By Dave Eisenstadter, Town Correspondent

The following information was taken from the Milton police log. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Monday, June 24
Theft: At 4:27 p.m., police received a report of a stolen bicycle on Eliot Street. The bicycle was believed to be stolen overnight, and was valued at $450.

Tuesday, June 25
Arrest: At 7:15 a.m., police received a report of suspicious activity on Crestview Road. The children in the residence had gone downstairs for breakfast when they saw an unknown man in the house. They ran upstairs to get their mother, who came down and saw a man with no shirt, no shoes, and blue shorts in the house. She called 911 and the suspect fled. Police found that the man had attempted to gain entrance through the sliding doors and ripped the screen off the door; the man then broke the lock off the door and got inside. Police found Anthony Arcanti, 20, of Quincy nearby. Police arrested Arcanti and charged him with breaking and entering a house during daytime and malicious destruction of property above $250.

Theft: At 9:48 a.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on St. Mary’s Road. The vehicle was unlocked and a Garmin GPS valued at $150 was taken.

Assault: At 7:24 p.m., police received a report of an assault on Blue Hill Avenue. A woman was walking home from voting at the Tucker School when someone slapped her across the head and fled on foot.

Assist: At 9:29 p.m., police assisted the Somerville Police Department with an arrest at Starbucks on Adams Street. Laptops stolen in Somerville were allegedly appearing for sale on craigslist.org. A plain clothes Somerville police officer offered to buy one at the Starbucks in East Milton Square and arrested Tu Van Do, 32, of Milton. The man was charged with receiving stolen property.

Wednesday, June 26
Theft: At 8:10 a.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Waldo Road. The vehicle was unlocked and a GPS valued at $100, $5 in cash, and a Kodak camera were taken.

Theft: At 8:45 a.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Waldo Road. The vehicle was unlocked at a $100 computer hard drive was taken, along with loose change.

Theft: At 8:58 a.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Waldo Road. The vehicle was unlocked and loose change was missing.

Break-in: At 3:07 p.m., police received a report of a break-in of a vehicle on Columbine Road. The vehicle was unlocked and rummaged through during the night, but nothing was missing.

Break-in: At 6:12 p.m., police received a report of a break-in of a vehicle on Waldo Road. The vehicle was unlocked and nothing was taken.

Fraud: At 7:03 p.m., police received a report of identity theft from a Reedsdale Road resident. A fraud protection company informed the resident that there were unauthorized credit accounts opened in the resident’s name.

Fraud: At 8:55 p.m., police received a report of identity theft from a Blue Hill Avenue resident. There were 16 unauthorized bank accounts in the resident’s name in various banks.

Thursday, June 27
Break-in: At 8:40 p.m., police received a report of a break-in on Brush Hill Road. The owner came by the residence to check on hardwood floors that had been recently installed, and the side kitchen door had been ripped off of its hinges. The house was in the process of being sold and most items had been already removed. Missing is a silver Macintosh laptop.

Friday, June 28
Theft: At 7:11 a.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Brook Road. The vehicle was unlocked and a Garmin GPS and loose change were taken.

Theft: At 7:25 a.m., police received a report of thefts from two vehicles on Churchill Street. The vehicles were unlocked in the same driveway. There was $40 removed from the first car and loose change taken from the second.

Break-in: At 7:59 a.m., police received a report of a vehicle break-in on Churchill Street. The vehicle was unlocked and nothing was taken.

Theft: At 11:54 a.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Blue Hill Avenue. The vehicle was unlocked and $5 was taken.

Theft: At 2:23 p.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Waldo Road. The vehicle was unlocked and $5 was taken.

Suspicious activity: At 6:30 p.m., police received a report of a person who should no longer be at Milton High School inside the building on Gile Road. Officers located the person, seized his key, and escorted him off the property. Deputy Police Chief John King characterized the incident as an ongoing internal matter in the school department. Milton Public Schools officials did not return a call for comment.

Saturday, June 29
Arrest: At 6:25 p.m., police stopped a vehicle on Unquity Road. Police arrested the driver, Mark Dee, 49, of Canton and charged him with having a suspended license. Dee was also arrested on a warrant out of West Roxbury District Court for possession of a Class A substance, to wit, heroin.

