A winter parking ban will take effect Tuesday February 10, 2026 at 4PM and will remain in effect until an end announcement is made.
All vehicles parked on-street during this time will be TICKETED AND TOWED. If you are without off-street parking, there is municipal parking available, located at the Jefferson Street, Fayette Street, and Pond Street lots. Thank you for your cooperation while the Milford Highway Department tends to dangerous road conditions.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY FEBRUARY 9TH 2026
MILFORD — On Thursday February 5, 2026, at approximately 9:41PM, The Milford Public Safety Communications Center received a call from a male party reporting an altercation at TD’s Pub, located at 68 Water Street in Milford, MA. The caller was requesting police due to dispute with an employee and that he was going to “shoot up” the establishment.
On arrival officers were looking for a white male, wearing blue jeans, black jacket and a black cowboy hat. As officers located a suspect matching the description, fleeing on foot toward Main St. After a brief pursuit and search of the area, officers located the suspect hiding behind a vehicle on Thayer Street.
At approximately 9:56PM, officers placed Matthew Skelikh, 21, of Blackfoot, Idaho under arrest and charged him with the following crimes:
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
DISTURBING THE PEACE
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME
RESIST ARREST
BOMB/HIJACK THREAT
FALSE REPORT TO A PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH
CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRES
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Please avoid Glines Ave. until further notice while Milford Fire battles a structure fire.
Sumner street is closed from Mechanic Street to Fells Ave.
The parking ban has been lifted.
A winter parking ban will take effect Friday February 6, 2026, at 9PM and will remain in effect until an end announcement is made. All vehicles parked on-street during this time will be TICKETED AND TOWED. If you are without off-street parking, there is municipal parking available, located at the Jefferson Street, Fayette Street, and Pond Street lots. Thank you for your cooperation while the Milford Highway Department tends to dangerous road conditions.
Please join us in welcoming our newest officer, Tayor White. Officer White comes to us from the Boston College Police Department. Officer White holds a master’s in cyber security policy and grew up in the Town of Milford.
Officer White is currently participating in our field training program over the following weeks before heading out to serve our community.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3RD 2026
MILFORD — On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at approximately 4:58 a.m., the Bellingham Police Department notified the Milford Public Safety Communications Center of a 911 call received in their town reporting that a bomb had been placed at Milford Regional Medical Center, located at 14 Prospect Street in Milford.
Members of the Milford Police Department, Milford Fire Department, and Massachusetts State Police responded to the scene and immediately secured and conducted a sweep of the more than 300,000-square-foot property.
At 6:06 a.m., the Massachusetts State Police Fusion Center reported that Boston Logan International Airport had received a similar bomb threat.
At approximately 6:59 a.m., with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Fusion Center, John Lee, 42, of Bellingham, Massachusetts, was identified as the suspect in both bomb threats.
At 7:00 a.m., the sweep of Milford Regional Medical Center was completed and the lockdown was lifted after the call was determined to be a swatting incident.
At 10:36 a.m., members of the Milford Police Department Detective Bureau, Family Services Unit, Special Operations Unit, and K-9 Unit responded to the suspect’s residence in Bellingham to execute a search warrant, with assistance from the Bellingham Police Department.
At 11:16 a.m., Lee was taken into custody and transported to the Milford Police Department for booking.
“A large-scale response like this creates a massive disruption to the hospital that is critical to our region and instills fear among staff and patients receiving treatment,” said Milford Police Chief Robert Tusino.
In addition to charges related to this incident, Lee had three active warrants for his arrest and was previously charged in November 2025 for bomb threats made to Encore Casino in Everett, Massachusetts.
“These actions are so reckless and dangerous,” Chief Tusino added. “I am grateful for the incredible work done by the men and women of the Milford Police Department, along with our local and state partners, in bringing this incident to a safe resolution. I would like to personally thank the Massachusetts State Police bomb squad and the MSP fusion center for their hard work.”
Lee was transported to Milford District Court for arraignment and charged with the following offenses:
BOMB/HIJACK THREAT WITH SERIOUS PUBLIC ALARM
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
DISTURBING THE PEACE
WARRANT ARREST
CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRES
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The Select Board has scheduled a Special Town Meeting to be held on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 7:00 PM in Upper Town Hall.
There will be a single article on the warrant to address, which will be to consider whether the Town should take by eminent domain property at 6 Park Terrace, with fair market value compensation to the owners.
The subject property is to the rear of the police station. It is sandwiched between properties owned by the Town and utilized by the police department. It is a two-family dwelling built in 1930, currently listed for sale since June 2025 and unoccupied. The Select Board feels that due to its location, the property will be extremely valuable to the Town. It will allow for potential expansion of the police station to include parking and other facilities. Presently, there is not sufficient town owned area to park the department’s vehicles.
The Board has contacted the owners relative to a purchase of the property without success.
Due to the property being listed for sale, the Board feels there is urgency to schedule a Special Town Meeting, rather than wait for the May Annual Town Meeting.
The Board respectfully requests your attendance at this Special Town Meeting to discuss and vote on this very important article.
Effective immediately, the parking ban for the Town of Milford has been lifted. Thank you for your patience.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY JANUARY 29TH 2026
MILFORD — On Tuesday January 13, 2026, the Milford Police Detective Bureau became aware of a series of shoplifting incidents at Target, located at 250 Fortune Boulevard in Milford. Target Asset protection reported a series of 12 known events, in which an unidentified white male had used the self-check lanes to shoplift merchandise via a skip-scan scheme.
In working with Target AP team, Milford Police Detectives were able to identify theft events dating back to August 2025, in which the same suspect passed through the self-check without paying for items.
Using modern investigative technology, Milford Police Detectives were able to identify Christopher Dellelo, 45, of Hopkinton, MA as the suspect in the thefts.
Dellelo has been charged with the following:
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPOTATION
LARCENY UNDER $1200
CONTACT JCOVINO@MILFORDPOLICE.ORG FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INQUIRES
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
