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Hopkinton police made an arrest on Hayden Rowe Street on Tuesday after a man allegedly assaulted three officers and was found to be in possession of narcotics. Wayne Harnois, a 38-year-old who has no fixed address, had called police to complain about a disturbance,...
POLICE LOG August 24 3:41 a.m. Officer Stephen Buckley checked on a person on West Main Street. All was OK. He was waiting for Dunkin’ to open. 8:51 a.m. A Blueberry Lane resident reported his mailbox was vandalized. Sergeant William Burchard responded to view the...
POLICE LOG August 18 8:04 a.m. Multiple calls were received about a motor vehicle accident with airbag deployment and personal injury on West Main Street. Officers Brendon Lyver, Matthew Santoro and Moira McGaffigan responded along with ambulances. Patients were...
Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett, during an appearance on Monday’s Hopkinton Hangout Hour on HCAM, said that while the pandemic continues to put people on edge, his department has worked hard to keep...
ARRESTS August 16 9:24 p.m. Officer Benjamin Stickney checked on a motor vehicle on Cedar Street and Officer Ryan Polselli and Sergeant Aaron O’Neil responded as backup. An 18-year-old female was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, operation of motor vehicle...
Update, Aug. 17: The motorcyclist issued a statement apologizing for his actions, and the apology was accepted by the event organizer. During Saturday morning's India Independence Day celebration on the Town Common, a man rode his motorcycle around the common...
POLICE LOG August 4 9:03 a.m. A Bracing Run caller reported unemployment fraud. The incident was logged. 9:45 a.m. A caller complained of construction vehicles driving erratically on Chamberlain Street. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil responded and spoke with the foreman. 2:21...
The Hopkinton Police Department will accept unused medication (no liquids) and used needles in the station lobby (74 Main St.) on Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The department will properly dispose of the items. According to a press release from the department, this...
POLICE LOG July 28 7:39 a.m. A caller reported a fallen tree on wires on Spring Street. Officer Brian Sanchioni responded and notified Eversource. 9:36 a.m. Officer Ryan Polselli assisted a disabled motor vehicle on East Main Street. 10:57 a.m. A motorist reported...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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 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.,...
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...
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...
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...
