Hopkinton

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 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.

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…

A car crashed into the woods and caught fire off Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, according to local officials. It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the crash, how many people were hurt or how seriously. The Hopkinton Fire Department shared only that the crash took place on I-495 north near mile marker 56, along with photos of…

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

Emotions ran high Tuesday at a Framingham courthouse, where a man is facing murder charges in a road rage incident that left a woman dead.

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...

Family members have identified her as 26-year-old Destini Decoff.

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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 announced Friday morning.

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A driver was charged with intentionally hitting a pedestrian in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, with a car in a road rage incident Thursday night. 

4/7/24 UPDATE: The victim’s mom tells NBC10 Boston that her daughter died Saturday from her injuries. 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…

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…

Massachusetts State Police arrested a man and a woman in Auburn Thursday after a chase. Police say a vehicle that was being sought after a shoplifting incident at the Wrentham Village Outlets was seen on I-495 northbound in Hopkinton. According to state police, the driver fled on I-90 westbound before trying to exit through a snow gate and ending up…

More than two dozen golden retrievers were rescued from a home in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, on Friday. Hopkinton police say they responded along with animal control and the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA) to Alton Bradford Road to investigate the unlicensed breeding or puppies, as well as conditions detrimental to the health of the…

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...

A police report sheds new light on the under-the-influence joyride that resulted in a hit-and-run in Bellingham, Massachusetts, last month, all of which was caught on shocking dashcam video. The report from police in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, details how the driver, identified as Massimo Sweet, turned himself after driving the 1-800-GOT-JUNK truck in on the night of Jan. 14….