FALMOUTH — A 30-year-old Falmouth man was arrested Tuesday night on charges of operating under the influence of liquor and drugs after the car he was driving crossed the centerline on Gifford Street and hit an embankment on the opposite side of the road, according to a statement from Falmouth police Lt. Douglas DeCosta.Michael Faherty was charged with operating under influence of drugs, operating under the influence of liquor and marked lanes violation, according to the [...]
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Falmouth man charged with OUI after crash
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Rape charge dropped against Yarmouth man
BARNSTABLE — A rape charge against a South Yarmouth man will not be pursued because the victim has died and there is insufficient evidence to proceed, according to the Barnstable District Court clerk's office.Richard Edwards, 37, pleaded not guilty Dec. 26 to one count of rape, according to court records.A notice from the district attorney's office saying the case would no longer be prosecuted was filed Wednesday, according to the clerk's office.The alleged [...]
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Provincetown man must pay for damage to vehicles
ORLEANS — A 21-year-old Provincetown man will have to pay more than $2,000 for damage to vehicles after he walked over the roofs and slashed the tires on eight motor vehicles in Provincetown last July.Matthew Locke admitted to sufficient facts for a guilty finding, and was found guilty, of seven counts of malicious damage, according to court documents. As part of a plea deal, those charges were reduced from malicious damage to a motor vehicle subsequent offense. An associate of [...]
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Dennis Port man agrees to plea deal in string of break-ins
ORLEANS — A 21-year-old Dennis Port man received two concurrent 14-day sentences in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility as part of a plea deal reached Wednesday in Orleans District Court.Damon Mccarron faced 25 felony counts of breaking and entering into a vehicle or boat in the nighttime, 17 counts of larceny of less than $250, and two counts of larceny of more than $250.Under the terms of the plea deal, most of the charges were dismissed and Mccarron [...]
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Fatal Yarmouth OD brings rare charge
South Dennis man indicted for manslaughter.
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Fatal OD leads to manslaughter indictment
South Dennis man indicted for manslaughter.
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Diocesan lawyer faces uphill DACA fight
HYANNIS — These are hectic and nerve-wracking times for Timothy Paicopolos and his clients.An immigration attorney for Catholic Social Services of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River, Paicopolos specializes in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era initiative targeted for elimination by the Trump administration.DACA allows individuals who entered the United States as minors to obtain a renewable two-year period of deferred action [...]
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Man charged with threat against Yarmouth co-workers
Mechanic said he was frustrated after being bullied at work.
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Charges dismissed in Wellfleet OUI case
Defense argued police conducted unlawful search and seizure.
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Falmouth man charged with rape
FALMOUTH — An East Falmouth man was ordered held pending a dangerousness hearing after pleading not guilty Monday in Falmouth District Court to rape and other charges.Patrick Barry, 37, of 4 Susan Lane, pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery on a 14-year-old or older, one count of domestic assault and battery, a charge of strangulation or suffocation and one count of animal cruelty, according to court documents.Barry was [...]
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1 person injured in Harwich crash
HARWICH — One person was brought to Cape Cod Hospital after a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon at Route 28 and Uncle Venies Road, according to Harwich fire Lt. Leighanne Smith.The collision occurred at about 3:10 p.m., she said. The two drivers were the only people in the vehicles.As of 8:40 p.m. no additional information about the crash was available from police and fire officials.
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Brother of Falmouth stabbing victim denies drug charges
FALMOUTH — A 30-year-old East Falmouth man pleaded not guilty Monday in Falmouth District Court to several drug charges stemming from an incident in which his brother was stabbed last month. Andrew Sanders pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to violate drug laws; possession to distribute a class D drug; possession to distribute cocaine, subsequent offense; five counts of distributing a class E drug; distributing a class B drug; and possession of ammunition without a firearms [...]
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State Appeals Court upholds newspaper delivery ruling
GateHouse Media must classify drivers as employees, not contractors.
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Bourne selectman charged with assault
Michael Blanton allegedly attacked woman during argument.
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Harwich Port man denies passing counterfeit money
ORLEANS — A 21-year-old Harwich Port man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Orleans District Court to distributing counterfeit $100 bills.Wayne St. Germain also violated his probation agreement while awaiting trial on drug distribution charges, according to court records.Dennis police Officer Michael Nee responded to the Stop & Shop on Route 134 in Dennis on Feb. 3 and spoke with a store employee, who showed him 10 $100 bills that lacked security devices such as [...]
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Two injured in three-vehicle Falmouth crash
FALMOUTH — A section of Gifford Street was briefly closed this morning after a three-vehicle crash in front of the Atria Woodbriar assisted living facility, according to a post on the Falmouth Police Department's Facebook page.Rescue personnel responded at 6:55 a.m., said Falmouth Deputy Fire Chief Scott Thrasher.Traffic was rerouted through the Homeport Sushi & Kitchen restaurant across the street, according to the post. The road was reopened before 8 a. [...]
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Mashpee man indicted on child porn charges
BARNSTABLE — A 23-year-old Mashpee man was indicted by a Barnstable County grand jury Friday on four counts of possession of child pornography.Caullin Daniels was arrested in October by state police, who executed a search warrant at an apartment on Independence Drive in Hyannis, according to court records.Among the items found in the search was an image of a naked teen between 15 and 17, according to a police report.
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Legal system not always a remedy for dog bite victims
Cape victims of attacks face uphill battle recovering medical costs from dog's owner
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Man charged with Chatham break-in
CHATHAM — Chatham police arrested a 49-year-old man on Sunday on charges of breaking into and entering a home on Watch Hill Way, according to a Chatham police Facebook post.Officers responded to a report of a man who was observed on security surveillance illegally entering the home, the post says. Police subsequently searched the area and located Christopher Dean Rockerham, who has been charged with a misdemeanor breaking and entering.— Follow Tanner Stening [...]
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3 Hyannis men indicted on drug charges
BARNSTABLE — A Barnstable County grand jury indicted three Hyannis men on multiple drug charges Friday after police allegedly found evidence of drug distribution in their home in October, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office.Amir Beyah, 29, Wahzir Beyah, 20, and Rashad Copper, 35, were each indicted on two counts of conspiracy to violate the drug law.In addition, Copper and Wahzir Beyah were each indicted on one count of possession [...]
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