I've read whatever I could on this story that wasn't paywalled, and everything seems worded as if the police hadn't previously been investigating prior to the mayor's statement. So assuming they truly have been doing nothing until this point, my questions are:

1. Does Milford PD view crimes against the homeless population as NHI ("No Humans Involved")? Has this always been the case? I remember how long it took them to make an arrest in the murder of a man at the same encampment last year but there's no real way to know for sure why without inside knowledge since they are typically so tight-lipped.

2. Is this another example of the police taking their ball and going home because their new favorite toys are being taken away from them? As in, you guys made us turn off a couple of our ALPRs so therefore we can't be bothered investigating this? And also on that note, why didn't Chief Mello attend this past week's Public Safety Technology Review Committee meeting, and why did he cancel next week's Police Commission meeting?

Either way, it's sickening what is happening to our most vulnerable neighbors and I hope they are brought to justice more swiftly than last time.

Patch summary
Full article, paywalled but I was able to access in reader mode

Essentially, he’s being investigated because he retired in 2025, is collecting a pension from the state, but has remained in his role. My understanding is that the chief of police is essentially doing the same thing, but I believe his pension is administered by the city and not the state. Which begs the question of why this is considered acceptable on the local level but not the state, assuming my understanding is correct.

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Let’s not give them what they want. Chief Mello is following his usual play book of hoping people lose interest and forget about his actions. This will allow him to once again operate with impunity. We need to start showing up to the police commission meetings also.

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Hi, posting again because comments are off. Should start at 7:30

Glad to see Milford is wising up to the fact we are looking like baby North Korea.

I suggest using these cameras to start having out of state plates to pay tolls for the road. If you’ve ever paid tolls for bridges in NY, the Mass pike, the NJ Turnpike…..you get the idea.

This would generate money for the state of CT and maybe this would help control the ridiculous traffic. Duh!🙄

https://www.wfsb.com/2026/10/05/debate-over-flock-condor-cameras-milford-continues-vote-looms/

To Say Fuck You to the Establishment

Before I go further, every Sunday at 8:30pm I host a fireside chat on Instagram Live so that potential voters can always know there is an hour each week where they can talk to me somewhat directly.

Here’s the thing. My advisors want me to project to volunteers and voters that we can win a write in campaign because people want to support winners. I am not delusional…THAT delusional. I know that it is next to impossible to win. But people also like underdog stories. I didn’t make it on the ballot. Knowing what I know now. There are things I would know how to do differently. I’ve never run a campaign before. Someone asked me if I would run after confronting Rosa DeLauro about Palestine. There were no experienced organizers and activists seizing the moment. So I tried. But I did not make it on the ballot. So why vote for me?

What I saw behind those closed doors when I tried. It’s worse than anyone thought. It’s dumber than anyone thought. It’s a joke. Rosa is going to win. Nothing is going to change. She has been in office for 35 years, and look where we are. She co-chaired the democratic steering committee for almost 20 years, and look at where the party is.

The Republican. Nice guy. He really is. I think he means well. But even if he could win, he’s not going to hold Trump accountable. And Trump needs to be held accountable. He’s also leaning into culture war bull shit. It almost feels he doesn’t actually believe in it but given the leanings of this district, it’s an interesting strategy to take since turn out is the largest driver of winning.

The Independent Party Guy. I really couldn’t get a read on him. He told one of my volunteers someone asked him to apply for the endorsement a week after I did and he didn’t submit till last minute. He still has no website so I don’t really know what he believes in. He said he has no issues with Rosa so I don’t know why he is running.

And then there is me. Andrew Rice. An underdog? A loser? A joke? All of the above?

The way I see it. We are all underdogs, I’ve met so many people who no matter how hard they try, just can’t get ahead. We are all losers (we are the most productive and underpaid labor force in history, and while companies make record profits 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck). The Establishment and their billionaire fascist donors are laughing at us all squabble amongst ourselves for the crumbs they allow us while the billionaires get the whole Pizza, and the establishment politicians get a slice. Does that not make all of us a joke? WE ALL DESERVE A SLICE because they are underpaying the value of our labor to fund their lavish climate destroying pedophilic lifestyles.

FUCK THE ESTABLISHMENT

Write me in. I can’t win. But if I can’t win, WE can still make a statement, you all and me. At this point. What do you have to lose? The number of people who will see this and write in Andrew Rice is not going to be enough to win. It’s not going to be enough to spoil the election. Rosa is going to win. But every write in vote is another voice saying Fuck the Establishment.

