Hopkinton police are searching for an 84-year-old man, Jim Noon, who was last seen at the Communities at Golden Pond assisted living residence on Sunday night. Noon, who has health conditions, may be confused or disoriented. The search, involving local and state authorities, is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to contact the Hopkinton police.
The body of a missing swimmer, Wilinson J. Orbequito, was recovered in Lake Maspenock in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, with the assistance of a specially trained K-9 named Riggs. The 21-year-old man went missing after swimming beyond the safe-swimming zone at Sandy Beach. Despite search efforts by firefighters, police officers, and divers, the search was halted due to severe weather. The search resumed the next day, and K-9 Riggs located the missing swimmer's body in 12 feet of water, about 90 feet from the shore.
The body of a 21-year-old swimmer, Wilinson J. Orbequito, who went missing on Friday night in Hopkinton, has been found by authorities. Search efforts were temporarily halted due to severe weather but resumed on Saturday morning. The incident is being treated as a recovery operation, and Sandy Beach remains closed.
New Hampshire State Police have identified the body of a woman found dead in the breakdown lane of I-89 in Hopkinton as Gina C. Maiorano, 27, of Henniker. An autopsy showed that she died from blunt impact head injuries, but the manner of death has not been determined. State police have arrested Thomas Shane Hanley, 30, of Henniker, in connection with the case, charging him with conduct after an accident, breach of bail, and stalking. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have not commented on the relationship between Hanley and Maiorano.
Former deputy chief of the Hopkinton Police Department, John “Jay” Porter, has been indicted on three charges of child rape in connection with alleged assaults on a student while he was working as a school resource officer in the town's public schools system. The incidents allegedly occurred between 2004 and 2005 while the victim was a 15-year-old student. Porter is accused of assaulting the victim on “multiple occasions off school property.” Porter had been with the department since 1992 and was placed on administrative leave in August 2022.
Former Hopkinton Deputy Chief of Police, John “Jay” Porter, has been indicted on three charges of rape of a child for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old student while he was assigned as a school resource officer in the Hopkinton school system in 2004 and 2005. The assaults took place off school property. Porter has been on leave since August 2022 and is no longer employed by the Hopkinton Police Department. An arraignment has not been scheduled.
Former Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief, John "Jay" Porter, has been indicted on three counts of child rape that allegedly took place in 2004 and 2005 while he was a school resource officer. Porter had been placed on leave last year and was removed from the police department as of Friday. He had been with the Hopkinton Police Department since 1992 and had been honored for his 30 years of service in July. The town manager and police chief released a statement saying they were "deeply disturbed" by the allegations.
A man, his wife, and their dog were trapped in a house fire in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, with the man and dog dying from their injuries. The woman is in critical condition. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and it was discovered that there were no operating smoke detectors in the house. The couple was well-known in the community, and the man was a veteran while the woman was a bus driver.
