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Arrests/Police Log, April 22 edition

by | Apr 22, 2026 | Featured: News, News, Police & Fire

ARRESTS

None this week.

 

POLICE LOG

April 14
6:35 a.m. A walk-in handed in a debit card found at Middlesex Savings Bank on Main Street.
8:41 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle sped past a school bus with its stop sign out on Hayward Street. Sgt. Matthew Santoro was to speak with the bus company and investigate the incident. The only description given of the vehicle was that it was a silver Mazda.
9:34 a.m. Officer Benjamin Vaz checked on Elm Street property.
1:03 p.m. A Holt Street resident reported he has had a leased vehicle with canceled plates in his yard for over a year. He said he has called the leasing company multiple times to take the vehicle but has received no response. Officer Matthew LaTour assisted and gave the caller his options.
1:23 p.m. A caller reported fallen cable wires on Winter Street. Officer Matthew LaTour responded and reported no wires were on the ground.
1:48 p.m. A caller reported a truck struck an Amazon truck on Front Street and drove away. Officer Augusto Diaz checked the area for the vehicle with a negative find. Officer Diaz took a hit-and-run motor vehicle crash report.
2:14 p.m. A Hayden Rowe Street caller reported she had a brush fire in her back yard. Officer Augusto Diaz responded along with the Fire Department.
3:43 p.m. A Stoney Brook Road resident reported a small girl’s bicycle in the woods. Officer Kyle Quinzani responded, removed the bike and checked the surrounding area.
10:41 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle all over the roadway on West Elm Street. Sgt. Cody Normandin and Officer Nicholas Saletnik responded and requested the Fire Department for an evaluation of the driver, who refused medical transport. The driver was taken to the station. A report followed.
11:19 p.m. Sgt. Cody Normandin and Officer Lucille Creedon and responded to a motor vehicle crash on West Main Street. No personal injuries were reported. Officer Creedon gave the driver a courtesy transport.

April 15
12:51 a.m. Officer Eva Cann checked on a person in a vehicle parked on Pond Street and moved him along.
12:59 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning checked on a vehicle parked in the State Park and moved the occupant along.
7:00 a.m. Sgt. Arthur Schofield and Officer Brian Ziniti responded to a motor vehicle crash involving two cars on West Main Street and took a report.
7:49 a.m. A caller reported a suspicious drone flying in the area of Main Street. Officer Augusto Diaz responded and spoke with the reporting person.
9:09 a.m. Officers Brian Ziniti and Augusto Diaz responded to a motor vehicle crash on South Street and issued a written warning to one driver for failure to yield.
9:21 a.m. A motorist reported the traffic light at Chestnut Street was malfunctioning. Officer Augusto Diaz checked and reported it was working properly.
7:32 p.m. A caller complained that a landscaping truck was parked facing the wrong way on Hayward Street at the corner. Officer Sean McKeon responded and reported there was no hazard. The landscaper placed lights on around the truck.
7:53 p.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin made checks of Parkwood Drive property.
8:25 p.m. Officer Sean McKeon checked on Pratt Way property.

April 16
8:39 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz completed community relations on Elm Street.
9:47 a.m. Officers Nicholas Walker and Augusto Diaz assisted a disabled motor vehicle get off the roadway on South Street.
11:50 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz and the Fire Department responded to a complaint of an illegal burn on Elm Street.
12:28 p.m. Sgt. Arthur Schofield and Sgt. William Burchard responded to a disturbance on Davis Road. A verbal argument was in progress. A report followed.
2:21 p.m. Officer Nicholas Walker checked on a motor vehicle parked on Ash Street and moved the driver along.
3:49 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator swerving on West Main Street and headed toward town. Officers Justin Cappuccio and Sean McKeon responded and checked the area with a negative find.
4:09 p.m. An officer reported a few vehicles parked in the Hayden Rowe Street lot where the State Command was trying to set up for the marathon. Sgt. Shannon Beloin made contact with the owners, and the vehicles were moved.
5:12 p.m. A motorist reported an erratic operator who was tailgating the caller on Chestnut Street. Officers Brian Ziniti and Justin Cappuccio responded, and the vehicle was gone upon their arrival.
7:15 p.m. The State Police requested assistance with blocking off a parking lot for their vehicles on Hayden Rowe Street. Sgt. Shannon Beloin and Officer Justin Cappuccio responded and placed cones around the area.
8:13 p.m. Officer Sean McKeon made checks of the Fruit Street fields.
8:24 p.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin and Officers Sean McKeon, Brian Ziniti and Justin Cappuccio responded to a multi-car crash including entrapment on West Main Street. Milford and Upton officers responded to assist with traffic control. Two tow trucks were requested. Officer McKeon provided one operator with a courtesy transport. Officer Ziniti spoke with one witness on the phone and issued a criminal application to the male operator of a Toyota RAV4 for marked lanes violation and unsafe operation of a motor vehicle. Damage to the guardrail was reported.

