Cape Seafood Company's Ex-Owner Kills $10K Worth Of Lobsters: PD

SANDWICH, MA — The former owner of a Cape Cod seafood company was arrested Friday after Sandwich police said he killed $10,000 worth of lobsters at the company.

Joseph Vaudo, of Sandwich, was charged with felony vandalism of property and illegal dumping.

Police said Vaudo was caught on video at Superior Lobster and Seafood destroying the live seafood at 9:19 p.m., Thursday. Video showed Vaudo illegally throw trash in the company's commercial dumpster and then turn off the compressor and oxygen supply to the live seafood tank, according to police. Superior Lobster and Seafood lost around $10,000 worth of lobsters, police said.

Vaudo owned the store until a federal court judge last December ordered him to forfeit possession of Superior Lobster and Seafood to G-Four LLC, a Sagamore-based commercial rental property business. Vaudo filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in March 2019 and was ordered to have his signs, equipment and other belongings out of the store by Jan. 31, 2021, the Cape Cod Time reported.

Vaudo in 2014 also lost his license to sell fish and shellfish after pleading guilty to receiving stolen oysters and not keeping proper shellfish records, while he owned Joe's Lobster Mart in Sandwich.

Patch reached out to Superior Lobster and Seafood and will update this story when we hear back.