On January 17, members of the Massachusetts Coalition of Police Local 254A, which represents Communications Dispatchers, wrote the Hopkinton Select Board in support of suspended Sergeant Tim Brennan.

Dear Members of the Select Board,

We as a union understand the difficult task laid before you, and while this letter is not to comment on the facts of the situation that you are currently deliberating, we wanted to highlight the superlative career and personality that is Sergeant Tim Brennan, as a coworker, and how he has served this community as a whole.

Throughout his years of service, Tim has always been kind and courteous to the Communications Department. In an often forgotten and disregarded profession Tim has always gone out of his way to ensure Communications are included and checks in on our members.

Tim always walked into the room with a smile and was asking “what do you need”, “how are you doing”. Tim always took the time to check in, as he did with other town departments. Our interactions with Tim were always positive and helpful.

This current case is ongoing and the task laid before you is daunting, however discussions that occur amongst the members seem to always focus on how Tim has always served this community, and how he has been a phenomenal coworker. We would always discuss how every single person who came to or called the station somehow knew Tim or had heard of Tim, and would ask about him or ask to speak to him directly. Tim always left such an impact on the community that they knew he was always willing to help or give advice on any situation they were dealing with.

In Public Safety it is integral that all departments work together in harmony, and Tim always took the time to answer questions, provide feedback, and be a wellspring of knowledge and experience whenever the community, other town departments, and our own department needed him. We appreciated the dedication Tim always brought to the table while on shift. Sergeant Tim Brennan was always kind, courteous, and inclusive.

Sincerely,

Members of HPS MASS COP LOCAL 254A