Top Story: Motorcyclist critically injured in Bourne crash A police officer inspects a motorcycle that crashed in Bourne, critically injuring the operator. BOURNE - A motorcycle operator was rushed to Falmouth Hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Bourne. It happened about 1 a.m. as the bike was apparently negotiating the Otis rotary on Route 28. The operator, 40-year-old William Hallohan of East Falmouth was later transferred to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. State Police are investigating the crash. This is the second major crash in as many nights in Bourne. One person was killed three others seriously injured when a Porsche struck a tree in Pocasset early Monday morning. Photo by Eric Tinglof/CWN
Another crash at Route 28 and Lumbert Mill Road A pickup and car collided at the infamous Route 28 and Lumbert Mill Road intersection Tuesday evening. CENTERVILLE - At about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday A Honda Accord and GMC Sierra pickup truck collided at the notorious intersection of Route 28 and Lumbert Mill Road.
Firefighters had to used the Jaws of Life to remove the door of the Honda to extricate the female driver. She was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. The pickup driver was not injured.
Traffic was backed up and had to be rerouted until the wreckage was removed.
The crash is under investigation by Barnstable Police.
The intersection has been the scene of numerous crashes, some with serious injuries. State officials have said a traffic light is supposed to be installed this year.
Photos by Frank Paparo/CWN
One seriously injured in Route 130 crash SANDWICH - Three vehicles collided just before 5 p.m. on Route 130 at the bottom of the Exit 2 ramp from Route 6 in Sandwich. One person was trapped in a car and had to be extricated by firefighters. That victim was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with serious but non life-threatening injuries. 6 other people were treated and released at the scene. Police are investigating the cause of the crash which tied up evening commuter traffic until it was cleared.
Pedestrian struck in Chatham CHATHAM - A pedestrian was struck by a car in Chatham around 5:30 p.m. Rescuers rushed to the scene at 1200 Main Street around 5:30 p.m. Fortunately the victim was not seriously injured and declined to go to the hospital. Chatham Police interviewed the driver and are investigating the incident.
Rollover on Route 6 in Barnstable
BARNSTABLE - At 10 a.m. Tuesday Barnstable Fire and State Police responded to Route 6 eastbound between exits 6 and 7 for a Toyota Celica that rolled over and down an embankment. The accident occurred several hundred feet east of the rest area in the left lane. Four people were taken to Cape Cod Hospital with minor injuries. Traffic was tied up until the vehicle could be removed. Photo by Frank Paparo/CWN
Woman bit by dog in Hyannis HYANNIS - At 3:45 p.m. Tuesday Barnstable Police and Hyannis rescue responded to a woman bitten by a dog at 98 Bay Shore Road in Hyannis. Police tell CWN that a female at the house was bitten by a brown Dachund dog apaprently being walked by a female. The dog walker reportedly told the victim she was going to get her husband and return, but she never did. EMTs treated the victim for a minor injury. Police are continuing to investigate along with the Barnstable Animal Control officer.
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Drunk driver runs, crashes and is captured by Police K9 Unit WEST YARMOUTH – The Yarmouth Police Department reports that on Tuesday at 1:37 a.m. Yarmouth Police Detective Russell Giammarco noticed a suspicious vehicle stopped in a business area with its interior light on at the end of Townbrook Road Extension in West Yarmouth with a male and female seated inside. As Detective Giammarco drove up closer to the vehicle it suddenly drove off at a high rate of speed south on Townbrook Road Extension.
Detective Giammarco activated his unmarked police cruiser emergency lights and siren and attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle did not stop and continued to travel southbound across Buck Island Road and on to Townbrook Road heading toward Route 28 at speeds between 50 and 60 miles per hour in a posted 30-mile-per-hour speed limit zone. Detective Giammarco temporarily lost sight of the vehicle and fellow Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Melissa Alden quickly located it crashed on the front lawn of DiParma’s Restaurant at the intersection of Route 28 and Townbrook Road.
The vehicle in question -- a green minivan -- had apparently traveled directly across Route 28 over the granite curb and up onto the front lawn of the restaurant causing severe damage to the front end and undercarriage of the vehicle and to the landscaping. A female passenger was located standing nearby the vehicle and witnesses reported that the driver had fled on foot eastbound on Route 28. The passenger was identified as Laura Gorman who reported that it was her ex-boyfriend, Mark Sprague (pictured above), who had been operating her van. Ms. Gorman had minor injuries to her right arm and members of the Yarmouth Fire Department were called to the scene for emergency examination and treatment.
Under the direction of Yarmouth Police Patrol Sergeant John K. Fallon the immediate area was secured and a search was initiated for the suspect. Yarmouth Police Officers George Tsoukalas, Melissa Alden, and K9 Patrol Officer Mark Thibeault and his partner, Clark, conducted a coordinated track starting from the driver’s door of the van. Clark categorized the odor and immediately began tracking southeast of the restaurant and subsequently located the suspect hiding under heavy brush on the property of the nearby Cove Resort complex. The suspect, 30-year-old Mark Carlson Sprague of West Yarmouth, was placed in custody and transported to Yarmouth Police Headquarters. He was held overnight and transported to the Barnstable District Court for arraignment this morning on the following charges: Felony Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol (4th Offense); Leaving the Scene of a Crash with Personal Injury; 2 Counts Failure to Stop for a Stop Sign; Failure to Stop for a Police Officer; Operating to Endanger; Operating with a Revoked Registration; and Speeding. Mug shot courtesy of YPD; scene photo by Richard Copley/CWN
Two men nabbed for Yarmouth motel burglary YARMOUTH – The Yarmouth Police Department reports that on Monday, June 29, at 11:18 p.m. members of the Yarmouth Police Department responded to a reported burglary-in-progress call at room 10 of the Cavalier Motel on Route 28 in South Yarmouth.