Arrest: At 7:03 p.m., police stopped a vehicle at the intersection of Randolph Avenue and Sassamon Avenue. The operator, Odair Tavares, 28, of Scituate, gave police a falst name. Police arrested Tavares and charged him with having a revoked license, a marked lane violation and furnishing a false name.

Theft: At 9:16 p.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle at a restaurant on Wharf Street. A GPS device was missing, but the valet at the restaurant was confident he had locked the car after parking it. There was no sign of forced entry.

Sunday, June 30
Arrest: At 2:25 a.m., police received a report of a suspicious man in the parking lot of Fuller Village on Blue Hill Avenue. Officers located the man and took him into protective custody. Fingerprints revealed him to be Oscar Burrion, 35, of Waltham. Police arrested Burrion on two outstanding warrants from Malden for operating under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended license that had been revoked due to operating under the influence of alcohol.

Theft: At 12:23 p.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Capen Street. The vehicle was unlocked and a Garmin GPS valued at $150 was taken.

Theft: At 2:43 p.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Churchills Lane. The vehicle was unlocked and $1,230 in cash as well as an iPhone 5 were taken.

By Dave Eisenstadter, Town Correspondent

The Milton company that claims to have invented the term "cracker" is up for sale, but owner Jim Davis is emphasizing that he wants to see the business stay alive.

G. H. Bent Co. in Milton is up for sale, but owner Jim Davis said he would want to see the historic business continue if sold.

Davis and his wife put G.H. Brent Co. on the market about a month ago through Quincy-based real estate agent Daniel J. Flynn & Co. But Davis said they aren't desperate to sell.

“I love it, but it might be time for a change,” said Davis, who added he had been owner for five years. “Someone new could breathe some new life into it.”

G. H. Bent Co., better known as Bent’s Cookie Factory, started in 1801 in Milton, according to the company’s website. Josiah Bent began baking biscuits called “water crackers” that would not deteriorate during long sea voyages from Boston.

The website claims this is where the term “cracker” came from.

Later, the company sold the hardtack crackers used by troops during the Civil War.

“I would hate to see it go – we have a great cracker line, great sandwiches downstairs,” Davis said. “I’m assuming it would go to another foodie, someone who wants to keep it going.”

Davis and his wife are running the company as if they were not selling it and are proceeding with business as normal.

The asking price is $699,000 for the 7 Pleasant St. location. Davis said he would continue as part-owner for one price or walk away completely for a better price.

He said he and his wife are unsure what their next business venture would be if Bent's is sold.

Davis directed prospective buyers to Flynn at 617-479-9000.

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By Dave Eisenstadter, Town Correspondent

Milton voters, like the state overall, strongly preferred Edward Markey to Gabriel Gomez in Tuesday’s special election for US Senate.

Matching closely to the 55-45 percent breakdown of the state, 55 percent of Milton voters supported Markey with 44 percent supporting Gomez.

Overall, 7,064 votes were cast, a lower turnout by nearly 200 votes than the local elections and senate primary drew in April. Turnout was just under 38 percent on Tuesday.

For full election results, visit www.townofmilton.org.

By Dave Eisenstadter, Town Correspondent

The Milton Public Schools hired Karen Cahill as the new director of guidance for Milton High School.

Cahill has been with the Milton Public Schools since 1993, beginning at Pierce Middle School as a math teacher and later as a guidance counselor. She moved to Milton High School and served as a guidance counselor in 2009.

“Karen is a very capable, intelligent, task-oriented individual who understands student and staff needs,” said Milton High Principal James Jette. “She is effective and efficient and I know she will work very well with parents, guardians, students, and colleagues.”

Jette served on a guidance director screening committee with Vice Principal Yolanda Beech, mathematics department head Courtney Walsh, and counselor and teacher representatives Leonice Bernard, Karen Hughes, and Larry Jordan.

Cahill will replace Ken Aubert, who announced his retirement in the spring.

By Dave Eisenstadter, Town Correspondent

The following information was taken from the Milton police log. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Monday, June 17
Theft: At 11:30 a.m., police received a report of a theft from Al Thomas Nursury on Randolph Avenue. An employee saw a person purchase a $10 flower, then take a hibiscus tree and put it in the front seat of that person’s car. The tree was valued at $100.

