Numerous Unlocked Cars Entered Overnight for hpd.org

January 15, 2021, from the Hingham Police Department As always, please lock your car doors and report suspicious activity in your neighborhood. Overnight numerous unlocked cars were entered, rifled through, and some had items stolen. This happened on Colby St., Linscott Rd., Leonard St., Fairview Rd., and the 400-500 block of Main St.

Elderly Woman Falls Victim to Phone Scam for hpd.org

January 15, 2021, from the Hingham Police Department A 92 year old Hingham woman fell victim to a phone scam and wired $14,100 in three transactions last month. The phone scam is a commonly used one in which the caller pretends to be a relative in trouble far from home and needs money wired immediately. …

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Police Seeking Information in Hit & Run Pedestrian Crash

December 22, 2020 from the Hingham Police Department Hingham, MA – Police are investigating a hit and run crash that left a jogger with serious injuries Monday night on Lincoln St. Police are seeking information about the vehicle and driver. On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 7:24pm a 28 year old woman jogging in the …

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Opinion: The time is always right to do what is right

November 19, 2020, Submitted by Diane Sheehan DeNapoli Like many in our country and in Hingham, I am feeling depleted and dismayed from the events of the last eight months. We all have been bravely trying to carry on in a world that at times we do not recognize. Many of the institutions we hold …

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HPD Participates in the Pink Patch Project for 5th Year

Thursday, October 22, 2020 by Sgt. Steven Dearth This is the fifth year the Hingham Police have participated in the Pink Patch Project where they have the option to switch their patch to a pink one to increase awareness of breast cancer in October. October is breast cancer awareness month. Officers also have the option …

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Civic Alert: Scam Call Claiming To Be Hingham Police

Photo by Joshua Ross. Thursday, October 22, 2020 from Hingham Police Department A resident received a scam phone call seeking their Social Security number from someone claiming to be from the Hingham Police yesterday. Remember, no police department, government agency, or legitimate caller would ever call asking for your personal information such as Social Security …

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