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Jul 2026 1

Arrests/Police Log, July 1 edition

ARRESTS June 23 9:12 p.m. On Downey Street, officers arrested a 26-year-old man from Washington Street in Mendon and charged him with possession of a Class B drug, having an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended...

Jun 2026 24

Arrests/Police Log, June 24 edition

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 June 16 2:01 a.m. Officer Eva Cann responded to Spring Street and removed a tree...

Jun 2026 17

Select Board appoints van Raalten to fill interim HPD chief role

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw88BGWqPa0 The Select Board on Tuesday took steps toward replacing current Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett by selecting a search committee for his successor and appointing Deputy Chief Scott van Raalten interim chief. Bennett...

Jun 2026 17

Arrests/Police Log, June 17 edition

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 June 9 12:11 a.m. A dispatcher noticed a vehicle parked on Lakeshore Drive, and...

Jun 2026 10

Arrests/Police Log, June 10 edition

ARRESTS June 3 6:54 a.m. A caller reported a group of males fighting at Sandy Beach on Lakeshore Drive. Sgt. Cody Normandin, Sgt. Aaron O’Neil and Officers Sean McKeon and Noah Buentello responded and assisted. One witness shared a video of the incident. A...

Jun 2026 4

Resident accused of attempted murder at Sandy Beach pleads not guilty at arraignment

The suspect in an altercation at Sandy Beach on Wednesday night pleaded not guilty to three charges in Framingham District Court on Thursday, including attempt to murder. Stephen Dana, 70, also was referred to in court documents as Stephen Dion (and as Steven Dana...