Break-in: At 1:16 p.m., police received a report of a break-in of a vehicle on Willoughby Road. The vehicle had been rummaged through and was left unlocked. Nothing was taken.

Tuesday, June 18
Accident: At 2:02 p.m., police responded to an accident on Adams Street involving three vehicles. The first vehicle entered Adams Street from a side street, pulling in front of the second vehicle, which swerved to avoid it and struck a parked, unoccupied car. The driver of the second vehicle was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton.

Wednesday, June 19
Arrest: At 11:28 a.m., police observed a vehicle traveling at 70 miles per hour in a 30 zone. Police pursued the vehicle, which refused to pull over, but was caught in traffic stopped at a red light on Blue Hill Avenue. Police approached the car and got the driver out of the vehicle. The driver refused to offer identification to police after being asked. When the suspect was taken back to the station to be questioned, he refused to answer questions. Fingerprints revealed the man to be Ed Marley Lamarre, 28, of Knightdale, N.C. Lamarre was arrested and charged with unlicensed operating of a motor vehicle, speeding, refusing to provide identity to a police officer, and failure to stop for a police officer.

Theft: At 1:48 p.m., police received a report of theft on Herrick Drive. A resident came into the police station to report his Citizens Bank debit card had been stolen and $300 was missing from his bank account. Purchases had been made at CVS, Walgreens, and a pizza restaurant.

Accident: At 7:17 p.m., police responded to an accident on Randolph Avenue. One vehicle swerved to avoid another, struck the curb and flipped over, striking the side mirror of a third vehicle in the process. The operator of the vehicle that flipped over was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton with a complaint of leg pain.

Thursday, June 20
Arrest: At 1:26 a.m., police arrested Timothy Beard, 39, of Dorchester on seven warrants out of Boston, five for larceny and the other two for forgery. The arrest was made at the intersection of Eliot Street and Columbine Road.

Friday, June 21
Theft: At 9 a.m., police received a report of theft from a vehicle on Governors Road. It was entered overnight, and a neighbor found a check book and a cordless drill that had been taken from the vehicle. The vehicle had been left unlocked and change was missing.

Theft: At 11:26 a.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Norway Road. Two unlocked cars were entered – a GPS was taken from one and an Apple iPad was taken from the other.

Housebreak: At 11:32 a.m., police received a report of a housebreak on Hilltop Street. The resident left early for work in the day and came home late morning to find possessions stacked near the door. Two televisions, some computers, and a backpack filled with jewelry were stacked inside the front door. A first floor window had been forced open. Police suspect the would-be robber was spooked and abandoned the items before fleeing the house. Nothing was missing from the house.

Arrest: At 11:54 a.m., police received a report of assault and battery on Blue Hill Avenue. Police arrested Norman Coxon, 18, of Milton and charged him with domestic assault and battery.

Fraud: At 2:10 p.m., police received a report of credit card fraud from an Alfred Road resident. The resident found 11 unauthorized withdrawals from St. Petersburg, Fla., ranging from $42 to $102.

Accident: At 3:12 p.m., police responded to an accident on Willoughby Road involving a single vehicle. The vehicle struck a utility pole. The woman driving the vehicle was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton with life threatening injuries. No further information was available from police.

Saturday, June 22
Accident: At 2:24 a.m., police responded to an accident at the intersection of Randolph Avenue and Hilltop Street involving two vehicles. Both vehicles had significant damage. Police detected the scent of alcohol from the operator of one of the two vehicles. That driver had to be transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton with injuries. Police issued a summons to that driver, identified as Jaheel Robinson, 25, of Randolph, on charges of operating under the influence if liquor, negligent operation, and using a vehicle without authority.

Accident: At 12:50 p.m., police responded to an accident on Milton Street West involving a single vehicle. The vehicle struck a utility pole. The driver, Marlene Leal, 53, of Quincy, did not have a driver’s license. Leal was issued a summons on the charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. One passenger in the vehicle was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton.

Sunday, June 23
Theft: At 8:15 a.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Kahler Avenue. Some work papers were taken and the vehicle had been left unlocked.

