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April 21, 2021 from the Hingham Police Department A fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a truck is currently under investigation. On Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 12:01pm Officers responded to reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and a truck at the intersection of Main Street (Route 228) and Middle Street. The motorcyclist was …
April 16, 2021 from the Hingham Police Department The Harbormaster’s Office is now accepting reservation applications for transient moorings. Transient moorings are located in the Inner Harbor, World’s End, Bumpkin Island, and Langlee Island. Reservation requests can now be submitted online through Onlinemooring.com. Rentals are available from June 1, 2021 through October 1st, 2021. To submit …
April 8, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Out of six qualified candidates, Hingham police officers Brian Fernandes and Philip Tracey were promoted to sergeant by the Selectmen last night upon the recommendation of Police Chief David Jones. Sgt. James Brady at a community event Officer James Brady was named a provisional sergeant to fill a …
March 31, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The new dates for this year’s Town Meeting and town election have been finalized. Mail-in early voting will be an option. Town Meeting will take place on the Hingham High School field Saturday, May 8, at 2 p.m., due to COVID-19, with a rain date of Saturday, May …
March 26, 2021, Submitted by HPD A Brockton man was arrested after he drove away from police during a traffic stop. The man led police on a brief pursuit which was called off when it reached an excessive speed. A short time later the car crashed in Quincy. On Friday, March 26, 2021, at 2:30am …
March 17, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham Police Sergeants Steven Dearth, John Marquardt, and Nicholas Smith — the three candidates for two open lieutenant positions — were interviewed individually last night, ably fielding numerous thought-provoking questions posed by the Selectmen. These ranged from what each officer would recommend to help people of color and …
Now Deputy Chief O’Shea signing his oath of office; Photo courtesy of HPD March 17, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham Police Lieutenant Ryan O’Shea was formally sworn in as Hingham’s new deputy police chief on Monday, surrounded by Police Chief David Jones and other fellow police officers, Town Hall employees who gathered on the …
March 12, 2021 from the Hingham Police Department A Hingham couple fell victim to a phone scam in which the scammer claimed to be the Hingham Police Chief. The scammer altered the caller ID to display the Hingham Police phone number. The residents lost $17,000 after purchasing gift cards from two Target stores and reading …
Hingham Police Chief David Jones and new HPD officers Griffin Moriarty, Daniel Goldstein, and Kevin Nguyen February 25, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of HPD) The three newest members of the Hingham Police Department were officially sworn in as Hingham police officers Wednesday afternoon. Griffin Moriarty, Kevin Nguyen, and Daniel Goldstein graduated from …
February 23, 2021 from the Hingham Police Department For the second time in ten days, bank employees prevented an elderly resident from being scammed out of money that she was going to send to scammers. On February 22, 2021, an Officer was dispatched to the Hingham Institution for Savings branch located in the Linden Ponds …