Provincetown Police Reject Uniform Change – “We Are Not Cabana Attendants”

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WickedLocal.com – Police here have professed an eagerness to mend what they see as a strained relationship with the community, but when it comes to the clothes on their back, things appear to have hit a snag.

Officers have responded to informal discussions about whether a change in the style and color of police uniforms would help signal a positive change from the department, and the answer is a resounding “no.”

“We are not bar security, we are not valets, we are not cabana attendants. The men and women of this department consider it an honor and privilege to wear the uniform of the Provincetown Police Dept. and will continue to do so in the same manner as when we raised our hands to take an oath to serve and protect the town of Provincetown,” said Det. Meredith Lobur on behalf of the force in a letter to Acting Police Chief Jim Golden late last month.

The unspecified uniform idea had been circulated by residents as long ago as last fall after former police chief Jeff Jaran was ousted and the department found itself struggling to recover from a culture of fear and intimidation that led to widespread mistrust from the community.

According to proponents of a uniform change, a move from the department’s more tactical dark blue uniforms to something lighter and softer would go a long way in signaling a new, more positive era for the police.

The idea began to gain additional traction at Town Hall over the past month, with newly elected Selectman Cheryl Andrews and others beginning to loosely advocate for a possible uniform change during formal discussions regarding the department.

You gotta love Provincetown. The only place I know where someone suggests a full on Queer Eye For The Straight Guy makeover for the police… and the town officials support it. I don’t understand why the cops were so against it, who wouldn’t respect the authority of a police officer in capri pants and a pastel tank top?

How hilarious was the thinly veiled official police response though? “We are not bar security, we are not valets, we are not cabana attendants.” Let me translate that for you…

“We are not gay.”

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Hyannis Man Steals Money From Street Musicians Tip Jar

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HyannisNews.com – Specialized Barnstable Police Units quickly chased down a tip jar thief this afternoon…

At about 2:30pm, officers were notified regarding citizens chasing a man who had just stolen money from a saxophone player who was performing on Main Street in the area of the farmer’s market…

Two specialized Barnstable Police Units assigned to the Main Street area noted the suspect’s description and were quick to respond…

After a brief search of the area, bike patrol officers along with the Community Impact Unit (CIU) caught up to and arrested the thief in the parking lot across from Burger King on North Street… approximately one block from where the saxophone player was robbed…

About six dollars was recovered and returned to the horn player…

The suspect is known to Main Street patrols and has been involved in several recent incidents…

We mentioned a while ago how we had gone through a lull when it comes to Cape criminals. Well, I think we jinxed ourselves because now they are out in droves. Hopefully they are all getting it out of their system and things quiet down soon, but until then we will keep shining a spotlight on their lunacy.

It takes a special kind of douche to steal a street musicians tip jar money. You just can’t find two more polar opposite people than the guy playing saxophone on the street and the urchin that steals his six bucks. The former is creating art that makes the street a better place to be for everyone on it, the latter is a leech sucking the joy, money and sense of security from everyone on that same street.

Sometimes the devil works in mysterious ways, other times he walks right down the street in a black and white striped shirt and steals six dollars from a saxophone player.

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Reader Photo Of The Day – Can Man Recycling Has Added To The Fleet!

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As many of our long time readers know, we have been tracking the Can Man corporation for a while now. So far this reader has submitted photos of Fontana VII both parked and in action during a snow storm.

Can Man Recycling

Here is Can Man Recycling going to work down route 28 in Yarmouth. Riding solo today monopolizing the recycling business on the Cape.

 

Well now it looks like Can Man has added Dragon IV to its fleet. The Dragon model may not be as technically advanced as The Fontana line, but it’s nice to see a Cape Cod based company expanding and thriving.

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Two Cape Cod Men Are In A “Ramshackle” Prison In Hunduras For No Reason

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CapeCodOnline.com – With six American men, including two from Cape Cod, still confined to a reportedly dangerous Honduran prison nearly two months after being arrested for what their lawyers call trumped-up firearms charges, pressure to free them is mounting from U.S. politicians and maritime legal advocates.

During a hearing last week of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the nomination of the next ambassador to Honduras, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., asked the nominee, James Nealon, to commit to making the men’s freedom a priority.

“These men should not be in jail,” Rubio said. “They’ve done nothing wrong.”

Rubio repeated the story told by supporters of the crew members from Aqua Quest International, who were waiting to enter port May 5 when Honduran naval officials boarded their 65-foot boat and detained them after finding five guns onboard.

