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Martha's Vineyard Man Who Wore Wig, Used Fake Bomb In Bank Robbery Gets 8 Years: Feds Martha's Vineyard Man Who Wore Wig, Used Fake Bomb In Bank Robbery Gets 8 Years: Feds
Martha's Vineyard Man Who Wore Wig, Used Fake Bomb In Bank Robbery Gets 8 Years: Feds A 40-year-old Martha's Vineyard former clothing store owner who admitted to robbing a bank on Cape Cod last year will spend more than eight years behind bars, authorities announced.  Petar Petyoshin, of Edgartown, pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery in October and was sentenced to 100 months in prison on Monday, Feb. 5, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He faced a potential 25-year prison sentence.  Investigators said Petyoshin robbed the Rockland Trust Bank branch in the Cape Cod town of Falmouth on April 8, wearing a blonde wig and face mask and pointing a pi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Store Owner Sold Disguise He Wore In Bank Robbery In His Martha's Vineyard Store: Feds Store Owner Sold Disguise He Wore In Bank Robbery In His Martha's Vineyard Store: Feds
Store Owner Sold Disguise He Wore In Bank Robbery In His Martha's Vineyard Store: Feds A 40-year-old Martha's Vineyard store owner is accused of robbing a bank in April, where he zip-tied the employees and said he'd planted a bomb on the counter, federal authorities announced this week.  Petar Petyoshin, age 40, of Edgartown, is charged with a single count of armed bank robbery, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He has been held in jail on a related state charge since May.  Investigators allege that Petyoshin entered a Rockland Trust Bank branch in the Cape Cod town of Falmouth on April 8 wearing a blonde wig and face mask and pointing a pistol. He put an object on the…

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by Josh Lanier
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$500K Keno Lottery Prize Claimed By Taunton Man, $1 Mill Ticket Still Unclaimed $500K Keno Lottery Prize Claimed By Taunton Man, $1 Mill Ticket Still Unclaimed
$500K Keno Lottery Prize Claimed By Taunton Man, $1 Mill Ticket Still Unclaimed A recent lottery drawing with five big winners has begun to pay out its prizes, including a check for $500,000 that was won by a Taunton resident.  Robert Taylor bought his lucky Keno lottery ticket at the Atlantic Café on Plain Street in Taunton using his usual set of numbers, one through 11, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. His choice of numbers paid off on Wednesday, March 22 when the Keno game drawing won him a before-tax windfall of half of a million dollars. Posted by Atlantic Café on Thursday, March 23, 2023 Wednesday's drawing also awarded four other prizes, includi…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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VIDEO: 2 Seriously Injured After Plane Crashes At Cape Cod Airpark VIDEO: 2 Seriously Injured After Plane Crashes At Cape Cod Airpark
Video: 2 Seriously Injured After Plane Crashes At Cape Cod Airpark Two people are seriously injured after a small plane crashed at an airpark on Cape Cod, authorities said. Falmouth Police and Fire responded to the crash at Falmouth Airpark on Airpark Drive in East Falmouth on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 2, Falmouth Fire Chief Tim Smith told Daily Voice. #BREAKING: Crews are on scene of a plane crash at the #Falmouth Air Park.Sky5 is overhead, and we have crews on the way to the scene.#wcvb pic.twitter.com/jgnWqsu9G6 — Kevin Wiles Jr (@kwilesjrnews) December 2, 2022 Both people on board were being treated for life-threatening injuries, Smith added. …

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by David Cifarelli