Police and Fire News

Suspect wanted in South Carolina, flees to childhood home in Centerville; Report of suspicious activity leads to heroin trafficking arrest; Heroin found in minivan during outstanding warrant arrest; Yarmouth man arrested, charged with domestic assault

Report of suspicious activity leads to heroin trafficking arrest

Robert Lewis MacLeod, charged with trafficking heroin (28-100 grams). YPD booking photo.

WEST YARMOUTH - Tuesday morning, just after 9:30 a.m., Yarmouth police officers were dispatched to 5 Mattachee Road in West Yarmouth for a report of suspicious activity, according to a Yarmouth police release.  The caller had reported seeing a white male in a blue t-shirt with white lettering on a bicycle enter the backyard of 5 Mattachee, then leave the yard on the bike without the backpack.

Officers quickly located the suspect who identified himself as Robert Macloud. Macloud was identified by the caller as the man seen leaving the backyard without his backpack, police said.

During the search of the backyard, officers found a black backpack hidden under a storage shed. Officers searched the backpack and found a glassine plastic bag containing 46 grams of a powdery substance among personal items. The substance was field tested positive for heroin, police said.  Officers also discovered one orange pill (suboxone) and a Massachusetts RMV duplicate MA ID card application bearing the suspect's true identity, Robert Lewis MacLeod.

MacLeod was placed under arrest and charged with felony trafficking Class A heroin (28-100 grams) and possession of Class B suboxone. He was transported to the Yarmouth Police Station for booking then to Barnstable District Court for his arraignment.

Source: Yarmouth Police Department.

Barnstable police nab fugitive wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery

Suspect wanted in South Carolina, flees to childhood home in Centerville

CENTERVILLE - On or around September 20, 2011, the Horry County Sheriff's Office began investigating a missing person case near Conway, South Carolina. Shortly after the missing person report was filed, a badly beaten man was located in a deserted area of Horry County. According to authorities, the man was identified as the missing person and was taken to a local hospital where he remains on life support, according to a Barnstable police release.

Investigators identified Steven Boudreau, 21, as the suspect wanted for beating the man.  Authorities from the Horry County Sheriff's Office obtained an arrest warrant for Boudreau charging him with attempted murder and armed robbery.

According to Barnstable police, investigators learned that Boudreau may have fled South Carolina for his childhood home in Centerville. On Tuesday, Barnstable police joined the investigation and learned that Boudreau was advertising a 2-million volt stun gun for sale on Craigslist. Such a weapon is illegal to possess in Massachusetts, according to police.

An undercover Barnstable police officer contacted Boudreau and made arrangements to meet him in Centerville to purchase the stun gun. When Boudreau arrived at the meeting place, he was taken into custody by Barnstable detectives, police said.

Boudreau was charged as a fugitive from justice by Barnstable police. He also had two outstanding arrest warrants from Barnstable District Court. The stun gun was recovered and remains in the possession of Barnstable police.

Source: Barnstable Police Department.

Police arrest man on outstanding narcotics warrants

Derek Pitcher faces several outstanding warrants and drug charges. YPD booking photo.

Heroin found in car during arrest

SOUTH YARMOUTH - Just after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, a team of officers from the Yarmouth and Dennis Police Departments, the Massachusetts State Police and the Cape Cod Drug Task Force, located Derek Pitcher riding as a passenger in a purple Dodge minivan on Station Avenue in South Yarmouth, according to a Yarmouth police release.  Pitcher had several outstanding warrants for drug-related charges and arrests.

The team stopped the minivan and Pitcher was arrested on the outstanding warrants. During a search of the minivan, officers located a light brown powder that  field tested positive for heroin, police said. In addition to four outstanding warrants, Pitcher was charged with felony possession of Class A heroin with intent to distribute and felony conspiracy to violate Massachusetts drug laws.

He was transported to the Yarmouth Police Station, then arraigned in Barnstable District Court.

Source: Yarmouth Police Department.

