FALMOUTH — A 37-year-old Teaticket woman pleaded not guilty Monday in Falmouth District Court to two counts of assault and battery and charges of disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace after she allegedly caused a scene at Siena Restaurant in Mashpee on Saturday night.Mashpee police responded to a call from the restaurant at 10 p.m. saying a woman was yelling and hitting people. They arrived to find Brandie Barry, of 241 Seaward Bend, and three others trying to leave [...]
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Woman charged with assaults at Mashpee restaurant
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Falmouth selectmen take no position on turbine intervention request
FALMOUTH — After a brief closed door meeting Monday, the Board of Selectmen announced it will neither oppose or support a recently filed court motion aimed at getting the town’s two wind turbines spinning again.A Hatchville-based group called The Green Center, along with 12 Falmouth residents, filed a motion in Barnstable Superior Court last week to intervene in the case after a judge’s ruling made this summer resulted in the shutdown of the two town-owned [...]
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Buzzards Bay man held in attempted robbery outside store
FALMOUTH — A 28-year-old Buzzards Bay man pleaded not guilty Monday in Falmouth District Court to charges he assaulted and tried to rob a man outside a convenience store.Matthew Hamilton, of 23 Onset Ave., was arraigned on charges of assault to rob with a firearm, breaking and entering for a felony, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery. He was ordered held on $2,500 cash bail, which was then revoked. [...]
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Dennis firefighter held as danger to community
2 women allege abuse in testimony about Sebastian Pessini.
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Falmouth woman gets suspended sentence in OUI crash
FALMOUTH — A woman charged with a second offense of operating under the influence of alcohol, after a two-vehicle crash, received a six-month suspended sentence Friday, according to Falmouth District Court records.Stephanie Morton, 30, of Menauhant Road in East Falmouth, was placed on probation for five years, with a condition of regular alcohol screenings, under a plea agreement.Morton also was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol with serious injury in [...]
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Falmouth selectmen take no position on turbine request
FALMOUTH — After a brief closed door meeting Monday, the Board of Selectmen announced it will neither oppose or support a recently filed court motion aimed at getting the town’s two wind turbines spinning again.A Hatchville-based group called The Green Center, along with 12 Falmouth residents, filed a motion in Barnstable Superior Court last week to intervene in the case after a judge’s ruling made this summer resulted in the shutdown of the two town-owned [...]
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Centerville woman denies repeat offenses of OUI drugs and alcohol
BARNSTABLE — A Centerville woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Barnstable District Court to a charge of operating under the influence of drugs, fourth or greater offense, according to court documents.Mary Fallon, 57, also pleaded not guilty to charges of operating under the influence of liquor, fourth or greater offense; negligent operation of a motor vehicle; and failing to yield at an intersection, according to court documents.Barnstable police responded at 5:39 p. [...]
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3 men arrested in Hyannis drug investigation
BARNSTABLE — Three men were arrested Monday after a two-month investigation into drug sales in Hyannis, according to a statement from the Barnstable Police Department.All three pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Barnstable District Court to the charges against them.Police used undercover purchases, surveillance and information from patrol officers and reports of suspicious activity during the investigation, which was focused on Nicholas Campbell, 21, of 14 Terry Court, the [...]
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Chatham man pleads not guilty to rape
BARNSTABLE — A homeless Chatham man pleaded not guilty Monday in Barnstable District Court to two counts of rape.Yarmouth police arrested Ramel Perryman, 42, on Saturday, according to court documents. The alleged rape took place the same day, the documents say.Perryman was released on personal recognizance, ordered to stay from and have no contact with the victim, and ordered to wear a GPS monitor, according to the documents.The police report in the case was [...]
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West Yarmouth man pleads guilty to assault
BARNSTABLE — A West Yarmouth man charged with assault and battery on a disabled person or person over 60 pleaded guilty to the charge at a hearing Tuesday in Barnstable District Court, according to court documents.John Crites, 37, was placed on probation until April 23, 2019, according to the documents.Charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60 and strangulation or suffocation were dismissed, the documents say.A woman told [...]
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9 Barnstable establishments cited for serving minors
HYANNIS — It has become a rite of fall in Barnstable: restaurants, stores and bars facing disciplinary action and temporary closure for selling alcohol to a minor during the summer.This year, nine establishments were ordered to appear before the Barnstable Licensing Authority on charges they served a minor during compliance checks held throughout town in July, August and September.The establishments are The Black Cat Harbor Shack; The Resort and Conference Center at [...]
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Wellfleet man pleads not guilty to 3rd OUI
ORLEANS — A 53-year-old Wellfleet man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Orleans District Court to his third drunken-driving charge after he allegedly drove through a trailer park at high speed, crashed into a tree and then left his vehicle Monday evening.At 5:07 p.m. Monday, police responded to a report from a resident of a vehicle driving fast through the trailer park near downtown Wellfleet, according to a police report. An officer found a vehicle crashed into a tree on a [...]
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After attack, Bubba's fate rests with police chief
SANDWICH — During a rare dangerous dog hearing Wednesday morning, Sandwich Police Chief Peter Wack heard a tale of two Bubbas, the docile pet and the relentless attacker.Owners Edith and Clifford Gardner, of Forestdale, called Bubba, identified by town officials as a pit bull mix, gentle and obedient.“He’s probably been the best dog we’ve ever had,” Clifford Gardner, 80, said during the hearing.“If you come to my door, [...]
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Convicted killer speaks out on Worthington case
ABC podcast, TV episode revisit evidence against Christopher McCowen.
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Former Barnstable DPW worker fined for ethics violation
A former Barnstable Department of Public Works employee has admitted to fraudulently procuring free inmate labor to install a new roof on his home, according to a disposition agreement released by the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission on Thursday.Keith Mackenzie-Betty, a building design architect for the town from February 2014 to June 2017, was found in violation of the state’s conflict of interest law and ordered to pay an $8,000 civil penalty.The law prohibits [...]
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West Yarmouth man held without bail in knife attack
BARNSTABLE — A 30-year-old West Yarmouth man is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing in connection with a Hyannis knife attack, according to Barnstable District Court records.Anthony "Big Ant" Barrows was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court Thursday on charges of assault to murder; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a knife; and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, records show. He had been under police surveillance after an [...]
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Mashpee man denies child porn charges
BARNSTABLE — A 22-year-old Mashpee man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Barnstable District Court to four counts of possession of child pornography.Caullin Daniels was arrested Tuesday after an investigation by state police, including member of the cybercrime unit, according to a police report in the court file.The arrest came after a search warrant was executed at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment at 767 Independence Drive in Hyannis, according to court documents. [...]
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Judge orders $100K bail in Bourne drug case
FALMOUTH — A 29-year-old Taunton man and a 29-year-old Fall River woman are each being held on a $100,000 bail after being charged with distribution of heroin and conspiracy to violate drug law in connection with their arrests Tuesday in Buzzards Bay.Andrew Chaves and Kyla Whalley pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday in Falmouth District Court.Bourne police Detective Brian Lucier was monitoring the Buzzards Bay Park at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday when he observed a [...]
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Marstons Mills man charged in threat with knife
HYANNIS — A 36-year-old Marstons Mills man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he assaulted and threatened to kill another man during a confrontation Wednesday night in Hyannis, according to Barnstable District Court records.According to a Barnstable police report filed in court, Daniel L. Bachus entered a house on Cedar Street with another man and went room to room looking for someone.When a man in the residence tried to intervene, Bachus pushed him against a wall [...]
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Oversight board finds misconduct by Vineyard prosecutor
Public reprimand recommended for Laura Marshard on 1 of 3 charges.
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