Crime & Safety
Yee Pleads Not Guilty, Held On $200K Bail In Milford Car Tamper Case
Alexander Yee, of Winchendon, disabled a woman's car at the Milford target in May, according to police.
MILFORD, MA — A Winchendon man entered a not-guilty plea Wednesday after he was accused by Milford police of tampering with a woman's car last month.
Alexander Yee was arrested on Tuesday at his home and charged with destruction of property. Yee poured liquid into the gas tank of a woman's car and deflated her tires on May 21 at the Milford Target store, police said.
Yee went to court on Wednesday to face the charge. After pleading not guilty, a judge ordered him held on $200,000 bail, according to court records.
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According to Western Mass News, Yee was out on bail during the May 21 incident in connection to car tampering cases in Southampton and other locations in Hampshire County. WHDH reported that Yee had confessed to police that he tampered with cars because he likes to "antagonize these innocent people for no reason."
The May 21 incident in Milford triggered police departments across the region to warn women to be wary of men offering help with disabled vehicles.
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