Milford Matters

Here are the latest arrests as reported by Milford police. And, don't forget to check the  UPDATED  Milford Crime Map:  Milford Crime Map Name: Marshall Maxwell, 20, Easton Arrest date: Sept. 19, 12 a.m.. Pending charge(s): Third-degree assault; second-degree strangulation; second-degree threatening; first-degree criminal trespass; disorderly conduct; possession of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia Police say: On a call of a disturbance at an Elaine Road home, police discovered that Maxwell had entered his companion's home and started to choke her. Maxwell fled the home, but police located him nearby and found him in possession of marijuana.  Name: David Weston Jr., 28, Milford Arrest date: Sept. 19, 12:30 a.m. Pending charge(s): Third-degree assault on a pregnant person; second degree threatening; disorderly conduct Police say: On a call of a disturbance at a Darina Place home, police discovered that Weston had pushed his pregnant companion to the ground...

I come across abysmally tragic items like this all the time in the police blotter - there's probably one or two "domestic" incidents in each day's blotter: ARRESTEE: DAVID WESTON JR. (28) 24 DARINA PLACE, MILFORD CHARGE (S): ASSAULT – PREGNANT PERSON 3RD ; THREATENING 2ND DISORDERLY CONDUCT POLICE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF A DISTURBANCE AT A DARINA PLACE RESIDENCE. INVESTIGATION LED TO THE ARREST OF WESTON WHO IS ACCUSED OF PUSHING HIS COMPANION TO THE GROUND, THREATENING TO HARM HER AND STRIKING/KICKING HER SEVERAL TIMES . WESTON ALLEGEDLY DAMAGED THE VICTIM’S CELL PHONE DURING THE INCIDENT. THE COMPANION WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR A MEDICAL EVALUATION DUE TO HER PREGNANCY. Who knows what happened here - and of course Weston is innocent until proven guilty. But the allegations are serious.Whenever I read something like this happening in Milford, I get a sick feeling thinking about how a group of people from Woodmont would use zoning laws to stop a domestic s...

Blake (l) and Spalthoff at a pre-debate dinner on Tuesday.  TRUTH SQUAD! Mayor Ben Blake and Republican challenger Peter Spalthoff debated last night – though, “answered questions from the audience” is a more accurate depiction. Many news outlets like to use Pinocchio’s nose, or, in the case of the Seattle Times , the Space Needle, to measure how truthful the candidates’ statements were. I’d like to use a less pointy metaphor. So, I’m measuring the truthfulness (or accuracy) here in distance in Connecticut from Milford. So, if one of the candidates said, “Barack Obama doesn’t have a birth certificate” they would be rated “North Canaan” because that's as far from the truth (Milford) as you can get. Get it? The candidate : Ben Blake The claim : “I passed two lean, bipartisan budgets.” The verdict : West Haven . True, but additional context is necessary. The way the budget process works is the mayor – with much help from the finance director and department heads –...

  A grave marker for Milford's first doctor, Jasper Gunn.  Hey - do you like local history and/or halls of fame? The Milford Hall of Fame is holding its 2013 induction ceremony on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Parsons Center. A committee made up of all the ex-living mayors (Richetelli, Jepson, Jagoe, Baldwin, Kozlowski) selects the inductees (who are all, unfortunately, deceased).  Would you like to know who they're adding to the HoF? - Fannie Elizabeth Beach : Born in May, 1866; was a school teacher in Milford. - Capt. Jehiel Bryan : Born in 1728 in Stamford, he served as a captain in the revolutionary war. He died in Milford in 1853.  - Herbert Israel Mathewson : Former schools superintendent and namesake of Mathewson Elementary.  - Edward R. Lambert : An author who wrote the book "History of the colony of New Haven before and after the union with Connecticut," which included writings on Milford.  - Jasper Gunn : Milford's first doctor, he lived...

Here are the latest arrests as reported by Milford police. And, don't forget to check the  UPDATED  Milford Crime Map:  Milford Crime Map Name: Sara Pressler, 21, Milford Arrest date: Sept. 16, 5 p.m. Pending charge(s): Disorderly conduct; second-degree reckless endangerment Name: Shauna Dymarcik, 29, Milford Arrest date: Sept. 16, 5 p.m. Pending charge(s): Second-degree disorderly conduct Police say: Pressler and Dymarcik are roommates and were involved in a disturbance with each other, which led to their arrests.  Name: Christopher Goings, 35, Milford Arrest date: Sept. 17, 1:45 a.m. Pending charge(s): Possession of narcotics Police say: After arresting Goings for an outstanding warrant out of West Haven, police found Goings in possession of cocaine. 

Here are the latest arrests as reported by Milford police. And, don't forget to check the  UPDATED  Milford Crime Map:  Milford Crime Map Name: Shakara Ingram, 19, New Haven  Arrest date: Sept. 13, 6 p.m. Pending charge(s): Breach of peace, assault on police, interfering with police Name: Matthew Sheffield, 20, Hamden Arrest date: Sept. 13, 6 p.m. Pending charge(s): Breach of peace, violation of a protective order Police say: There was a disturbance at the Westfield Connecticut Post Mall, and during the investigation, Ingram punched a police officer in the face. Sheffield and Ingram were arrested for being involved in a fight, which violated a protective order against Sheffield.  Name: Filipe Coelho, 23, Milford Arrest date: Sept. 14 2:25 a.m. Pending charge(s): Driving while intoxicated, failure to drive right Police say: They stopped Coelho for a motor vehicle violation and discovered he was intoxicated. A test revealed he had an elevated blood-alcohol con...