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ARRESTS January 4 2:51 p.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle struck two houses on Grove Street and fled the scene. Multiple officers responded, and Officer Nicholas Walker caught up with the vehicle on Main Street. A 52-year-old Wood Street resident was arrested and...
Fire Chief Gary Daugherty and Police Chief Joseph Bennett on Friday evening provided winter weather safety precautions to community members as some of the first snow accumulation of the season is expected this weekend. While snow totals may continue to change, much of...
A van driven by an allegedly drunk Hopkinton resident crashed into houses at 75 and 77 Grove Street Thursday afternoon, according to Hopkinton Fire Department personnel and a press spokesperson. The crash occurred at approximately 2:51 p.m., according to Robert Mills,...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] POLICE LOG December 26 6:29 a.m. A concerned caller reported two people...
The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night unanimously chose interim Fire Chief Gary Daugherty Jr. as the town’s permanent chief. Board members interviewed Daugherty and fellow finalist John W. Ignatowicz, the current acting fire chief in Pelham, New Hampshire, for...
The Massachusetts State Police announced that a 19-year-old female from Franklin died Tuesday afternoon after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 in Hopkinton. UPDATE: The driver was identified as Allison Kane. The accident occurred on the northbound side of the...
The Select Board is expected to choose the town’s new fire chief after interviewing the two finalists at its meeting Tuesday night. Both candidates, interim Chief Gary T. Daugherty Jr. and John W. Ignatowicz, possess more than 25 years of firefighting experience and...
ARRESTS December 21 11:58 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik conducted a motor vehicle stop on Ray Street and subsequently arrested a 47-year-old resident of Aspen Way in Hopkinton for marked lanes violation and OUI-liquor. December 24 1:56 a.m. A Hayward Street caller...
The Hopkinton Police Department on Thursday announced that detectives arrested and charged a New York man who allegedly stole $10,000 from an elderly Hopkinton resident through a well-documented nationwide computer technical support scam. Minhaj Ismam, a 21-year-old...
ARRESTS December 12 6:12 p.m. A caller reported two homeless men asking for help and blocking the doors at a South Street business. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Shannon Beloin, Brennan Grimley and Matthew LaTour responded and subsequently arrested a...
Monday's heavy rain and wind gusts of 50 mph prompted the Hopkinton Fire Department to ask residents to use caution if they have to travel. "This morning has been one of our highest call volumes in recent memory," HFD stated in a tweet on the X social media platform...
The Hopkinton Police Department on Tuesday arrested a man who appeared to be homeless on a default Rhode Island warrant at the Price Chopper shopping plaza on South Street. The man was determined to be a "fugitive from justice," acording to an HPD incident report....
ARRESTS December 6 6:01 p.m. Officer Brennan Grimley conducted a motor vehicle stop on Prestwick Drive and requested backup and a portable breathalyzer. Officers Shannon Beloin and Brian Ziniti responded, and a 33-year-old from Framingham was arrested and charged with...
The judge in the ongoing court case against former Hopkinton Police Deputy Chief John “Jay” Porter on Wednesday said he would file an order compelling the town to provide internal investigation records to him if he did not receive them by Jan. 9. If this request is...
ARRESTS November 28 9:50 p.m. Officer Cody Normandin completed a motor vehicle stop on South Street and subsequently arrested a 40-year-old from Milford and charged him with operation of motor vehicle with license suspended, operation of motor vehicle with license...
ARRESTS November 23 12:32 a.m. A motorist reported an erratic operator in front of him on East Main Street driving far below the speed limit and crossing the yellow line onto the other side of the road. Officer Nicholas Walker responded and observed the vehicle, then...
ARRESTS None this week. [Editor's note: Hopkinton Independent policy for the arrests section is to remove the arrested individual's name after it has been posted for approximately one week.] POLICE LOG November 14 12:53 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik made checks of...
Governor Maura Healey on Tuesday presented Hopkinton Fire Department members with a group citation for meritorious service at the 34th annual Firefighter of the Year Awards ceremony at Mechanic's Hall in Worcester. The event honored firefighters throughout the state...
Hopkinton interim Fire Chief Gary Daugherty and the Hopkinton Fire Department have shared safety tips with community members as they plan to cook, bake and enjoy holiday meals over the coming days and weeks. According to the National Fire Protection Association...
Two vehicles crashed on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Hopkinton on Wednesday afternoon, sending two people with injuries to the hospital and prompting a traffic alert at Interstate 495 and I-90. "At approximately 1:35 p.m., we responded to a two-vehicle crash with...
