Detectives nab ‘Marlboro Bandit,’ wanted for Mid-Cape armed robbery spree…
Yarmouth – Detectives from multiple Mid-Cape law enforcement agencies tracked down and arrested Patrick Brazil, the ‘Marlboro Bandit,’ at a South Yarmouth motel yesterday…
Brazil, age 27, of 125 Worcester Ct. in Falmouth was arrested in connection to four recent armed robberies, as well as other crimes…
Brazil is referred to as the Marlboro Bandit by Hyannis News because in at least one robbery he is accused of grabbing two packs of Marlboro Red Cigarettes on his way out the door…
Four robberies within three Days led to a multi-agency team effort:
1. Saturday 3/29/2014 – Yarmouth Police rushed to an armed robbery at the Hess on the corner of Route 28 and Berry Avenue… A knife was shown and a bearded white male fled the scene…
2. Sunday night – 3/30/2014 – Barnstable Police responded to an armed robbery at the Cash Market on Route 149 in Marstons Mills… A knife was shown and a bearded white male fled the scene… but not before grabbing cash out of the drawer, along with two packs of Marlboro Red Cigarettes, according to police radio chatter at the scene…
3. Monday afternoon – 3/31/2014 – Yarmouth and Barnstable Police responded to an armed robbery at the Hess on Route 28 at the Yarmouth/Barnstable Town Line… A knife was shown and a bearded white male fled the scene…
4. Monday night – 3/31/2014 – Mashpee Police responded to an armed robbery at the Alltown convenience story and Mobil gas station located at the Mashpee Rotary, Routes 151 & 28… A knife was shown by a white male… and this time possibly two white males fled the scene… details are still pending regarding this latest robbery…
Click here for more Hyannis News photos and videos of those scenes…
Last Monday evening, 3/31/2014, after the fourth armed robbery, police from multiple agencies began discussing the possibility of an ongoing one-man crime spree…
Detectives from the Yarmouth, Barnstable, Dennis, and Mashpee Police Departments… as well as the Cape Cod Drug Task Force, the Barnstable County Bureau of Criminal Investigations, and the Barnstable Street Crimes Unit… began sharing information, surveillance photos, and video.
Police also offered a cash reward for information… and it is still unknown whether anyone will be coming forward to collect on that offer.
As evident in the top photos, Brazil took steps to conceal his identity by cutting and dying his hair as well as shaving his beard.
Brazil was charged with 3 counts of Armed Robbery While Masked, 1 count of Armed Robbery, 1 count of Unarmed Burglary, Possession of a Class B Substance (Suboxone), and an outstanding Falmouth District Court warrant for receiving stolen property…
Brazil’s charges were in connection with the four recent armed robberies, two in Yarmouth, one in Barnstable, and one in Mashpee…
He was also charged in connection to an unarmed burglary which occurred in the Town of Dennis. Brazil is suspected of a business breaking and entering in the Town of Dennis which is currently under investigation.
Upon being arrested, Brazil was found to be in possession of a class b substance (suboxone).
Brazil was arraigned on the above charges yesterday in Barnstable District Court where he reportedly pleaded not guilty… He is currently being held on $25,000 cash bail.
Jelissa Henderson, age 21, of Boston, was also arrested along with Brazil… for outstanding shoplifting and receiving stolen property warrants…
The investigation is considered active and on-going, and anyone with information is urged to contact Yarmouth Detective Eric Nuss at (508) 775-0445 ext 2132, or Detectives from the appropriate jurisdictions.
[Mug shot and details provided by the YPD]
Hyannis News will provide updates as they become available.
4/7/2014
Robert Bastille,
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