Thomas Russell's jovial nature at odds with scene of his death.
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Stabbing victim in 'wrong place at the wrong time'
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Sandwich man pleads not guilty to strangulation
BARNSTABLE — A Sandwich man pleaded not guilty in Barnstable District Court Friday to charges of strangulation, assault and battery and intimidation of a witness.Brandon Smith, 33, was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court Nov. 25.Smith allegedly punched a family member in the thigh twice after a quarrel Wednesday night and then placed both hands around the person’s neck. The victim reported it to the police on Thursday, according to court [...]
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2 men arrested for passing counterfeit money
BOURNE — Two men were arrested yesterday after spending fake movie money at five different locations, according to police.Richard Fite, 56, and Anthony MacKerron, 23, of Buzzards Bay, are facing charges of shoplifting, larceny, uttering a counterfeit note and conspiracy, according to police and court records.The two allegedly used counterfeit bills, which had the same serial number and were marked “Motion Picture Use Only” on [...]
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Dennis man indicted on charges of child rape, incest
ORLEANS — A Dennis man was indicted by a Barnstable County grand jury Friday on multiple counts of rape and assault of a child.Robert Heafey, 47, of 271 Route 6A, was arrested in May on two counts of rape and indecent assault on a child under 14 and ordered held on $10,000 cash bail, according to Barnstable District Court documents.He was indicted on those charges as well as additional charges of simple assault and battery and incest, according to the Cape and Islands [...]
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Mashpee man charged in lottery ticket theft
FALMOUTH — A Mashpee man pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge of larceny over $250 from a person older than 60 or disabled after he was accused of taking a man’s $1,000 winning lottery ticket and giving him a $600 check, which later bounced, in return.The victim told Falmouth police he had gone to a Sav-On gas station in town to cash in his winning scratch ticket. Saeed Ahmad, 65, who was working at the gas station, told the man he could not cash in the ticket and [...]
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Former Buzzards Bay Water District employees admit to stealing $198K
Treasurer, technician used money to buy drugs, attorney general says.
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Firefighter injured at Eastham blaze
EASTHAM — An Eastham firefighter fell and was injured this morning while battling a blaze at a house on the corner of Massasoit Road and Oak Ridge Road, said Eastham fire Capt. Lisa Albino. The firefighter suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening and was out of the hospital by early this afternoon, she said. Firefighters from Eastham, Orleans, Wellfleet, Brewster and Chatham responded to the fire at 5:08 a.m. [...]
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Police investigating Hyannis armed robbery
HYANNIS — Barnstable police are investigating a convenience store robbery after two men help up a clerk at gunpoint Saturday night.Police responded at 8:40 p.m. to Willow Tree Market, 15 Charles St., for a report that two men had robbed the store, said Barnstable police Sgt. Jason Laber. One of the men showed a pistol, and the clerk complied with his demands, Laber said.Police have two suspects, but none were custody Sunday morning and the case remains under [...]
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Police: Man twice deported gives false name twice
WEST YARMOUTH — Police on Friday arrested a man who had been deported to Mexico twice before, after he twice gave officers a false name.Gerardo Gonzalez-Carrasco, 39, was arrested after Yarmouth police Officer Christopher Van Ness saw a gray 2003 Nissan Altima on Route 28 with a nonworking left brake light, according to Yarmouth Deputy Police Chief Steven Xiarhos.The driver said he and his passenger were both construction workers. He gave Van Ness a Texas driver's [...]
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2 men plead not guilty to armed robbery
Two 19-year-old Cape men pleaded not guilty in Barnstable District Court to robbing a Hyannis bodega at gunpoint Saturday.Cody Martin, who is listed in court documents as homeless, was charged with armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon (firearm), unlawful possession of a firearm, larceny in a building, and attempt to commit assault and battery by discharging a firearm.Lamar Pringle, of Hyannis, was charged with armed robbery, according to court documents.At 8:38 [...]
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No cause determined in Eastham fire
EASTHAM — The state fire marshal couldn't determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a house at 45 Oak Ridge Road on Sunday. Because of the extent of damage, the fire marshal couldn't find where the fire originated in the house, said Jennifer Mieth, spokeswoman for the Department of Fire Services. Investigators brought in an accelerant-detecting K-9, but could only walk the dog around the perimeter of the house because of the damage, she said. No [...]
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Falmouth man pleads guilty to assault charge
FALMOUTH — A 41-year-old Falmouth man pleaded guilty to assault and battery Monday in Falmouth District Court after admitting to touching a woman without her permission. The charge against Adrian M. Stoves, of 739 Palmer Ave., was reduced from the initial count of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over as a condition of his plea deal, according to court records. Stoves was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to stay away from the victim and [...]
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Brewster man faces assault charges
BREWSTER — A local man faces assault charges after he allegedly held a knife to a woman's throat Sunday afternoon.Police went to an abandoned 911 call at a Spruce Run address and found a woman at the end of the driveway, according to court documents. The woman said Tyler Tomasek, 43, had been drinking beer all day and had become violent with her. He had grabbed her around the throat and threw items from the kitchen at her, according to court documents. He then took a large [...]
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Hyannis man sentenced to 12 years in prison in brutal home invasion
Justin Garber was one of 3 men charged in baseball bat attacks.
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Man admits to stealing from disabled veteran in Yarmouth
Kevin Lima must pay restitution, serve probation for theft from vacationing family.
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Provincetown man faces assault charges
HYANNIS — A Provincetown man pleaded not guilty to two charges Monday in Barnstable District Court after pushing and kicking a pregnant woman, according to court documents. Connor Fay, 23, pleaded not guilty to assault and battery on a pregnant victim and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant victim, according to documents. Friday night, Yarmouth police officers met a woman at the entrance to the Super Stop & Shop on Long Pond Drive [...]
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Former Provincetown arson suspect sues town officials, police
James Kevin Stinson 'went through hell' and wants reputation back, attorney says.
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Plymouth prosecutors take over Hyannis murder case
BARNSTABLE — Because of a conflict involving the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office has taken over prosecution of the Hyannis teenager accused of killing 26-year-old Thomas Russell.Kelly Ridley, 18, was taken into custody after the early morning stabbing Oct. 22 for violating his pretrial release conditions in an unrelated case. He was arrested on the murder charge the next night.At his [...]
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Eastham man charged with OUI after crash
EASTHAM — A 26-year-old man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Orleans District Court to operating under the influence of alcohol, second offense, after he rolled his pickup truck Tuesday evening at the Orleans Rotary.Logan Bartels of Eastham was arrested at around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday after he lost control of his Ford Ranger and crashed it, Eastham Police Chief Ed Kulhawik said. Police found the pickup on its roof and an empty can of Bud Light and a small, empty bottle of [...]
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Two indicted in Yarmouth Port jewelry theft
BARNSTABLE — Two West Yarmouth residents were indicted Friday by a Barnstable County grand jury on charges they stole over $29,000 in coins, jewelry and silverware from a Yarmouth Port home.Allen F. Antonucci, 42, is charged with receiving stolen property over $250, larceny from a building, two counts of larceny by false pretense and five counts of receiving stolen property under $250.His girlfriend, Kierstin T. Kean, 29, is charged with larceny from a building and two [...]
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