Crime & Safety

Wanted On Cape Cod: Heroin Suspect

Police said Melinda Saari is wanted for crimes in Yarmouth and surrounding Cape Cod communities.

YARMOUTH, MA — Yarmouth police are asking the public's help finding a woman accused of heroin, impaired driving and other crimes across Cape Cod. Melinda Saari, 49, has no current address, police said. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Yarmouth police at 508-775-0445.

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"Saari has a long record and is well known to Cape Cod (law enforcement)," Yarmouth police said in a statement. She is currently wanted for heroin possession, driving under the influence of drugs, driving with a suspended registration, driving an uninsured vehicle and a lane violation.

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Saari is 5 feet, 3 inches and 135 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.

Photo: Melinda Saari. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)

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