Monday, March 4, 2013
Yarmouth police are investigating the death of Scott T. Rose of South Yarmouth.
Yarmouth police were called to 910 Alewife Cir. in South Yarmouth at 9:12 p.m. Friday to help a man that wasn’t breathing. When police arrived on the scene they found Scott T. Rose not breathing on the floor. Officers performed CPR on Rose until the Yarmouth Fire Department arrived and took over with Advanced Life Support. Rose was taken to Cape Cod Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The Yarmouth Police Department is investigating Rose's death. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Christopher Kent at 508-775-0445 or email tips@yarmouthpolice.com.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Yarmouth Police Department is investigating 9 break-ins at various local businesses in less than a week.
Yarmouth police responded to a total of 5 commercial break-ins Sunday January 13 and four previous commercial break-ins Wednesday January 9, according to a press release. Police believe the break-ins are connected and are searching for the suspect. Businesses targeted by the thief Sunday include Allie Waste, Yardscape, Quantum Mechanics and Lemco Marine. Police say all the break-ins occurred in the same general time period, included forced entry and small amounts of cash were stolen in each incident. Yarmouth police are advising business owners to secure overnight cash in safes or remove it from the building, properly lock all doors, activate interior lights, check alarm systems and report any suspicious activity immediately.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Yarmouth Police arrested a Marstons Mills woman and CVS employee for stealing prescription drugs from the pharmacy.
Yarmouth Police arrested 27-year-old Nicole L. Morrison Saturday afternoon for allegedly stealing $3,500 worth of prescription drugs from the CVS pharmacy she worked for on Station Ave. in Yarmouth. The CVS security team discovered the alleged theft and the company fired Morrison. Morrison was arraigned this morning in Barnstable District Court.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
A Barnstable man was arrested for breaking into a home after police found him hiding in a women's bathroom in a restaurant.
Yarmouth Police arrested Alexander Mejia Rosen-Schuh, 18, of 1662 Hyannis Rd., Barnstable for breaking and entering attempt to commit a crime, police said. Police responded to a break-in after neighbors alerted police about a suspicious person near a home on Cleveland Way in West Yarmouth. Police arrived on scene with a K-9 unit and tracked Rosen-Schuh to a women's bathroom in a nearby restaurant, police said.
Marine Corporal Nicholas G. Xiarhos died in action in Afghanistan on July 23, 2009. He is the son of the Yarmouth Police Deputy Chief Steven Xiarhos.
Governor Deval Patrick yesterday joined family members and legislators to sign H. 4156, “An Act Designating A Certain Overpass in the town of Yarmouth as the Marine Corporal Nicholas G. Xiarhos Veterans Memorial Overpass.” The legislation will rename the overpass on North Dennis Road spanning Route 6 in Yarmouth after Marine Corporal Nicholas G. Xiarhos, who died in action in Afghanistan on July 23, 2009. “I am proud to honor a young man who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our Commonwealth, our country and our freedom,” said Governor Patrick. “This is just a small measure of our gratitude for Nicholas Xiarhos, his family and his community.” Nicholas Xiarhos graduated from Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in 2006. Nine days …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Yarmouth Police announced a Level 3 sex offender has moved into the South Yarmouth community.
Peter B. Eldridge Sr., 54, a convicted level 3 sex offender was recently released to the community and is now living at 130 Cranberry Lane in South Yarmouth. Eldridge is not currently wanted by the police. Eldridge is 5’ 11" 200 lbs and has hazel eyes and brown hair. He has been convicted of sex crimes on a child under 14 in 1990 and again in 2010. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 178C-178Q, the individual who appears on this notification has been designated as a Level 3 Sex Offender by the Sex Offender Registry Board. The Board has determined that this individual is at a high risk to reoffend and that the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety interest is served by active community …
Friday, July 13, 2012
The memorial motorcycle ride will honor Navy Seal Kevin Houston and 12 other Cape Cod "Fallen Warriors" and their families
On Saturday, July 21 at 11am the 3rd Annual Memorial Motorcycle Ride for the Fallen will kick off in honor of the 13 fallen soldiers, sailors, and Marines with ties to Cape Cod who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the ongoing War on Terror. The police-escorted ride will cover a scenic 37 mile route along the Cape Cod Canal and Route 6A through the upper and mid-Cape areas and end at the Flax Pond Recreation Center in South Yarmouth. The event, entitled “Big Nick’s Ride for the Fallen,” is in memory of United States Marine Corporal Nicholas G. Xiarhos of Yarmouth and is organized in honor of all 13 of Cape Cod’s fallen warriors as well as all the Gold and Blue Star families, Veterans, and active duty service men and women who continue to…
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
This holiday weekend the Yarmouth Police Department has partnered with Yarmouth organizations to provide a FREE ride home if you're out and drinking.
At a time when motor vehicle traffic volume and crashes traditionally increase—the Yarmouth Police Department will deploy additional personnel to protect public safety during this New Year’s Holiday weekend and travel period. In addition to our regular patrol shift officers, specialized teams of Yarmouth Police Officers will be deployed periodically as part of our Massachusetts Executive Office Department of Security and Safety "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" highway safety campaign funding grant and will conduct a wide variety of directed vehicle enforcement patrols in marked and unmarked police vehicles throughout the day and night during this important weekend. Throughout the deployment period these officers will focus on the following…
Friday, September 9, 2011
Police worked together with the SWAT team to raid a motel room at the Yankee Village on Route 28 in Yarmouth.
On Thursday, Sept. 8 at 8:30pm members of the Yarmouth and Barnstable Police Departments conducted a high-risk drug distribution raid at room 210 of the Yankee Village Motel on Route 28 in West Yarmouth resulting in three arrests, according to a Yarmouth Police press release. Armed with a search warrant issued by the Barnstable District Court based on a drug distribution investigation conducted by Barnstable Detective Brian Guiney, Yarmouth and Barnstable Police Detectives and Patrol Officers—with the assistance of a team of Cape Cod Regional SWAT team members—struck the room and arrested three persons allegedly involved with the use and distribution of heroin and other illegal drugs, police said. The primary target arrested was Gerald …
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Two West Yarmouth men were arrested.
On Thursday, August 11, 2011 at approximately 5:50 AM a team of Yarmouth and Barnstable Police Officers conducted a pre-dawn high-risk raid at two rental apartments on College Road in West Yarmouth. The pre-planned operation was conducted by members of the Yarmouth Police Detective Division—the Barnstable Police Department Detective Division and Drug Enforcement Unit—and the Barnstable and Yarmouth Police Street Crime Unit. Due to the high risk nature of the operation and the long and wide ranging violent history of each suspect, members of the Cape Cod Special Weapons and Tactics Unit were deployed and assisted in the entry of each home, in securing of the numerous occupants, and provided force protection for all Police Officers and …
Rob Gehring
7:06 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Merry Christmas another great job by Police. more ›