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Arrests/Police Log, Jan. 21 edition

by | Jan 21, 2026 | Featured: News, News, Police & Fire

ARRESTS

None this week.

[Editor’s note: The Hopkinton Independent’s policy for the arrests section is not to include the names of individuals who have been arrested.]

 

POLICE LOG

Jan. 13
1:41 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning made checks of Lakeshore Drive and Sandy Beach.
8:46 a.m. Officer Benjamin Vaz completed community relations during Elmwood School drop-off on Elm Street.
9:14 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz reported finding a dog running loose on Frankland Road.
12:58 p.m. A caller requested to speak with an officer about his wife’s cousin, who posted some concerning conspiracy theories on his Facebook page. Officer Matthew LaTour assisted and was to follow up on Donna Pass.
3:16 p.m. Officer Sean McKeon responded to a motor vehicle accident on Hayden Rowe Street and took a report.
3:46 p.m. A caller reported illegal dumping in a dumpster on Constitution Court.
5:14 p.m. Multiple callers reported a motor vehicle crash on South Street. Sgt. Cody Normandin and Officers Nicholas Saletnik, Brian Ziniti and Sean McKeon responded to a motor vehicle crash on South Street. No personal injuries were reported. A civil citation was issued to one driver. Two vehicles were towed.
5:46 p.m. Sgt. Cody Normandin took a motor vehicle crash report on South Street.
5:54 p.m. Officer Brian Ziniti made checks of EMC Park on Hayden Rowe Street.

Jan. 14
12:00 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker checked on a running vehicle on Woodview Way and found no one around it.
12:23 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker checked on a motor vehicle in a parking lot behind the Spoon on Lumber Street and spoke with an occupant, who was to move along.
7:21 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz responded to a motor vehicle crash involving two cars on West Main Street and took a report.
7:51 a.m. A caller reported his wife found a dog on Hayden Rowe Street. A message was left with the animal control officer. The owner of the dog was on her way to pick up the dog.
8:19 a.m. Officer Benjamin Vaz assisted a truck with an oversize load on Ash Street.
9:41 a.m. Officer Benjamin Vaz made checks of Marathon School property.
10:39 a.m. A walk-in from Stoney Brook Road reported a missing wallet and military I.D. and had no idea where it could have been lost. The incident was logged.
12:19 p.m. A walk-in reported being concerned that a contractor was running a scam. He was advised on how to protect himself from fraud and told to contact police if anything suspicious occurs with the contractor.
1:18 p.m. A caller reported two males who stole his neighbor’s plowing sticks and were yelling at cars on West Main Street. Officers Matthew LaTour and Augusto Diaz responded and checked the area with a negative find.
1:34 p.m. Golden Pond front desk staff reported theft involving a resident. Officer Augusto Diaz responded and took a report.
2:49 p.m. Officer Brian Ziniti took a report of fraud on Pheasant Hill Road.
5:17 p.m. The Southborough Police Department reported a gray Acura speeding, slowing down and unable to maintain a lane while heading toward Hopkinton on Cedar Street. Officer Sean McKeon checked the area with a negative find.
8:40 p.m. Officer Sean McKeon made checks of Legacy Farms North property.

Jan. 15
1:15 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning checked on Pratt Way property.
9:55 a.m. A Colella Farm Road resident reported two suspicious males walking around her neighborhood. Officer Augusto Diaz responded and took a report.
10:37 a.m. Office Augusto Diaz took a report of fraud on Gradie Way.
11:00 a.m. Officer Justin Cappuccio responded along with the Fire Department to a report of outside smoke on Daniel Shays Road. A controlled burn was found.
1:00 p.m. A caller reported a road rage incident on West Main Street. Sgt. Matthew Santoro responded and assisted the State Police, who were at the scene.
1:50 p.m. Officer Justin Cappuccio checked on a vehicle stuck in a parking spot on Pratt Way. AAA was en route.
5:36 p.m. Officer Noah Buentello responded along with the Fire Department to a house lockout on Cedar Street.
6:06 p.m. Officer Noah Buentello made checks of the LNG plant on Wilson Street.
9:12 p.m. Officers Brian Ziniti, Justin Cappuccio and Noah Buentello responded to a motor vehicle crash involving two cars on West Main Street. A civil citation was issued to one driver for electronic use. A report was taken.
10:32 p.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin made checks of a Lumber Street building.

Jan. 16
1:26 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle speeding on Priscilla Road. Sgt. Shannon Beloin responded and checked the area, and the vehicle was gone upon her arrival.
8:23 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik removed a bag of trash from the roadway on West Main Street.
8:29 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz completed community relations on Hayden Rowe Street during school drop-off.
9:01 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik found a low-hanging wire on Wood Street and notified Eversource.
9:38 a.m. A Huckleberry Road resident reported seeing a police officer on his home Ring camera. Officer Nicholas Saletnik responded, watched the video and reported the individual was not a Hopkinton police officer. A report was taken.
12:20 p.m. A caller reported an assault from earlier in the morning. Officer Augusto Diaz assisted and took a report.
1:57 p.m. A motorist reported an erratic tractor-trailer unit on Cedar Street. Officer Nicholas Saletnik notified the Ashland Police Department.
3:24 p.m. Officer Justin Cappuccio assisted with fixing the traffic light on Main Street.
4:40 p.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin checked on two juveniles behind a Main Street church and moved the middle schoolers along.
9:17 p.m. A caller reported he lost a red and black Milwaukee roller toolbox when it fell from the back of his pickup truck somewhere between Mendon and downtown Hopkinton, the place of his job site. The incident was logged.

