Cape Wide News for Monday March 1st, 2010

Top story: Burning wire causes major phone/communication outage on outer Cape

WELLFLEET - (updated 11:45 p.m.) An electric wire tangled in trees apparently broke and came in contact with the main Verizon fiber-optic line to the outer Cape along Route 6 in Wellfleet near the Truro line late Monday afternoon causing the line to burn up. As a result all phone service in Provincetown, Truro and parts of Wellfleet was knocked out. Landlines and cell phones along with DSL and even 911 service were all affected. 911 calls were automatically rerouted. The fiber line also feeds the Truro cell site meaning cell calls could not be relayed back to the central station. Local police and fire were using backup radios as the 800 trunking system at the Truro site was also apparently being affected because the phone line feeding it to the main state control point went down. Verizon repair crews were working late into the evening to replaced the damaged section of cable. By 11 p.m. service was beginning to be restored. 911 was back to normal and most landlines and cells appeared to be working again. The power line issue itself was quickly resolved by NStar and power outages did not occur as a result. Luckily police reported no major incidents during the outage. This incident is a graphic reminder of how fragile the communications infrastructure remains on the outer Cape and the need for redundancy to be built in.

Meanwhile, as many as 1800 NStar customers in Truro and Wellfleet lost power earlier Monday after highb winds blew down tree limbs and wires. Some were out for several hours.
Story and photos by Tim Caldwell/CWN

One injured in two-vehicle Hyannis crash
HYANNIS - One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Hyannis Monday afternoon.

A Jeep Grand Cherokee appeared to have struck a Mazda Protégé broadside at the intersection of West Main Street and Pine Street.

One victim was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with a possible head injury.

Barnstable Police are investigating.

Photo by Tim Caldwell/CWN

Fumes force evacuation of Centerville school

CENTERVILLE - Students at the Centerville Elementary School were evacuated for a short time Monday morning after fumes were reported in the building. One faculty member was evaluated. No students were injured. A propane delivery may have caused the problem. The building was ventilated and classes resumed.
Photo by Frank F. Paparo/CWN

Provincetown Police week in review
PROVINCETOWN - From Monday February 22, 2010 to Sunday February 28, 2010, the Provincetown Police logged 380 calls for service. There was one arrest. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Zimmerman, Elizabeth B, 30, Winchester, MA who was charged with
02/25/10 Operating MV under the influence of drugs
02/25/10 Operating MV negligently to endanger
02/25/10 Fail to stop for police officer
02/25/10 Wrong way one way street violation
02/25/10 Marked lanes violation
Arrested by Officer Scott Peters & Assisted by Sergeant Carrie Lopes
(no mugshot)(see original story here)
Release furnished by Provincetown Police

Truro Police report no arrests for the past week

Harwich Police week in review
HARWICH - From Sunday, February 21 through Sunday February 28, the Harwich Police Department responded to 253 calls for service. The following are the subjects who were arrested as a result of some of these calls. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law

Mr. Jonathan Andrews, age 25 of 767 Route 28, apartment 13, Harwich was arrested by Patrol Officer Peter Petell on a warrant for being an accomplice to 2nd degree murder. The warrant was issued by the Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department in connection with a shooting death in that city. Mr. Andrews was arrested when he went to the police station on a separate matter.

Mr. Dustin Dutcher, age 21 of 7 Community Way, Harwich was arrested by Patrol Sergeant John Sullivan Jr for OUI-liquor, Operating to Endanger, and two other motor vehicle violations. Mr. Dutcher was arrested as the result of a motor vehicle crash on Queen Anne Road.

There were two other operating under arrests which CWN profiled in last Mondays issue. (click and scroll down)
Release furnished by Harwich Police

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