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Milton police chief reports trooper killed on Port Highway, a local homicide and holiday DUI incident
Summary
At the Jan. 5 meeting Chief Hernandez reported that officers responded to a trooper fatality on the Port Highway, that a homicide on Dec. 22 resulted in a suspect held without bail pending competency evaluation, and recalled a New Year's Eve DUI-related incident affecting traffic signals and involving a child.
Chief Hernandez delivered several public-safety updates at the Jan. 5, 2026, Milton City Council meeting.
He said that on Dec. 20 a trooper was killed on the Port Highway and that Milton officers were among the first on scene; the department deployed peer support for its officers. "There was a trooper…
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