Phone Scammers Claim to Be Police Chief to Steal Thousands from Resident

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 …

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Three new HPD officers on the job

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 …

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Update-Incident Resolved With Man Who Spoke to Girl Yesterday

November 6, 2020 Update-We identified this man and met with him. He lives in the same neighborhood, was making conversation as he walked, and did not mean to frighten anyone. We are satisfied this has been resolved. Original information is below: Police received a report of a man who spoke with a 12-year-old after she …

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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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