A Gloucester man and an Ipswich resident, operating a motor boat flying the "skull-and-crossbones" of the pirate ships of old, are facing multiple charges after being arrested in Smith's Cove late Thursday night following an apparent botched robbery of a sailboat.Yarrrr! Hoist the mainsail, matey! We be on the hunt fer treasure tonight!
Okay if I just hoist this bottle of Captain Morgan instead, Captain Blood? And can I put the Sox on the radio?
Gloucester Police Lt. Joseph Aiello said this morning that the robbery was apparently interrupted by the sailboat owner, who had been asleep onboard when Scott D. Stanton of Gloucester and Steven Jette of Ipswich pulled alongside and then came aboard the sailboat, which was at a transient mooring in the Inner Harbor. Aiello said the sailboat owner, now being identified as a Beverly resident, chased away the would-be robbers. He then called the U.S. Coast Guard, which, in turn, called Gloucester police.
Get the hell outta here!
Yarrrr! We've been repelled, matey! Back to yon vessel!
According to Aiello, the sailboat owner told police that the would-be robbers' motor boat was flying the pirates' black-and-white flag, adding one of them yelled words to the effect of "
Aiello said police located the motor boat with the use of one or more of the city's homeland security cameras. The Coast Guard also responded and cornered the motor boat — coincidentally — within Pirates Cove, with Gloucester police responding off Pirates Lane.
Muldoon! It's the pirates! Go down to Pirates Lane and block off Pirates Cove!
Smart move, sarge! Hey, can we fire a few rounds across their bow if the Coasties say it's okay?
Aiello said Sgt. Mike Williams led a team of three patrolmen — Kevin Mackey, Kevin Muise and Brian Aiello — on the Coast Guard boat which cornered the getaway boat in Smith Cove and made the arrests.
Okay, show's over, mateys. Let's you and Blackbeard show those hands.
Stanton and Jette were arraigned in Gloucester District Court and entered not-guilty pleas on the charges against them this morning. Stanton is being held on without bail, pending a hearing in Salem court Monday morning He is charged with breaking and entering in the night time with the intent to commit a felony, threatening to commit a crime and intimidating a witness; Jette is charged with breaking and entering and attempt to commit a felony.
...and being really bad pirates.