On January 15, 2024, Hopkinton resident James Scanlon submitted the results of a petition to the Select Board in advance of the scheduled hearing for suspend Sergeant Tim Brennan. The letter was signed by 639 members of the public, most of whom are Hopkinton residents. The letter included street addresses, and more than 113 comments of support for Sgt. Brennan.

The letter read:

Dear Members of the Hopkinton Select Board and Town Manager Khumalo:

We, the citizens of Hopkinton, urge the Hopkinton Select Board to return Sergeant Timothy Brennan to active duty immediately. Sgt. Brennan has served the town of Hopkinton for 24 years, and in that time has conducted himself with bravery, professionalism, and courtesy.

While it is unfortunate that Sgt. Brennan was caught up in the actions of former Deputy Chief Porter, we feel that the seven months of administrative leave Sgt. Brennan has endured is sufficient punishment. Sgt. Brennan has publicly admitted to his violation of departmental policies and has expressed regret.

We also recognize that if the Select Board chooses to terminate Sgt. Brennan, not only will that action be without precedent in Hopkinton, it could have significant financial consequences for Sgt. Brennan personally by putting his hard-earned pension at risk, and for the Town, by exposing us to a potential wrongful termination lawsuit.

Much of our police force is young and inexperienced. The Select Board must return Sgt. Tim Brennan to his position, to provide stable leadership and mentorship to our younger officers, and to continue to ensure Hopkinton’s public safety.

This letter has been signed by 639 members of the public, many of whom are Hopkinton residents. We have included their names below and have also included 113 comments left by the signers, for entry into the public record.

Sincerely,

James Scanlon, 121 Pond Street, Hopkinton

The letter was signed by the following people:

