Monday's storm brought rain and heavy winds through town, leaving a trail of downed trees and wires. On Tuesday crews began the cleanup process.
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Hopkinton Police Department
Storm leads to road closures, power outages
A storm that brought heavy wind and rain Monday afternoon and early evening caused some problems in town. The Police Department cautioned that there have been multiple road closures, detours and power outages and encouraged residents to stay off the roads while work...
Arrests/Police Log, Nov. 24 edition
POLICE LOG Note: For information on the town's winter parking ban, click here. November 17 2:24 a.m. Officer Tyler Brabham issued winter parking ban warnings on Hayden Rowe Street. 8:42 a.m. A Saddle Hill Road resident reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged....
Arrests/Police Log, Nov. 17 edition
POLICE LOG November 10 8:01 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged. 10:50 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged. 10:57 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged. 12:09 p.m. A caller reported a phone...
Arrests/Police Log, Nov. 10 edition
ARRESTS November 5 1:32 a.m. Officer Robert Ekross checked on a motor vehicle on Hayden Rowe Street and performed field sobriety tests on the driver. Officers Tyler Brabham and Jessica Ferreira responded with a portable breath test and subsequently arrested a...
Select Board roundup: HPD welcomes 2 new officers; library to add assistant
At Tuesday's Select Board meeting, Brittany Firth and Nathan Wright were confirmed as Hopkinton police officers after they completed their Police Academy training Oct. 22. They were initially approved at the Jan. 31 Select Board meeting. Firth worked as a part-time...
HPD to get assessment for MPAC accreditation
Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett announced that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission is scheduled to visit Dec. 2-3 to begin examining various aspects of the Hopkinton Police Department’s policies and procedures, operations...
Arrests/Police Log, Nov. 4 edition
POLICE LOG October 27 8:09 a.m. A School Street caller reported stolen signs from his yard and wanted the incident logged. 9:41 a.m. A Falcon Ridge Road caller reported someone tampered with his garage door opener. Officer Benjamin Stickney responded and took a...
Arrests/Police Log, Oct. 27 edition
POLICE LOG October 20 2:30 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted it logged. 7:00 a.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle accident on West Main Street involving four cars. No injuries were reported. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Jay Deiana and...
Arrests/Police Log, Oct. 20 edition
ARRESTS October 17 5:45 p.m. Sergeant Matthew McNeil conducted a motor vehicle stop on West Main Street and subsequently arrested Edward Mendes III, 39, of 136 School St., Whitman, on a warrant and additionally charged him with operating an unregistered motor vehicle,...
Arrests/Police Log, Oct. 13 edition
ARRESTS October 6 7:45 p.m. The Southborough Police Department reported an erratic driver on Grove Street. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officers Preston Mucciarone, Robert Ekross, Jessica Ferreira and Ryan Polselli responded and searched for the operator. Officer...
Arrests/Police Log, Oct. 6 edition
POLICE LOG September 29 6:42 a.m. A Yale Road resident reported a dog barking in the neighborhood since 5:30 a.m. The caller previously had reported this. The animal control officer was notified. 7:00 a.m. An Amherst Road resident complained of a barking dog in the...
Police chief takes pride in town’s jail diversion program
This summer’s national protests that demanded changes in policing included a call for more people trained to handle mental health issues, individuals who would be better prepared than police to deal with those suffering from psychological or substance-abuse issues....
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 29 edition
POLICE LOG September 22 12:39 a.m. A School Street resident reported a Black Lives Matter sign was vandalized with spray paint. Officer Stephen Buckley checked the area and logged the incident. 9:03 a.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle accident on West Main Street....
HPD introduces program to help with disposal of prescription drugs
The Hopkinton Police Department announced a new program offered by the MED-Project (Medication Education & Disposal) allowing residents to properly dispose of prescription drugs by requesting a free, prepaid mail-back envelope sent directly to their home. For more...
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 22 edition
ARRESTS September 14 1:27 p.m. Officer Jay Deiana conducted a motor vehicle stop on East Main Street and Officer Matthew Santoro responded with a portable breath test. A 63-year-old from Whitinsville was arrested and charged with OUI liquor and marked lanes violation....
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 15 edition
ARRESTS September 8 8:02 p.m. Officer Ryan Polselli conducted a motor vehicle stop on West Main Street and Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Benjamin Stickney assisted. A 57-year-old woman from Ashland was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation and OUI...
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 8 edition
ARRESTS September 6 3:25 a.m. Officers Robert Ekross and Jessica Ferreira conducted a motor vehicle stop on Main Street and subsequently arrested a 40-year-old man from Framingham and charged him with OUI liquor and speeding in violation of special regulation. POLICE...
Police arrest man on Hayden Rowe after he allegedly assaults officers
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,...
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 1 edition
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...
