Cape Wide News for Saturday February 27th, 2010

Shots fired in West Dennis leads to Harwich takedown at ginpoint
CWN Team Coverage by Jake O'Callaghan and Kevin Morley

HARWICH - Shots were fired in the rear parking lot of the Royal Palace Restaurant in West Dennis on Route 28 around 4:55 p.m. on Saturday. The incident led to the dranatic takedown at gunpoint of three suspects in Harwich. In the photo above, Harwich officers (l-r) Keith Lincoln, Keith Kannally, and Derka Dutra train their weapons on a suspect at Route 28 and Sisson Road after Officer Kannally stopped a Nissan Altima fitting the description of the vehicle involved in the incident. A male and female were detained and taken to Dennis Police Headquarters for questioning. In the photo at right, Massachusetts State Trooper Matt Covino assists Officer Lincoln with one of the suspects.

Dennis Police recovered two shell casings from the rear parking lot of the restaurant. Surveillance tapes are being viewed. This is a developing story and we will have more information as it becomes available.

Top, side photos by Jake O'Callaghan/CWN; Lower photo by Kevin Morley/CWN

Baseball bat attack may be connected with West Dennis gunfire incident

HARWICH - A man was beaten with a baseball bat at the Gulf Station on Route 124 around 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

A police K-9 (right) unit from the Barnstable County Sheriffs Department was brought to the scene to track the suspects who left the gas station on foot.

Harwich Fire and Rescue transported the victim to Cape Cod Hospital with severe head trauma.

Harwich, Dennis and Massachusetts State Police are investigating if the incident may be related to the shots fired incident outside the Royal Palace Restaurant in West Dennis earlier in the day (see story above).
See updated information from Harwich Police here (click and scroll down).
Photos by Jake O'Callaghan/CWN

Two Yarmouth crashes injure three

YARMOUTHPORT - An apparent head-on crash injured two people in Yarmouthport Saturday evening. The crash happened shortly before 8 p.m. on Route 6A by Bray Farm Road in front of Oliver's Restaurant. A blue sedan and an Isuzu Rodeo collided and it appeared both vehicles narrowly missed hitting a tree as well. Both drivers were taken to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries described as serious but non life-threatening.

Meanwhile around 10 p.m., a car struck a utility pole in the 200 block of Winslow Gray Road, bringing wires down. The driver was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Power was knocked out in the neighborhood. Winslow Gray Road was expected to be closed for an extended time while NStar replaces the pole. Yarmouth Police are investigating both crashes.
CWN photos by Zack Schoone

Stranded dolphin released in Provincetown

PROVINCETOWN - Volunteers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Cape Cod Stranding Network were busy for a second day in a row.

An atlantic white sided dolphin beached on the inside of the Cape. The volunteers had to dig the dolphin out of thick mud to free it. It was transported to Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown.

There it was tagged for tracking purposes and then in the glow of headlights from Provincetown Police cruisers and a National Park Service ranger vehicle was carried into the sea and released.

According to reports two other dolphins stranded yesterday. One could not be saved but the other was successfully returned to the water.

Scientists aren't sure what causes the strandings. The recent strong storm and astronomically high and low tides are likely factors.

The topography of the inside of the Cape where the water can go out fast also appears to lend itself to dolphins and even whales getting stranded at times.

Story and photos by Tim Caldwell

Two injured in three-vehicle Hyannis crash

HYANNIS - At about 1 p.m., Saturday there was a three-car crash at Main and Pleasant Streets in Hyannis in front of the Ace Hardware store.

A Honda Civic and Chevy Cobalt traveling opposite directions on Main Street along with a Chevy Celebrity station wagon coming out of Pleasant Street all collided.

Two people were taken to Cape Cod Hospital for evaluation.

Barnstable Police are investigating the crash.

