Crime & Safety
3rd DUI For Barnstable Man With 20 Nips In Car: Police
Police said Peter Bergfors, of Barnstable, was arrested for drunk driving after a Good Samaritan reported he was all over the road.
BARNSTABLE, MA — A Barnstable man was arrested Sunday and charged with his third drunk-driving offense after police said a Good Samaritan notified authorities and reported he was driving all over the road. Peter Bergfors, 56, was charged with felony drunk driving, negligent driving and a lane violation. Police said they found 20 nips of alcohol in his vehicle, some which were empty.
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Police said on Sunday at about 5:15 p.m., a concerned citizen called to report Bergfors was driving erratically. A Yarmouth police officer tracked him down on Route 6A in Yarmouthport and arrested him.
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"The (Yarmouth Police Department) thanks the caller for alerting us to this crime in progress and helping make Yarmouth safer," Yarmouth police said in a statement.
Bergfors was held in custody pending an arraignment Monday in Barnstable District Court.
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Photo: Peter Bergfors and some of the nips of alcohol police said they found in his vehicle in Yarmouth July 2, 2017. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)
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