Cohasset Police and Fire Rescue Man Trapped in Swamp

COHASSET, MA – The Cohasset Police and Fire/Rescue Departments were notified at 7:42 p.m. on February 25, 2016 by the South Shore Emergency Communications Center that a 29 year old Weymouth man became lost in Wompatuck State Park after being on his bicycle for several hours inside the park. Based upon cell phone locations determined through the enhanced 911 system, the SRRECC determined that the victim was in the vicinity of the power lines behind the water treatment plant on King St. and was trapped in marsh water.

Cohasset Police SGT Christy Tarantino, acting as the incident commander, marshaled resources from the Cohasset Police and Fire/Rescue Departments, Scituate and Hingham Police K-9 units, the Massachusetts Environmental Police and the Massachusetts State Police Airwing with the support and assistance of the Cohasset Emergency Management Agency.

Cohasset Police SGT Jeffrey Treanor and PO Jay St. Ives entered the woods off of King St. and walked the power lines for over a mile until they were able to locate the subject. The Massachusetts State Police Airwing responded to illuminate the scene for Cohasset Fire/Rescue personnel and Environmental Police LT Matt Bass who arrived with an off-road vehicle. These personnel entered through the Doane St. entrance to the park and were able to pull the victim from the water and transport him to an ambulance. Cohasset SGT Jeff Treanor and PO Jay St. Ives both entered the freezing cold water in a marsh, PO ST. Ives up to his waist, an effort to reach the victim.

Due to everyone’s combined efforts, the victim was rescued and was determined to be not seriously injured. He was transported to a location in Cohasset after being examined by Cohasset paramedics where he was picked up by a friend.

Detective Lieutenant Gregory Lennon stated, “This was a classic example of a number of police and fire agencies coming together to combine their resources and expertise to effect a rescue. Due to the weather, the victim may very well have succumbed to exposure if he had not been located in time. I am very proud of the leadership shown by our command staff on scene in addressing this situation as well as the police officers who risked their personal safety to rescue this victim.”

Weymouth female arrested following pursuit

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Cohasset Police Officers responded to the Mobile Mart Gas Station on King Street, Cohasset, at about 9:30pm on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. A cellphone caller reported that a female, who was acting bizarre in the parking lot, approached his vehicle, opened the door, and threw a bottle, striking him with it.

As police officers arrived, the female entered a 2008 Hyundai sedan and fled from the parking lot at a high rate of speed. Officers attempted to stop her utilizing their blue lights and siren, but she refused to yield. She continued north on Rte. 3A and entered the Town of Hingham. Hingham police joined the pursuit, as it continued north on 3A towards Weymouth and Quincy. As the Hyundai crossed over the Fore River Bridge into Quincy, the Quincy Police joined the pursuit.

At the intersection of Washington Street and McGrath Highway in Quincy, the female operator rammed a Hingham Police cruiser that was attempting to block her in. At that time, Officers from Cohasset, Hingham, and Quincy, were able to pull the female from the drivers seat and place her into custody. She was identified as Cherylann Kelley, 43-years of age, from Weymouth. She was brought back to Cohasset Police headquarters and booked on the following charges: OUI liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for a police officer, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon to wit a bottle, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon to wit a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, and several other motor vehicle charges. She was held overnight at CPD and will be arraigned in Quincy District Court on Wednesday, December 23, 2015.

William Quigley, Cohasset’s Chief of Police, praised the officers. He said, “This pursuit was conducted in a safe, professional manner, and exactly inline with our policies. Nobody was injured and the property damage was very minor.  The officers did a great job and everyone is safe.”

Cohasset Police: Clean out Medicine Cabinet Before Your Holiday Party!

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(Drug Take Back Kiosk in CPD Lobby)

The holiday season is upon us. Because the holiday season is a time when friends and family often have unfettered access to your residence, unwanted or outdated drugs sometimes become the target of theft and misuse, especially by teenagers. To avoid theft and misuse, the Cohasset Police Department has launched a program designed to significantly reduce the prescription drugs in Cohasset homes that are either no longer needed or outdated.

America’s 12 to 17 year olds have made prescription drugs the number one substance of abuse for their age group, and much of that supply is unwittingly coming from the medicine cabinets of their parents, grandparents, and friends. More and more adults recognize the need to remove these substances from the home and legally and safely turn them over to law enforcement for proper destruction. Law enforcement is the only entity legally able to accept these medications and process them properly so that they do not fall into the wrong hands. Law enforcement takes control of and destroys drugs on a regular basis as part of their regular operations.
Please join us in this effort by recognizing the need to remove unwanted or outdated drugs from your home before holiday visitors arrive. You can participate by anonymously depositing these unwanted or outdated drugs in the police department’s drug disposal kiosk, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, located inside the police station lobby. Joining us in this program will help to prevent teenagers and adults from abusing prescription drugs that may be unwittingly coming from your medicine cabinets as their parents, grandparents, and friends.

Note: Needles are not accepted. Liquids are accepted but should be tightly closed and then sealed inside a zip-loc style bag.

CPD Receives Traffic Enforcement Grant from State Highway Safety Division

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Cohasset — Chief William Quigley announces that the Cohasset Police Department will be increasing their patrols around town this holiday season to prevent drunk driving related fatalities. This effort is part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.

The initiative is funded through a grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division and will run from Dec. 9 through Jan. 2.

Cohasset Police will have extra cruisers out looking for impaired and reckless driving. Residents are reminded to never get behind the wheel if impaired and to not get in a vehicle if the driver has been drinking. “We are thankful to be one of the recipients of this grant that will allow us to increase our patrol efforts this time of year,” Chief Quigley said. “If you plan on attending a party, or meeting up with family and friends where you will be drinking, please do not drive. Instead, arrange to have a designated sober driver that can drop you off and pick you up, call a taxi or book a ride through services like Uber. We hope everyone has safe and happy holidays.”

The Cohasset Police Department is one of 202 local law enforcement agencies, along with the Massachusetts State Police, running extra patrols through the New Year as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization.