Sandwich Police Department

APRIL 26A New Bedford teen is being summonsed to court after a violent crash on Route 130. A dashboard video was obtained which showed the car reaching speeds of over 100 MPH. That teen is being charged with the following:90/17/E Speeding at a Rate of Speed Greater than Reasonable and Proper89/4A Marked Lane Violation90/24/E Negligent Operation of a Motor VehicleA call was received for individuals on motorbikes riding on the Ridge Club golf course. Those riders were gone when officers arrived.A local business owner had words with a skateboarder who was riding while waiting for a food order at a local sandwich shop. The owner did not want him operating in his parking lot for safety and business reasons. That rider received his food and left voluntarily. Officers assisted DCF with a home visit.APRIL 27A caller reported that two large packages had been stolen from her front steps. During a follow-up call, however, the reporting party realized the parcels had not been stolen at all. They were not meant for her. The delivery driver had retrieved the packages to correct the mistake, turning the porch piracy investigation into a case of mistaken delivery.Crisis intervention was initiated for a teen in need of assistance. That subject was brought to the hospital. APRIL 28A wellness check was initiated for an individual who did not report for work and was not answering their phone. Contact was made and all was well. A caller reported an area of Dillingham Ave was blocked due to parked vehicles. The responding officer reported several cement trucks were on scene to pour a foundation and the road was in fact, passible. APRIL 29Officers responded to Stop and Shop for a report that a vehicle had gone missing but was found 5 minutes later in a different location, with an unknown man sitting in the driver’s seat. Officers located that man inside the market who admitted he was confused and got into the wrong vehicle. Sandwich Fire was called and that man was transported to the hospital. Did you lose a toolbox in the Town Neck area? Come claim it.APRIL 30Officers responded to a report of a vehicle in the marsh off Route 6A. A witness reported that the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, crossed over the center line, nearly causing a head-on collision. That vehicle then went airborne before landing in the marsh. On scene evidence supported those statements. After an investigation, John Callahan Cotter of East Sandwich was arrested for the following: 90/23/D Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License90/24I Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol in a Motor Vehicle89/4A Marked Lanes Violation90/24/E Negligent Operation of a Motor VehicleMAY 1A wellness check was initiated at the request of a clinician. Officers made contact and all was well. A woman came to the station to report that she was being targeted online by someone who created and shared fake photos depicting her holding incendiary political signs. The images have since been removed, and the incident remains under investigation.A wellness check was requested for a juvenile. All was sell. Police received a report of protesters on Quaker Meeting House Road. The caller stated that several individuals were jumping into traffic, disrupting the flow of vehicles and creating a traffic hazard. Upon officers’ arrival, the crowd was already dispersing.Officers responded to the village for a report of a couple who became lost while driving from a friend’s home back to their hotel around 11:30 p.m. The pair had overshot their original destination of Hyannis and ended up in Sandwich where they discovered the sidewalks had long since rolled up for the night. Upon arrival, officers found the wife seated on a bench in front of a local shop, while her husband remained in the vehicle, fully committed to navigating by instinct, confidence, and absolutely no directions, like a modern-day Magellan. The wife reported he was ignoring her attempts to help, while the husband admitted he didn’t want to “get into it” and wasn’t exactly fluent in the vehicle’s navigation system. Officers helped get the navigation sorted out, and the couple was soon back underway and being guided by modern technology.A call was received for an elderly man on the ground, likely intoxicated. Officers made contact with that man. Sandwich Fire was called to evaluate. That man was pc’d and released to a family member. MAY 2Officers responded to a 911 misdial after a young caller told dispatch that their cat had placed the call. Upon speaking with the grandmother, officers learned the child doesn’t even have a cat. Stay tuned, it’s only a matter of time before the dog eats their homework. ... See MoreSee Less

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