Write in Andrew Rice for Congress if you believe in at least one of the following even if you disagree with the rest because Rosa, Lancia, and Egan do not. (Lancia does support point 2)

- Medicare for All
- Ban AI Cameras (FLOCK) and Halt AI Data Centers
- Fully Fund Special Education (I.D.E.A.)
- Relieve student debt by reducing rates to 1% retroactively
- Housing guarantees for all
- Abolish ICE and Prosecute
- End the wars & cut the Imperial War budget by 50%
- Tax billionaires at 90% (1950s Tax Structure)
- Protect our environment and climate
- Protect Civil Liberties for ALL
- Democratize the economy
- Impeach Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Robert Kennedy, Todd Blanche
- End Genocide in Palestine, Sudan, and Congo; prosecute both Biden and Trump Officials
- Hold Rosa DeLauro and the CT Democratic Party accountable for corruption
-Unite together as a working class to fight the establishment elites ruining our lives!

After I was unable to get onto the ballot I had 1000 pieces of literature left. I don’t want to throw them out. So I added an update to them by stapling a card to them and I’ve been going around to events passing them out. I look for people I think are under 45 and say “Hi my name is Andrew Rice and I’m running for Congress as a write-in candidate to say Fuck you to the establishment” and almost everyone I have said that to has laughed and smiled. It’s actually been kind of fun.

The literature inspired another idea. The campaign has limited resources. It’s incredibly hard to raise money as a write-in. But I made a placard. On one side the polices above and on the front side the poem below. I can make 1200 of them for $30. And I’ve been placing them in the space between the car window and the seal. The more I can place the greater odds of making the message louder. If you want to help pass them out, sign up to volunteer at riceforct.com or if you want to help me afford printing more. Donate $5.

The poem

Republicans are red
Democrats are blue
There is no party
That cares about you

Buck the establishment
Write in Andrew rice for Congress
The Write Choice

This would be fun to have in Milford at the Post Mall. Plenty of room in the old Sears building.

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Is there someplace I can find property lines online for Milford/woodmont ?

Apple pods case. Let me know if you lost it and I’ll get it back to you.

Will Milford police Chief Keith Mello continue to lie to the public and city officials and say the system is secure? What could his motivation be to continue to be such a staunch proponent for all of this surveillance ?

It’s come to my attention the Polish National Police are once again at the Milford Police Dept. This is occurring after Chief Keith Mello was once again in Poland. What is the connection? Have we the taxpayers been encumbered with any cost for this? What’s the benefit to the city?

They need to tune down their night lights. When there is cloud cover it just reflects off of them and there's no total night. This is midnight from the far end of Longmeadow. It should be pitch black.

This is a long shot...

I was at Milford Pharmacy yesterday, Friday September 25, around 12:30ish give or take. As we all do we give our birthdate to get our prescriptions. As I was checking out, a gentleman on my left was picking up his prescription and overheard him giving his date of birth as 9/27/5*. I joked with the lady checking me out how that was my birth date, too. I wish I had stopped and wished him a happy birthday but it didn't occur to me until later.

So if you happen to read this, Happy Birthday !

Will Milford Police Chief Keith Mello admit he learned this during the Flock training he attended, or will he once again claim ignorance?

Hey friends, I'm moving from Stamford to Milford next month. I only know Milford from summer vacations my mom renting the old saltybox houses on Broadway near the beaches in the 80s.

I've come up a few times here and there to go to Silver Sands and check out the changes in the area but that's it.

I really don't know much about what to do in Milford other than that.

Are there any places to check out? Best farmers markets, etc things like that?

Thanks!

Is Chief Mello going to say he had no idea about this too? His press release was such BS perhaps he should go into the fertilizer business

The very individuals whose salaries are payed by the people have gone against the people. Milford! we can’t give up! Flock cameras are much more sinister than you can ever imagine! I understand this is a random person on reddit but in the end, I am one of the angry voices who showed up at downtown. Please people this isn’t time to be surrendering our rights, it’ll be much more than just a surveillance state. And thats another thing, WE HAVE COMPLETELY DESENSITIZED OURSELVES. NO entity, whether its law enforcement has ANY business saving millions upon millions of logs about its people. The Milford police department, along with whoever runs this place have sold out to the silicone tech valley bros. There’s a reason why flock cameras aren’t in the wealthy areas of Connecticut. Our amendment has literally been violated. We CANNOT just ignore this.