Crime & Safety
Barnstable Council Awards Medals Of Valor To 6 Officers
The council also recognized Barnstable officers who were on duty the night of April 12, 2018, when Yarmouth officer Sean Gannon was killed.
BARNSTABLE, MA — The Barnstable Town Council this week awarded six police officers Medals of Valor and recognized members of the department who were on duty on April 12, 2018, when Yarmouth police officer Sean Gannon was shot and killed.
Chief Matthew Sonnabend awarded medals to Barnstable Lt. Michael Clark, Officer Joseph Cairns and Officer Michael Lima; Yarmouth Officers Christopher VanNess and Sean Geary; and Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Turgeon.
Sonnabend recognized active duty officers with a letter of commendation.
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Gannon was fatally shot as he, his K-9 Nero and six other officers tried to arrest "career criminal" Thomas Latanowich on Blueberry Lane in Marstons Mills. Police say Latanowich hit in the insulation in the attic and shot Gannon and Nero after Gannon removed the insulation.
Latanowich had over 100 charges at the time of the killing. He was indicted last year on multiple charges, including murder and mistreating a police dog.
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