ARRESTS July 21 8:09 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle off the roadway of Lumber Street, and the occupants were out walking and talking. Sergeants Matthew McNeil and Aaron Neil and Officer Philip Powers responded and performed field sobriety tests and subsequently...
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Police restart boat patrols on Maspenock, Whitehall
The Hopkinton Police Department announced that boat patrols of Lake Maspenock and Lake Whitehall have resumed after a "long hiatus." https://twitter.com/Hopkintonpolice/status/1286373199358447619?s=20 According to an HPD tweet from Thursday, "Officers from HPD have...
Arrests/Police Log, July 21 edition
POLICE LOG July 14 1:43 a.m. Officer Jessica Ferreira checked on a Ryder truck on East Main Street and found the driver making a delivery. All was OK. 4:30 p.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle struck a mailbox and flower bed on Wood Street. Sergeant Matthew McNeil...
Arrests/Police Log, July 14 edition
ARRESTS July 10 9:01 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officers Robert Ekross and Benjamin Stickney conducted a motor vehicle stop on Main Street and subsequently arrested Sarah R. DeFonzo, 27, of 23 Summer St., Hudson, and charged her with OUI liquor and failure to...
Arrests/Police Log, July 7 edition
ARRESTS July 2 12:05 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle nearly hit several mailboxes on West Main Street. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Jessica Ferreira and Tyler Brabham responded and located the operator. Julie C. Steinkrauss, 46, of 5 Rae Ave., Needham, was...
Arrests/Police Log, June 30 edition
POLICE LOG June 23 12:19 a.m. Officer Brian Sanchioni discovered a stop sign vandalized with graffiti on Proctor Street and Saddle Hill Road. 1:36 a.m. An East Main Street caller reported his neighbor’s dog had been barking for hours and sounded like it was in...
Arrests/Police Log, June 23 edition
POLICE LOG June 16 6:26 a.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Wood Street. Officer Brendon Lyver responded. No personal injuries were reported. A tow truck was requested. 11:39 a.m. Officer Jay Deiana took a report of a hit and run motor vehicle accident...
Arrests/Police Log, June 16 edition
ARRESTS June 13 2:16 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Stephen Buckley and Robert Ekross conducted a motor vehicle check on West Main Street and subsequently conducted field sobriety tests on an individual. Jose Antonio Loja-Paguay, 27, of 69 Harvard St.,...
Arrests/Police Log, June 9 edition
June 2 7:04 a.m. A Winter Street caller complained of a loud generator on all night that stopped about 30 minutes earlier. He wanted the incident logged. 11:06 a.m. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Philip Powers and Matthew Santoro completed community relations...
Police Chief Bennett: HPD stands against ‘all injustice’
Joseph Bennett, who recently was promoted to chief of the Hopkinton Police Department, released a statement Thursday on the racial unrest and protests that have occurred across the nation. Below is the statement in full: Yesterday, I was extremely humbled to pick up...
Letter to the Editor: Police chief must speak out against racism
Dear Chief Bennett, I strongly support our local police department in their role in keeping our community safe. However, when push comes to shove, I support the concept of justice more than I support any of the people in specific positions. Humans are fallible, so...
Arrests/Police Log, May 26 edition
May 19 10:43 a.m. Officers Benjamin Stickney, Ryan Polselli, Philip Powers and Moira McGaffigan completed community policing on Jamie Lane. 11:48 a.m. The Milford Police Department reported a lot of smoke coming from an area near the Milford/Hopkinton town lines. 3:15...
Arrests/Police Log, May 19 edition
POLICE LOG May 11 7:52 a.m. A caller reported a landscaping truck ran over a curb on Chestnut Street and wanted the incident logged. 9:57 a.m. A Lakeshore Drive caller requested assistance with obtaining a restraining order. Officer Matthew Santoro assisted. 10:30...
Arrests/Police Log, May 12 edition
POLICE LOG May 4 9:56 a.m. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officers Ryan Polselli and Matthew Santoro completed community policing on Elizabeth Road. 4:27 p.m. The Westborough Police Department transferred a call about four teenagers in a black topless Jeep who threw...
Joseph Bennett sworn in as Hopkinton police chief
Joseph Bennett was officially sworn in as Hopkinton police chief during the Select Board’s Tuesday night Zoom meeting. It followed a contract negotiation that was finalized in an executive session. “This is a true success story, not just for the Police Department but...
Hopkinton home invasion fugitive arrested in Rhode Island
The Hopkinton Police Department sent out the following press release Thursday evening: On April 5, 2020, at approximately 9 p.m. the Hopkinton Police Department was contacted by the Burrillville Police Department in Rhode Island, in reference to an outstanding arrest...
Select Board tabs Bennett as police chief; Town Election moved to June 29
Joseph Bennett was named the town's new police chief during Tuesday night's Select Board meeting, pending agreement on a contract. Bennett, the deputy chief and a 25-year veteran of the force, has been serving as interim chief since Edward Lee's last day on the job,...
Arrests/Police Log, March 17 edition
ARRESTS March 3 9:26 p.m. On Main Street, Officer Preston Mucciarone arrested Trevis J Santos-Caquias, 23, of 126 Beaver Street, Framingham, and charged him with operation of motor vehicle with license suspended and unlicensed operation of motor vehicle. March 4 8:26...
News Briefs: Hopkinton Police Department set to add trio of officers
Hopkinton Police Department set to add trio of officers The Hopkinton Police Department presented three candidates to the Select Board at its Jan. 30 meeting. The town has budgeted for two positions, and town manager Norman Khumalo told the board that the third...
News Briefs: Hopkinton K9 Titan lauded for rescuing woman
Scouts honored Hopkinton K9 Titan lauded for rescuing woman The Hopkinton Police Department’s K9, Titan, was commended at the Jan. 7 Select Board meeting for his work rescuing a woman in Milford. Hopkinton Police Chief Edward Lee shared a letter from his counterpart...