POLICE: 27-year-old found passed out behind wheel of SUV running...

CENTERVILLE – Police say a 27-year-old Centerville man was discovered drunk and passed out behind the wheel of a running vehicle last evening.

At about 9:40PM, Barnstable Police responded to a report of a man passed out in the driver’s seat, with the vehicle running in the middle of Thoreau Drive.

Thoreau Drive is part of a thickly settled family neighborhood.

Two Barnstable squad cars responded quickly, getting to the man before anyone was hurt. It was a dangerous situation, to say the least…

Brian Briggs, age 27, of Centerville, was arrested for OUI and Operating to Endanger. It is the second time he has been arrested for OUI…

In other news:

YPD “WANTED WEDNESDAY”

ANTHONY M. MENDOZA is wanted by the Yarmouth Police Department for 12 criminal charges on two outstanding default arrest warrants:

1. Felony Assault and Battery of a Family Member

2. Felony Assault and Battery of a Family Member

3. Felony Intimidation of a Government Witness

4. Felony Possession to Distribute Class C Drugs

5. Felony Distribution of Class A Heroin

6. OUI Drugs

7. Operating with a Suspended License

8. Using a Motor Vehicle without Authority

9. Possession of Class A Heroin

10. Failure to Stay Within Marked Lanes

11. Speeding

12. Possession of Class C Drug

WANTED PERSON:

ANTHONY M. MENDOZA Age 24

5’6” Tall 140 Pounds

Brown Eyes/Black Hair

Mendoza has an extensive criminal record with 34 prior charges and is well known to Cape Cod Law Enforcement. He is 24 years old and his current address is unknown.

Anyone with information is urged to immediately contact Yarmouth Police Department Detective Division Commander Lieutenant Michael A. Bryant at 508.775.0445 extension 2122 or email us at tips@yarmouthpolice.com

[This media release was prepared and distributed by the Command Staff of the Yarmouth Police Department]

In other news:

(The following is the actual YPD media statement)

72-Year-Old Drunken Wanted Provincetown Man Assaults Firefighter and Crashes into Yarmouth Police Cruiser

On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at approximately 3:45PM, Yarmouth Police Department Patrol Officers Mark Noone, Melissa Alden, and Albert Sprague were dispatched to Union Street and Route 6A for a report of a man in a vehicle that was slumped over the steering wheel and unresponsive.

When Police Officers arrived they observed Yarmouth Fire Department personnel treating an older male who was still seated in the driver’s seat of the 2001 Jaguar XJ8.

As Patrol Officer Noone walked to his cruiser to provide dispatch with the man’s name and date of birth, he looked up just in time to see the Fire Department’s laptop computer tumbling back off the roof of the Jaguar and a Yarmouth Fire Department Firefighter jump back away from the car. The man had suddenly started his vehicle and was driving away.

Patrol Officer Noone got into his cruiser and blocked the suspect from going onto Route 6A. The suspect vehicle turned right and went up onto the grassy corner of the intersection. Patrol Officer Noone continued to use his cruiser as a shield and stayed next to him as he then drove down off of the grass and onto paved parking spaces that run along the south side of the extremely busy state highway.

Patrol Officer Noone repeated sounded the cruiser sirens and air horn, kept his emergency blue lights flashing, and was yelling at him to stop his car the whole time he was driving next to him. Instead of stopping, the suspect attempted to force his car onto Route 6A by crashing it into the passenger side of the 2013 black and white Ford Police Interceptor cruiser with his driver’s side.

Patrol Officer Noone decided to turn his cruiser back into the suspect vehicle which angled them both off the road. This quickly and safely brought the dangerous situation to an end, and prevented the suspect from entering Route 6A and threatening the lives and safety of everyone on the road.

Once they both were stopped, Patrol Officer Noone exited his cruiser and went to the passenger side of the Jaguar. The door was locked and the windows were up. Patrol Officer Noone ordered the suspect to open the door but the suspect refused and yelled several profanities instead.

After several demands for him to open his car doors were refused, Patrol Officer Sprague broke the window, and took the keys out of the ignition. The suspect was ordered out through the passenger side, and was placed in handcuffs and under arrest.

A subsequent computerized search of the suspect discovered that he had a revoked Driver’s License and three outstanding warrants for his arrest.

The warrants are as follows:

Barnstable District Court

Larceny by Check
Orleans District Court
Operating a Motor Vehicle with Suspended License
Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Property Damage
OUI Drugs
Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle
Failure to Stay Within Marked Lanes
Failure to Stop for Police

Orleans District Court

Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Property Damage
Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License
Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle
Failure to Stay Within Marked Lanes

The suspect was brought to Yarmouth Police Department Headquarters for processing. When he arrived, he complained of chest pain and was transported to Cape Cod Hospital by Yarmouth Fire Department Ambulance for evaluation where he was held under guard and subsequently returned to Yarmouth Police Department Headquarters several hours later and held overnight.

He was transported by Yarmouth Police Officers to the Barnstable District Court for arraignment this morning. In addition to the existing outstanding warrants, the suspect is being charged with six additional charges by the Yarmouth Police Department.

The Yarmouth Police Department cruiser was heavily damaged and is not operational.

The Yarmouth Police Department commends the quick thinking actions of Patrol Officers Noone, Sprague, and Alden. We are fortunate and grateful that none of the First Responders or members of the public were injured by illegal and dangerous actions of suspect who has 90 prior criminal charges in Massachusetts and a long list of previous motor vehicle violations.

Refer To Arrest: 16-523-AR

Arrest: RODNEY ARMOUR Age: 72

Address: 30 WEST VINE ST PROVINCETOWN, MA

Charges:

WARRANT
WARRANT
WARRANT
OPERATING MV WITH LICENSE REVOKED
ASSAULT AND BATTERY WHILE ARMED WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON (2001 Jaguar)
OPERATING A MV NEGLIGENTLY SO AS TO ENDANGER
ASSAULT ON AMBULANCE PERSONNEL
OUI LIQUOR
FAILURE TO STOP FOR POLICE

[This media release was prepared and distributed by the Command Staff of the Yarmouth Police Department]

5/26/2016

Robert Bastille,

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