South Yarmouth man arrested, charged with domestic assault Tuesday

Kurt Hoffman will be arraigned on domestic assault charges. YPD booking photo.

YARMOUTH - Just before noon on Tuesday, Yarmouth police responded to a reported domestic disturbance on Curve Hill Road in South Yarmouth. According to a Yarmouth police release, officers arrived to find a man, late identified as Kurt W. Hoffman, standing at the front door. The officers observed two knives on Hoffman's right side.

Hoffman refused to comply with the officers' request to step outside, police said. The officers were forced to disarm Hoffman and remove the knives for safety.  It was determined at the scene that a domestic assault had been committed and  Hoffman was placed under arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery.  He was transported to the Yarmouth Police Station where he was processed and held until his arraignment in Barnstable District Court.

Source: Yarmouth Police Department.

Eastham Police Union to host 4th annual Family Fun Day October 1; Yarmouth police arrest motorcycle theft suspect, high on bath salts; Harwich police issue traffic detour information for road race this Sunday

Yarmouth police arrest motorcycle theft suspect, high on bath salts

WEST YARMOUTH - Monday morning, just before 8 a.m., a team of Yarmouth police officers located and detained a West Yarmouth man suspected to be involved in the felony theft of a motorcycle, according to a Yarmouth police release. While searching the man for weapons, an officer found a small circular container in the suspect's jacket pocket.

The above is an example of bath salts. Image courtesy of the DEA.

The label on the container read "concentrated bath salts 500mg" and held a white powdery substance. The officer also found a 1"-2" piece of straw in the man's pocket. The suspect, who police did not identify, told the officer he was high on bath salts purchased from a convenience store. 

When placed in the back of the cruiser, the suspect, according to police, rolled from his stomach to his back while in a seated position and made "spontaneous" noises. From time to time, the suspect licked the window bars of the cruiser bashed his head against the back and side windows. The suspect's appeared to be full of energy and would occasionally begin to quiver and look around as if he were terrified of something.

The bath salts were confiscated and the suspect was transported to Cape Cod Hospital for evaluation, police said.

According to information provided by Yarmouth police, bath salts are derivatives of cathinone, a psychoactive substance with powerful stimulant properties that occur naturally in the plant khat. The effects of such synthetic cathinones resemble those of amphetamines including ecstasy and cocaine. bath salts often contain mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, also known as MDPV. Side effects include violent hallucinations, paranoia, rapid heart rate, suicidal thoughts, increased risk of heart attack and agitation.

Bath salts are currently legal in Massachusetts and are available at several convenience stores and gas station mini marts. Earlier this month, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) moved to emergency control synthetic stimulants including bath salts. See the DEA's bath salt fact sheet here.

Source: Yarmouth Police Departments.

Eastham Police Union to host 4th annual Family Fun Day this Saturday

EASTHAM - The Eastham Police Union will host the 4th annual Family Fun Day this Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 11 a.m to 2 p.m.  This family-friendly event will be held at the "Field of Dreams" behind the Eastham Town Hall on Route 6.

This event is free and open to all Eastham families. There will be hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, soda and water. 

Eastham police officers are organizing an array of fun activities including games, a police K9 demonstration, a dunk tank and a moon bounce. T-shirts will be awarded to children as game prizes.

The Eastham Police Union hosts the Family Fun Day each fall to bring Eastham families and their local law enforcement officers together.

Source: Eastham Police Department.

Harwich police issue traffic detour information for road race this Sunday

HARWICH - On Sunday, October 2, 2011, the Harwich Cranberry Harvest Half Marathon and 7.3 mile road race will step off at Harwich High School at 12 p.m.  According to the Harwich police, approximately 2,000 runners will participate in the race. Between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., motorists can expect traffic detours and delays along the race route. Motorists may be stopped for up to 10 minutes to allow runners to cross intersections along the route.