April 17
12:29 a.m. Officer Aline Matos checked on the LNG plant on Wilson Street.
12:54 a.m. Officer Justin Cappuccio assisted the Southborough Police Department and lent out a portable breathalyzer.
2:58 a.m. Officer Eva Cann made checks of Sandy Beach on Lakeshore Drive.
7:46 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker checked on a school bus parked on Main Street and spoke with the driver, who stated all was OK and he was just waiting for a stop.
8:03 a.m. A caller reported a man who looked out of place standing right outside the school driveway on Hayden Rowe Street. He had a beard and a hat and was smoking a cigarette. Officer Nicholas Walker responded and checked the area with a negative find. Sgt. Matthew Santoro was to speak with an individual he suspected it was.
8:08 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker made checks of the middle school on Hayden Rowe Street.
8:33 a.m. A caller reported a small brown and white terrier running loose on Pleasant Street. The animal control officer was notified. The caller called back and stated the owner took possession of the dog.
11:07 a.m. Police Chief Joseph Bennett made checks of schools on Hayden Rowe Street.
2:37 p.m. Multiple Colonade Drive callers reported a civil dispute over contractors parking on homeowner’s association property and on the side of the roadway. Sgt. Cody Normandin responded and gave advice to both parties.
5:31 p.m. Officer Justin Cappuccio checked on two vans on the side of the roadway on Granite Street. One was disabled and the other one was picking up the passengers. AAA was en route.
5:39 p.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin made checks of EMC Park on Hayden Rowe Street.
6:21 p.m. Officer Justin Cappuccio made checks of the Town Common on Main Street.
6:41 p.m. Officer Matthew LaTour completed community relations on Main Street.
7:11 p.m. A Main Street caller reported a vehicle parked in his driveway all day and inquired if it belonged to a group home. Officer Matthew LaTour responded, and the caller ordered a tow truck to remove it.
11:11 p.m. A caller in South Boston reported he was notified via text of a DoorDash delivery that he did not order and that was being delivered to a Hopkinton address. Officer Aline Matos spoke with the caller and stated the number may have been entered incorrectly on the DoorDash account.

April 18
8:48 a.m. A Davis Road resident requested to speak with an officer about an issue he was having with a house cleaner. Officer Benjamin Vaz responded and took a report.
9:03 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning made checks of the LNG plant on Wilson Street.
12:19 p.m. A Frostpane Lane walk-in reported suspicious kids ringing his doorbell and running away. Officer Jennifer Manning responded and took a report.
12:32 p.m. Officer Benjamin Vaz completed community relations at a lemonade stand on Hayden Rowe Street.
1:15 p.m. Sgt. Arthur Schofield and Officers Jennifer Manning, Sean McKeon and Benjamin Vaz completed community policing during a youth road race on Main Street.
1:17 p.m. A caller complained of a vehicle speeding in a West Main Street parking lot. Officer Sean McKeon responded and cited the vehicle for parking in a handicap spot.
3:08 p.m. Police Chief Joseph Bennett placed barricades back up on the sidewalk on Grove Street.
3:29 p.m. Sgt. Cody Normandin made checks of the Town Common on Main Street.
4:19 p.m. Police Chief Joseph Bennett assisted a disabled motor vehicle on West Main Street.
4:41 p.m. Officer Kyle Quinzani made checks of the State Park on Cedar Street.
4:50 p.m. A caller complained of trucks doing burnouts in a South Street parking lot all day long. Sgt. Cody Normandin and Officer Justin Cappuccio responded and reported the trucks cleared out.
9:07 p.m. A Windsong Way caller reported being locked out of her house. Officer Kyle Quinzani and the Fire Department responded and assisted in gaining entry.
9:32 p.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin moved a deceased coyote to the side of the road on West Main Street.
10:25 p.m. Sgt. Shannon Beloin made checks of the former Center School property on Ash Street.
10:37 p.m. A Foxhollow Road resident reported a driver followed her home after a road rage incident. Sgt. Cody Normandin and Officer Justin Cappuccio responded and checked the area, and the vehicle was gone upon their arrival. Officers were to do extra checks of the area.