Jan. 17
12:51 a.m. A motorist reported a vehicle rollover with entrapment on an Interstate 495 ramp. Sgt. Cody Normandin and Officer Justin Cappuccio assisted the Fire Department and State Police.
8:53 a.m. A walk-in reported identity theft. Officer Nicholas Walker assisted and took a report.
9:30 a.m. A walk-in from Woodview Way reported a stolen package. Officer Nicholas Walker spoke with him and took a report.
10:48 a.m. A caller reported an emaciated-looking dog running in and out of the roadway on Equestrian Drive. Sgt. Arthur Schofield checked the area with a negative find.
12:11 p.m. A walk-in who had questions about liquor licenses was referred to Town Hall.
1:14 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle was parked illegally in a handicap parking spot on West Main Street. Officer Matthew LaTour responded and spoke with the driver, who was pulling out of the spot, and advised him of the violation.
1:41 p.m. Officer Matthew LaTour responded along with the Fire Department to a report of a very powerful outdoor odor of natural gas.
1:58 p.m. The Upton Police Department requested officers check on a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run motor vehicle incident a short time earlier in Upton. Officers Benjamin Vaz and Nicholas Walker responded to Grove Street with a negative find on the suspect vehicle. They were to check back later.
5:10 p.m. A Front Street caller reported hearing an animal noise in the street and stated an animal from the nearby slaughterhouse may have escaped from a fenced-in area. Officer Noah Buentello responded and checked the area with a negative find.
6:30 p.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin checked on a vehicle on Cedar Street and found the operator pulled over to look for a phone charger. All was OK.
9:06 p.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin made checks of Reed Park on Parker Point Road.

Jan. 18
10:08 a.m. A caller reported that while his wife was walking the trails on Wood Street, she came across a female runner who had four or five dogs off leash. The caller’s wife had to hold their dog back on the leash and almost injured herself. The caller wanted an officer to speak with the woman about leash laws. Officers Noah Buentello and Benjamin Vaz checked the area with a negative find.
10:42 a.m. Officer Benjamin Vaz provided a male with a courtesy transport to Davis Road.
1:33 p.m. A Front Street resident reported a burning plastic smell in her house. Officer Benjamin Vaz responded along with the Fire Department to investigate.
2:58 p.m. The Upton Police Department reported a child around 7 or 8 years old in a purple jacket walking alone on West Main Street. Officers Kyle Quinzani and Nicholas Walker checked the area, and the child was gone upon their arrival.
6:58 p.m. A caller reported a DoorDash driver slid and hit an Oliver Lane homeowner’s car. Officer Kyke Quinzani responded and reported the driver had minor pain in her leg but refused to be evaluated. Officer Quinzani took a motor vehicle accident report.
7:41 p.m. A caller reported threats made toward him. Officer Matthew LaTour assisted and took a report.
9:09 p.m. A caller reported a dark sedan was parked at a corner on Grove Street in a bad spot. Officers Justin Cappuccio and Brenda Stanley responded and took a report of a motor vehicle crash.
10:08 p.m. Multiple officers responded to a motor vehicle crash on Wood Street and reported personal injuries. Officer Justin Cappuccio provided one person with a courtesy transport to Westborough.

Jan. 19
12:19 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning reported a vehicle blocking snow plows on Canterbury Lane and subsequently had the vehicle towed.
12:30 a.m. Officer Lucille Creedon reported a vehicle clocking snow plows on Avenue A and subsequently had the vehicle towed.
4:17 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle drove off the roadway on Clinton Street. Officers Lucille Creedon and Justin Cappuccio responded and reported no personal injuries. A tow truck was en route.
8:39 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz made checks of Loop Road.
10:56 a.m. A Granite Street caller reported her daughter saw a man walk down their driveway and around the back of the house. Officer Matthew LaTour responded and spoke with an oil delivery person who was at the wrong house. All was OK.
11:05 a.m. Officer Matthew LaTour reported a large amount of snow dumped in the roadway by a Hayden Rowe Street resident. He spoke with the homeowner, who stated he would speak with his plow driver about it. A person subsequently removed the snow.
11:37 a.m. A caller reported fallen cable wires on Fruit Street. Officer Benjamin Vaz responded and confirmed several hundred feet of wire was down. He moved it to the side of the road and notified Verizon.
11:45 a.m. Officer Benjamin Vaz spoke with an individual about a suspicious incident and took a report.
3:50 p.m. A Pinecrest Village resident reported a suspicious person in a yellow vest walking in the area. Officer Kyle Quinzani checked the area and found a solicitor in the neighborhood.
4:04 p.m. Officer Sean McKeon assisted a Hunters Ridge Way resident with fingerprinting.
9:22 p.m. Officer Kyle Quinzani checked on Lakeshore Drive property.

1 Comment

  1. peter everts

    I had a terrible experience with the hpokinton police I was harassed intimiadaded and verbably abused the chief blew it off and then was charged with crimes because off preferential treatment by the officers I complained about the officers even went to fact to lie to the district attorney about the case now find out that the respectfull police are being sued nothing new in this country if you have power and don’t face any accountability you are Scott free look at trump they even refused to address my friend wandys suicide because of legacy farms in fact told tenants to not Decusss it happened again a colored girl got assulted and ended her life police again tried to ignore it the district attorney called it suicide no one was charged typical police garbage home of the Boston marathon rediculouse

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