The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night unanimously appointed Brian Ziniti as a Hopkinton Police Department officer and focused on the department’s goals. Police Chief Joseph Bennett, who attended the meeting via Zoom, introduced Ziniti to the board. “Hopkinton...
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Arrests/Police Log, Oct. 18 edition
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 October 10 1:04 a.m. Officer Nicholas Pratt made checks of the...
Select Board roundup: FY 25 budget message calls for level-service funding; police hiring policy discussed
The Select Board during its meeting Tuesday night approved by a 4-0 vote a budget message that stressed frugality to town departments when making their fiscal year 2025 budget requests. The town is bracing for a challenging budget season, with a current projected...
Arrests/Police Log, Oct. 11 edition
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 October 3 1:23 a.m. Officer Nicholas Saletnik checked on Lumber...
Arrests/Police Log, Oct. 4 edition
ARRESTS September 29 7:26 p.m. On West Main Street, Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Brennan Grimley conducted a motor vehicle stop and arrested a 40-year-old Oakhurst Road resident, charging him with operation of a motor vehicle with license suspended for OUI...
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 27 edition
ARRESTS September 24 2:59 a.m. A caller reported a car struck a pole on Hayden Rowe Street. A second caller reported airbags deployed, and a female driver was ambulatory and coherent. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Augusto Diaz and Nicholas Walker responded...
After controversial delay, Select Board discusses hiring/promotion policy with police chief
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/Police Log, Sept. 20 edition
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...
Select Board members respond to criticism after vote to delay police promotions
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...
Arrests/Police Log, Sept. 13 edition
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...
Police report elderly man has gone missing in town
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...
Hopkinton Police Department warns public about scam calls from person pretending to be an officer
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...
Police union lashes out at Select Board for delaying officers’ promotions
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/Police Log, Sept. 6 edition
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...
Select Board puts police promotion requests on hold, discusses timeline for Special Town Meeting
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...
Police urge caution on trails after dog snatched by coyote on Whisper Way
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/Police Log, Aug. 30 edition
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...
Amid string of regional home burglaries, police, DA offer safety tips
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/Police Log, Aug. 23 edition
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,...
Arrests/Police Log, Aug. 16 edition
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...