FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY JULY 24TH 2025
MILFORD — On Friday, June 27, 2025, at approximately 10:23 a.m., the Milford Public Safety Communications Center received a call from Lowe’s Home Improvement, located at 40 Fortune Boulevard, reporting that an unknown male had been filming staff members in the restroom.
Responding officers spoke with two employees who stated that, at separate times, they used the restroom and observed a man—wearing grey sweatpants and black sneakers—enter the adjacent stall. Each reported seeing a cell phone placed on the ground, propped against the suspect’s sweatpants with the camera positioned to record under the stall divider.
Both employees later identified the suspect through store surveillance footage. Additional video showed the man leaving the store as a passenger in a newer-model black Toyota Camry.
On July 2, 2025, Milford Police Detectives obtained a search warrant for Uber records associated with the identified vehicle. The warrant led officers to identify John Kelley, 18, of Wrentham, MA, as the passenger in the Camry at the time of the incident.
Detectives spoke with Kelley on July 15, 2025. During the conversation, Kelley admitted to recording the store employees without their knowledge.
As a result of the investigation, John Kelley has been charged with:
• Photographing an Unsuspecting Nude Person (2 counts)
The Milford Police Department thanks Lowe’s staff for their cooperation and assistance throughout this investigation.
CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRES
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.