LEOMINSTER — On Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Officer Julio Ramos of the Leominster Police Department was conducting traffic enforcement at the intersection of Mechanic and Fifth streets, where the posted speed limit is 25 mph.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Julio Ramos and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
“My cruiser was parked on the north side of the street, facing west,” Officer Ramos said. “My onboard radar unit was on, as well as my front and rear radar detector. While observing traffic, I notice a vehicle coming from behind me traveling at a high rate of speed. I checked my radar unit, which had this vehicle traveling at 46 mph. As soon as the vehicle approached, I activated my emergency lights and initiated a motor vehicle stop.”
Officer Ramos said the vehicle came to a stop at the intersection of Mechanic and Fourth streets.
“Once we were stopped, I logged the motor vehicle stop, then ran the vehicle’s registration,” Officer Ramos said. “This came back active on a 2025 Toyota Rav4, registered to PV Holding Corp.”
Officer Ramos then exited his cruiser and approached the driver.
“I requested his license and registration, which he handed over to me,” Officer Ramos said. “I told him that I pulled him over because he was doing 46 mph in a 25 mph zone. I then returned to my cruiser. Once back in my cruiser, I ran the operator, Mr. Malik Hunter’s license.”
According to police, Malik Hunter, 59, is a resident of Leominster, MA.
“His license status came back as suspended,” Officer Ramos said.
Officer Ramos said he checked Hunter’s Board of Probation (BOP) record and found two prior convictions for operating after a suspended license in Worcester District Court. The first occurred on Dec. 9, 1997, when Hunter was convicted and received a 60-day jail sentence that was suspended, meaning the time would only be served if court conditions were violated. The second occurred on Oct. 18, 2001, when Hunter was convicted and sentenced to 60 days in committed custody.
Officer Ramos said that, based on the information he obtained from Hunter’s BOP, he cited Hunter for the following:
- Operating Motor Vehicle with Suspended License, Subsequent Offense
- Speeding
“I requested back up and Officer [Ronald] Olin was dispatched,” Officer Ramos said. “Upon his arrival, we both approached Mr. Hunter. I explained the situation to him and informed him that he was being placed under arrest. I allowed Mr. Hunter to grab some things out of his vehicle. After which, he was escorted to the back of his vehicle, where Officer Olin placed him under arrest.”
Officer Olin handcuffed Hunter, pat frisked him, and then placed him in the back of his cruiser for transport back to the station.
“I requested a tow of the vehicle, which was approved by the street supervisor. I waited on scene until Ricky’s Towing came down and towed the vehicle away,” Officer Ramos said.
Hunter was arraigned in Leominster District Court on Oct. 15, 2025. Following his arraignment, Hunter was released on personal recognizance under the condition that he not operate a motor vehicle until licensed.
Hunter’s next court date was a pretrial hearing scheduled for Nov. 19, 2025.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in October, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.
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