MILFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
430 BOSTON POST ROAD, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
DAILY PRESS RELEASE FOR APRIL 4, 2008
PREPARED BY: OFFICER Vaughan Dumas
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INCIDENT: fatal motor vehicle accident
DATE: 04-03-08
TIME: 2248
REPORT #: 8985-08
officer: sergeant sharoh
location: new haven avenue / buckingham avenue
milford police received a complaint of a motor vehicle accident on new haven avenue at the intersection of buckingham avenue. upon the arrival of police and fire personnel, a telephone police was found sheared off and two occupants of the vehicle involved in the crash had to be extricated from the wreck.
preliminary investigation revealed that 20 year-old jill cowperthwaite of high street milford was operating a 2002 subaru eastbound on new haven avenue when she struck a utility pole, shearing it off causing wires to come down. her vehicle then traveled across the road and careened off several parked car in the parking lot of ace automotive.
other than the operator, there was three other passengers who were injured in the crash and transported to area hospitals.
jill cowperthwaite SUCCUMBED to injuries she received in the crash and was pronounced dead at yale new haven hospital. also in the vehicle was;
morgan dion (20) of mayflower place milford
justin novey (21) of crescent drive milford
megan cook (20) of wildwood avenue milford
the condition of the three passengers is unavailable at press time
the milford police traffic division is continuing the investigation and asks that anyone who may have witnessed the a ccident to call them at (203) 878-5244
new haven avenue remains closed and the united illuminating estimates the road will remain closed until this afternoon.
INCIDENT: assault on police
DATE: 04-03-08
TIME: 1630
REPORT #: 8950-08
officer: officer robinson
location: connecticut post mall 1201 boston post road
ARRESTEE: angel j. serrano (21) 12 vine street new haven
CHARGE (S): Assault on police
interfering / resisting arrest
breach of peace
violation of protective order
breach of peace
4 counts failure to appear 1st degree
failure to appear 2nd degree
BOND: $82,200 (total) held
police received information that serrano, who has several outstanding warrants for his arrest, was at the connecticut post mall. officers responded and with the assistance of security began checking the mall. when serrano spotted police walking towards him, he fled on foot running through the mall and into macy’s. a police officer in macy’s blocked his escape route and both collided into a glass display case. serrano continued to struggle making an ATTEMPT to flee however he was subdued and taken into custody.
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