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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.

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Fire in Yarmouth laundromat dryer

Fire in Yarmouth laundromat dryer

   Yarmouth Firefighter Lenny Swift checks behind the row of dryers to make sure the fire did not spread.

YARMOUTH - At 3:10 p.m. Thursday afternoon, February 5, 2010, The Yarmouth Fire Department responded with two engines and two ambulances to the Laundry Center at 897 Route 28 for a dryer fire.

The fire was extinguished with a fire extinguisher before the fire department arrived.  Firefighters  checked for fire extension behind the rows of dryers. The fire was confined to the articles in the dryer and was caused by something the customer was drying.

According to laundromat employees, the customer was drying car mats that smelled of gasoline. The customer emptied the articles he was drying and quickly left the laundry center.

Any damage was confined to the dryer.

Release and photos courtesy of the Yarmouth Fire Department.

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YPD arrests four for dealing drugs, cocaine and cash seized; Outstanding warrants, assault and coke charges top the list of Yarmouth arrests this week

UPDATE on arrest of four drug dealers in Yarmouth

35 grams of cocaine and almost $4,000 in cash seized

WEST YARMOUTH - On Wednesday, February 3, 2010 a multi-jurisdictional investigation involving officers from the Yarmouth Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police Drug Task Force, the Harwich and Mashpee Police Departments, the Massachusetts State Police Stop Team and the Barnstable County Sheriff's Department led to the arrest of four suspects and the seizure of approximately 35 grams of cocaine and $3,700 in cash.

The arrests occurred at 7:15 p.m when officers stopped a vehicle in the parking lot at the Great Island Shopping Plaza in West Yarmouth.  After placing the two subjects in the vehicle under arrest, members of the team then executed a search warrant at 21 Nauset Road in West Yarmouth. 

All subjects (see booking photos below) were booked at Yarmouth Police Headquarters and scheduled for arraignment in the Barnstable District Court.

• Arthur Gund of 525 Mable Street Kalamazoo, Michigan
  Charged with Felony Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B Cocaine and Conspiracy to Violate the Massachusetts Drug Laws
• Al Deray Davis of 21 Nauset Road in West Yarmouth and Mount Bayou, Mississippi
  Charged with Felony Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B Cocaine and Conspiracy to Violate the Massachusetts Drug Laws
• Jacqueline D. Thomas of 21 Nauset Road and Bolivar, Mississippi
  Charged with Felony Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B Cocaine and Conspiracy to Violate the Massachusetts Drug Laws
• Fabian A. Curry of 21 Nauset Road and Cleveland, Mississippi
  Charged with Felony Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B Cocaine and Conspiracy to Violate the Massachusetts Drug Laws  
  

Release and mugshots (below) courtesy of the Yarmouth Police Department.

Yarmouth Police weekly arrest

Outstanding warrants, assault and coke charges top the list this week

YARMOUTH - During the past week, from Thursday, January 28 through Thursday, February 4, the men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department responded to 564 calls resulting in the criminal charges against 45 individuals. 

The following are some of the more significant criminal events during that period. 

Release and photos courtesy of the Yarmouth Police Department.

Editor's note: The information and images (mugshots) are included in this blog as a matter of public information and safety.  Inappropriate comments on this blog post will be deleted. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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300+ Police officers picket Patrick in Plymouth

Boston PD and MASSCOP members protest "State of the Union" conference

PLYMOUTH - Over 300 members of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, along with members of MASSCOP and other union, picketed the entrance of the Radisson Hotel on Water Street in Plymouth Thursday afternoon, February 4, 2010 where Governor Patrick was scheduled to attend a "State of the Union" conference being held by the Massachusetts AFL/ CIO.

Policemen from as far away as Chicopee, Massachusetts attended the informational picket. Governor Patrick, who was scheduled to appear at the conference, did not end up attending the event.

Union leader and members at the picket voiced their displeasure with the Governor's stance on the Quinn Bill, civilian flaggers, pension reform and other issues.

Video and photo by David G. Curran.

