National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, which raises awareness about the dangers of impaired driving and implements strategies for people to get home safely. Impaired driving is heightened during the holiday season, and the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHSTA) reports that 13,524 people died in alcohol-impaired driving traffic deaths in 2022. To combat impaired driving, campaigns such as

** SCAM ALERT **

We have received a number of reports today that residents are receiving phone calls from someone pretending to be from the Northborough Police Department. This person is identifying themselves as “Sergeant/Officer Franklin” from our department, demanding payment for missed court dates, unpaid citations, subpoenas, etc. THIS CALL IS A SCAM. Our department will never call you requesting payment. This person/persons

*MISSING PERSON* Northborough Police Seeking Public Assistance in Locating Missing 16-Year-Old Boy

*MISSING PERSON* Northborough Police Seeking Public Assistance in Locating Missing 16-Year-Old Boy

NORTHBOROUGH — Chief Brian Griffin reports that the Northborough Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old boy.  BRANDON BRENNER, age 16, was last seen at about 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18 on West Main Street in Northborough.  BRENNER is described as approximately 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing approximately 200 pounds, with dark hair.  BRENNER has

Northborough Police Receives $21,334 State Grant to Improve Road Safety

Northborough Police Receives $21,334 State Grant to Improve Road Safety

Chief Brian Griffin is pleased to share that the Northborough Police Department has been awarded $21,334 in state grant funding to improve road safety.  The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded more than $12.4 million in funding through the Municipal Road Safety, State Agency Traffic Safety, and Underserved Communities Traffic Safety Grant Programs. The Northborough Police Department received funding through the Municipal Road Grant