Housebreak: At 2:16 p.m., police received a report of a housebreak on Grove Street. Entry was gained through a back door and the suspect took a wallet containing credit and debit cards and a checkbook, a laptop, and a set of keys.

Theft: At 8:44 p.m., police received a report of theft from two vehicles on Fairfax Road. The vehicles were unlocked and loose change was missing from both.

Attempted housebreak: At 11:08 p.m., police received a report of an attempted housebreak on Ferncroft Road. A bedroom window was smashed using a brick, but no entry was gained.

By Dave Eisenstadter, Town Correspondent

Milton police spent 45 minutes chasing a suspect in multiple car breaks through backyards and a brook, but eventually caught up with him and arrested him.

The suspect was identified as Tahj Rudolph, 19, of Milton.

Police received a call at 4:04 Monday morning on Viola Road, a dead end bordering Kelly Field, that a man in dark clothing was breaking into cars. Milton officers Kelli Little and Liam Roper arrived a minute later and observed the man dressed in black pants and a black hooded sweatshirt carrying a tote bag with an American flag logo.

“Officers shadowed the individual as he walked down a driveway and peered into two other vehicles,” said Milton Deputy Police Chief John King later on Monday.

Little and Roper revealed themselves as police officers and the suspect fled, running through multiple back yards and into Kelly Field. The tote bag with the flag logo was discarded during the chase.

Police set up a perimeter and contacted state police to bring in a search dog. After the dog arrived, two Milton officers observed the suspect run out of a driveway and initiated a second chase.

The suspect jumped into a brook and eluded police, who followed the path of the brook until they saw him emerge again.

Officers set up another perimeter and the dog tracked him to a shed near 481 Central Avenue. Milton Officer Joe Bennett and State Police Trooper Timothy Blackwell apprehended Rudolph, who was charged with breaking and entering during nighttime with intent to commit a felony, attempted breaking and entering during nighttime with intent to commit a felony, and three counts of receiving stolen property.

King said Rudolph may be charged with additional crimes based on the items he discarded during the pursuit.

“He threw away a million things while he was being chased,” King said, listing items including a computer hard drive, gloves, a gift card, cash, and lottery tickets.

By Dave Eisenstadter, Town Correspondent

The Milton Public Schools hired Sheila Kukstis as the new principal of the Glover Elementary School.

Kukstis previously served as assistant superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Boston, serving in a district with 41,000 students in 121 schools. She has also been principal of the Joseph C. Chamberlain School in Taunton, the St. Jerome School in Weymouth, and the St. Andrew the Apostle School in Jamaica Plain.

“As always, my priority is the education of each student in the Milton Public Schools,” said Mary Gormley, superintendent of the Milton Public Schools. “I am certain that Dr. Kukstis’s talents and experience will assure the continuation of the outstanding educational experience offered to each student in the Glover Elementary School.”

Jerry Vitti, a Glover parent and member of the screening committee, said the search for a new principal was thorough.

The new principal "brings a wealth of experience, high energy, and great enthusiasm to her work,” Vitti said. “We are excited for the entire Glover community.”

Kukstis will begin her new position on July 1.

By Dave Eisenstadter, Town Correspondent

An afternoon road rage incident and a racial slur in Milton escalated into a fight and resulted in two arrests on Monday, June 10, police said.

Kwame Boyce, 26, of Quincy was driving near Lower Mills when he merged into traffic, passing in front of a vehicle driven by William Mooney, 52, of Quincy, according to Milton police.

Mooney swore at Boyce, calling him a racial slur. When the two stopped at a red light, Mooney got out of his car and approached Boyce on foot, according to Milton Deputy Police Chief John King.

Boyce responded by pulling out a knife, King said. Boyce slashed Mooney’s tires, and Mooney threw Boyce’s keys over a nearby bridge, according to police.

They came to blows with punches and kicks being thrown, according to King.

When police arrived, Mooney had left the area, but Boyce remained. Police caught up with Mooney, who had two flat tires, at a nearby road a few minutes later, according to King.

Police gave Mooney a field sobriety test, which he allegedly failed.

