Cape Cod Career Criminal (111 Priors) Arrested in Stabbing: PD

YARMOUTH, MA — A Cape Cod career criminal with 111 charges on his record was arrested again Wednesday, charged with stabbing a man who was just released from prison, according to police. (Editor's note from April 12, 2018: This is the same man charged with killing a Yarmouth Police Officer. Click here for the latest.) Thomas Latanowich, 28, of Yarmouth, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Police said the victim suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries to his wrist.

Police said the victim had just been released from the state corrections center in Hyannis and was being driven home by his girlfriend. Latanowich tailed their vehicle and when they pulled up to a red light, he got of his vehicle, approached the victim's vehicle, then stabbed the man, police said.

Latanowich was tracked down to the Swan Pond Village area and arrested, police said, adding an officer found the knife in the stabbing in Latanowich's possession. He was held in custody pending an arraignment Thursday.

Authorities said Latanowich is well-known to Cape Cod law enforcement. Yarmouth police Lt. Steven Xiarhos called him a "notorious and violent criminal." At the time of his Latanowich's Wednesday, he was out on bail with multiple cases pending, Xiarhos said.

Photo: Thomas Latanowich. (Credit: Yarmouth police)