April 19
1:37 a.m. Officer Aline Matos checked on a person in a parked car on Main Street and spoke with a male operator, who was working as security. All was OK.
2:24 a.m. A caller reported fraud. Officer Aline Matos assisted and advised the caller to block the person and not send money.
9:12 a.m. Officer Matthew LaTour checked on a vehicle on South Street and spoke to a runner checking out the area for a place to park before the next day’s Boston Marathon.
9:30 a.m. A walk-in with questions about the Boston Marathon and the time of the liquor store opening spoke with Officer Benjamin Vaz.
10:13 a.m. A caller reported several missing water/sewer caps on Hayden Rowe Street. Officer Aline Matos responded and took a report.
11:13 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik checked on Church Street property.
12:11 p.m. Officer Augusto Diaz made checks of the LNG plant on Wilson Street.
12:34 p.m. A Lyford Road caller reported she saw fire in the woods. Officer Benjamin Vaz responded along with the Fire Department.
1:42 p.m. Officer Augusto Diaz made checks of Loop Road.
3:24 p.m. A caller complained of a vehicle parked on Main Street. Officer Nicholas Saletnik responded and advised the driver of a vehicle with Rhode Island plates to move.
9:12 p.m. Sgt. Cody Normandin checked on a motor vehicle parked on East Street. All was OK.
11:38 p.m. The Northborough Police Department requested K-9 assistance with finding a missing 10-year-old girl. Officer Nicholas Walker assisted, and the girl was found in Westborough.

April 20
1:17 a.m. Officer Lucille Creedon checked on a vehicle parked in the driveway next to the station and found a State Police officer inside. All was OK.
2:48 a.m. Officer Jennifer Manning assisted the Boston Athletic Association with parking on Ash Street.
6:50 a.m. Sgt. William Burchard transported two runners from Marshall Avenue to the start line.
7:17 a.m. Officer Lucille Creedon transported two runners from Walcott Valley drive to the start line.
7:18 a.m. The Southborough Police Department reported two unattended tote bags were found in Southborough on Cedar Street.
8:15 a.m. Officer Lucille Creedon assisted Southborough officers with crowds at the Southborough train station.
8:37 a.m. A caller complained of multiple cars parked illegally on Ash Street and blocking the road. Officer Aline Matos responded and reported all was OK.
10:08 a.m. Sgt. William Burchard reported finding a camera and a zoom lens in the bushes at police headquarters on Main Street.
10:13 a.m. A caller reported four vehicles driving near Park Street. Sgt. Cody Normandin responded and had the vehicles turn around.
10:21 a.m. A caller reported several vehicles driving down Hayden Rowe Street. Officer Eva Cann assisted, and the cars turned around.
10:43 a.m. A Wood Street caller reported a woman who was in a gray Mercury placed a black lantern on the wall by the pond portion of Lake Whitehall on Pond Street. A message was left for the woman to contact HPD.
11:56 a.m. Officer Eva Cann assisted an elderly woman who was separated from her adult daughter on Hayden Rowe Street to reunite with her.
1:13 p.m. A State Police Officer found the phone of a marathon runner by Faith Community Church on East Main Street. It was taken to the station, and the mother of the runner was to pick it up.
2:12 p.m. Police Chief Joseph Bennett found a bottle of pills on Ash Street and took it to the station.
2:32 p.m. Officer Kyle Quinzani assisted a disabled motor vehicle that ran out of gas on West Main Street. The driver was walking to Alltown for fuel.
3:32 p.m. A caller complained of vehicles speeding daily on Fruit Street between 2:30-4:30 p.m. Officer Kyle Quinzani took a report.
6:34 p.m. A resident requested to speak with an officer about suspicious activity on Mount Auburn Street. Officer Nicholas Saletnik assisted and took a report.

 

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