HYANNIS – Barnstable police patrol officers and detectives are investigating after an unmarked police vehicle was peppered with BBs last evening, at around [11:00p.m.] One of the vehicle’s windows appeared shattered. The police vehicle had been patrolling [the downtown Hyannis area when it was allegedly boxed in and hit]. A number of police units responded. Evidence was photographed. At least two adult males where detained and taken in for questioning. [SEE BPD UPDATE & MUGSHOTS BELOW]

BPD UPDATE – 2/12/23 @ 11AM:

PRESS RELEASE
February 12, 2023

On Saturday February 11, 2023 at approximately 11:00pm 29 year old Jordan Berrio of Centerville and 50 year old Robert Carver of Hyannis, utilized their vehicles to surround and box in an unmarked Barnstable Police vehicle on Main Street Hyannis. The individuals then fired a BB gun at the driver’s side window and door, striking and causing damage to the vehicle. The officer did not sustain any injuries. Both Berrio and Carver fled the scene at a high rate of speed, but were stopped moments later by responding units. Berrio and Carver were both taken into custody and charged with the following:

Berrio – Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon, Discharging a BB Gun on a Public Way, Malicious Damage to a Motor Vehicle, Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and Speeding.

Carver – Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon, Malicious Damage to a Motor Vehicle, Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Speeding, and Operating a Motor Vehicle without a License.

Both Berrio and Carver were released on $40 bail and are scheduled to be arraigned Monday February 13, 2023 at Barnstable District Court.

In other news… earlier last evening in Hyannis, officers were dispatched to check on a vehicle reportedly driving the wrong way on South Street. The vehicle had at least one flat tire and an empty bottle of Vodka reportedly fell out onto ground as officers were speaking with the driver. The female driver – reportedly born in 1965, and from Mashpee – was handcuffed and transported to police headquarters, suspected of being under the influence.

* The initial details contained in the above reports are based on police radio transmissions and information on scene. The potential defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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A TENDER VISIT: “What are friends for?”

By Robert Bastille

HN PHOTO, INITIALLY PUBLISHED 11/18/2021:

[HN NOTES & THOUGHTS ON HOW WE LOOK AT PHOTOS] “What are friends for?” I asked myself as I snapped the [below] tender moment between obvious friends. This gentleman appears to be thoroughly enjoying a cigarette he’d been passing back-and-forth to the woman who had just stopped by for a brief visit. The welcoming dry weather, along with the sun baking down upon the downtown Hyannis doorway made for a warm, peaceful photo; one representing companionship and sharing between friends, in the traditional “Hytown” sense…

Now, a speculative and excessively judgmental person could certainly project their inner selves onto this image by engaging in wild speculation as to what was actually being openly smoked, and whether it was appropriate or not. But that would be completely unsubstantiated projection and conjecture. Not supported one way or another by this particular HN photo, IMHO. To me, this is an image simply showing a man and a woman enjoying each other’s company, sharing a cigarette, on a beautiful Hyannis day… and I have absolutely no other evidence which would suggest otherwise. That’s what I see in my final analysis, nothing more…

(I shouldn’t have to point this out, but I reluctantly read overly judgmental, unnecessary comments on a daily basis, so here it is: HN photos are not indictments! They are captured moments from our surroundings, often overlooked as we hastily speed past in traffic, as if too many of us are locked into a type of self-limiting tunnel vision. HN images, like the one below, simply slow down and stop fleeting moments that are often missed as we hurry through our lives. Some will see only what the image offers, while others will spin off in other directions. And that’s the beauty of a still image…)

But please, by all means, take a careful look! And try not to be too quick to judge…

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