Two arrested after woman said she was held at gunpoint and robbed…
HYANNIS – At about 7:45PM Wednesday evening, police rushed to a residence on Shady Lane where a woman reported she had just been held at gunpoint and robbed.
The woman somehow managed to escape the residence through a bathroom window and call police.
The woman identified Nazario Garate as the man she said put a gun to her head and demanded money.
Lieutenant Michael Clark, Sargent David Myett, along with Patrol Officers Peter Myrbeck, Armando Feliciano, Joseph Green, and Corey Frederickson responded to the area West Main Street and Shady Lane.
After a brief search, officers stopped a vehicle leaving the area of the robbery. Police recognized the suspects inside the car as those matching witness descriptions.
Police were cautiously approaching the vehicle to investigate when an officer observed a passenger in the rear seat lowering a gun he was holding to the floor, apparently attempting to hide it under the seat. Police quickly removed the passenger and took him to the ground, where he was secured in handcuffs.
Anthony Fernandes, age 25, of Falmouth, was charged with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon (a spring-loaded knife), Possession of a Class B Substance (Crack Cocaine) with Intent to Distribute, and Possession of a Class A Substance (Heroin).
Nazario Garate, age 33, of Hyannis, was charged with Armed Robbery and Assault & Battery to Collect Money.
The firearm found in the vehicle, the one believed to have been used in the robbery, turned out to be a pellet gun after closer inspection.
There is no indication that the robbery was a random event.
6/3/2015
Robert Bastille,
P.S. – Today’s HyTown Vignette is brought to you by Joni Mitchell. Canadian all the way! With lyrics to boot… [Crank it… and don’t get any ideas…]
He was sitting in the lounge of the Empire Hotel
He was drinking for diversion
He was thinking for himself
A little money riding on the Maple Leafs
Along comes a lady in lacy sleeves
She says let me sit down
You know, drinkin’ alone’s a shame
It’s a shame it’s a crying shame
Look at those jokers
Glued to that damn hockey game
Hey honey-you’ve got lots of cash
Bring us round a bottle
And we’ll have some laughs
Gin’s what I’m drinking
I was raised on robbery
I’m a pretty good cook
I’m sitting on my groceries
Come up to my kitchen
I’ll show you my best recipe
I try and I try but I can’t save a cent
I’m up after midnight cooking
Trying to make my rent
I’m rough but I’m pleasin’
I was raised on robbery
We had a little money once
They were pushing through a four lane highway
Government gave us three thousand dollars
You should have seen it fly away
First he bought a ’57 Biscayne
He put it in the ditch
He drunk up all the rest
That son of a bitch
His blood’s bad whiskey
I was raised on robbery
You know you ain’t bad looking
I like the way you hold your drinks
Come home with me honey
I ain’t asking for no full length mink
Hey, where you going
Don’t go yet
Your glass ain’t empty and we just met
You’re mean when you’re loaded
I was raised on robbery
