CRIME & SAFETY
Massachusetts man sentenced for organizing Northeast Kingdom drug ring
Burlington, VT- A Massachusetts man was sentenced to nearly 8 years in prison for selling cocaine and fentanyl in the Northeast Kingdom. Juan Carlos Ortiz, 29, from Springfield, MA, had previously pleaded guilty to the charges of selling drugs between November 2021 and August 2022 under a plea agreement. According to court records, Ortiz organized a group of 13 people in a drug-distributing network that sold mostly in the Northeast Kingdom, including Orleans, Essex, and Caledonia Counties.
4 rescued from capsized boat in waters near Yarmouth off Cape Cod
Four people were taken to the hospital after their boat became disabled and eventually capsized off the coast of Yarmouth, Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced. At around 11:40 p.m. Saturday, State Police assigned to Galibois’ office were notified of a capsized vessel in the ocean near...
Cape and Islands district attorney pays $5,000 fine for violating state conflict of interest law
The ethics commission said Galibpis violated the conflict of interest law “by using public resources to attempt to cast himself in a favorable public light after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident and to promote a campaign donor’s rental apartments to office staff.”
Brewster Police Develop Strategic Plan
BREWSTER – Every Police Department should have a strategy. Thanks to work by Ostman Business Strategy, a consulting firm run by John Ostman, the Brewster Police Department now has one. Brewster Police Chief Heath Eldredge now has 48 strategies to implement, with 19 objectives, five strategic goals, 157 action plans all under one overarching vision.
Weekend Eastham Blaze Remains Under Investigation
One person is being treated for injuries following a weekend fire near Locust Road and Colony Way. Fire crews were faced with a brush fire and structure fire when they arrived at the scene at around 2:30 Saturday afternoon. The fire grew to two-alarms as several mutual aid fire companies...
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