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The police hiring controversy dominated much of Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, as members held a discussion with Chief Joseph Bennett about the department’s policy and how board members could become more involved. The controversy started at the Sept. 5 meeting, when...
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 September 12 12:32 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker checked on a...
In the wake of a surprise 4-1 vote to delay the promotion request for two Hopkinton Police Department officers to the rank of sergeant at the Select Board meeting on Sept. 5, one Select Board member explained his rationale for his decision to the Hopkinton...
The elderly man who disappeared from the Golden Pond assisted living facility on Sunday night and was rescued Tuesday morning never strayed that far from the grounds, interim Hopkinton Fire Chief Gary Daugherty believes, but because he was in a “very deep, thick area...
ARRESTS September 8 2:17 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik stopped a vehicle that passed him at 80 mph on West Main Street. A 29-year-old from Milford was arrested and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulation, and...
[Editor's note: This story was updated with information from the State Police at 2 p.m.] The elderly man who had been missing since Sunday night was found alive at approximately 10:40 a.m. Tuesday by members of the Massachusetts State Police Special Emergency Response...
The town sent out an emergency dispatch to residents Monday morning after an 84-year-old went missing Sunday night. James "Jim" Noon, a white male who stands 5-foot-7 and weighs 150 pounds, was last seen in the area of 50 West Main Street (which is The Communities at...
The Hopkinton Police Department issued a warning to the public after residents reported scam phone calls from someone purporting to be a Hopkinton police officer. According to an HPD post on Facebook, the residents who reported the calls noted that "the number the...
The Select Board's decision Tuesday to delay consideration of the promotion of two Hopkinton police officers until a departmental review is complete drew immediate criticism, and that continued Thursday with an open letter to the Select Board from police union vice...
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 August 29 12:17 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz made checks of...
The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night voted 4-1 to delay consideration of the promotion of two Hopkinton police officers to the rank of sergeant until a departmental review is complete, provoking angry outbursts from some audience members. Detective Gregg...
The Hopkinton Police Department on Friday urged trail walkers, particularly those with dogs or children, to exercise caution when encountering animals after a dog was snatched by a coyote Thursday afternoon. According to the police report issued Friday morning, the...
ARRESTS August 27 10:24 p.m. On West Main Street, Officer Cody Normandin conducted a motor vehicle stop of a vehicle with temporary Florida license plates. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Brennan Grimley and Matthew LaTour responded as backup. A 29-year-old...
Interim Chief Gary Daugherty announced Tuesday that the Hopkinton Fire Department will purchase new equipment after receiving funding from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The $921,943 grant was...
In the wake of several MetroWest home burglaries that appeared to target homes where the occupants were on vacation — often in South Asia — the Hopkinton Police Department and the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office provided safety tips for homeowners. In a...
ARRESTS August 17 12:26 a.m. Officer Augusto Diaz conducted a motor vehicle stop on Hayden Rowe Street, and Officer Shannon Beloin and Sergeant Arthur Schofield responded as backup. A 47-year-old Holliston resident was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation,...
August 8 1:22 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik made checks of Ash Street property. 6:50 a.m. A West Main Street caller reported a change in her heating system after someone walked in her room, and she wanted to speak with an officer. Officers Nathan Wright and Nicholas...
August 2 12:26 a.m. Officer Nicholas Walker checked on Parkwood Drive property. 1:35 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield checked on a person walking on Cedar Street toward Milford and subsequently provided him with a courtesy transport. 9:01 a.m. A caller complained of...
ARRESTS July 27 6:46 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator all over the road on Pleasant Street. Officer Matthew LaTour conducted a motor vehicle stop and subsequently arrested a 54-year-old Pleasant Street resident and charged him with marked lanes violation,...
ARRESTS July 22 12:57 a.m. On Legacy Farms South, Officers Brennan Grimley and Nicholas Saletnik arrested a 27-year-old Woodview Way resident and charged her with OUI liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. July 24 2:35 a.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and...
