CENTERVILLE - Multiple injuries were reported after a head-on collision in Centerville. The crash between a Chevy Silverado pickup and a Chevy Colbalt sedan happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. in front of 542 South Main Street near Hornbeam Lane.
One person had to be extricated by firefighters using the Jaws of Life. 5 people in all including three children were taken to Cape Cod Hospital, some reportedly with serious injuries. Barnstable Police say their investigation is ongoing but the children were not properly restrained.
A Mass Casulty Incident (MCI) was declared bringing in ambulances from Hyannis and Barnstable Fire Departments to transport the victims. Barnstable Police are investigating the cause of the crash, including if poor weather played a role. Photos by Frank F. Paparo/CWN
Seat belt saves a life
SOUTH DENNIS – Around 7 a.m. Thursday the young male driver of a Mitsubishi Lancer lost control of his vehicle southbound on Route 134 in South Dennis just past the Fresh Pond parking area.
The vehicle crossed the northbound lane, entered the woods, struck and snapped off a large pine tree and came to rest on its roof.
The rear end of the vehicle appears to have hit the pine tree so at some point in its travels the vehicle “did a 180.” Uninjured, the driver freed himself from the wreck.
The driver stated that he thought the cause of the crash was the fact that his two rear tires were bald and he had new tires on the front.
He recalls the car hydroplaning across the road and entering the woods. He says he held tightly to the wheel and prayed that he would survive. He credits his seat belt with saving his life.
Dennis police are investigating.
Story and photos by Kevin Morley/CWN
Custody issue sparks police response and school lockdown
CENTERVILLE - At about 9:15 a.m. Thursday Barnstable Police responded to a 911 call from the Centerville Elementary School on Bay Lane, which was put into a lockdown mode with no one allowed to enter or exit the building. When officers arrived they were told that there had been an argument outside the school between a parent and one of the school personnel concerning a custody issue. The parent apparently wanted to take their child out of school but left when police approached. The parent was stopped on Bay Lane near Main Street in Centerville. Darren Texeira, 44, of Marstons Mills was arrested and charged with violating a restraining order and disturbing a school assembly. The incident remains under investigation by Barnstable Police. Story and file photo by Frank F. Paparo/CWN
Wind tips pole on Race Lane
MARSTONS MILLS - At about 7:30 a.m. Thursday Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire and Barnstable Police responded to a report of a toppled utility pole with wires arcing (see photo at right) on Race Lane located several hundred feet from the Route 149 roundabout in Marstons Mills.
Public safety personnel first thought that a car had struck the pole, but then determined that high winds had pushed it over until it was caught up in wires and trees.
Barnstable Police had to shut Race Lane from the roundabout to Columbia Avenue until NStar resolved the problem.
Photos by Frank F. Paparo/CWN
CWN Storm Team update 7:30 a.m. update: Temperatures held just above freezing on the outer Cape with only some slush on parked car windshields. Our Frank Paparo reports roads in good shap in the Centerville area. There may still be slippery spots on the upper Cape. A car rolled on its roof on Main Street in Mashpee just before 7 a.m. A utility pole was also damaged in the crash. The driver was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries.
4:30 a.m. update: High tide came and went and while the north and south shores did have flooding, no significant flooding was reported on the Cape. Warning have been cancelled except the wind advisory. Still bare ground on the outer Cape with temperatures above freezing. See Wednesday coverage here.
Yarmouth Police Department Arrests of the Week
From 8 a.m. on Thursday, February 25th, 2010, to 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 4th, 2010, the men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department logged 473 police service calls which resulted in criminal charges against 24 people. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some of the more noteworthy arrests were:
Feb 26 2 a.m. Route 28 SUSPICIOUS PERSON Patrol Investigator Christopher Van Ness
Guy J. Muto, 58, West Yarmouth, charged with:
Outstanding warrant
Outstanding warrant
Outstanding warrant
Outstanding warrant
Feb 27 1:33 p.m. Route 28 VEHICLE STOP Patrol Investigator Christopher Van Ness
Jennifer K. Campbell, 29, Dennis, charged with:
OUI liquor
Failure to stay within marked lanes
Operating to endanger
Feb 27 11:20 a.m. Route 28 WARRANT SERVICE SRO Nicholas Pasquarosa
Gary M. WIllis, 31, Hyannis, charged with:
Outstanding warrant
Outstanding warrant
Outstanding warrant
Feb 28 7:17 a.m. Winslow Gray Road VEHICLE STOP Patrol Investigator David Schneeweis
Alex DaSilva, 22, Hyannis, charged with:
Unlicensed operation
Not meeting safety standards
Speeding
Excessive smoke
Feb 28 2:35 p.m. Wedgemere Road DISTURBANCE Patrol Officer Louis Nickinello
Daniel T. O'Connor, 31, West Yarmouth, charged with:
Violation of a prevention order
Mar 2 2:02 p.m. Long Pond Drive VEHICLE STOP Patrol Officer Mary Gibney
Christopher M. Schmidt, 43, Plymouth, charged with:
Operating with a revoked license
Operating with a revoked registration
Operating without insurance
Mar 2 8:51 p.m. Melville Road DISTURBANCE Patrol Officer Louis Nickinello
Earl N. Cash III, 30, South Yarmouth, charged with:
Outstanding warrant
Release and mugshots furnished by Yarmouth Police
Centerville man accused of trafficking in oxycodone CENTERVILLE - Police say a six month investigation led to the arrest of a Centerville man Tuesday. Clinton Brown, 26, of Centerville was nabbed following the joint investigation by Barnstable, Yarmouth and Falmouth Police. Detectives made their move after a tip Brown would allegedly be suppling a dealer in Hyannis. When stopped, Brown reportedly assaulted a police officer and bolted over the roof a police cruiser. He was captured following a lengthy foot chase. Police also say they recovered a bag with 800 oxycodone pills, Brown allegedly threw from his car during before he was stopped.
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Dennis police are investigating.
MARSTONS MILLS
Feb 26 2 a.m. Route 28 SUSPICIOUS PERSON Patrol Investigator Christopher Van Ness 
Feb 27 1:33 p.m. Route 28 VEHICLE STOP Patrol Investigator Christopher Van Ness
Feb 27 11:20 a.m. Route 28 WARRANT SERVICE SRO Nicholas Pasquarosa
Feb 28 7:17 a.m. Winslow Gray Road VEHICLE STOP Patrol Investigator David Schneeweis
Feb 28 2:35 p.m. Wedgemere Road DISTURBANCE Patrol Officer Louis Nickinello
Mar 2 2:02 p.m. Long Pond Drive VEHICLE STOP Patrol Officer Mary Gibney
Mar 2 8:51 p.m. Melville Road DISTURBANCE Patrol Officer Louis Nickinello
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