Yarmouth Police 911 Dispatcher Maria Curtis advised responding officers that the manager and a fellow employee of the motel had witnessed the suspects fleeing the scene in a green Saturn and were following them eastbound on Route 28. Massachusetts State Police and Dennis Police overheard the radio broadcast and stopped the vehicle on High Bank Road in Dennis near the Old Bass River Road intersection.
Yarmouth Police Patrol Investigator Philip Magnuson and Patrol Officers Michael Zontini and Justin Haire conducted an on-scene investigation that determined that the front door of the room had been kicked in and that the suspects fled on foot and jumped into the waiting green Saturn. Two men in the stopped vehicle were identified as the suspects and they were placed under arrest and transported to Yarmouth Police Headquarters.
Both suspects -- Richard M. Mullins, 20, (left) and Andrew T. Laverty, 21, (right) -- were booked at Yarmouth Police Headquarters and scheduled for arraignment in the Barnstable District Court Tuesday morning on the following charges: Felony Breaking and Entering in the Nighttime and Felony Malicious Destruction of Property. Mug shots courtesy of YPD
Rollover crash under investigation in Marstons Mills MARSTONS MILLS - Barnstable Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a rollover crash in Marstons Mills late Monday night. An SUV rolled over on River Ridge Road shortly before 11:30 p.m. One person was taken to Cape Cod Hospital, two others were apparently uninjured. Police were responding to reports of a large party in the neighborhood when the crash happened but it was not immediately confirmed if the vehicle was part of the exodus from the party. Police are still determining if charges will be filed.
Harwich Police week in review HARWICH - From 8:00 a.m. on Friday June 26 to 8 a.m. on Monday June 29 the Harwich Police responded to 165 calls for service. Among the calls for service were 8 motor vehicle crashes and 3 disturbances. Four people will face a variety of criminal charges. Below are two of the subjects who were arrested. Two other subjects were issued criminal applications to appear in court at a later date.
06/28/2009 Division Street, West Harwich, Ofc. Aram Goshgarian arrested Amanda Viera of Dennisport on a Default Warrant for motor vehicle violations.
06/29/2009 Headwaters Drive, Harwich, Sgt. John Sullivan arrested Anne Flaherty of Harwichport for operating under the influence of alcohol, Negligent operation of a vehicle, Possession of mace without a Firearms Identification Card, Failure to yield right of way, and Marked lanes violation
Two arrested during week in Truro
TRURO - Truro Police report two arrests this past week:
On June 22 at 4:31 p.m., as a result of an assault complaint, 53-year-old Courtney Alfanso Bogle of North Truro was arrested and charged with assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon
On June 27 at 12:22 p.m., a traffic stop led to 24-year-old Meredith Leigh Spearance of Shelburne being charged with operating with a suspended license, failing to give name to a police officer and speeding.
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CENTERVILLE - At about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday A Honda Accord and GMC Sierra pickup truck collided at the notorious intersection of Route 28 and Lumbert Mill Road. 
HYANNIS - At 3:45 p.m. Tuesday Barnstable Police and Hyannis rescue responded to a woman bitten by a dog at 98 Bay Shore Road in Hyannis. Police tell CWN that a female at the house was bitten by a brown Dachund dog apaprently being walked by a female. The dog walker reportedly told the victim she was going to get her husband and return, but she never did. EMTs treated the victim for a minor injury. Police are continuing to investigate along with the Barnstable Animal Control officer.
WEST YARMOUTH – The Yarmouth Police Department reports that on Tuesday at 1:37 a.m. Yarmouth Police Detective Russell Giammarco noticed a suspicious vehicle stopped in a business area with its interior light on at the end of Townbrook Road Extension in West Yarmouth with a male and female seated inside. As Detective Giammarco drove up closer to the vehicle it suddenly drove off at a high rate of speed south on Townbrook Road Extension.
Under the direction of Yarmouth Police Patrol Sergeant John K. Fallon the immediate area was secured and a search was initiated for the suspect. Yarmouth Police Officers George Tsoukalas, Melissa Alden, and K9 Patrol Officer Mark Thibeault and his partner, Clark, conducted a coordinated track starting from the driver’s door of the van. Clark categorized the odor and immediately began tracking southeast of the restaurant and subsequently located the suspect hiding under heavy brush on the property of the nearby Cove Resort complex. The suspect, 30-year-old Mark Carlson Sprague of West Yarmouth, was placed in custody and transported to Yarmouth Police Headquarters. He was held overnight and transported to the Barnstable District Court for arraignment this morning on the following charges: Felony Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol (4th Offense); Leaving the Scene of a Crash with Personal Injury; 2 Counts Failure to Stop for a Stop Sign; Failure to Stop for a Police Officer; Operating to Endanger; Operating with a Revoked Registration; and Speeding.
YARMOUTH – The Yarmouth Police Department reports that on Monday, June 29, at 11:18 p.m. members of the Yarmouth Police Department responded to a reported burglary-in-progress call at room 10 of the Cavalier Motel on Route 28 in South Yarmouth. 
06/28/2009 Division Street, West Harwich, Ofc. Aram Goshgarian arrested Amanda Viera of Dennisport on a Default Warrant for motor vehicle violations.
06/29/2009 Headwaters Drive, Harwich, Sgt. John Sullivan arrested Anne Flaherty of Harwichport for operating under the influence of alcohol, Negligent operation of a vehicle, Possession of mace without a Firearms Identification Card, Failure to yield right of way, and Marked lanes violation
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