Suspect arrested in child pornography case
Video available: Watch Det. Kevin Connolly's report here
Audio available: Listen to WXTK's Matt Pitta's report
HYANNIS - Nearly nine months ago the Massachusetts Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) received a National Center for Missing Exploited Children CyberTipline report which reported the upload of a child pornography to an internet website. After an extensive investigation by ICAC members from the Massachusetts State Police, the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, and the Barnstable Police Department; a laptop computer belonging to Kevin McNicol, 23, of Hyannis, was seized. A forensic examination of that computer revealed several videos and images of young females being posed in states of nudity and engaged in sexual acts. These videos appeared to have been created during webcam chats McNicol was having with the young females. An attempt to identify the victims has recently produced a named victim that was able to be interviewed regarding this case. During the victim’s interview she told investigators that 2 months after McNicol's computer had been seized in the search warrant, he had contacted her online and continued his efforts to entice her to take more pictures of herself to send to him.
As a result of the investigation and arrest warrant was issued for McNicol and he was taken into custody in North Weymouth on February 6. McNicol was taken into custody without incident and was held at the Barnstable Police Headquarters until arraignment this morning. McNicol was arraigned on charges of posing a child nude and engaged in sexual activity, possession of child pornography, disseminating obscene matter to minors, and videotaping a nude person without their knowledge. The Barnstable District Court placed a $5,000 bail on McNicol, with several restrictions if bail is made.
Media release and mugshot furnished by Barnstable Police
Two-vehicle crash in Barnstable
BARNSTABLE - At about 11 a.m. this morning there was a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Phinneys Lane and Attucks Lane in Barnstable Village.
A Saturn wagon appeared to have received the worst damage.
Two parties were transported to Cape Cod Hospital with non life-threatening injuries by Barnstable and Hyannis ambulances. Two others were treated and released.
Barnstable police are investigating the crash
Photos by CWN associate John P. Carroll
YPD continues to investigate daytime break-ins
YARMOUTH - On Monday morning February 6, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Louis Nickinello responded to a home on Collingwood Drive in Yarmouth Port to investigate a residential break-in. The theft occurred sometime over the weekend while the homeowner was away and entry was gained by cutting a screen and entering through a rear slightly open bathroom window. Stolen was a large amount of jewelry valued at approximately $12,000.
In the past two weeks the Yarmouth Police Department has responded to similar break-ins that are believed to be connected and to have occurred during day light hours.
The homes broken into are located on the following streets and neighborhoods:
Pont of Rocks Road Yarmouth Port
Fontneau Road Bass River
River Street Bass River
Blue Rock Road South Yarmouth
Collingwood Road Yarmouth Port
Full Close and Lock all Windows and Doors
Do Not Keep a House Key hidden Outside of the Home
Be Extra Vigilant for Any Suspicious Activity During the Day and Night
Immediately Report any Suspicious Activity or Persons by Calling 911
Join Neighborhood Crime Watch by Calling Lieutenant Patrick Carty at (508) 775-0445 extension 2116
If you have any information about these crimes please call the Yarmouth Police Detective Division at (508) 775-0445 at extension 2134 or email us at TIPS@yarmouthpolice.com.
Media release furnished by Yarmouth Police
Rollover with serious injuries closes Route 132
Rescuers work to extricate a victim of a rollover crash. Note part of a tree under the vehicle and the guide wires of a utility pole behind it.
Rescuers used air bags and the Jaws of Life to free the victim who was airlifted (right)
WEST BARNSTABLE - A serious rollover crash closed down Route 132 between Route 6 and Route 6A overnight. Two people were in the Cadillac Cimarron which struck a tree and the guide wire of a utility pole between the YMCA and Route 6A before rolling over shortly after midnight. The driver, 22-year-old Ethan Adams of West Barnstable, was trapped by the vehicle. A Centerville engine assisted West Barnstable with extrication which included using the Jaws of Life and air bags to lift up the vehicle. Rescuers called for a MedFlight helicopter to land at Cape Cod Community College where a Hyannis Fire engine was summoned to standby. A passenger was taken by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries believed to be serious but non life-threatening. Power was turned off in the area while rescuers worked the scene. At one point during extrication the utility pole swung over the roadway as the guide wire let go and wires became draped over a West Barnstable Fire truck. Luckily no rescuers were injured. NStar crews will be working well into the morning replacing the pole. Commuters to Cape Cod Community College should plan on entering Route 132 from the Route 6 side. Barnstable Police are investigating the crash. Adams will be cited for operating to endanger and marked lanes violation.
Photos by CWN associate John P. Carroll (click right photo to enlarge)
Stump dump fire causes smoke scare at nursing home
Firefighters also called to chimney fire in Harwich
BREWSTER - A report of smoke in the Pleasant Bay Nursing Home shortly before 3 p.m. sent Brewster, Orleans and Harwich firefighters rushing to the facility at 383 South Orleans Road (Route 39). Firefighters were able to quickly determine the smoke was coming from a nearby stump dump on Freeman's Way where an earlier fire in a pile of debris had apparently rekindled. No injuries were reported at the nursing home. Brewster firefighters called for the DPW to respond with a machine to pull the pile apart so the fire could be completely extinguished. Meanwhile just after 5:30 p.m. Brewster Firefighters responded to assist Harwich at 201 Pleasant Bay Road. The chimney of a woodstove had apparently become blocked with creosote causing smoke to back into the home. The stove was shut down and the situation quickly brought under control.
Barnstable County inmates paint MMA
BOURNE - A new coat of paint can really brighten things up, as Ed Gendron (left) would be the first to tell you. Gendron, a working foreman on the maintenance crew at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne, is joined here by two inmates from the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO). The one who agreed to be identified, Mark Press, is at right. The trio, along with four other BCSO inmates, is busy painting the stairwells and corridors (or ladders and passageways in nautical parlance) inside one of the academy’s dorm buildings.
The six-deck dorm employs nautical terminology and is ship-like after a fashion. (Example? Though tough to read here, the signage next to Press reads head instead of rest room.)
Gendron called the inmates’ work effort and product “unbelievable,” adding “we’d never be able to do this without them. We don’t have even one fulltime painter on staff, and along come six!” He said a conservative estimate of the donated labor comes to $36,000. To arrive at that figure, Gendron multiplied the six inmates times the 30 days they’ll wind up working times eight hours per day times $25 per hour.
Media release and photo furnished by Barnstable County Sheriff's Department
Provincetown Police weekly arrest report
PROVINCETOWN - Provincetown Police report five arrests for the past week. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
On January 30th at 6:06 a.m. Det. Richard Alves arrested
Junior G. Graham, 23, of Provincetown who was charged with
Operating MV after license or registration suspended or revoked
Unregistered MV
Uninsured MV
Fail to stop for stop sign
On January 31st at 10:47 p.m. Det. Richard Alves arrested
Steven James Lippard, 22, of Marstons Mills who was charged with
Warrant arrest
On February 4th at 11:15 p.m. Det. Richard Alves arrested
Noah E. Shenk, 37, of Truro who was charged with
Warrant arrest
On February 5th at 1:32 a.m. Sgt. Glenn Enos arrested
Peter H. Thrasher, 41, of North Truro who was charged with
Operating under the influence of liquor
Marked lanes violation
Failing to stop or yield
Speeding
On February 5th at 1:50 p.m. Det. Meredith Lobur arrested
George T. Lloyd III, 45, of Provincetown who was charged with
Possession of child pornography (2 counts)
Warrant arrest
Media release and mugshots furnished by Provincetown Police
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