Man taken into custody after 7-hour standoff in Mashpee
MASHPEE — A tense half-day standoff Wednesday between police and a 41-year-old Falmouth man who was reportedly armed with multiple weapons, including high-powered rifles, while barricaded inside a...
View ArticleMan faces 3 felony charges from Mashpee standoff
MASHPEE — The Falmouth man accused of holding police at bay Wednesday during a seven-hour standoff at a business on Route 28 has been ordered held pending an evaluation by a doctor Friday.Patrick S....
View ArticleHarwich man charged with OUI after crash
EASTHAM — A Harwich man was arrested for operating under the influence after an early morning crash Friday at the Orleans Rotary.The Eastham police investigated an accident on Route 6 involving a red...
View ArticleDangerousness hearing scheduled for East Falmouth man
FALMOUTH — The East Falmouth man allegedly involved in a standoff with police in Mashpee on Wednesday has been ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.Patrick Perkins, 41, pleaded not...
View ArticleCape family joins push for stricter OUI law
Lawmakers urged to pass bill requiring ignition interlock for first-time offenders before end of legislative session.
View ArticleDrug investigation leads to 7 arrests
BARNSTABLE – A monthlong drug investigation by Barnstable police detectives resulted in seven arrests Thursday, on gun possession and an assortment of drug charges. Alexander Rosen-Schuh, 22, of 1662...
View ArticleWrong-way driver charged with 2nd OUI offense
A Dennis Port man was arrested early this morning after allegedly driving drunk in the wrong lane on Route 6.Massachusetts State Police received a 911 call at 12:50 a.m. about a driver in a Ford pickup...
View ArticleInjured fisherman rescued from boat off Nantucket
CHATHAM — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Chatham transported an injured fisherman to the mainland Saturday night. A person aboard the fishing boat Illusion, which was near the entrance of Great...
View ArticleWilloughby faces 2 more larceny cases
Contractor denies charges out of Yarmouth in wake of seven cases in Orleans court.
View ArticlePolice arrest man who allegedly drove more than 100 mph on Rte. 6
PROVINCETOWN — A man from Park City, Utah was arrested Sunday for driving at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour on Route 6.Daniel Goldman, 28, was driving west toward Truro in a 1994 BMW...
View ArticleProvincetown man indicted on rape, assault charges
BARNSTABLE — A 28-year-old Provincetown man was indicted Friday by a Barnstable County grand jury on rape and assault charges.Dejan Spasic is due to be arraigned in Barnstable Superior Court on charges...
View ArticleMurder defendant indicted in assault on jail officer
BARNSTABLE — A 26-year-old West Yarmouth man being held on a murder charge was indicted Friday by a Barnstable County grand jury on a charge that he attacked a correctional officer, according to the...
View ArticleWellfleet man pleads not guilty to OUI after crash
WELLFLEET — A Wellfleet man pleaded not guilty in Orleans District Court Monday to drunken driving after he allegedly crashed his car into the woods on Chequessett Neck Road Friday afternoon.Witnesses...
View ArticleEast Falmouth man charged for alleged assault with cane
FALMOUTH — A 51-year-old East Falmouth man pleaded not guilty Monday in Falmouth District Court to assault charges after allegedly hitting another man with a cane.Joseph M. Ostellino was arraigned on...
View ArticleNational Night Out events tonight
Multiple police departments are hosting events tonight to celebrate National Night Out, which is dedicated to bringing together police and their communities: Mashpee Police Department, 5-7 p.m. at the...
View ArticleDennis Port man charged with wrong-way driving
HYANNIS — A Dennis Port man was charged with multiple offenses after driving the wrong way on Route 6, according to Barnstable District Court documents.Kevin Doherty, 37, pleaded not guilty Monday in...
View ArticleFalmouth man charged with taunting police
FALMOUTH — A 22-year-old East Falmouth man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Falmouth District Court to a charge of disturbing the peace and interfering with a police officer.Brendan L. Ervin, of 18...
View ArticleProvincetown man released on bail in assault case
ORLEANS — A Provincetown restaurant owner was released on $20,000 bail Friday after being charged with an attack on a family member July 4.Victor DePoalo, 54, faces charges of assault and battery on a...
View Article90-year-old charged after reporting theft from alleged prostitute
ORLEANS — A 90-year-old Dennis Port man was arrested for soliciting a prostitute after reporting that she stole from him.Nicholas Salerno paid Karen Proia, 48, of Route 28 in West Dennis, $100 on June...
View ArticleMashpee police join other departments in National Night Out
'It shows the community we're people just like they are,' chief says.
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