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Police arrest Yarmouth Port stalker

Police arrest Yarmouth Port stalker

YARMOUTH PORT - On Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 8:57 a.m., members of the Yarmouth and Dennis Police Departments executed a search warrant at 230 North Dennis Road in Yarmouth Port as part of a joint investigation involving numerous incidents of Stalking, Destruction of Property, and Tagging in Yarmouth and Dennis since November of 2007. 

Timothy Gaskill was arrested by Yarmouth and Dennis Police Thursday and charged with Felony Stalking and other crimes.

The victims were two businesses and six families. The total estimated damage of the vandalism is $40,000. Yarmouth Police expect to file 11 felony counts and Dennis Police will file additional charges in Orleans Court in the near future.

The crimes generally involved overnight spray painting of buildings, mailboxes, and motor vehicles, slashing of tires, dumping nails in driveways and leaving threatening notes.

The investigation conducted primarily by Yarmouth Police Detective Eric Nuss and Dennis Police Detective Christine Hornsby led to a search warrant being issued for the residence of Timothy Gaskill, 39, of 230 North Dennis Road.

While searching the home, Detectives Nuss and Hornsby, with assistance from Yarmouth Police Detectives Stephen Renzi and Christopher Kent and Yarmouth Police Patrol Investigator Gordon Gibbons, uncovered evidence that provided additional information that led to the arrest of Gaskill.

Gaskill was transported to Yarmouth Police Headquarters where he is currently being held awaiting bail.  Gaskill was charged with Felony Stalking, Threat to Commit a Crime and Felony Destruction of Property (multiple offenses). He will be scheduled for arraignment in the Barnstable District Court Friday morning February 5, 2010.

Release and mug shot courtesy of the Yarmouth Police Department.

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Centerville house fire quickly extinguished Thursday morning

Centerville house fire quickly extinguished Thursday morning

CENTERVILLE - C-O-MM (Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills) firefighters responded to a house fire on Great Hill Road before 9 a.m. Thursday morning.  The fire, which was reported to be on the second floor of the home, was quickly knocked down by firefighters. 

An ambulance was reportedly requested at the scene for a smoke inhalation victim.  The extent of the victim’s injuries, if any, is unknown at this time. 

A photographer from the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation was requested at the fire scene.  No word yet on the cause of the fire. 

Photo by David G. Curran.

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Car crashes into pole in Falmouth, hit and run occurs moments later at that same location

UPDATED: Horrendous collision rips up landscape early Thursday morning at 1 a.m.

FALMOUTH - Police are investigating a hit and run accident which sent one person to Falmouth Hospital early Thursday morning, February 4, 2010 around 12:30 a.m.

According to Falmouth Police Sgt. Scott Hartzler at the accident scene, one vehicle, a 1997 Mitsubishi Diamante, crashed into a pole snapping it in half and caught fire,  leaving downed utility lines across Sandwich Road near Deepwater Drive.

The driver of the Diamante was identified as Michael Jester of Falmouth. The crash remains under investigation but excessive speed and alcohol appear to be factors. Jester was placed under arrest and charged with OUI and Driving to Endanger.

Two subsequent crashes were reported at the scene. One involved a vehicle striking the downed wires, causing minor vehicle damage. The other involved a good samaritan, identified as Jessica Way of East Falmouth, who stopped and exited her vehicle to offer assistance. Way was struck by the downed wires when they were hit by another vehicle. She was transported to Falmouth Hospital and later released. The driver of the vehicle that hit the wires causing them to strike Jessica Way failed to stop.

The hit and run vehicle is described by Falmouth Police as a dark colored Jeep Liberty with front-end  and possibly passenger side damage. Police recovered a headlight from the hit and run vehicle at the accident scene.

The section of road where the accident took place was shut down for over 2 hours as Police reconstruct the scene and utility crews made repairs to the down lines and pole.

Please contact the Falmouth Police Department at 508-457-2527, ext 0, with any information concerning these crashes.

Photos and video by David G. Curran. Additional, updated information provided by the Falmouth Police Department.

