Recent “pikchahs…”
Top photo: Barnstable patrolmen and a state trooper surrounded a house in the East End of Hyannis last evening. They were looking for a man who was said to be illegally carrying a gun. No arrests were made and the search was ongoing. (But, according to a source, the man suspected of having the gun overdosed later in the evening at a different Hyannis address… and he ended up at CCH… additional details were unavailable at the time of this report.)
The following are some recent photos or pictures from the past TWO days (pronounced “pikchahs,” if you grew up around here…):
Above photo: Police responded to a report of a large fight on Seabrook Road this afternoon. A juvenile was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. There was no large fight when police arrived on scene.
Above photo: Police and rescue responded to the parking lot of “Balls to the Wall” on Airport Road for a female who needed to be revived from an overdose on Tuesday afternoon. Narcan was reportedly administered.
Above photo: Police and rescue meet up with one of their regular customers who was having some “liver pains” and issues with gravity in the East End of Hyannis. They gave their old friend a lift down to CCH for a checkup.
Above photo: Heroin overdoses are happening everywhere, not just in HyTown… and they’re happening consistently around the clock. They are happening in Yarmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich, and basically all over the Cape. Wednesday morning, Dennis Police and rescue responded to a report of a possible heroin overdose in a family neighborhood in their town.
Above photo: Thank goodness police and firefighters were quickly on scene to prevent this truck fire from becoming more involved.
Above photo: First responders help a homeless man who wasn’t feeling well and having difficulty breathing.
Above photo: The young female driver seemed very upset when the patrolmen took her into custody; but one should not drive a motor vehicle without a drivers license, it’s against the law.
Above photo: An employee of Regal Cinemas showed up for work last evening after being hit by a car. The car left the scene of the accident and the employee reportedly made it into work despite his injuries. (Now that’s dedication!) Once at work, the employee began to feel the trauma and wasn’t feeling well. Police and rescue responded and the dedicated employee had to clock out on a stretcher. He was reportedly taken to CCH.
Above photo: Multiple police rushed to Mark’s Path last evening for what was initially reported as a gunshot. Instead they found themselves dealing with three young males in their early 20s. The young males had been fighting. At least two of the men received charges, with one of the charges involving a dangerous weapon.
In other news:
BPD press statement related to above photos of a gun and ammo taken from a juvenile:
Proactive Police Officers Take An Illegal Gun Off The Street
On Wednesday December 31, 2014 at approximately 3:20 a.m. Officers Joseph Green and Corey Frederickson were conducting a security check in the area of 166 Chuckles Way in Marstons Mills. This address has been the focus of numerous complaints and tips regarding criminal activity and high traffic at all hours of the day and night.
While walking in the area the officers encountered a juvenile male standing inside the open door of a vehicle in front of 166 Chuckles Way. This subject is well known to both officers as he has been arrested five times in the last six months by the Barnstable Police for crimes including breaking and entering into both vehicles and businesses and weapons possession on school grounds. During the encounter the juvenile immediately reached into his right pocket and started moving towards the vehicle.
The juvenile failed to obey the officer’s commands and then stated that he had a knife on him. Both officers held him and conducted a pat frisk to retrieve the knife. While conducting the pat frisk the juvenile kept trying to pull away so he was secured in handcuffs by Officer Green. Once handcuffed Officer Frederickson reached into his right pocket and removed a loaded handgun. The gun was a Smith & Wesson Bodyguard .380 and was loaded with 6 rounds. A follow-up investigation later revealed that the gun was reported stolen in Wareham.
The juvenile also had a small amount of heroin in his possession.
The juvenile, age 17, was arrested and charged with the following offenses: unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a firearm while loaded, receiving stolen property over $250 and possession of heroin.
He was transported to Barnstable Juvenile Court for arraignment.
At arraignment his bail was revoked on a previous case and a new bail was set at $10,000.00. He was remanded to DYS custody.
HN NOTES: Police and firefighters were extremely busy and it simply wasn’t possible to gather all the details regarding the above incidents. But the photos illustrate typical routine emergency calls in Hyannis and beyond. There were plenty of overdoses involving heroin, too many to report. In fact, I’m listening to first responders responding to an overdose on Winter Street in Hyannis as I type this. There were lots of incidents involving illegally possessed guns in recent days. In a sad story, last evening a couple in Sandwich observed a man put a revolver to his head at a location on Route 6A. The man with the revolver got in his car and drove toward Barnstable. Police learned he actually lived at an address in Hyannis. Multiple police agencies searched in an effort to reach the man and hopefully save his life. Police kept an eye on his Hyannis address, but eventually tracked the man to a parked vehicle in the McDonald’s lot just over the Sagamore Bridge. When police rolled up to speak with him, he shot himself… [UPDATE: Police and other sources report the 47-year-old man suffered a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head and was eventually pronounced dead…]
In 2014 we observed desperate times in terms of crime and individual tragedies. At times, the news of these events can seem overwhelming. But, having said that, we have witnessed times of hope and tremendous leadership. Especially from those who serve us in the law enforcement and firefighting departments. There have been toy drives, community events, and positive altruistic engagement with the citizens of our area unlike any other time in our history. In the HyTown and Greater Hyannis areas, we are blessed with first responders who go above and beyond the call of their specific duties. HN has witnessed officers and firefighters doing great and heroic things time and time again. For the most part, we are blessed with a high percentage of first responders with amazing attitudes.
But law enforcement and firefighters are not the answer to our problems. They deal with the symptoms… Our real problems run much deeper.
In addition, I have seen some of our political leaders begin to awaken and speak about the real deeper level issues which impact our community.
I believe 2015 is a going to be a year to “get real.” I would love to paint a blind and rosy picture, but I’m simply not overly optimistic at this point. I would love to become more “cautiously optimistic” eventually, but that will only happen when our leaders in town government finally start to talk about the real life and death, deep routed, issues affecting our citizens. As I’ve said before, we need an inviting business friendly environment that will attract more entry level jobs. Right now, large parts of our area seem like giant outpatient wards. We have programs upon programs. Leadership throwing money at programs is not a solution. Jobs, and getting a return on an investment in our youth is what we need. We need to attract and promote strong healthy families that have hope through good jobs. A good job is a program! We need more of them. That won’t happen through government. That will only happen through government led facilitation with the understanding they must get the [bleep] out of the way once businesses come here, grow, and provide decent entry level careers.
Although some welfare programs do provide much needed services for the short run. We need to eventually move them out of town. Right now we have booming industries in terms of government assistance and other welfare programs. We need to see that reversed.
We need an environment conducive to a stronger private business sector.
We also need to see a stronger return on our investment in the education and raising of our children. They need the option to stay here locally and live happily. Right now, the only hope for most kids is to move away. What does that tell us about how sick we are in terms of being an attractive area for young healthy families?
1/1/2015 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Robert Bastille,
P.S. -- Today's HyTown Vignette is brought to you by U2... [It's a great time to blast some old Irish music!]
