Someone stole a woman’s groceries right out of her cart…
SOUTH YARMOUTH – [DEVELOPING] – A woman was simply leaving the store after shopping when someone snatched her groceries right out of her cart…
At about 7:50PM last evening, Yarmouth Patrol Officers responded to the Super Stop & Shop on Long Pond Drive after a woman reported someone had robbed her of her groceries.
Officers initially had difficulty communicating with the woman and getting all of the facts. The woman is originally from Jamaica and only speaks a type of Creole dialect.
According to sources, police had the woman place a cell phone call to a special language translation hotline, in an effort to relay facts to the investigating officers.
Officers looked into the availability of camera surveillance footage and spoke with potential witnesses…
A witness told HN she had just finished advising the woman to keep an eye on her groceries when she was standing on the sidewalk in front of the Dollar Tree store in the same plaza…
At some point, a man (possibly a white male in his late 40s, early 50s, with a short beard, wearing a green hoodie and cargo pants – suspect description, however, has not officially been released…) took the woman’s groceries and fled the area in some sort of gray vehicle.
Police were piecing together sketchy details and looking into leads at the time of this report.
The following video highlights the scene shortly after the crime was reported…
[Press play… Select HD in the Settings and enlarge player for best quality…]
In other news:
PHOTOS: Barnstable SCU members arrest two men on Crack Cocaine possession charges…
HYANNIS – At about 7:30PM last evening, Barnstable Street Crime Unit members initiated a traffic stop on Stevens Street at the intersection of North Street.
Several individuals were detained while they conducted an investigation which led to the arrest of two individuals.
Jeffrey Van Kleef, age 53, of West Yarmouth, was arrested and charged with Possession of Crack Cocaine (a Class B substance). He was also charged with motor vehicle infractions.
Ernest Mayshaw, age 57, of Hyannis, was arrested and charged with Possession of Crack Cocaine (a Class B substance).
HN NOTE: All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in Commonwealth of Massachusetts Court of Law.
5/17/2016
Robert Bastille,
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