Aqua Quest specializes in marine archaeology and salvage. The crew was on its way to work on a project with the municipality of Ahuas and the Miskito Indians to remove valuable logs from a local river.

Michael Mayne Sr., 57, of Marstons Mills, and Capt. Robert Mayne Jr., 60, of Florida and formerly of Cotuit, are being held in a ramshackle prison in Puerto Lempira along with the four other crew members, according to their brother, Stephen Mayne.

Stephen Mayne previously told the Times the men had the guns because of concerns over piracy and had done nothing illegal.

This aggression will not stand! Two of our own are rotting away in a third world country, something must be done. I’d call for a trade embargo against Honduras but I doubt they have anything to trade in the first place.

Why is Marco Rubio the only Senator doing something about this? Is Elizabeth Warren too busy trying to make everything free for everybody all the time? Is Ed Markey… wait, who the hell is Ed Markey? What does he do?

Anyway, somebody do something! I would, but I don’t have pants on.

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Harwich Woman Throws Glass Of Vodka At A Cop, Gets Tazed And Urinates On His Boots

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CapeCodOnline.com – A Harwich woman was arraigned Tuesday in Barnstable District Court on charges stemming from an altercation Saturday during which she allegedly threw a glass at a police officer before urinating on another officer’s boots.

Jeananne Wilkinson, 54, pleaded not guilty to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (a glass), assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

At around 7 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a report of a disturbance at an apartment at 519 Main St. in Hyannis, according to a police report.

Wilkinson told police she was “trying to get the riffraff out” of an apartment where she was visiting, according to the report. Wilkinson was incoherent and uncooperative, the report says.

Wilkinson allegedly threw a glass of vodka at a Barnstable police officer’s head, according to the report. When the officer tried to handcuff Wilkinson, she threw herself on the bed and kicked him, according to the report. The officer used a stun gun to try to subdue Wilkinson before removing her from the apartment, according to the report.

While being handcuffed, Wilkinson allegedly urinated on the boots of another officer, according to the report.

Sometimes these stories just write themselves. I’m not sure if there is even anything to add here, the report says it all. Throwing a glass of vodka at a cop, kicking him and then peeing on his boots after being tazed and handcuffed makes you a first ballot Cape criminal hall of famer.

I can say this though, if she was “trying to get the riffraff out” of the apartment then she certainly succeeded. The police tazed and removed the riffraff in handcuffs. Unfortunately for Jeananne it just so happens that, unbeknownst to her, she was the riffraff.

thanks to Robin for the tip

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Police Are Warning That People In Dennis Are Getting Scammed (Dumb People)

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WickedLocal.com – An old scam is happening with more and more frequency on the Cape, threatening the personal and financial security of many, especially the elderly.

Typically, an email arrives seemingly from someone the recipient knows. The message is that the sender is stranded in a foreign country and needs money to return home.

Dennis police officer Ryan Carr, assigned to investigate such potential scams, says they are common.

“These scams are happening quite a bit now,” Carr said, explaining that either someone hacks into the carrier’s server or a virus attacks a personal account. In both cases, the scammer sends emails to all of the victim’s contacts, hoping someone will fall for the bogus request.

Last month a Dennis resident wired money to a caller claiming to be the Falmouth police chief who was holding her family member in jail, Patsavos said. Another caller told a Dennis man that kidnappers were holding his brother in Puerto Rico, and the man immediately wired the amount requested to ensure his brother’s release. “When he walked into police headquarters, he was on the phone with the scammer, who was demanding more money,” Patsavos said. “We acted within 10 minutes to stop the transmission, but the scammer had already picked up the cash.”

Ummm… what year is this? Did I just log into an America Online account in 1998 and read this article in some kind of time warp? How are real life humans still this dumb? Seriously, come on Dennis, you are better than this!

I’d like to take this opportunity to address everyone about some other troublesome activities we’ve been hearing about.

Please Real Cape readers, if somebody asks you to bet them on a game where they move three cards around each other and ask you to guess where a certain card is, DO NOT PLAY, IT IS NEVER THE CARD YOU THINK IT IS!

Also, if a friend asks you to pull their finger, DON’T DO IT! THEY ARE GOING TO FART!

Lastly, guys… if you are at a strip club and a girl asks if you want to hang out in the back room? SHE’S NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU, SHE WILL CHARGE YOU BY THE MINUTE WHEN YOU LEAVE!

Now that we’ve got that cleared up I have to get to Western Union, if I get this Nigerian prince $3K by 5 p.m. he’s going to wire me $3.2 million.

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