Authorities are asking area residents to check their surveillance cameras after two women driving in a car allegedly approached a child on Tuesday afternoon. Hopkinton Police say they received a call from a resident around 2:40 p.m. who alleges two unknown Hispanic women in a white vehicle offered her child a ride home while the […]
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Black bear makes social media debut, thanks to Hopkinton police sergeant
HOPKINTON − A black bear made its social media debut following an encounter Thursday with a Hopkinton police sergeant. Sgt. Ryan Percival was patrolling in a cruiser near Interstate 95’s exit 7 when he spotted the “sizeable” black bear lumbering alongside the highway, according to a Facebook post by the Hopkinton police. “Due to the […]
Young woman run down with car in apparent road rage incident in Hopkinton dies, DA says
The young woman run down by another driver during an apparent road rage incident near a pub in Hopkinton last week, died from her injuries, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office confirmed late Sunday night. The DA’s office said that 26-year-old Destini Decoff died over the weekend. The DA’s office charged 36-year-old Ryan Sweatt of Milford […]
Person seriously injured after being struck by car in Hopkinton, police say
Authorities are investigating a serious pedestrian crash in Hopkinton Thursday night. Massachusetts State Police said troopers responded to a crash in the area of Hayden Rowe Street just before 6:30 p.m. that left a person with serious and possibly life-threatening injuries. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital. There is no word on if […]
First in the state? Hopkinton allows students initiated in Sikh faith to carry kirpans
HOPKINTON — Reflecting a changing student population, a school weapons policy now allows for blade-like objects to be worn for religious reasons. The new weapons policy, adopted on March 21, allows for Hopkinton Public Schools students initiated in the Sikh faith to carry a kirpan — a small, dull blade that Sikhs carry as part […]
Emotions run high during hearing for suspended Hopkinton police sergeant
A town hearing to decide the fate of a suspended police sergeant ended Friday with no decision and a lot of frustration from the hundreds of residents in attendance. Sgt. Tim Brennan, a 23-year veteran of the Hopkinton Police Dept., is fighting to keep his job after the town suspended him in May. Hopkinton Police […]
Franklin woman, 19, dies after single-car crash on Interstate 495 in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON — A 19-year-old Franklin woman died Tuesday afternoon after a single-car crash on Interstate 495 in Hopkinton. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1:10 p.m. crash, according to a Massachusetts State Police press release. As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, authorities had not yet released her identity. The crash occurred on […]