Full ‘Blood Moon’ of Doom Week: Some blood, some violence, but overall it wasn’t exactly Armageddon…
Hyannis – It was a relatively quiet week by all HyTown standards, despite the ominous midweek Full “Blood Moon” of Doom… which, according to some, signified the onset of a cataclysmic downward spiral leading to Armageddon, or at least the proverbial end of Hyannis as we know it.
To paraphrase Mark Twain, ‘Rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.’
However some would argue, if there ever was a week to live life as if there was no tomorrow, it would have been this past one…
… but despite the doom and gloom projected by the eclipsing of the full blood red moon, Hyannis enjoyed a relatively quiet week in terms of violence.
But that’s not to say we were completely free from pushing and shoving, hooking and jabbing, bloody noses, and the pointing of guns… this, after all, is HyTown.
This morning, as a matter of fact, multiple Barnstable squad cars converged on a Spring Street address for what was initially described as suspicious activity.
Robert J. Perry, Jr., age 23, was taken into custody and charged with Injury to Real or Personal Property after some damage was done to the door jamb at number 57 Spring Street. It wasn’t his door. Why he was messing around with it is still unclear… but police weren’t happy about it and Mr. Perry was hauled off to jail…
In the top photo, Patrolman Jason Sturgis photographed the damage…
In other news:
A bicyclist was knocked off his bike after a collision with a motor vehicle, but it was the driver that ended up being transported to CCH…
At about 7pm on Wednesday, officers responded to investigate an accident where, according to dispatch, a man who was knocked off his bike allegedly got up and assaulted an elderly driver… the elderly driver was reportedly injured and transported to CCH with non-life-threatening injuries…
No further details were available and the incident is under investigation…
In other news:
Wednesday morning, multiple police squad cars rushed to Louis Street after a man reported he had just been robbed and was bleeding…
Officers tracked down and detained two suspects at a nearby address on Louis Street, where it turns out they had their own side of the story, claiming self defense…
Both “suspects” were eventually released…
The “victim” was evaluated by Hyannis Rescue for a possible broken nose, but refused to be transported to CCH…
The following video highlights the aforementioned scene… [Press play]
In other News:
At 10:16pm Monday evening, multiple Barnstable squad cars rushed to a fight on the sidewalk in front of the Cape Cod Times where a gun was reportedly shown...
Two “combatants” were handcuffed and detained on the ground in the parking lot at North Street and Barnstable Road...
A handgun was discovered nearby...
… it turned out to be a pellet gun, but a “gun” none-the-less...
After much hemming and hollering from one of the detainees, police questioned both individuals separately...
One detainee decided not to pursue charges... the other expressed having other things he'd rather be doing...
Because neither was very cooperative nor keen on pressing charges, both individuals were released and sent on their separate ways...
The following video highlights that scene... [Press play]
Aside from the usual shenanigans, overdoses, and domestic disturbances, it has been a refreshingly quiet week thus far.
4/17/2014
Robert Bastille,
P.S. – Tonight's HyTown Vignette is brought to you by the late great Andy Williams... [Crank it]
