Police solve a not-so-cold case

Dec 28, 2019

Police arrested a suspect who left a cooler containing a loaded gun at the scene of the crime on Dec. 23. 

A caller reported that a strange man was on the back porch of the home, but he fled before police arrived, leaving the cooler behind.

Officer Steve Joy found the gun, a loaded .32 caliber revolver, in the cooler, and secured it. 

While police were investigating, the man returned to the scene and was arrested.

Michael A. Carter, 26, of East Wareham, was arrested for carrying a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without a Firearms Identification Card.

Investigation into the incident is ongoing.