Their voice in the darkness serves as a lighthouse of hope in our times of need. 

Robert L. Tusino

Chief of Police

DEPUTY CHIEF CARLOS SOUSA RECEIVES PAUL HARRIS AWARD

We would like to congratulate Deputy Chief Carlos Sousa for being awarded the Paul Harris award by the Milford MA Rotary Club. Deputy Chief Sousa is a linchpin for the Milford Police Department and its community. In addition to receiving the prestigious award, Deputy Chief Sousa received citations from State Representative Brian W. Murray and The Milford Select Board for his continued contributions to the town of Milford. It was a pleasure to honor Deputy Chief Sousa with his family and friends.

SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER CHASING VICTIM WITH A KNIFE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY APRIL 11TH 2025

 MILFORD- On Tuesday April 5th, 2025, at approximately 12:36AM, a male party entered the Milford Police Department lobby reporting Vitor Machado Da Silva threatened to “kill him” and chased him with a knife from his residence to MPD Headquarters.  In fear for his life, believing the suspect was still outside, officers checked the area with negative result.

At 12:50AM Milford Police K-9 and Drone Units responded to the area to assist in searching for Machado and the weapon in question.  At 12:57AM, Vitor Machado Da Silva was located in the area of 309 Main St. sitting in the passenger seat of a Blue Toyota Highlander.

In addition to an active warrant for his arrest for previous crimes, Machado was charged with the following.

ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON

ASSAULT

THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME

WARRANT ARREST

CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRES

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ARRESTS MADE IN STOLEN VEHICLE CASE

MILFORD- On Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, at 7:23AM, the Milford Public Safety Communications Center received an emergency phone call reporting a stolen vehicle from the Holiday Inn Express, located at 50 Fortune Blvd. in Milford.  The caller relayed to communications personnel that he had started his vehicle to warm it and while heading back into the hotel, noticed two white males acting suspiciously in the area. 

Milford Police Detectives and patrol units conducted a search of the area with negative findings of the reported stolen vehicle. A review of hotel CCTV footage showed the suspects in question entering and stealing the vehicle at 7:17AM.  In checking additional video evidence, Detectives discovered the two suspects were transported to the hotel by a Hopkinton Police Department marked unit prior to the theft.  In communicating with Hopkinton Police, MPD Detectives were able to identify the two males as Anthony Carter, 46, of Wichita, Kansas and Casey Carter, 43, of China Grove, North Carolina.  In addition to providing the suspect’s identities, Hopkinton Police advised MPD Detectives that the two were criminally summonsed in their town for driving a vehicle with stolen plates attached, before being courtesy transported to the Milford hotel where the crime occurred.

At 3:00PM, through use of multi-agency, crime-tracking technology, the suspects were apprehended by Westchester County Police while driving the stolen Honda Accord.

Both suspects are charged with the following crimes.

LARCENY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

RECEIVE STOLEN PROPERTY +$1200

CONSPIRACY

CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRES

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

MILFORD MAN CHARGED AFTER $25,000 EQUIPMENT LARCENY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY APRIL 3RD 2025

MILFORD- On Monday, March 17, 2025, The Milford Police Department responded to Milton CAT, located at 100 Quarry Dr. for a reported equipment larceny.  Representatives from the company reported an “Engine Roll Over Stand” with an estimated worth of $25,358 had gone missing from their headquarters since last use. 

On Monday, March 31, 2025, Milford Police Detectives in cooperation with Milton CAT concluded that John Denaro, 48, a former Milton CAT employee, had stolen the high value tool.

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Milford Police Detectives located and recovered the tool at Denaro’s residence. 

“This is another example of the Milford Police Patrol Division and Detective Bureau working tirelessly to solve crimes that not only affect quality of life but also the quality of commerce in the commonwealth”-Milford Chief Of Police Robert Tusino

John Denaro has been charged with the following LARCENY OVER $1200.

CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRES

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.