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RE: D’Arcy’s Garage

SENT BY: rsnow@dennisportpd.org

SENT ON: April 17

SENT TO: Paul Jericho, Chief of Police

Paul,

Stopped by D’Arcy’s, and guess who’s working for him? Remember that kid, Gary Blessing, with the scarred face? We used to have him and his dad in regular before you were made Chief. Kid would never talk, even though we figured his old man was beating him pretty bad. D’Arcy hired him five months ago, followed all the rules, ran a CORI on him. Kid’s got no police record, but his dad’s over in Plymouth, beat up a girlfriend evidently didn’t know about the code of silence.

Talked to Gary and he’s still real good at keeping his mouth shut. He was there, he had access to the lockup key, and he knew the wreck was in there. There’s no tape in the wreck now, and if Gary took it, I’d say there’s not much chance we’ll find out about it.

I might have him come down the station, see if that makes his tongue any looser, but I’d hate to get him fired over something might not be his fault. D’Arcy says he’s a real good mechanic.

Verizon records came in: Nothing out of the ordinary except a call to a legal firm in New York. Followed up and got to talk to Amory Russell, that lawyer guy everybody quotes, but turns out he’s a friend of Blake’s. I wonder about that tape.

Russell Snow, Detective Grade One

Dennis Port Police Department

One Arrow Point Way

Dennis Port, MA 02639