The half marathon begins at 12 p.m. at Harwich High School on Oak Street. The race will follow the route below:

The staging area for the event is the Harwich High School.  Runners will line up on Oak Street.  The runners will proceed south on Oak Street to Main Street (Route 39).  The runners will then turn right on Main Street to Route 124 where they will turn right onto Route 124 (Pleasant Lake Ave), then right onto Old Colony Road.  They will proceed to Oak Street and turn north following Oak Street to Queen Anne Road.  They will then turn right onto Queen Anne Road and follow to Depot Road where they will turn right onto Depot Road and cross Route 39 (Orleans Road).  They will continue south on Depot Road and cross Route 28 onto Uncle Venies Road.  Runners will proceed to Red River Beach and turn right going through the parking lot to Old Wharf Road then onto Julien Road.  The runners will then turn left onto Route 28 for a short distance before turning right onto Gorham Road.  Upon entering Gorham Road, runners will immediately turn left onto Hoyt Road and follow to Bank Street.  They will then cross Bank Street onto Miles Street to Route 28 at which time they will turn right then take an immediate left onto Wyndemere Road to Lower County Road where they will turn right.  Runners will follow Lower County Road to Earle Road where they will turn right and follow to Route 28.  Upon reaching Route 28, runners will turn right then take a quick left onto Lothrop Avenue.  They will follow Lothrop Avenue to Great Western Road then cross Great Western Road to a right onto the Cape Cod Rail Trail.  Runners will then follow the Rail Trail to the split where the Rail Trail becomes the Old Cape Rail Trail and follow to Route 124 (Pleasant Lake Avenue).  Runners will cross Route 124 and continue on the bike path along Old Colony Road to Oak Street.  Runners will then turn left on Oak Street to the finish line at the High School.

Runners taking part in the 7.3 mile run will follow the above route as far as the Old Cape Rail Trail on Depot Road in South Harwich.  At this location they will turn right onto the bike trail and follow to Route 39 (Orleans Road).  They will cross Route 39 and continue on the bike trail to Oak Street and turn right to the finish line.

Click here for information on the race. Click here to see a map of the race route.

Source: Harwich Police Department.

Homeless men, MBTA officer thwart Harwich arson plot

Paid $1,100 to fire bomb West Harwich home for insurance money
Homeless men told they were to let the dog out first

The home on Riverside Drive in West Harwich.

A video of the property by David Curran

HARWICH - As we reported yesterday, Harwich Police are crediting a Boston MBTA police officer for listening to a homeless man's improbable tale and acting on it, a decision which saved this Harwich from flames.

As reported today in our Court Reports, Benjamin Parker, 26, 301 Marlborough St, Boston, was arraigned yesterday in Orleans District Court for attempted arson of a dwelling house; conspiracy; possession of explosives with intent to injure, September 22 in Harwich. Pretrial conference scheduled for November 1.

According to police reports, a Harwich police sergeant was contacted by a Massachusetts state trooper, regarding a report from Boston Transit police.

Two homeless men had been offered the job of burning down a house, by an individual who had "made donations" to them in the past near Kneeland Street in Boston.

The men agreed to complete the work (arson) for the agreed-upon price of $1,100. When one asked why the building had to be destroyed he was told, "for the insurance money," but they were to free a dog on the premises first.

Based on their report, the two were tailed by Boston and Transit police to West Harwich, where the Harwich sergeant had obtained a search warrant for 96 Riverside Drive.

When the man who'd contracted the fire brought the two there, he gained entry with a key, then displayed two five-gallon buckets of gasoline, two empty beer bottles and some rags.

He instructed them to pour gas throughout the building, then toss the bottles back inside once the house was engulfed.

Once he had left, the men contacted police. Parker was identified as the dog's owner, and the reporting party in a landlord-tenant dispute this past February.

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Wellfleet Fire Department offers first responder course

Wellfleet Fire Department offers first responder course

Department is also seeking new paid-on-call members

WELLFLEET - The Wellfleet Fire Department is offering a first responder course this fall. There are still seats available for the 60-hour course, according to Fire Chief Dan Silverman.

