FALMOUTH - At approximately 6:37 p.m. Thursday evening, Falmouth Police and Falmouth Fire Rescue responded to the Gosnold Grove Apartments at 364 East Falmouth Highway (Route 28) for a reported stabbing. Witnesses reportedly told police a subject identified as Jeremy Murray, 28, of Bourne held down the 27-year-old victim while his girlfriend Ashley Gieselman allegedly stabbed the victim. Police say Gieselman and the victim are roommates. It is not clear what the motive in the attack was. The suspects fled but were located a short time later by Bourne Police in a local motel. Both were charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and armed assault with intent to murder. The victim was rushed by ambulance to Falmouth Hospital and later transferred to to a Boston hospital.
Media release furnished by Falmouth Police
Man tased after refusing to drop knife in Falmouth
FALMOUTH - Friday morning at approximately 1:41 a.m. Falmouth Police received a call from a man at the Fairwinds Apartment on Main Street. He reported that a man had entered his apartment and attacked him with a knife. A clothing description of the suspect was given and while officers were responding, they were advised the suspect had fled. Officer Michael Lee arrived at the scene and observed a male exiting the building. The man did not match the description. Officer Lee called out to the man asking if he was involved in the incident. The man began approaching Officer Lee but did not answer. Officer Lee began walking toward the subject while trying to communicate with him.
Falmouth Police note that the Fairwinds Apartments are home to a number of people with disabilties, so at that point Officer Lee was not alarmed at the man's seeming inability to communicate.
Police say when the man came within 10 feet of Officer Lee he raised a knife pointed at Officer Lee and began running toward him. Officer Lee drew his firearm and began issuing orders for the man to drop the knife while attempting to increase the distance between them. Officer Lee was able to get in the area of his cruiser giving him time to deploy his electric control device (taser). He was able to sucessfully subdue the suspect with the taser. The suspect, later identified as Thomas Fisher Buttimer, 52, of Falmouth, was taken into custody with the assistance of Officer James Cummings who had arrived on scene. Buttimer was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, armed assault with intent to murder, resisting arrest, and two outstanding warrants. Police say they were able to determine Buttimer was, in fact, the person who first called in the "man with a knife" report.
Media release furnished by Falmouth Police
More dropoff locations added for aninal essentials/food
TRURO - As Truro/Wellfleet Animal Control Officer Lorial Russell contimues to see animal food and essential for animal victims of Hurricane Sandy, several new dropoff locations have been added:
Truro Public Library 7 Standish Way N. Truro
Truro Town hall 24 Town Hall Rd. Truro
Truro Fire Department 344 Route 6 N. Truro
Wellfleet Police Department 36 Gross Hill Rd. Wellfleet
Wellfleet Town hall 300 Main St. Wellfleet
Wellfleet Public Library 55 W. Main St. Wellfleet
Chatham Police Department 249 George Ryder Rd. Chatham
Plymouth Animal Control 2199 State Rd. Cedarville
Seaman’s Bank (5 locations) 221 Commercial St. Provincetown
56 Shank Painter Rd. Provincetown
350 Route 6 N. Truro
2746 Route 6 Wellfleet
4355 State Hwy. N. Eastham
Cape Cod Dog 3 Main St. Mercantile Unit #1 Eastham
Falmouth Animal Control/Friends of Falmouth Dog 153 Blacksmith Shop Rd. Falmouth
Whispering Cowgirl 331 Commercial St. Provincetown
Media release furnished by Truro/Wellfleet Animal Control Officer
Sheriff's office tests video link to courtroom
BOURNE - Going to court without going to court? -- Sounds improbable but that’s what’s going on here as Barnstable County Sheriff’s inmate Willie Brown has a two-way video-conference with Judge James O’Neill, chief justice of the First District Court in Barnstable Village. This was the county’s first such hearing conducted between an inmate at the correctional facility in Bourne and a judge sitting behind the bench in First District. But for a tiny bit of feedback that will be easily rectified, smooth technical sailing enabled Judge O’Neill to quickly dispose of pre-trial issues facing Brown and two other county inmates. One matter was continued while with Brown and the remaining inmate warrants were cleared and fines dismissed. That’s Barnstable County Correctional Facility’s Pam Berry, a newly promoted lieutenant, standing next to Brown
BOURNE - Going to court without going to court? -- Sounds improbable but that’s what’s going on here as Barnstable County Sheriff’s inmate Willie Brown has a two-way video-conference with Judge James O’Neill, chief justice of the First District Court in Barnstable Village. This was the county’s first such hearing conducted between an inmate at the correctional facility in Bourne and a judge sitting behind the bench in First District. But for a tiny bit of feedback that will be easily rectified, smooth technical sailing enabled Judge O’Neill to quickly dispose of pre-trial issues facing Brown and two other county inmates. One matter was continued while with Brown and the remaining inmate warrants were cleared and fines dismissed. That’s Barnstable County Correctional Facility’s Pam Berry, a newly promoted lieutenant, standing next to Brown
Moments earlier, meanwhile, First District’s Paul McBrien, a court officer (right), appears on this same monitor that inmate Brown would shortly be viewing. McBrien was helping make technical tweaks between the courtroom link you see here and the correctional facility link where the inmates were awaiting their turn as this photo was taken. Disposing of such matters by video conference, where appropriate, will eliminate the time, cost, and greater security risk that can arise whenever inmates are transported to court. The round-trip from the correctional facility to First District Court is more than 35 miles and usually takes at least an hour back and forth. If a similar link is established in the future with the county’s Superior Court, also in Barnstable Village, even some bail review hearings could be on the table. That would be another step forward because it’s not uncommon for the Sheriff’s Office to generate two or three bail-review defendants on a single day, especially on Mondays. “So far, so good,” says Barnstable County Sheriff James Cummings, commenting on these day-one results. The Sheriff did acknowledge that using video conferencing for full-blown trials or for hearings of grave consequence would likely run afoul of constitutional safeguards. “In those cases, no, but for routine matters like Judge O’Neill handled today this is perfect. I’d say we’re off the goal line and on our way to greater security at less cost. Those are advances everyone can appreciate.”
Media release and photos furnished by Barnstable Sheriff's Office
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