BREAKING VIDEO: Police cuff intoxicated mom and take custody of her 3-month-old infant after boat ride from Nantucket…
HYANNIS – DEVELOPING – At about 5:30PM, police responded to the Ocean Street Docks for a report of an extremely intoxicated woman on board the high speed ferry arriving from Nantucket. The woman was traveling with her 3-month-old infant. Passengers and crew were alarmed.
As you’ll see in the following footage, officers handcuffed the mother and took custody of her baby. The woman was transported back to Barnstable Police Headquarters in protective custody.
According to sources, Barnstable Police are exploring charging the mother with Child Endangerment… but there’s a question of jurisdiction as most of the witnesses observed her behavior while “at sea” enroute between Nantucket and Hyannis Harbor.
Police investigated and found a friend of the woman from Yarmouth to take custody of the infant until the baby’s grandmother could arrive from Nantucket to take over.
Police reportedly had the friend take the baby to CCH to have her checked out after the ordeal. It’s uncertain whether or not that actually occurred.
HN filmed the 3-month-old as she was being secured in a car seat. The baby was sleeping and sucking on a pacifier. (NOTE: The sex of the infant has not been officially confirmed…)
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In other news:
Crash on Route 6 in WEST BARNSTABLE: The Massachusetts State Police and West Barnstable FD responded to this crash on Route 6 early Wednesday morning. The car was traveling westbound when it drove from the highway into the woods somewhere between Exits 5 & 6. The initial state trooper on the scene reported the driver was not injured. First responders reportedly helped an individual out of the vehicle, as the driver-side door was jammed against a tree. First responders checked out the driver just to make sure… nobody was injured… and nobody was transported to hospital.
[Above photos of the accident scene taken by the West Barnstable FD and posted on their Facebook page… Click here to visit, like, and follow their page]
In other news:
Yarmouth Police Take New Year’s Day Plunge for Yarmouth Seniors
On Friday, January 1, 2016 at 12:00 noon, a team of Yarmouth Police Officers, including Chief Frank G. Frederickson, will join other town officials and good citizens in the 6th Annual Polar Plunge for Yarmouth Seniors at Bass River Beach in South Yarmouth.
The plunge is sponsored by The Friends of the Yarmouth Council on Aging and is being conducted to raise money in support of programs and activities at the Yarmouth Senior Center. The Center provides services to over 9,000 people annually that allow older adults to remain independent, healthy, and active.
The Friends of Yarmouth Council on Aging Polar Plunge is a fundraiser to benefit the Programs, outreach and improvements at the Yarmouth Senior Center. The Friends of the Yarmouth Council on Aging is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.
There is a $10.00 Registration Fee. Register the day of the plunge or pick up your pledge sheet at the Yarmouth Senior Center or Town Hall.
For additional information please contact Senior Services Director Kathi Bailey at the Yarmouth Senior Center at 508.394.7606 or by email at kbailey@yarmouth.ma.us
Join Us for the 6th Annual Polar Plunge to Benefit the Yarmouth Senior Center
New Year’s Day
Friday
1.1.16
12:00 Noon
Bass River Beach South Yarmouth
All Plungers and Spectators are welcome!
[This media release was prepared and distributed by Yarmouth Police Department Deputy Chief of Police Steven G. Xiarhos]
In other news:
(The following photos and information is from a U.S. Department of Justice press release…)
FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE’S SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
REVEAL A TROVE OF BUNDLED CASH
BOSTON – This week U.S. Marshals discovered and seized over one million dollars in
small bundles of cash concealed in several safe deposit boxes controlled by John George, a
former Dartmouth Selectman and State Representative. George was convicted and sentenced
earlier this year on federal charges related to his embezzlement from a taxpayer-subsidized bus
company which he controlled.
In July 2015, George, 68, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for embezzling hundreds
of thousands of dollars from the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA). As part of his
sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper ordered George to pay $688,772 in
restitution and forfeit an additional $1.38 million to the United States. Pursuant to the money
judgment and sentence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and U.S. Marshals sought search and seizure
warrants from the Court to obtain assets which they believed were being concealed by George.
Over the last two days, U.S. Marshals gained access to George’s safe deposit boxes at banks in
New Bedford and Fairhaven. They discovered over-sized safe deposit boxes filled to the brim
with cash tied up in rolls of $100s, $50s, and other denominations.
George owned Union Street Bus Company (USBC), a New Bedford-based company that
operated public buses. During the same period, George operated John George Farms (JG Farm),
a large produce farm based in Dartmouth. From approximately 1991 to 2011, USBC was
awarded the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) contract to operate the SRTA
public bus system that served a region that included New Bedford, Fall River, and several other
neighboring towns.
While USBC had the SRTA contract, George conspired to have USBC employees work
at JG Farm during their assigned USBC work hours. Such farm work included plowing, loading
produce, and operating a produce stand at JG Farm, all during USBC business hours. As part of
the conspiracy, George deployed USBC workers to JG Farm to repair farm equipment and used
USBC equipment and labor to provide personal out-of-state roadside assistance. George also
inflated his final yearly salary from $75,000 to $275,000 in an attempt to fraudulently boost his
SRTA pension.
From 2007 to 2011, George deposited only $5,000 in cash into his JG Farm business
checking account despite the fact that JG Farm was the largest retail produce farm in
Southeastern Massachusetts and did most of its business in cash.
Prior to his July 2015 sentencing, George was required to disclose his financial status to
the Court. At that time, he stated that his liquid assets only consisted of about $160,000 in bank
accounts and approximately $28,000 in cash.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and John Gibbons, U.S. Marshal for the District
of Massachusetts, made the announcement today. The criminal forfeiture was handled by
Assistant United States Attorney Doreen Rachal of Ortiz’s Asset Forfeiture Unit and the U.S.
Marshal’s Asset Forfeiture Unit in the District of Massachusetts.
The criminal case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of
the Inspector General, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dustin Chao and Ryan
M. DiSantis of Ortiz’s Public Corruption Unit.
UPDATE: Good news! Agway of Cape Cod is reporting the owner has been found and reunited with her ring…
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12/23/2015
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