The course covers CPR, advanced first aid and the minimum qualifications to become a member of the fire department.

The next class is scheduled for Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the training room at the fire station on Route 6. A class schedule to best accommodate the majority of the class will be developed.

This course is open to all residents of Wellfleet, Eastham and Truro and is open to anyone 17 and over.

The Wellfleet Department is actively seeking new paid-on-call members and will consider applicants who successfully complete the course, the chief said.

Call the Wellfleet Fire Department at 508-349-3754 to pre-register.

Source: Wellfleet Fire Department.

Dennis police track down stolen vehicle, one arrested early Thursday

Dennis police track down stolen vehicle, one arrested early Thursday

DENNIS - While on patrol early Thursday morning, around 1:30 a.m., Patrolman David Tinelli observed the driver of a Honda Accord fail to stop for a red light at the intersection of Route 134 and Upper County Road in South Dennis, according to a Dennis police release. When Patrolman Tinelli attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver sped up Upper County Road at a high rate of speed.

According to police, after Patrolman Tinelli terminated a brief pursuit, Harwich Police Officer Amy Walinsky reported locating the Honda, abandoned and still running on North Road in the Bells Neck area of Harwich.

Dennis K9 Officer Henry Jessop and his dog Bodo arrived in the Bells Neck area and conducted a track from the vehicle with the assistance of Officer Walinsky.  During the track, Bodo located a male hiding in some brush, one quarter mile north of the car, police said.  The man was identified as James Cuddy, 30, of Witchwood Road in South Yarmouth.

Cuddy was a passenger in the Honda, which according to police, was stolen from a Hyannis business. Cuddy was placed under arrest and charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle.  He was transported to the Dennis Police Department where he was held on $500 cash bail. Cuddy is scheduled for arraignment Thursday in Orleans District Court.

This will be Cuddy's second court appearance in two days.  On Wednesday, he was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on unrelated charges of Class D drug possession with intent to distribute (marijuana) and shoplifting by concealing merchandise.

Source: Dennis Police Department.

Yarmouth police seek mystery motorcyclist clocked at 120 in a 35 mph zone

Yarmouth police seek mystery motorcyclist clocked at 120 in a 35 mph zone

Motorcyclist posted video on YouTube as BEASTEDonYOU2

YARMOUTH - Yarmouth police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a motorcyclist clocked at 120 mph in a 35 mph zone on Station Avenue in South Yarmouth, according to a Yarmouth police release. Yarmouth police discovered a video clip on YouTube.com showing a speed monitor awareness trailer clocking a motorcycle at 120 mph. The radar apparatus was placed on Station Avenue in the school safety zone at the beginning of this school year, police said.

The video is believed to have been made at night, on or around Sunday, September 11, 2011, according to police.  In the video, uploaded to the user account BEASTEDonYOU2, a motorcycle passes by the radar equipment registering 120 mph in the 35 mph zone. BEASTEDonYOU2 has uploaded two other videos to that user account showing similarly dangerous driving in other areas on Cape Cod.

When located, the motorcyclist in the video will be issued an $850 speeding citation and Yarmouth police will file a report with the MA Registry of Motor Vehicles requesting immediate license suspension. Reckless operation of a motor vehicle charges will also be filed. Such criminal charges could result in permanent loss of license and up to two years in prison.

As of Wednesday evening, the video was removed by the user from YouTube.com and the channel/account was closed.

Anyone with information about this incident or the person seen driving in the video is encouraged to contact the Yarmouth Police Department at 508-775-0445 or email the department at tips@yarmouthpolice.com.

Source: Yarmouth Police Department.

Witnesses help Yarmouth police catch purse thief; Police seek suspect in early morning business break-in attempt

Witnesses help Yarmouth police catch purse thief

Cameron D. Byers, charged with larcey. YPD booking photo.

