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MILFORD - Milford police are searching for a woman who allegedly tried to abduct three young girls Sunday afternoon.
The three girls, ages 8, 9, and 10, were inline skating at the Milford School playground around 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
They later told police that a middle-aged woman with dark hair wearing a green coat tried to kidnap them. The woman was in a red convertible car with a white male.
The girls told police the woman tried to get a girl to come over and talk to her. When one of the girls approached the woman, the woman grabbed the girl by the throat and covered her mouth. The girl then kicked the woman and made the woman drop her.
The three girls ran home and had their parents call the police.
Police searched the area but were unable to find the suspects. The Milford Police Department is continuing the investigation.
Fire Destroys Police Car In Milford
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MILFORD - The Milford Police Department lost a squad car Sunday evening to an electrical fire.
The 1995 Crown Victoria and all its video, radio and radar equipment were destroyed. MPD said the total value was between $20,000 and $22,000.
Officer David Rosenberry was on patrol at Milford Small Animal Clinic when he reported smelling smoke coming from around the unit that powers the equipment in the car.
Rosenberry was able to get out of the car before it caught fire. The squad car was soon engulfed in flames in the parking lot.
The Milford Police Department has only one squad car now operational. Milford Town Marshal David Hobbs said the department plans to set up an emergency meeting to get a replacement for the destroyed car.
