Hopkinton

Milford Police Officer Timothy Brennan, who had his police certification suspended by Massachusetts’ Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission last month over allegations in Hopkinton, had the decision overturned on an appeal, the commission announced Friday.

Despite the efforts of an alert bystander, a boater has died after suffering what first responders believe was a medical emergency while on the water at Whitehall Reservoir in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on Thursday, officials said. A bystander who saw a boater having trouble about 5 p.m called 911, got the person to an island and started CPR, according to a…

A Milford police officer previously fired by the Hopkinton Police Department over child rape reporting has now had his certification suspended by the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission. The Hopkinton Police Department terminated former Sgt. Timothy Brennan back in February after the town said Brennan failed to report sexual assault allegations against now-retired Deputy Police Chief John...

A former Hopkinton police sergeant who was fired earlier this year after failing to report child rape allegations has been hired by another local department. The Hopkinton Police Department terminated former Sgt. Timothy Brennan back in February after the town says Brennan failed to report sexual assault allegations against now-retired Deputy Police Chief John Porter. Porter was accused of sexually…

The man accused of fatally striking a woman with his car during a road rage incident in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, in April was held without bail at a hearing Tuesday. Ryan Sweatt pleaded not guilty to all the charges brought against him during his court appearance in Middlesex Superior Court. When he was last in court, to be arraigned on a…

Authorities say they identified the suspect of the shooting as 45-year-old Joseph Francis, the victim’s estranged husband.

A man accused of intentionally hitting a woman with his car during a road rage incident in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, was arraigned on a murder charge Tuesday. The room in Framingham District Court where Ryan Sweatt, a 36-year-old from Milford, was arraigned was packed, and tensions boiled over in the hallway outside. The families of Sweatt and the woman who died,…

A man who is accused of intentionally hitting a woman with his car during a road rage incident in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, will be charged with murder, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Destini Decoff, 26, was critically injured in the crash on April 4 on Hayden Rowe Street near Cornell’s Irish Pub, Hopkinton, police said. She died of her…

A week after a woman was allegedly intentionally hit by a car in a road rage incident in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office are asking for the public’s help in the investigation. The crash occurred on April 4 on Hayden Rowe Street near Cornell’s Irish Pub, Hopkinton police said. The public is being asked to...

A 26-year-old woman who was allegedly intentionally hit by a car in a road rage incident in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on Thursday night, has died, her family said Sunday. Destini Decoff’s mom said her daughter died from her injuries Saturday afternoon, adding that she experienced complications during surgery the day before. Officials have not released Decoff’s name, or provided an...

A Massachusetts man is facing charges after authorities say he intentionally hit a 26-year-old woman with his car in a road rage incident in Hopkinton on Thursday night. Ryan Sweatt, 36, of Milford, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, operating to endanger and a marked lanes violation, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office…

A person was hit by a vehicle Thursday in Hopkinton, according to Massachusetts State Police. The crash happened on Hayden Rowe Street, along Route 85. Hopkinton police requested assistance from state police shortly before 6:30 p.m. The victim was hospitalized with serious injuries that are possibly life-threatening, state police said. Authorities did not immediately say whether the driver stayed at…

A teenager was arrested after a police chase in Hopkinton, New Hampshire on Saturday night. New Hampshire State Police say they responded to a call from local police to assist in a police chase at around 11:25 p.m. According to authorities, a 2017 Hyundai Tucson was traveling over 100 mph on Interstate 89 south. After utilizing a tire deflation device…

A Hopkinton, Massachusetts, police sergeant accused of failing to report child rape allegations has been fired. The town’s select board voted Thursday to terminate Sgt. Timothy Brennan from the department after he allegedly didn’t report the allegations against John “Jay” Porter, a former deputy chief, despite having known about them for years. After a Jan. 19 meeting, the town said...

Hopkinton is grappling with how to respond to an investigation into one of its police sergeants – an investigation that found he failed to report child rape allegations against another high-ranking officer despite having known about them for years. John “Jay” Porter, a former deputy chief of the Hopkinton Police Department, pleaded not guilty in May to three counts of…

A man has been arrested after crashing into two houses in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Police say 52-year-old Stephen Murphy of Hopkinton was drunk when he hit the houses on Grove Street shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday. Murphy allegedly fled in the vehicle after the crashes. He was stopped nearby and taken into custody. Fire officials in Hopkinton said a load-bearing wall…

A 19-year-old driver died in a fiery car crash on Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, police said. The crash took place on the northbound side of the highway in the area of mile marker 55.2 at about 1:10 p.m., Massachusetts State Police said. Responding crews found the single vehicle involved, a 2012 Nissan Altima, engulfed in flames in…

Months after child rape charges were brought against a high-ranking law enforcement officer in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, an independent investigator found that a police sergeant failed to report the allegations against him. John “Jay” Porter, a former deputy chief of the Hopkinton Police Department, pleaded not guilty in May to three counts of child rape. He is accused of sexually assaulting…

A British man convicted of murdering his wife and child in their Hopkinton home is pushing for a new trial. Neil Entwistle claims that a juror the same height as his slain wife tainted the verdict, according to the Boston Herald. According to a MetroWest Daily News report, he claims a 5-foot, 2-inch juror the same height as his wife,…

A truck crashed as it was exiting the Massachusetts Turnpike on Wednesday, closing the ramp to I-495 by spilling trash on the side of the road, state police said. The driver had a minor injury in the crash in Hopkinton, which took place about 9:15 a.m., police said. Police estimated it would take about two hours for the ramp, from…