SOUTH YARMOUTH - Wednesday afternoon, around 3:15 p.m., Yarmouth patrol officers responded to the reported theft of a purse and credit cards in the area of Mid Cape Collision on Old Town House Road in South Yarmouth, according to a Yarmouth police release. A woman told officers that while walking down Old Town House Road, she stopped to tie her shoes and inadvertently left her purse behind when she continued down the road. The woman realized she didn't have her purse and when she turned back, her purse was nowhere to be found.

The woman told the officers that she remembered seeing a man in a blue t-shirt in the area.  Three employees of Mid Cape Collision came out to check on the woman when they saw she was crying.  According to police, all three men saw the man in the blue t-shirt pick up the woman's purse, hide it under his shirt, then walk away. The men told their boss, John Vermette, a retired Yarmouth reserve police officer. Vermette had also seen the man walking in the area of Yankee Drive and was able to locate him and convince him to return to the car shop and speak with officers.

Officers placed the man, identified as Cameron D. Byers, 22, of 438 Old Town Road in Hyannis, under arrest and charged him with larceny and felony possession of stolen credit cards.  The purse and its contents, including the credit cards, were recovered from nearby bushes and returned to the woman, police said.

Byers was the boyfriend of Gina Giovangelo, who fled from the Barnstable Court House during her arraignment on vehicular homicide charges. Byers and another woman were arrested with Giovangelo at a Wareham motel in May 2010 and charged as accessories to the fact. Read that story on CapeCodToday.com here.

Byers was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Thursday on the larceny and stolen credit card charges.

Source: Yarmouth Police Department.

Yarmouth police seek suspect in early morning business break-in attempt

WEST YARMOUTH - The Yarmouth police are searching for the suspect(s) who attempted to break into Bagels and Beyond at 327 Route 28 in West Yarmouth early Friday morning at 4:32 a.m., according to a Yarmouth police release. The attempted break-in is the latest in a series of overnight business break-ins that have occurred recently in Yarmouth.

Earlier this week, an unknown suspect or suspects broke into two other businesses, Great Island Bakery in West Yarmouth and Village Pizza Restaurant in Yarmouth Port.

Anyone with any information about any of the break-ins is encouraged to call the Yarmouth police at 508-755-0445 or email them at tips@yarmouthpolice.com.

Source: Yarmouth Police Department.

Man arrested Thursday, charged with robbing two Hyannis banks; Over 300 residents attend 2nd Yarmouth Crime Watch meeting; Children's Cove honors Dennis police officer; Big Wareham drug bust

Man arrested Thursday, charged with robbing two Hyannis banks

Cabbie helps police locate suspect minutes after robbery

Curtis Fitzsimmons, charged with two counts of robbery. BPD booking photo.

HYANNIS - Just before 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Barnstable patrol officers and detectives responded to a reported bank robbery at the Bank of America on Main Street in Hyannis, according to a Barnstable police release. A suspect, wearing a hat and over-sized sunglasses, entered the bank and handed the teller a note demanding cash. After the teller handed over the money, the suspect fled the bank and headed towards North Street, police said.

Just 30 minutes later, a taxi driver contacted Barnstable police and reported that one of his passengers had been acting suspiciously and ducked out of view as the cab passed a Barnstable cruiser. The taxi driver told police he dropped the man and a female companion at the Hyannis Transportation Center. 

Officers responded to the transportation center and when the man saw them, he jumped an 8 foot fence to get away. Officers chased and caught the man, identified as Curtis Fitzsimmons, 23, of Southwick MA. Although Fitzsimmons had changed clothes after robbing the bank, we was identified as the perpetrator. At the scene of his arrest, officers located a large quantity of cash--consistent with the amount stolen--in some bushes, police said. The clothing worn during the robbery was later recovered at a home in Hyannis frequented by Fitzsimmons.

