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Man arrested for allegedly pulling gun at pharmacy; Juvenile arrested in SUV theft

Man arrested for allegedly pulling gun at CVS in Harwich

     ^{Police escort Shaun Ellis of Sagamore who was accused of showing a gun at the CVS in Harwich to a cruiser.}
HARWICH - A man picking up a few prescriptions at the CVS on Rt. 137  was arrested for allegedly showing a handgun.  

Harwich Police say it was reported by Pharmacy employees that a man had become upset over a problem with his prescriptions and became threatening towards the pharmacy technician at the drive up pharmacy window and subsequently brandished a handgun in a threatening manner towards the employee. A witness told CWN he stated "I use this when I get angry"

Officers Jon Mitchell, Rob Horgan and Paul Ulrich of the Harwich Police Department were able to locate the suspect and his vehicle in the parking lot to the rear of CVS. Officer’s initiated a felony stop on the vehicle and took the suspect into custody. A loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered from the vehicle along with numerous knives.

The suspect was identified as: 46-year old Shaun Ellis of Sagamore, He was placed under arrest and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Firearm) and Illegally Carrying a Dangerous Weapon (Dirk Knife). Mr Ellis was transported to the Harwich Police Department where he was booked.

Above officers Jonathan Mitchell and Paul Ulrich escort Ellis to a cruiser. 

At right Officer Robert Horgan with some of the knives found in the suspect car, including a long Ghurka knife. 

Cape Wide News follow-up: Juvenile arrested in SUV theft
BARNSTABLE - Police arrested a 15-year old Juvenile reportedly being sought for last Sunday's SUV theft in Dennis. An officer apparently spotted the suspect on Fox Hollow Road in Centerville about 8:45 AM.

Because of his age he was not identified. He allegedly stole the SUV and crashed it in the woods near Lake Wequaquet causing extensive damage to the vehicle.

The suspect will be arraigned in Juvenile Court at a later date.
Photo by Frank Paparo.

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