Police and Fire News

One injured in car vs. school bus rear-ender; Man MedFlighted to Boston after ladder fall; Yarmouth Police arrest four for drunk driving this weekend, 10 underage drinkers summoned

On injured in car vs. school bus rear-ender

 FALMOUTH - The driver of a Buick sedan was injured on Monday afternoon, February 8, 2010, around 3:15 p.m. when their car rear-ended a school bus. 

The driver was transported to Falmouth Hospital with reportedly minor injuries. There appeared to be signficant damage to the hood and driver's side windshield of the sedan.

According to the Falmouth Police Department, the ten students and school bus driver onboard at the time were not injured.

Photo and video by David G. Curran.

Man falls from ladder in Bourne, MedFlighted to Boston

   A man injured after a fall from a ladder is carried to a MedFlight copter in Bourne.

BOURNE - Around 11:40 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2010, Bourne Firefighters transported a man to an awaiting MedFlight helicopter at the Bourne State Police barracks at the Bridge Rotary.

Internet Safety Meeting

An informative Internet safety meeting will be held Monday night, February 8, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of D-Y Regional High School on Station Avenue in South Yarmouth.
   Assistant District Attorney Jennifer McNulty will speak about dangers associated with the Internet and cell phone use including texting and sexting. The meeting is open to parents, school staff and the public.
   Courtesy of the YPD.

According to police radio reports, the 52-year-old male fell 20 feet from a ladder sustaining chest injuries.

The extent of his injuries and the location of the fall are unknown at this time.

Photo by David G. Curran.

Yarmouth Police arrest four for drunk driving this weekend

Ten underage drinkers summoned as well

YARMOUTH - From the early hours of Saturday morning, February 6, 2010 to the equally early hours of Monday, February 8, 2010, the Yarmouth Police Department made four drunk driving arrests.

In addition to the four arrests above, Patrol Officer Christopher Van Ness responded to a disturbance call on Route 28 Sunday at 3:42 p.m. Ten local teens were found to be minors in the possession of alcohol:

• Joshua Danforth, 17, of Osterville
• Danielle Faria, 17, of Hyannis
• Fabrina Galvin, 17, of Hyannis
• Christina Gatti, 17, of Hyanni
• Tyesha Smalls, 17, of Centerville
• Female juvenile, 15, of Barnstable
• Ryan Ebert, 17, of Marstons Mill
• Don Petelle-Murphy, 17, of Brewster
• Michael King, 19, of Harwich
• Jordan Byers, 19, of Hyannis

All have received a summons for the charges.

Release and mugshots courtesy of the Yarmouth Police Department.