Megan Elder, Heather Desilets, Geraldine Murphy, Mike Torosian , Margaret Bower, Kellie Kenney , Jane Rathburn Goodman , Nancy Glassman, Lisa O’Brien, David Gagin, John Coutinho , Daniel Staring, Kathy Laflash, Thomas Click, Mary Francis, Chris Fitts, Ken Weismantel, Robert Caron III, Mark Hayes, Steve Nye, steven hyman, Barbara Nye, Stephen Knox , Kim Clark, Christina Anderson , Alissa C Gedman, Jennifer A Belesi, Don Collins, Walter Scott Hebert, Dan Norton, CJ Bowker, Jake Campbell , Karen Webb, Rebecca Nation, Patrick Sansonetti , Mary Holden, Ashley Fogg, Charles Holden, Jennifer Fischer, Charles Minka, Nate Thomas, Nicole Prefontaine , Mike Laurence, Brendan Tedstone, Jodi Furlong, Adam Bortolussi, Carmen Thomas, Carolyn Dowd Fitzpatrick, Michael Prefontaine, Casey Dwyer , Amy Thomas, Jay Deiana, David Goodman, Shannon Sansonetti, Jim Afams, Jen Distasio, Timothy Babbin, Ben Stickney, Michael Kelly, Jeffrey Deiana, Steven Kaye, Courtney Bowker, Kathryn McLean, Jack Murphy, Lisa Hicks, Jonathan White, Jennifer Donahue, Donald Doucette, Mary Tiziani, Elizabeth Martin, Audrey Vorce, Anne-Marie Schofer, Alexandra Hayes, paula toomey, Kristen Brown, Erin Petit, Joanne Martin, Kim Sullivan, Timothy Boivin, Peter carbone, Devorah Zeigler, Jaime Goncalves, Al Lombardi , Sonny Patel , Kathleen Miller, Robert Zeigler, Catherine McLaughlin, Liz Jurasek, Megan McLaughlin , Ken Lysik, Bettina Cheryl Astore, David Peace , Jamie Weeden, Debbie Lysik, Rens Hayes, Kristi Boyer , Alyssa Keller, James Scanlon, Marsha Birtwistle, Mary Treseler, Renée Armstrong, William Gouin, Paul Phillipps , Tammy Nadeau, Patricia Sinacole, Kate-Lee Reyes Pytka, darlene Tucker, Vincent Purpura III, Aubrey Thomas, Maureen Burke, Elisabeth Skiba, Jen Wallace, Dj Creswell, Jodie Baker, Ryan Baker, William Brennan, Melissa Scott , Tom Cronin , Ed Halloran, Joan Hayes, Kelly Loring, Linda Holly, Erica Pepe, Linda Muri, Jennifer Pelletier, Melinda Proctor, Ken McKenzie, Susan Wheeler, David Wheeler, Erin Brown, Rob Schofield, Ben Wheeler, Tami Mastrogianis, Kate Kennedy, Kris Hanna, Stewart Jen, Kristina DeFazio, Stephen Gentile, John Bowker, Anthony McShea, Kathleen Hebden, Nick Wheeler, Scott Ober, Ashley Pontremoli, Timothy Miller, Edward Kern Jr, Lisa Brown, Tom Ruff, Mary L Ellsworth, Sheila Laurence, Henry Keller, Shannon Tervo, Bailey Harrigan, Rebecca Zale, Suzanne MacDonald, Gretchen Hayward, Steven Pepe, Stephen Proctor, Daniel Stewart, Devlin hamilton, Bob Murchie, Virna Pepe, Liz Murchie, Beth Peace, Fabiana Obrien, Caroline Lanzo, Will Reinertson, Steve Snow, Vascen Bogigian, Chris Alicandro, Nancy McBride, Stefanie, Sherri Alicandro , Mary Carver, Justin Rogers, Andy Fitzpatrick, Linda Kimball, Gayle Ober, Doreen Garner, Oana Farese, Dihanna Thomas, Agostino Farese, Tiffany Parks, kerry creswell, Connor Murchie, Kelley Danahy, Michele Crowe, Clodagh O Daly, Kristin Farese , David Crowe, Kevin MacDonald, Sabine St Pierre, Anne Marie Marino, Jen Schmidlin, Merylyn Mezitt, Jill Merloni, Walter Garland, Caitlin Albano, Paula Garland, Kristen Fonseca , Ericka Monteiro, Joel Stewart, Colleen Martin, Ashley Cox, Derek Crowe, Kristin Kane, Kathleen Reale, Stephanie Hatherley, Martita Gonzalez, Amy Cantin-Kaye, Michael Stanley , Jay Willadsem, Collin Barry, Kiki Harshman, HeidI Davies, Claire Delaney, Cathy Cattaneo, Isabella DeMello, Brian Davies, Melinda Bryant, Steve Bryant, Stacey Kelly , Alexandra Snow, Tracey Scannevin, Sharon OReilly, Peg DelPonte, Kim Delong , Dan Kenney , Louis DelPonte, John Cardillo, Kelly DePaolo, Logan DelPonte, michael f hayward, Suzanne Shaps, Marcello DiMello, Reilly DelPonte, Joelle R , Diane Cabral, Cathy Sweeney, Kerri Haidousis, Robert Scannevin, Maryellen Papelian, Krisanne Connell, Chris Masters, Kristine Kelsey, Sharon Nordling, Sandra Varnum, Kristin Dangelo, Craig Nation, Heather Restifo, Ruth Cardillo, Kristin Nichols, Robin Almy, MArlene Hole, Debra Kelly, Sumeet Mehra, Susan Potas, Janet Gamache, Rachael 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Glen Dawson, William Holly, Lyndse, Jim Mirabile, Ted Kane, Maura Fitzgerald, Shaun Smith, Anoop, Melanie Beaudet , Carl Harris, Kevin Burns, Kelly Fitzgerald, Michelle Moody, Margaret Tyler, Aghjayan Justin, Tracy Gates, Jacqueline Norton, Shannon Moody, Nicole MacLennan, Ashley McNamara, Keltar mui, Jennifer TRENDEL, Todd Pavone, Vicki Rutkowski, Joshua Sables, Kim Cooper, Bill Cooper, Andrea Chesmore, Mike Nordling, george robinson, Ken Dougherty, Karen Neary, Glen Neary, Anthony Gonzalez , Chad Thompson, Jennifer Lasher, Tom Stpierre, Melisa Berman, Benton Berman , Annabel Champlin, Denise Antaki, Joseph Antaki, Debra Villani, Krystal , Kelleigh Cutting, Delaney O’Beirne, Ryan Lang, Josh Deisenroth, Cole Deisenroth, Olympia Deisenroth , Tori Fischer, Carrie Deisenroth, Ted York, Lisa Hart, Kathleen Dustin, Douglas Dustin, Emily Clark, Jonathan Clark, Valéria CaraDonna, David Charlebois, Jeff Pyne, Melissa Ruff, Jack kenney, Kirsten Terry, Wayne Arthur, Briana DeWolfe, Diane McGrew, 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