UPDATED: Timmy’s Roast Beef robbed at knife point… [VIDEO]
YPD press statement and update:
Yarmouth Police Actively Seek Armed Robber
On Monday, December 7, 2015 at 4:50PM members of the Yarmouth Police Department responded Timmy’s Roast Beef located at 198 Route 28 in West Yarmouth for the report of an armed robbery.
Responding Officers were advised that a male wielding a knife robbed the restaurant and fled on foot. Patrol Officers arrived at the scene and met with two employees who reported that they had observed a male outside walking back and forth in front of the restaurant. A short time later the male came into the restaurant and threatened them with a knife. The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5’9″ tall, in his mid 20’s to early 30’s, wearing a gray hoodie sweatshirt with the hood over his head, carrying a blue back pack with black straps, and he had a “dingy white” t-shirt cover his face. The knife used by the suspect is described as a folding knife with a four inch long silver blade with a serrated tip.
Additional Yarmouth Police Department Patrol Officers and Detectives as well as K9 Officers arrived to assist in the investigation.
Members of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Unit provided crime scene evidence collection services.
Despite an intensive search of the area, the suspect has not been located and should be considered armed and dangerous.
Surveillance footage has been captured and is being released to the general public.
Anyone with information is urged to immediately contact the Yarmouth Police Department at 508.775.0445.
[This media release was prepared and distributed by Yarmouth Police Department Deputy Chief of Police Steven G. Xiarhos]
Initial HN coverage:
WEST YARMOUTH – DEVELOPING – According to YPD radio traffic, at about 4:51PM, a male who had been seen hanging around Timmy’s Roast Beef suddenly entered the sandwich shop with a white t-shirt covering his face, showed a knife, and demanded money. He then fled the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash, heading west towards Hyannis…
A female then called police stating she was just robbed.
Multiple Yarmouth Police squad cars converged on the general area looking for a white male, about 5’9” or taller, medium build, in his mid-20s to early 30 years of age, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and backpack.
When the robber entered, he was wearing his hood and had the rest of his face covered with the white t-shirt, witness(es) could only see his eyes.
A crime scene investigator arrived to gather evidence and assist in reviewing security video.
A Barnstable Police K-9 Unit immediately responded and hit the ground tracking. It sounded as if they had a promising track going as they searched yards in the area.
State troopers also responded and helped with the search.
The following video highlights the scene moments after police arrived. It shows police initiating the K-9 track and speaking with a possible suspect in a nearby parking lot. After speaking with the man, police were satisfied he was not the one they were looking for.
The suspect remains at large.
Officers were working leads at the time of this report, and official police sources were reluctant to comment further. HN will provide updates as they become available.
[Press play… Select HD in the settings and enlarge player for best quality]
In other news:
(The following is the actual YPD press statement)
CITIZEN CALLERS AND YARMOUTH POLICE ARREST 4TH TIME DRUNK DRIVER WITH LONG RECORD
On Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 4:25PM Yarmouth Police Department Dispatchers Katie Brown and Sean Ryan received several calls from concerned citizens reporting a vehicle driving all over the road and nearly striking a pedestrian.
Within a few minutes Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Mary F Gibney located the suspect vehicle in a driveway on Old Town House Road in South Yarmouth.
Drug Recognition Expert Patrol Officer Richard Fichter, Jr. arrived as back up and both Officers conducted an investigation that determined the driver to be intoxicated and impaired and placed him under arrest.
The vehicle involved, a blue 2006 MERZ SE S430 S4, was towed from the scene and the driver…who has 147 prior charges on his Massachusetts Criminal Record…was booked at Yarmouth Police Department Headquarters and held on $2,500 cash bail.
He is scheduled for arraignment today, December 7, 2015 in the Barnstable District Court.
Refer To Arrest: 15-1443-AR
Arrest: KURT P. KASKI
Address: 1225 SHOOTFLYING HILL RD CENTERVILLE, MA
Age: 52
Charges: FELONY 4TH OFFENSE OUI LIQUOR
In other news:
(The following is the actual YPD press statement)
YARMOUTH POLICE ARREST DRUNKEN MAN AFTER KICKING A POLICE OFFICER
On Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 6:45PM Yarmouth Police Officers responded to Water Wheel Liquors in South Yarmouth for a report of suspicious activity.
Upon arrival, Patrol Officers Gordon Gibbons and Mary Gibney found a subject inside the store extremely intoxicated and being verbally abusive to the store clerk.
Officers decided to place the drunken man in to protective custody and while placing him in custody the man became combative, made threats, and kicked Patrol Officer Gibney.
The man was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to Yarmouth Police Department Headquarters.
He is scheduled for arraignment in the Barnstable District Court today, Monday, December 7, 2015,
WATER WHEEL LIQUORS – 1323 ROUTE 28
Patrol Ofc. Gordon T Gibbons
Patrol Ofc. Mary F Gibney
Refer To Arrest: 15-1439-AR
Arrest: DAVID J. MITCHELL
Address: 1261 ROUTE 28 Apt. #6 YARMOUTH, MA
Age: 32
Charges: ASSAULT AND BATTERY ON A POLICE OFFICER
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
In other news:
(The following is the actual YPD press statement)
YARMOUTH POLICE, K9 TORRES, AND ALERT CITIZEN TEAM UP TO TRACK DOWN POCKETBOOK THIEF
On Friday, December 4, 2015 at 6:20PM members of the Yarmouth Police Department arrived at Shaw’s supermarket in South Yarmouth for a report of a purse being stolen out a shopping cart.
Yarmouth Police Officers met with a witness who came forward and reported she observed a suspect steal a purse from an elderly woman’s shopping cart as she was shopping in the store and run off.
Yarmouth Police K9 Handler Patrol Officer Marc Thibeault and his dog Torres tracked the suspect to nearby18 Mars Lane.
Patrol Officers and Detectives identified a suspect in the home and found items from the pocketbook in his possession.
The suspect was placed under arrest by Patrol Officer Xiarhos and transported to Yarmouth Police Department Headquarters for processing.
Suspect is scheduled for arraignment today in the Barnstable District Court.
Location/Address: SHAWS – 1120 ROUTE 28
Patrol Ofc. Alex Xiarhos
Patrol Ofc. Marc K Thibeault
Patrol Ofc. Sean Geary
Patrol Of. Christopher VanNess
Detective Scott J Lundegren
Refer To Arrest: 15-1431-AR
Arrest: ADAM C. VEARY
Address: 26 CROSS RD W WAREHAM, MA
Age: 28
Charges: LARCENY FROM PERSON OVER 65
In other news:
PHOTOS: A woman was transported to CCH with injuries that were not believed to be life threatening after a two car collision on Willow Street in Yarmouth Port. The collision sent one of the vehicles crashing into a tree. Both cars needed to be towed from the scene.
