Cops commandeer golf cart to catch fleeing suspect… and other recent news briefs… [plus HN PHOTOS & AUDIO]
TOP HN PHOTO: “Arya & I,” a self-portrait…
HYANNIS – SUNDAY, 4/3/22 – As you will hear in the following HN audio clips, Barnstable Police squad cars rushed toward the Hyannis Golf Club on Route 132 Sunday afternoon to assist state troopers in capturing a man who had just fled from a car stop on Route 6, near Exit 68. The fleeing suspect was last believed to be running in the area of the 13th hole. Barnstable Police sources tell HN that at least one quick thinking patrolman commandeered a club golf cart and gave chase, finally capturing the suspect a considerable distance away from the club’s parking area. It was a volatile situation because sources tell HN that state troopers recovered a loaded firearm at the stop… another police source believes that state police had been in pursuit prior to the suspect fleeing on foot… no further details were available at the time of this report. The following HN Video highlights the Barnstable Police Department’s response… and the video also contains several other notable BPD call soundbites from Sunday.
[HN VIDEO – PRESS PLAY]
HN PHOTOS: Barnstable Cops conducting a drunk driving investigation this past weekend in Centerville. One male driver was arrested.
52-YEAR-OLD ELECTRIC BIKE RIDER SUFFERS SEVERE HEAD INURIES IN MASHPEE
[Media statement courtesy of Chief Scott W. Carline of the Mashpee Police Department]
On April 3, 2022 at approximately 11:12 A.M., the Mashpee Police Department responded to the area of 462 Old Barnstable Road, Mashpee MA, for the report of a person down on the ground with an unknown medical emergency. Prior to the officers arrival, Mashpee Dispatch was able to update responding units advising the person down appeared to be the victim of a bicycle accident. Mashpee Police units assisted the Mashpee Fire/Rescue with the victim, a 52 year old Mashpee man with what appeared to be life threatening injuries to the head area.
After a preliminary investigation it appears the victim was travelling on an electrically powered bicycle in a southwest direction on the walking path on the east side of Old Barnstable Road. The driver appeared to have lost control striking his head on the pavement, causing the injury. The victim was ultimately transported via-med flight to Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston, Massachusetts.
The accident is currently under investigation by the Mashpee Police Department Detective Bureau and the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Crash Reconstruction Unit. This is an active and ongoing investigation and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
*** ALERT *** CAPE COD CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS
[DENNIS PD MEDIA STATEMENT] In the overnight hours last night, multiple businesses in the area of American Way in South Dennis had catalytic converters stolen from beneath their vehicles. There have been similar incidents in nearby towns. Please report any suspicious activity, and ensure your surveillance cameras are working properly.
Police investigate stabbing of South Yarmouth man
[YPD MEDIA STATEMENT] On April 4, 2022, at approximately 5:25 pm Yarmouth Officers were dispatched to the area of Rebecca Lane in South Yarmouth for a report of a suspicious male. Upon arrival, officers encountered a male with obvious injuries to his face and neck. During the initial interaction officers quickly determined that the individual had been stabbed and Yarmouth Fire was requested.
The male, 37 years old from South Yarmouth, was transported to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment of his injuries. Yarmouth Police Detectives responded to the hospital and interviewed the male. Based on what was learned, this does not appear to be a random incident.
The incident is under investigation by the Yarmouth Police Department and the Barnstable County Bureau of Criminal Investigations. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the Yarmouth Police Department at 508-775-0445
RANDOM HN SNAPSHOTS: Nothing special… just a peaceful early morning end-of-shift downtown Hyannis stroll with Arya, the HN news mutt. Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
Highschoolers gather outside the First Babtist Church of Hyannis on Main Street. Several students told HN they were waiting to take exams inside… I think they were from Sturgis… nice kids…
Strong morning sunshine casts long shadows on the Hyannis Village Green…
“Blue sky, blue sail…” A Town of Barnstable employee rigs up some type of sail to a pole erected at the corner of South Street and Ocean Street. (For in Hyannis we’ve always shown a great deal of pride in our erections…)
A view towards Hyannis Inner Harbor…
A mom and her young son hustle toward the Hyline ticket office…
Two gentlemen basking in the morning sunshine…
According to the truck’s window signage, some people are apparently a little miffed about some stuff… nobody was around to clarify…
“Ah, a good harbor for all seasons,” our final destination, perhaps someday… For my dear local friends of distinction and I – since we’ve been fortunate enough to have known this spot since our very first steps – have grown up on these docks and have been looking out from them ever since the 1960s… and our parents since much earlier in time; and some of whom are still living, still remember and tell all about this extraordinary Hyannis haven… and those departed Skippers, along with their chosen crew members, mates and dockhands will never be forgotten – God bless ’em all. The believer’s heart settles here and having travelled this globe – as one must do to appreciate anything of great value and quality – one realizes there is no finer place in the world. God likely isn’t ever making another harbor quite like it, and those who have worked and lived on these docks understand why. And while sitting here, as blessed as one could ever be, especially on these calm, special days, a time traveler’s heart is safely assured Hyannis will never die. This is a sacred place, consecrated by the blood of dreamers and childhood memories…
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