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Where
is the Police Department located?
The Police Department is located at 885 Main Street, Rte 109, Millis.
We are in the same building as the Fire Department.
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Where
is the Town Hall?
The Veterans’ Memorial Building (Town Hall) is located directly
across Main Street from the Police/Fire Station, at 900 Main Street.
This refurbished building is the former Millis High School.
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What
do I do about annoying/harassing phone calls?
Annoying, harassing, hang-up, or obscene telephone calls are becoming
more and more commonplace today even with advanced technology in
communications, such as CallerID and
dialing *69. Today, we're able to trace a phone call back to the
caller by pressing a couple of buttons on your telephone. This is
an excellent tool for the homeowner and law enforcement to identify
the caller.
These types of calls are evident in bad relationships, the breakup
of a relationship,
a disgruntled employee, unhappy customer, a neighbor and the like.
The caller has a sole purpose to annoy or harass. There is a solution
and these types of calls can be stopped.
In Massachusetts, MA General Law c. 269 s. 14A is the chapter and
section that one can be charged
with for annoying or obscene telephone calls. There are 3 elements
to the law that must be met.
The person repeatedly made telephone calls or caused telephone calls
to be made (at least 3 calls),
to the victim or the victim's family and the person's language was
indecent or obscene, or the
person's sole purpose was to harass or molest the victim or the
victim's family. Penalty: Misdemeanor.
SOME
INITIAL STEPS TO TAKE
Before contacting the phone company, to put a trace on your line,
you may want to change your telephone number to an unlisted non-published
number. If you have to give out your new unlisted number, give it
to people you know. This can be an inconvenience but it's one of
the first steps to see if the calls continue. If the calls continue
and you've only told a few people your new number or you've given
it to personnel at your place of employment, you're on the right
track on narrowing down who may be responsible.
Some people cannot afford to change their phone number and their
only action is to trace the calls.
TRACING
PHONE CALLS
Verizon provides the following service that helps put an end to
annoying and obscene phone calls by
tracing the last incoming call. It provides essential information
to authorities if an investigation is required. (There is a fee
for tracing phone calls) When you want to trace a phone call;
1.
Hang up then lift the receiver and listen for a dial tone.
2. Press *57 or for rotary phone dial 1157.
3. An announcement will tell you the call was traced
and give you further instructions.
You
will not receive the number from Verizon.
The results of a successful trace will only be provided to the police
or other legal authorities.
How
do I find out who's making the phone calls?
Millis Police will investigate annoying phone calls within Millis
only. If you're getting these phone
calls it is requested that you call the Unlawful Call Bureau, UCB,
(formerly the Annoyance Call Bureau) and open up a case. The Unlawful
Call Bureau will provide you with further instructions. The phone
company will not provide the police with any information until you
have opened a case with them, unless it is an extreme emergency.
Next, contact the Millis Police and speak to an
police officer advising that you would like to file a complaint
regarding annoying phone calls. After providing the officer with
your information, obtain
the POLICE CASE NUMBER. You may need this
case number for the phone company.
If you have successfully traced 3 or more phone calls you will be
notified. When you're notified by the phone company call the Millis
Police and give the officer the case number provided to you by the
UCB. An
officer will contact the UCB and they will provide the officer with
the information on all calls traced. The information provided will
be the telephone number, the address where the call was placed from,
and the person's name the phone number is listed to. The UCB will
send the investigating police officer a report and the list of numbers
traced.
The officer will contact you (victim/reporting party) and tell you
the date and time of the call, the address where the call originates
from and who the phone number belongs to. If, after hearing the
person's name and address, further investigation is needed the officer
will assist you.
Many times, once a parent or the reporting party hears the name
and address, they wish to handle the problem themselves without
police involvement. And this may be a better solution depending
on the situation. Once you close a case with the UCB and the calls
persist, you must call them again to open up another case.
SOME
ADDITIONAL NOTES
No conversation is necessary. It does not matter whether the person
had a conversation with the victim, only that the person made the
telephone calls OR had them made.
It must be proved that the person's only purpose was to annoy, harass
or molest, unless the person used obscene language. If a person
makes repeated telephone calls in a short period of time, or in
the middle of the night, and hangs up when someone answers the phone,
it is reasonable to infer that the calls were made for the purpose
of harassment.
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When
can I burn yard debris?
The Millis Fire Department states that burning season is from January
15 through May 1st. A permit may be obtained from the Fire Department.
Initial application must be made in person.
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Is
there a parking ban?
Yes, the Town of Millis by-laws mandate that between November 15th
and April 15th, a ban on overnight street parking shall be in effect
from 9pm-6am. Vehicles may be cited, and if the vehicle interferes
with the Department of Public Works’ efforts to clear the
street of snow or ice, that vehicle shall be towed; the owner of
the vehicle shall be responsible for the cost of the tow, and any
reasonable storage charges.
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Where
is the nearest hospital?
Milford Whitinsville Hospital is located on Rte 16 in Milford, and
the Metro West Medical Center is on Lincoln Street in Framingham,
Leonard Morse Campus, is located in Natick. Both are approximately
the same distance from Millis.
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Who do I call when the power goes out?
NSTAR has a dedicated customer service hotline for power outages.
They can be reached 24 hrs a day at 1-800-592-2000
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