Barnstable detectives, upon seeing Fitzsimmons, recognized him as the same man who robbed Sovereign Bank on North Street in Hyannis on August 29. Fitzsimmons was charged with two counts of robbery. There were also two outstanding warrants for his arrest out of Westfield MA, police said. He will be arraigned in Barnstable District Court Friday morning.

Source: Barnstable Police Department.

Over 300 citizens attend 2nd Yarmouth Neighborhood Crime Watch meeting Thursday night

A second standing room only crowd. YPD photo.

SOUTH YARMOUTH - Yarmouth police are again reporting a strong turn out for their second Neighborhood Crime Watch meeting this month.  Thursday night, over 300 South Yarmouth residents attended the meeting at the Yarmouth Senior Center, according to a Yarmouth police release.

Residents heard from Police Chief Frank G. Frederickson, Deputy Chief Steven G. Xiarhos, Lieutenant Patrick Carty, Patrol Sergeant John Fallon, Patrol Officer Gordon Gibbons and the members of the Citizen Volunteer Community Action Team.

Over three hundred West Yarmouth residents attended a similar meeting last week.  A third meeting for Yarmouth Port residents will be held a week from next Thursday on September 29 at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center.

Source: Yarmouth Police Department.

Children's Cove honors Dennis police officer

DENNIS - Thursday, Chief Michael Whalen announced that Officer Christine Hornby was honored by Children's Cove during their Hyannis conference this week. Children's Cove, a child advocacy center, presented Officer Hornby, a 10-year veteran of the Dennis Police Department, with the Law Enforcement Investigator's Award.

In addition to her duties as a member of the Dennis Police Patrol Division, Officer Hornby is called in to conduct sensitive investigations where children are the victims of sexual assault.

Click here to learn more about Children's Cove.

Source: Dennis Police Department.

Nine arrested in Wareham Thursday night during raids at two locations

Six men and three women face cocaine and pot charges

WAREHAM - Wednesday night, at 10 p.m., members of the Wareham detectives and patrol officers, along with members of the DEA, the Massachusetts State Police, the Cape Cod Drug Task Force, MA Department of Corrections and K9 Units from the Barnstable and Plymouth Sheriffs' Departments, conducted four simultaneous raids at two locations in Wareham, according to a Wareham police release. Search warrants, issued after an extensive multi-agency illegal drug investigation were executed at Rooms 135 and 136 at the Silver Lake Motel on Cranberry Highway and at two different apartments at 6 Ninth Street in Onset.

Six people were arrested at the Silver Lake Motel. The man in Room 135, identified as Thomas Tuell, 44, of Room 135, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property.  At the time of the arrest, authorities recovered several stolen items including computer equipment, iPods, car stereo parts and GPS units believed to have been stolen during recent car break-ins throughout Wareham.

Officers forcibly entered room 136, according to police and arrested three men and two women on drug -related charges: Eric Crumbly, 24, of Room 136 (charged with trafficking cocaine over 28 grams, conspiracy to violate drug laws, possession of a Class D substance--marijuana--with intent to distribute and possession of a Class B substance--opiates--with intent to distribute), Steven Monteiro, 21, of 2580 Cranberry Highway, Wareham (charged with trafficking cocaine over 28 grams and conspiracy to violate drug laws), Mariah Marshall, 20, 26 Cahoon Road, Onset (trafficking cocaine over 14 grams, possession of a Class D substance--marijuana--with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate drug laws), Karen Swift, 21, of 75 Kristen Lane , Wareham (charged with trafficking cocaine over 28 grams and conspiracy to violate drug laws) and Jarrett Galloway, 20, of 64 Fearing Hill Road, Wareham (trafficking cocaine over 14 grams, possession of a Class D substance--marijuana--with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate drug laws).

At the motel, officers confiscated over 30 grams of cocaine, opiate pills, marijuana and drug paraphenelia from Room 136. In a 2008 Dodge Charger, registered to Jarrett Galloway, officers located cocaine, marijuana and a large amount of cash. The vehicle has been seized for forfeiture proceedings, according to Wareham police.