Police arrested both men. Mooney was charged with leaving the scene of a property-damage accident, negligent operation, operating under the influence of alcohol, and assault with a dangerous weapon. The weapon was Mooney’s own feet, which were allegedly used during the fight.

Boyce was charged with malicious damage of property and assault with a dangerous weapon – his knife, police said.

The incident was called in at 4:11 p.m., according to police records.

By Dave Eisenstadter, Town Correspondent

The following information was taken from the Milton police log. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Monday, June 10
Arrest: At 11:07 a.m., police arrested Stephen Bell, 27, of Quincy and charged him with operating under the influence of drugs, possession of a Class A substance, to wit, heroin, and possession of a Class B substance, to wit, Xanax. The arrest took place at the intersection of Eliot Street and High Street, where police got a call that a car was operating erratically. Police allegedly found drugs and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle which Bell was driving.

Robbery: At 1:48 p.m., police received a report of a robbery at Citizens Bank at 420 Granite Ave. The suspect stated he had a gun but no weapon was shown; he passed a note that allegedly said, “I have a gun. No dye pack. I’m checking and I’ll shoot everyone.” The male suspect got away with an estimated $3,000.

Arrests: At 4:11 p.m., police responded to a road rage incident on Adams Street. Police received a report at Lower Mills that men were fighting. Police found one man, Kwame Boyce, 26, of Quincy, who told officers that he was merging in traffic when another motorist became upset and swore at him and called him a racial slur. The second man, later identified as William Mooney, 52, of Quincy, got out of his vehicle at a red light and approached Boyce. Boyce responded by pulling out a knife. Punches and kicks were exchanged. Boyce allegedly slashed Mooney’s tires with the knife and Mooney allegedly threw Boyce’s keys off a nearby bridge. Police located Mooney, who had left the area before police arrived, and gave him a field sobriety test, which he allegedly failed. Police arrested both men, charging Mooney with leaving the scene of a property-damage accident, negligent operation, operating under the influence of alcohol, and assault with a dangerous weapon – shoes – and charging Boyce with malicious damage of property and assault with a dangerous weapon – knife.

Tuesday, June 11
Theft: At 7:43 p.m., police received a report of theft from the Cunningham Foundation on Edgehill Road. Two victims reported their drawstring bags were taken from the tennis courts at Cunningham Park. The bags were left unattended before the start of the Milton Road Race at 6:30 p.m. When they completed the race, they saw that their bags were gone. Reported missing were two cellphones, wallets, credit cards, $80 in cash, and identification.

Wednesday, June 12
Fraud: At 4:50 p.m., police received a report of identity theft on Reedsdale Road. There were unauthorized charges made at a Target Store in Connecticut with the victim’s debit card.

Thursday, June 13
Accident: At 7:29 a.m., police responded to an accident at the intersection of Centre Street and Brook Road involving three vehicles. Two vehicles were stopped at a red light and a third vehicle was unable to stop and struck one vehicle, which bounced into the other. The operator of the vehicle that was struck from behind by the vehicle that could not stop was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton.

Malicious damage: At 10:10 a.m., police received a report of a break-in of a motor vehicle on Columbia Park. The passenger side front window was smashed, but nothing was taken from the car.

Theft: At 10:27 a.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Brook Road. The vehicle was entered over the previous night and had been left unlocked. Loose change was missing.

Theft: At 7:25 p.m., police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Warren Avenue. The vehicle was unlocked and a 2006 model iPod with charger was taken.

Arrest: At 9:36 p.m., police responded to a report of an ongoing theft to a motor vehicle on Concord Avenue. An officer pursued a suspect on foot and caught up with a man who was identified as Timothy Long, 27, of Hyde Park. Police arrested Long and charged him with breaking and entering during nighttime, possession of burglarious tools, receiving stolen property under $250, possession of a Class B substance, to wit, Ritalin, and possession of a Class E substance, to wit, Hydroxyzine.

Sunday, June 16
Arrest: At 3:33 a.m., police received a report of a break-in in progress on Central Avenue. The victim met police outside his residence, where he said the suspect was. Police entered the residence and arrested Norman McCart, 25, of Milton on charges of breaking and entering during nighttime with intent to commit a felony.