FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17TH 2025
MILFORD — From November 6, 2025, through December 8, 2025, the Milford Police Department Detective Bureau investigated a series of swatting incidents reported to the Milford Public Safety Communications Center. Each call falsely reported violent crimes in progress, including the December 8 incident involving a reported firearm at Milford High School.
On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Milford Public Safety Communications Center received a call from Pizza Palace, located at 8 Beach Street in Milford, regarding an online order that contained notes claiming the resident at the delivery address was being held hostage by two individuals. Responding officers from the Milford Police Patrol Division determined the report to be unfounded and confirmed all residents were safe.
On Sunday, December 7, 2025, at approximately 10:21 p.m., the Communications Center received a call on its business line from a male identifying himself as “Kevin.” The caller claimed he had placed 23 pipe bombs at the same residence involved in the previous swatting call. Once again, responding officers determined the report to be unfounded and confirmed the safety of all residents.
On Monday, December 8, 2025, at approximately 9:58 a.m., the Communications Center received another business line call from a male identifying himself as “Kevin.” The caller reported he was hiding in a bathroom near the cafeteria of Milford High School, located at 31 West Fountain Street, and claimed a male was walking through the hallways with a firearm.
Responders from the Milford Police Department, Milford Fire Department, Coastal EMS, Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Environmental Police, Bellingham Police Department, and Hopedale Police Department arrived on scene. The school was placed into lockdown, and multiple team-based sweeps of the building were conducted before the incident was ultimately determined to be a hoax.
Throughout the investigation, the Milford Police Detective Bureau worked in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Massachusetts State Police Fusion Center, and the Montgomery County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office. As a result of the investigation, a 16-year-old male from Woodlawn, TN was identified and charged with the following offenses:
• False Report to Public Safety Dispatch (2 counts)
• Bomb/Hijack Threat with Serious Public Alarm
• Bomb/Hijack Threat
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