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Harwich Police investigate cemetery jewelry theft; Barnstable Police arrest 5 during drug search warrant execution in Hyannis; Barnstable Police issue Level 3 Sex Offender notice

Harwich Police investigate cemetery jewelry theft

HARWICH - The Harwich Police Department is currently investigating a breaking and entering into a mausoleum at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery on South Street. 

On Sunday, October 3, 2010, a citizen noticed that the door to a family mausoleum was open.  When police arrived, they found signs of forced entry.  Inside, unknown suspects gained entry into one of the vaults and removed a coffin dating back to 1913. 

Based on evidence found at the mausoleum, it appears that theft of items, including jewelry, was a possible motive.  Various brass objects were also stolen from the mausoleum.

This is an on-going investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Kevin Considine at 508 430-7541 X 5521.  

Release courtesy of the Harwich Police Department, photo by David G. Curran.

Barnstable Police arrest 5 during drug search warrant execution in Hyannis

Cash and drugs with a street value of over $5000 confiscated

HYANNIS - Over the last two months, the Barnstable Police Department's Narcotics Unit received numerous neighborhood complaints about 70 Winter Street, Apartment F, in Hyannis.  Specifically, neighbors suspected drug trafficking and reported excessive traffic in and out of the apartment on a daily basis as well as numerous disturbances and arguments at the apartment.

Detective Tom Chevalier began investigating the complaints and quickly determined the complaints to be accurate.  During the subsequent investigation, detectives observed as many as ten people an hour entering and exiting the apartment.  Most of these people were well known to the narcotics unit.  Detectives were also able to conduct several undercover purchases of narcotics from the apartment.

As a result of the investigation, Barnstable Narcotics detectives executed a drug related search warrant at the apartment Thursday night, October 7, 2010, at approximately 8 p.m. 

Barnstable detectives and members of the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council (CCRLEC) SWAT Team served the warrant.  Upon entering the apartment, officers found 10 suspects inside.  A subsequent search resulted in the recovery of quantities of Cocaine (both crack and powder), Ecstasy, Suboxone, Marijuana, and over $2000 in cash.  The street value of the drugs seized is approximately $5000. 

The following suspects were arrested and charged:     

• Jeanne Kelley, 50, of Hyannis, charged with  Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute and Possession of Class B/Suboxone.
• Jeremy Kelley, 23, of Hyannis, charged with Possession of Cocaine, Marijuana and Ecstasy with Intent to Distribute.  Kelley also had an arrest warrant charging Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.  Jeremy Kelley is the son of Jeanne Kelley.
• Marcus McDowell, 19, of Hyannis, charged with Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute.
• Terence Silvera, 23, of Taunton, charged with Trafficking Cocaine.
• Robert Cordeiro, 28, of Hyannis, arrested on a warrant charging motor vehicle violations.

Courtesy of the Barnstable Police Department.

Barnstable Police issue Level 3 Sex Offender notice

Individual is not wanted by the authorities

HYANNIS  - The Barnstable Police Department has issued a Level 3 Sex Offender community notice for an individual now living in Hyannis. Jeffrey Foley, 34, is registered as homeless in Hyannis.  Foley has registered a secondary address of 24 South Sea Avenue in West Yarmouth. There is no employment information listed on the SORB site.

Foley, shown in the photograph on right, is a white male, 6', 280 lbs, with hazel eyes and brown/gray hair.

He was convicted on two counts of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child under 14 on February 22, 1995.

Jeffrey Foley has been designated a Level 3 Sex Offender by the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB). The Board has determined that this individual is at a high risk to re-offend and that the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety interest is served by active community notification.

According to SORB, 22 Level 3 Sex Offenders and 48 Level 2 Sex Offenders are registered and residing in the villages of Barnstable.

Release and photo courtesy of the Barnstable Police Department.