Cape Wide News for Saturday February 2nd, 2013

One seriously injured in Route 6 crash
WEST BARNSTABLE - One person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on Route 6 in West Barnstable. The crash happened on the eastbound side by Exit 6 (Route 132). The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital. State Police are investigating the crash. They reportedly cited the driver, 58-year-old Kevin Kidd of Hyannis, for operating recklessly to endanger operating after suspension and marked lanes violation.

One hospitalized after two-car crash

YARMOUTH - At about 3 p.m. Saturday two vehicles collided on Union Street at White Rock Road.

One driver was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries.

Union Street was closed in both directions until the scene was cleared.

Yarmouth police are investigating.
Photos by CWN associate John P. Carroll

Car vs tree -- miracle on Main Street

SOUTH DENNIS – Around 8 p.m. Friday the driver of a Buick LeSabre sedan lost control of his vehicle as it headed northbound on Main Street in South Dennis.

The vehicle crossed the centerline and left the roadway. It struck some mailboxes and slammed into a tree in the front yard of 141 Main Street.

As can be seen in the photo above, the passenger’s side of the Buick sustained severe damage from the impact with the tree. Both airbags deployed.

Upon arrival, police and firefighters were surprised to find that the two men in the vehicle had self-extricated and appeared to be uninjured. Both men subsequently refused treatment and transport.

The photo at right (click to enlarge) shows one of the vehicle’s occupants (second from left) talking with Dennis firefighters.

The Dennis Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash.
Story and photos by Kevin Morley/CWN

Botched B&E leads to manhunt, arrest
YARMOUTH PORT – The Yarmouth Police Department reports that at 1:33 p.m. Friday, Yarmouth Police Dispatcher Jennifer Leighton fielded a 911 call from a homeowner on Skipper Lane in Yarmouth Port reporting a break-in. The homeowner reported hearing noises in his home and found a man in his enclosed porch trying to gain entry into the home through a locked slider. The homeowner yelled at the man and he ran off.

Yarmouth Patrol Officers Louis Nickinello, Jr., David Schneeweis, Philip Magnuson, Mark Noone, Patrol Sergeant Christopher McEachern, Patrol Commander Lieutenant Michael Bryant, and Detectives Russell Giammarco and Detective Sergeant Charles Peterson and Yarmouth Natural Resource Officers immediately converged on the area to search for the suspect.

Massachusetts State Environmental Police Officer Dean Belanger also responded to the area and noticed a man matching the suspect heading easterly across Union Street not far from the scene of the break-in. Yarmouth Police K9 Handler Patrol Officer Mike Kramer and his partner Kosmo began a track of the suspect. Yarmouth Police Officers and K9 Kosmo subsequently located the suspect hiding in a nearby swamp. At 3:04 p.m. officers arrested Mark A. Linhares, 29, (pictured) of 145 Union Street, Yarmouth Port.

During the search of the suspect Officers found that he was armed with a spring-loaded knife and in possession of illegal prescription drugs. Linhares was transported to Yarmouth Police Headquarters and after booking was completed subsequently transported to the Barnstable County Correctional Facility.

He is scheduled for arraignment in the Barnstable District Court on Monday morning 2.4.13 and is charged with Felony Breaking and Entering, Felony Possession of a Dangerous Weapon, Possession of Suboxone Class B Drugs.

After the arrest of Linhares, several other break-ins were discovered in the immediate area and additional charges are expected as Yarmouth Police Detectives, with crime scene support from Barnstable County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Investigator Tim Wallace, continue the investigation.

Yarmouth Deputy Police Chief Steven Xiarhos extends the official thanks of the Department "to everyone involved in this arrest." He commends "the alert homeowner who had his doors locked, safely challenged the suspect and immediately dialed 911."
Media release and mug shot provided by Yarmouth Police Department

Man caught breaking and entering residence in Yarmouth

YARMOUTH - A Dennis man was arrested after Yarmouth Police say they caught him breaking into a residence. Steven H. Martin, 47, was arrested on Friday at 9:15 a.m. after allegedly trying to break into a residence on Captain York Road in South Yarmouth. Yarmouth Police Officers Philip Magnuson and Louis Nickinello and other YPD Officers responded to a report of a break-in in progress and found him outside the home. Investigation determined he had assaulted an occupant during a non-reported Domestic Violence Attack late last night and went back today and tried to regain access. Martin was arrested for assault and battery, and breaking and entering and was booked at Yarmouth Police Headquarters before being transported to Barnstable District Court for arraignment.
Media release and mugshot furnished by Yarmouth Police

Repeat operating after suspension suspect nabbed in Yarmouth
YARMOUTH - As a result of a traffic stop Friday morning just after 1 a.m., Patrol Officers Michael Wells and Nicholas Giammarco on Route 28 in West Yarmouth, Roniel D. Feliciano, 28, of West Yarmouth was arrested for operating after suspension (subsequent offense) and marked lanes violation as well as two outstanding warrants. Feliciano was booked at YPD Headquarters and scheduled for arraignment in Barnstable District Court.

Media release and mugshot furnished by Yarmouth Police

Sign up for Yarmouth-Dennis CERT class

YARMOUTH - The federally sponsored CERT Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT volunteers can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help.

If you would like to participate in the CERT Program, the Yarmouth-Dennis Regional CERT Council invites you to apply for a new training class offered free of charge running from March 19th through April 30th 2013.

Taught by Rick Todd, a retired Yarmouth firefighter and originator of the CERT program in Yarmouth, the class will meet once weekly every Tuesday night and will conclude with a realistic field exercise.

Class dates: March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30th. Classes are from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM.

Location:      Yarmouth Fire Station 2 Meeting Room
340 Route 6A
Yarmouthport, MA
Curriculum
·        Disaster Preparedness

·        Fire Safety and Utility Control

·        Disaster Medical Operations

·        Light Search and Rescue Operations

·        CERT Organization

·        Disaster Psychology

·        Terrorism and CERT

·        Course Review and Disaster Simulation

There will also be an additional training session where CPR, First Aid and AED training will be provided. Date to be announced.

If you would like to get involved beyond the basic CERT training class, Yarmouth-Dennis CERT invites you to become an active member of the Yarmouth-Dennis CERT team.
The Yarmouth-Dennis CERT team assists the Yarmouth and Dennis Police, Fire, and other town departments throughout the year.

Yarmouth-Dennis CERT assists during weather events such as hurricanes and blizzards, regional shelter openings, search and rescues, and during non-emergency and planned community events, such as road races, parades, flu clinics, and so on.

The active CERT members also attend monthly training classes throughout the year.

For an application click here. For more information, send an email to ydcert@gmail.com.

Application deadline is March 8th 2013.
Media release furnished by Yarmouth Police

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