At 6 Ninth Street, the team served two more search warrants in two separate apartments, one on the bottom floor and the other on the top. In the bottom floor apartment, police arrested Laurrie Mahon, 46, of 6 Ninth Street, Onset and charged her with possession of a Class E substance, possession of a Class D substance and possession of a Class C substance.  Mahon had marijuana and prescription medication without a proper prescription in her possession at the time of the arrest, police said.

In the upstairs apartment, police arrested two men, Scott Monteiro, 48, of 6 Ninth Street, Onset (outstanding warrant) and Ronald Gomes, 59, of 6 Ninth Street, Onset (outstanding warrant and charged with possession of a Class B substance--cocaine and possession of a Class B substance--pills. 

All nine people were arraigned in Wareham District Court Thursday morning.

Source: Wareham Police Department.

Wellfleet police search for horse hair thief; Yarmouth police search for suspects in two overnight business break-ins

Wellfleet police search for horse hair thief

WELLFLEET - Over the past several days, an unidentified suspect has entered the pastures of two horses in Wellfleet and systematically removed hair from the tails of both animals, according to a release from the Wellfleet animal control officer.  Neither horse has been injured, according to police.

Authorities suspect the animal hair may be used in the creation of jewelry. Anyone who has any information about horse hair jewelry being either sold or made in the area is asked to contact the animal control officer at the Wellfleet Police Department at 508-349-3702.

According to police, the owners of the two horses have posted a reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the thieves.

Source: Wellfleet Police Department.

Yarmouth police search for suspects in two overnight business break-ins

YARMOUTH - The Yarmouth police are investigating two early morning break-ins that occurred Monday--one in South Yarmouth and the other across town in Yarmouth Port, according to a Yarmouth police release. The first break-in was reported at 2:17 a.m. at the Great Island Bakery at 46 South Street in South Yarmouth.  The second was reported four hours later, at 6:14 a.m., at the Village Pizza Restaurant at 715 Route 6A in Yarmouth Port.

According to police, a teen was seen riding a BMX-style bicycle away from Village Pizza after the break-in. He was described as a white male with a shaved head.

The Barnstable County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Unit was called in and both break-ins are under investigation by Yarmouth police. It is not known if the break-ins are connected.

Source: Yarmouth Police Department.

Barnstable police arrest heroin dealer for second time in two months

Barnstable police arrest heroin dealer for second time in two months

With case pending in court, a suspected heroin dealer is arrested again

HYANNIS - Saturday, while on Fresh Holes Road in Hyannis, a neighborhood frequently patrolled by the Barnstable Street Crime Unit (SCU), SCU members Officer Matt Blondin and Deputy Sheriff Michael Huse observed several people hanging around the home at #17. According to a Barnstable police release, the Barnstable police and SCU have received several complaints from neighbors who have witnessed out-in-the-open drug transactions at the home. When the officers approached the group began to disperse. One man, identified as Jimmy Lee Perry of Hyannis, remained standing near a parked car, police said.

Perry, 20, who is known to police, was arrested by Barnstable officers on July 3rd and charged with trafficking heroin (14-28 grams) and conspiracy to violate narcotics laws. During the July arrest, Perry and another man, Marcus Bennett of Centerville, had 22 grams of heroin and $7,600 in cash in their possession. After the July arrest, Perry was released after posting $7,500 cash bail. His case is pending in Barnstable District Court, according to police.

During his arrest this past Saturday, 4 grams of heroin and $2,985 in cash was found in Perry's possession. He was transported to the Barnstable Police Station where he was booked and charged with possession of heroin with intent  to distribute.  Perry was held on $10,000 cash bail pending his arraignment Monday in Barnstable District Court.

In 2009, Perry was arrested and later convicted of illegal possession of a firearm, police said. At the time, police had responded to a call of shots fired in the Fresh Holes Road area. Perry was located in the neighborhood at the time with a handgun.

Source: Barnstable Police Department.