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Man strikes roommate with 30 lb dumbell; Mashpee one-car crash; Yarmouth Police arrest deranged, violent and suicidal Yarmouth man

Man arrested for striking roommate with dumbell

SOUTH YARMOUTH - On Monday, February 1, 2010, at 10:50 p.m., the Yarmouth Police Department received an emergency 911 call reporting a fight and serious injury at 140 Cranberry Lane in South Yarmouth.

Yarmouth Police Patrol Officers Sean Brewer, Kevin Antonovitch, and Christopher Van Ness along with Patrol Sergeant John Lanata arrived at the home and found a 45-year-old man in a back bedroom covered in blood and suffering from injuries to his face and head.  The officers secured the scene and members of the Yarmouth Fire Department treated the victim and transported him to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis.

An on-scene investigation determined that an argument had occurred between two intoxicated roommates and that one had struck the other in the head with a 30-pound solid steel exercise dumbbell.

The suspect was located inside the residence and placed under arrest.  He was subsequently transported to Yarmouth Police Headquarters and scheduled for arraignment Tuesday in the Barnstable District Court.

Members of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Unit assisted in the investigation and provided crime scene photography and evidence management.

Release and  photo courtesy of the Yarmouth Police Department.

Slippery roads after dusting of snow claim one car already

MASHPEE - There were no reported injuries in a single-vehicle accident on Route 151 near Algonquin Avenue in Mashpee Wednesday morning, February 3, 2010, around 7:45 a.m.

The car involved in the crash sustained moderate damage after crashing into a pole.

Road conditions were slick at the time due to light snow falling in the area.

Mashpee Police also responded to another single-vehicle accident on Route 151 shortly after this accident.

Photo by David G. Curran.

Yarmouth Police arrest deranged, violent and suicidal Yarmouth man Monday

Man walks away from Barnstable District Court, violates probation

YARMOUTH PORT - On Monday, February 1, 2010, at 1 p.m., the Yarmouth Police Department received an alert from the Barnstable District Court notifying us that Arthur Ferreira, 42, of Plymouth Road in Yarmouth Port, had walked away from the court without permission and was wanted for violating his probation. 

Ferreira is familiar to Yarmouth Police due to past involvements and arrests.  The most recent occurred this past Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 11: 34 a.m. when Yarmouth Police Patrol Officers Kalil Boghdan and Michael Kramer arrested Ferreira on an outstanding felony default warrant during a motor vehicle stop on Setucket Road in Yarmouth Port.

Ferreira had been arrested by the Yarmouth Police Department on June 11, 2007 for assaulting and attacking several Yarmouth Police Officers with a large steak knife during a violent disturbance at his home in Yarmouth Port. Ferreira was subsequently convicted on four counts of Assault on a Police Officer while Armed with a Dangerous Weapon and sentenced to prison.

While being booked at Yarmouth Police Headquarters on Saturday afternoon, Ferreira made numerous threats to kill himself and Yarmouth Police Officers as well as Barnstable District Court Officers. Under heavy guard Yarmouth Police Officers transported him to Cape Cod Hospital for psychiatric evaluation and treatment and subsequently transported him to Bridgewater State Hospital for the weekend.

After learning that Ferreira walked away from the Barnstable District Court on Monday,  members of the Yarmouth Police Patrol Force conducted an aggressive search for Ferreira.  At approximately 3:11 p.m. Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Kalil Boghdan intercepted the Ferreira family as they were returning home and notified them of the most recent incident. 

Patrol Officer Boghdan escorted them into their residence and conducted a protective sweep of the home for their protection and safety. While conducting the sweep, Patrol Officer Boghdan heard a loud bang coming from the finished basement and ran down the stairs and found Ferreira hanging from a beam by an electrical extension cord.  Patrol Officer Boghdan withdrew his knife and cut Ferreira down, removed the cord from his neck, administered first aid, and radioed for assistance.  Fellow Yarmouth Police Patrol Officers Andrew O’Malley and K9 Patrol Officer Peter McClelland arrived as well as Patrol Sergeant Christopher McEachern and members of the Yarmouth Fire Department.   

Ferreira spent Monday night under the guard of Yarmouth Police Officers at Cape Cod Hospital and was re-transported to the Barnstable District Court Tuesday morning. 

Release and photo courtesy of the Yarmouth Police Department.

