(A work in progress)
The photos displayed are a collection of some of those gathered so far. Thanks to all who have provided them. A special thanks to Dick Bartlett who has been photographing the community for decades. Considerable research information provided by Rick MacMillan (Hopkinton Fire Chief - Ret)
Chief Of Police
Thomas J. Elliot | 1898 | |
Matthew A. Conlan | ||
Edward V. McManus | 1927 - 1945 | |
John A. Hilditch | 1946 - 1949 | ![]() |
Charles O. Garrison | 1950 | |
Aurthur L. Chesmore | 1950 (Acting) | |
John A. Hilditch | 1951 | ![]() |
Charles O. Garrison | 1952 - ? | |
Francis X. Bowker | 1957 - 1987 | ![]() |
William J. McRobert | 1988 - 1999 | ![]() |
Thomas R. Irvin | 1999 - 2010 | ![]() |
Richard A. Flannery | 2010 - 2013 | ![]() |
Charles F. Wallace | 2013 - 2014 | |
Edward Lee | 2014 - 2019 | ![]() |
Joseph Bennett | 2019-Present | ![]() |
Officers
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Chief Bill McRobert
Harry Carver
Photo donated by Doris Carver
Taken by Richard Bartlett
Officer Hank Fredette - Lucky - Chief Bowker
Lucky and Hank
Officer Leo Touzjian
Cruisers and Other Transportation
Photo by Dick Bartlett
Photo by Dick Bartlett
This photo shows Patrolman Frank Kaminski and a station wagon cruiser. Station wagons were used as cruisers so that patients could be loaded into the back and rushed to the hospital. This photo was taken in 1963 by Dick Bartlett. The background is the fire station which also served as the police station. The building still stands as part of the expanded fire station.
Photo by Dick Bartlett
This cruiser displays the classic "bubble gum machine" light on top. The home in the back sits on the land that the current police station stands.
Patrolman Thomas Griffin, c. 1979
Photo by Dick Bartlett
The classic LTD body cruiser of the late 1970's to early 1990's.
Photo by Dick Bartlett
Photo by Dick Bartlett
Hopkinton Green
The evolution of the police cruiser has been advanced by technology. The mechanical improvements in automobiles are well known to most people. Inside the cruisers of the past you would likely find a radio and a first aid kit. Now they are packed with electronics including radar, video cameras, computers and much more.