Cape Wide News for Tuesday January 24th, 2012

Car vs train

YARMOUTH - At about noon Tuesday an elderly female driving south on West Yarmouth Road hit the side of the “Energy Train” operated by Mass Coastal Railroad as it headed to the transfer station in Yarmouth. The train was moving between 1 and 2 miles an hour.
 
The Subaru Forester hit the second car of the train. The female driver was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. There is some speculation that the driver might have been blinded by the sun.
 
Yarmouth police are investigating.
Reporting and photos by CWN associate John P. Carroll
 




Man charged with 7th offense OUI

YARMOUTH - On Monday at approximately 1:33 p.m., Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer John Lanata, Jr. observed a green sedan traveling northbound on North Main Street at 59 Miles Per Hour in a posted speed limit zone of 40 Miles Per Hour and conducted a vehicle stop near the intersection of Whites Path in South Yarmouth.

Patrol Officer Lanata approached the vehicle and observed the driver's side window was already down. As he attempted to speak with the operator, the operator suddenly turned off the vehicle, took the keys out of the ignition, and then attempted to hand the keys to Officer. The operator then said "I have been drinking and know I should not have been driving and my license is revoked because I got an OUI."

Patrol Officer Lanata confirmed the revoked status of the operator license of 50-year old Edward T. Murphy of South Yarmouth and additionally confirmed that he was intoxicated and placed him under arrest. He was charged with Felony 7th Offense OUI Liquor, License Revoked for OUI, while OUI, Speeding and was held at Yarmouth Police Headquarters and was arraigned Tuesday in the Barnstable District Court.
Media release and mugshot furnished by Yarmouth Police

Kitchen fire in Hyannis

HYANNIS - A stovetop fire damaged an apartment at 67 Sea Street in Hyannis around 5:30 p.m. The fire was quickly knocked down but crews had to check for extension to cabinets above the stove and ventilate smoke from the apartment. No injuries were reported.

Yarmouth police make multiple arrests at barroom brawl

WEST YARMOUTH - On Monday at approximately 12:42 a.m. Yarmouth Police and Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a report of a riot involving multiple subjects at OC’s Restaurant on Route 28 in West Yarmouth.
 
Upon arrival, officers found a large crowd of people attempting to leave the parking lot in a hurry.  Crowds of people were congregated in the front yard and on the elevated deck located at the front of the restaurant. Patrons advised the officers that the individuals that caused the problems had just left in a gray minivan heading westbound on Route 28 towards Hyannis. 
 
Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Michael Wells and K9 Patrol Officer Michael Kramer and his partner Kosmo with assistance from Massachusetts State Police Trooper Matthew Covino stopped the suspect vehicle a short distance away at the intersection of Higgins Crowell Road and Abells Road in West Yarmouth while other officers continued to investigate what occurred.
 
Patrol Officers Brendan Carnes, Richard Aprea and Nicholas Giammarco entered the establishment and were informed that there might be injured individuals inside the restaurant. When officers arrived on the second floor they observed a table and broken pieces of wood lying on the floor. One man was found bleeding with a significant head wound. He was quickly treated by members of the Yarmouth Fire Department.  It was later determined that pieces of a chair were used as a weapon in the incident.
 
Witness statements led to the arrest of five suspects who were in the fleeing van. All five were transported to Yarmouth Police Headquarters and scheduled for arraignment in the Barnstable District Court on Monday. Two of the five were being held on detainers from the Department of Homeland Security.
 
The following people were arrested and charged (photos left to right above): Horace L. Grace, 34, of Hyannis was charged with Felony Assault and Battery while Armed with a Dangerous Weapon and Felony Possession to Distribute Class D Drugs. Damion Doyen Dunkley, 21, of Roxbury was charged with Felony Assault and Battery while Armed with a Dangerous Weapon and Outstanding Warrant for Class D Drug Possession. Otebia Layne, 21, of Hyannis was charged with Felony Assault and Battery while Armed with a Dangerous Weapon. Joselito Ximines, 26, of Hyannis was charged with Felony Assault and Battery while Armed with a Dangerous Weapon. Lenroy Allen, 18, of Boston, was charged with Felony Assault and Battery while Armed with a Dangerous Weapon.
Media release and photos provided by Yarmouth Police Department