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Yarmouth Police arrest 16-year-old for felony arson; TD Bank on 6A in Dennis robbed; Woman injured in single-vehicle crash in Chatham

UPDATE: TD Bank on 6A in Dennis robbed Tuesday morning

   The Dennis Police have released the security camera footage from Tuesday morning's robbery at TD Bank on Route 6A in Dennis.

DENNIS -Shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, February 2, 2010, a masked individual walked into the TD Bank located at 700 Route 6A in Dennis Village, demanding money from the tellers on duty.

The individual did not display a weapon nor indicate that he possessed one.

The tellers handed the individual an undetermined amount of U.S. Currency, after which the suspect left the bank running east through the rear parking area of the complex.

The suspect's "disguise" resembles that worn by a suspect (right) wanted for two TD Bank robberies in Osterville including a robbery on January 2, 2010 in which a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the eyes cut out robbed the bank on Main Street then fled through the back entrance.

The suspect was observed getting into and driving away in an older model vehicle dark in color.

The suspect is a white male, between 6' and 6'2" and over 200 lbs. 

He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood up worn underneath a gray pullover hooded sweatshirt.  The gray hooded sweatshirt was worn reversed with eyes cut out of the back portion of the hood. 

The suspect was also wearing dark colored cloth gloves, dark blue or black pants and brown boots.

No one was injured during the robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call Dennis Police Sgt. Ben Wunderlich at 774-352-1433 or the Tip Line at 774-353-1500.

Release and security camera photo courtesy of the Dennis Police Department.

16-year-old arrested Monday by Yarmouth Police, charged with felony arson after lighting home on fire

YARMOUTH PORT - On Monday, February 1, 2010 at approximately 8:12 p.m., the Yarmouth Police and Fire Departments responded to a house on fire at 8 Flat Rock Way in Yarmouth Port.

Yarmouth Police Patrol Officers Albert Sprague, Kevin Antonovitch, Sean Brewer and Erica Wenberg, along with Patrol Sergeant John Lanata, secured the scene and verified that all occupants of the home had fled the burning dwelling.

An on-scene investigation quickly determined that a 16-year-old male resident of the home had lit the fire and he was taken into custody at the scene by Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Erica Wenberg.

Yarmouth Police Detectives Eric Nuss, Stephen Renzi, and Christopher Kent conducted a follow-up investigation with the assistance of members of the Massachusetts State Police and the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office.

The juvenile was booked at Yarmouth Police Headquarters, held on $2,500 cash bail, and transported by Yarmouth Police Officers to the Bristol County Juvenile Detention Facility in New Bedford. The teen was charged with Felony Arson of a Dwelling House.   He is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in the Barnstable District Juvenile Court.

Release courtesy of the Yarmouth Police Department.

Woman injured in single-vehicle crash in Chatham

CHATHAM - Tuesday, February 02, 2010 at 06:38 a.m. Chatham Police responded to a one-vehicle crash with injuries.  The crash occurred on Old Harbor Road (Route 28).  A 1996 Ford Taurus was traveling south on Old Harbor Road when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a large tree in front of a residence (219 Old Harbor Road). 

The vehicle was operated by Stephany Rideout, 61, of Yarmouth Port.  There were no passengers in the vehicle.

Route 28 had to be closed for approximately one hour. Chatham Fire/Rescue transported the vehicle operator to Cape Cod Hospital. 

The crash is being investigated by Officer Geoffrey Phillips, and the investigation is continuing.

Release and photos courtesy of the Chatham Police Department.

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Harwich weekly arrests include a 3rd and 2nd OUI offense

Harwich PD weekly arrests include 2nd & 3rd OUI offenses

HARWICH - During the period of Sunday, January 24 through Sunday, January 31, the men and women of the Harwich Police Department responded to 317 calls for service. The arrests and criminal complaints below are a few of those resulting from the week's activity.

Release and photos courtesy of the Harwich Police Department.

Editor's note: The information and images (mugshots) are included in this blog as a matter of public information and safety.  Inappropriate comments on this blog post will be deleted.  All individuals are innocent until proven guilty.

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