POLICE LOG: Brockton Man Arrested During 'Survival Training'

The following is an excerpt from the  log. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log.

Dec. 19 –

At 1:40 a.m., Andy Millan, 18, of 285 E. Ashland St. in Brockton, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering (misdemeanor charge) and disturbing the peace. According to police, Millan entered a Montvale Avenue home in the early morning hours and yelled, “Special forces!” He was confronted by the resident and Millan fled the area, said police. Millan was taken into custody when he returned to Montvale Avenue and was identified by the resident. Police said Millan told officers he was “involved in survival training and this was part of his training.” Police reported Millan smelled of alcohol and was likely intoxicated at the time of the incident.

At 11:29 a.m., Neal A. Johnson, Jr., 31, of 248 Meadow St. in Carver, was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (box cutter). According to police, Johnson allegedly stabbed his roommate with a box cutter during a physical altercation in their Woburn apartment. The victim told police the incident occurred Dec. 18, but he did not report it until Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. Police said the victim and Johnson argued over spray-paint damage in the apartment. Police took Johnson into custody at his work in Stoneham. According to police, Johnson said he acted in self-defense. The roommate will be summonsed to court for assault and battery, said police. The officer advised both men to obtain a restraining order against the other.

At 2:36 p.m., an Arlington Street woman reported credit card fraud by a company misrepresenting itself as her health insurer. According to police, the woman called a 1-800 number in an attempt to reach her health insurance. A woman representing herself as an employee of the health insurance repeatedly asked for the victim’s personal information, including credit card numbers, said police. The victim told police that once she learned that the woman worked for “Assist 123” and not her health insurance, she hung up and called police immediately. The officer who responded to the report said he was present at the woman’s home when an “Assist 123” employee called back and demanded credit card payment on the gift cards she “ordered” during the original call. Police said the “Assist 123” employee hung up when he told the caller that he was a police officer investigating their fraudulent activity.

At 4:42 p.m., a Reading woman reported her car windows broken and several Christmas gift purchases stolen from the backseat while her vehicle was parked at A.C. Moore on Elm Street.