Crime & Safety
Police Log: Man Tries to Enter Wrong House, Coyotes Heard Howling
The following information was provided by the Hingham Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013
At 12:47 a.m., a caller reported to police that they had struck and killed a deer on Route 3A just prior to Stodder's Neck Park. They left it by the guard rail and state DPW was alerted.
At 9:27 a.m., a vehicle drove off the road and hit a small tree, injuring a person at 406 Cushing St.
At 11:35 a.m. a caller reported hearing coyotes howling at 3 a.m. the night before at 291 East St.
A resident at 71 Wompatuck Rd. called police at 10:35 p.m. to say that a male was trying to enter his home. He said the male seemed disoriented and had trouble keeping his eyes open. The caller was at home with his two kids and a babysitter. The male was standing at the door and staring in the window.
"I want to get in," the male repeated. He appeared to have no weapon and was holding a cell phone. It turns out the male lives nearby and was "welcomed home by [his] father."
Monday, Oct. 21, 2013
Neil Rooney, 37 of Easton, was charged with operating with a suspended license and not having an inspection sticker have a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Langlee Road and Lincoln Street.
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