Photos by Frank F. Paparo/CWN

Yarmouth Police week in review
YARMOUTH - From 8:00 a.m on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 to 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 25h, 2010 the men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department logged 481 police service calls which resulted in criminal charges against 27 people. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some of the more noteworthy arrests were:

Date Time Initial Incident Arresting Officer
2/18 3:10 p.m. Long Pond Drive THEFT Detective Eric Nuss
Sharae Bassett, 30, of South Yarmouth who was charged with
Felony larceny
Felony receiving stolen property
and
Joshua J. Packett, 27, of South Yarmouth who was charged with Detective Eric Nuss
Felony larceny
(no mugshots)

2/18 2:45 p.m. Berry Avenue WARRANT SERVICE Patrol Officer Louis Nickinello, Jr.
Darren Patrick Devine, 18 of West Yarmouth who was charged with

Outstanding warrant (5 counts)

2/18 9:54 p.m. Route 28 DISTURBANCE Patrol Officer Albert Sprague
15-Year-old juvenile of Chicopee, MA who was charged with
Felony assault and battery while armed with dangerous weapon
(no mugshot)

2/19 2:26 p.m. Matthews Lane WARRANT SERVICE Patrol Officer Kalil Boghdan
Robert L. Harwood, 60, of Yarmouthport
Assault and battery on a police officer (3 counts)
Resisting arrest
(no mugshot)

2/19 9:23 p.m. Old Town House Road WARRANT SERVICE Patrol Officer Michael Zontini
David Barry Kimball, 30, of West Yarmouth who was charged with
Outstanding warrant (4 counts)

2/21 1:11 a.m. West Yarmouth Road VEHICLE STOP Patrol Officer Justin Haire
Deidre M. Weeks, 44, of Dennis who was charged with
Operating under the influence of alcohol
Operating to endanger
Failing to stay in marked lanes

2/21 11:59 a.m. Captain Dore Road DISTURBANCE Detective Stephen Renzi
Raymond Aviles Rios, 22, of South Yarmouth who was charged with
Felony assault and battery on an elderly person

2/21 3:06 p.m. Old Town House Road VEHICLE STOP Patrol Officer Michael Kramer
Jennine Kim Cook, 49, of West Yarmouth who was charged with
Outstanding warrant
Operating after license suspension
Failure to stop at a stop signal

2/22 7:35 p.m. Route 6A VEHICLE STOP K9 Patrol Officer Marc Thibeault
Normand C. Plouffe, 60, of West Dennis who was charged with
Operating under the influence of alcohol
Leaving the scene of a crash
Operating to endanger
Failure to stay within marked lanes

2/23 12:20 a.m. Cherry Lane VEHICLE STOP Patrol Investigator Christopher Van Ness
Cortney P. Movanu, 26, of Brewster who was charged with
Operating under the influence of alcohol

2/24 12:44 a.m. Niagara Lane SEXUAL ASSAULT Detective Stephen Renzi
Michael J. Hill, 34, of Pittsfield, MA who was charged with
Felony indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 (2 counts)

2/24 5:10 p.m. Bliscott Avenue DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Patrol Officer Albert Sprague
Alan William Woods, 48, of South Yarmouth who was charged with
Assault and battery (2 counts)
Felony destruction of property
(no mugshot)

2/24 8:30 p.m. Connemara Way DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Patrol Officer Christopher Marino
Kathleen Fedele, 19, of Sandwich who was charged with
Assault and battery

2/25 12:37 a.m. Route 28 VEHICLE STOP Patrol Officer Christopher Marino
Jasmin Lee Diaz, 20, of Dennisport who was charged with
Outstanding warrant

2/25 1:37 a.m. Station Avenue VEHICLE STOP Patrol Officer Christopher Marino
Terence A. Cole, 54, of Harwich who was charged with
Operating under the influence of alcohol (2nd offense)
Operating to endanger
Failing to stay in marked lanes
Failing to signal
Release and mugshots furnished by Yarmouth Police

Senior Yarmouth records clerk retires after 23 years
YARMOUTH - Friday morning the men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department conducted a special ceremony for retiring Senior Records Division Clerk Sandra E. Finstein. Sandra has served with honor for 23 years and will be retiring at the end of her shift today.

Sandra has been involved with the processing of many significant police investigations and document management and always went out of her way to help Yarmouth and other State and Local Police Officers and Detectives as well as any citizen who needed assistance. Over the years she has received many letters of thanks from grateful citizens and despite an ever increasing workload always performed her duties with compassion and a smile.

All of the men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department are grateful for Sandra’s years of dedicated service and wish the best for her and her wonderful family in the years ahead.

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