Daycare Break-in Prevented by Retired Detective

Three men were taken into custody late Tuesday night, thanks to the assistance of a retired detective.

Kevin Wood, 21, of Milford; Manuel Lopez, 24, of Milford; and Miranda Paille, 19, of Bellingham, were charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime for a felony, according to the Milford Police Log.

Earlier in the evening, Wood and Paille planned on seeing a movie but went to the La Quinta Inn to pick up Lopez. Instead of seeing the movie, Lopez and Wood decided do something “fun and exhilarating,” according to court records obtained by the Milford Daily News.

Paille drove the vehicle as the other two walked towards the MAC Medway Academy for Children Daycare with a large crowbar, black ski masks, and black latex gloves

At 8:48 p.m. Tuesday night, the retired detective told police that he could see two people at the daycare on Medway Road, with a vehicle leaving a maintenance shed, and one person running to the cemetery.

Later, a caller at Bugaboo Creek reported a male jumping a fence behind the restaurant before running towards La Quinta Inn after hiding behind a dumpster.

Lopez was arrested at the hotel, Paille at the cemetery, and Wood was arrested after a chase.

Daycare management said nothing was missing.

Lopez was arraigned at Milford District Court Wednesday and ordered held on $1,000 cash bail. Paille and Wood are scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.