DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [UPDATE] – In the early hours of December 11, 2025, a tense police operation unfolded at Tobey Farm in Dennis, Massachusetts, after reports of a man holding a woman at gunpoint. Dennis police, supported by state troopers and Yarmouth officers, swiftly responded to 352 Route 6A around 3:20 a.m., shutting down Route 6A for safety as the woman escaped to meet authorities at nearby Dennis Public Market. The suspect was persuaded to surrender peacefully, arrested unarmed while denying possession of a weapon, and taken into custody for ongoing investigation, with no charges yet specified and a crime scene unit assisting at the site.
The following is link to HN’s initial coverage, entitled,
Tense Disturbance Ends Peacefully: Man Detained in Ongoing Dennis Gun Threat Investigation [HN Video]
New Details:
According to a Dennis Police Report filed in district court by Sergeant Matthew Turner, on the morning of December 11, 2025, he and a number of his patrol officers responded after receiving an alarming call from a woman at Tobey Farm stating that her boyfriend, Taylor Walling, was holding her inside their home with a firearm. The woman was eventually able to separate herself from Walling, meeting officers in a nearby store parking lot, while other officers took positions surrounding the residence, with Walling still believed to be inside.
The woman reportedly told officers that Walling was freaking out when he woke her, saying something about men hiding inside the bedroom. Walling was reportedly holding a black handgun and waving it around. The woman reportedly told officers that Walling had grabbed and pulled her away from a window she was attempting to escape through. During a struggle, the bedroom door allegedly slammed on the woman’s hand. She was also reportedly pushed while trying to leave but was not injured. The woman provided officers with a phone number to reach Walling.
Walling answered the phone immediately and was instructed to walk outside with his arms up, which he reportedly did. Walling was reportedly searched for weapons with negative results. He was reportedly read his Miranda rights before denying having a firearm during the alleged incident.
No firearm was found during a protective sweep of the apartment; however, officers reportedly found several needles and a small amount of a “tannish powder” on a scale in the bedroom.
Walling was reportedly transported to Dennis Police headquarters, where a booking officer located a small plastic bag containing an “off-white/tannish powder” hidden inside his sock. Officers reportedly believed the powder to be fentanyl.
Detective Sergeant Morris was contacted in order to obtain a search warrant for the alleged firearm. In the meantime, while attempting to retrieve footwear for the shoeless victim, an officer reportedly noticed a black pistol lying on the ground about forty to fifty feet from the door of the residence. A member of the sheriff’s crime scene unit photographed the firearm where it was discovered, eventually taking it back to the crime lab for further processing.
Taylor Walling, 35, is facing a number of serious charges, including subsequent offense A&B Domestic, kidnapping while armed with a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license to carry, and possession of a class A drug (fentanyl). A record check reportedly showed that Walling had a previous Barnstable District Court guilty finding for A&B family household member in 2017. Walling reportedly has forty-two entries on his adult record, including previous arraignments for four domestic A&B allegations, a ‘continuing without a finding’ (CWOF) for an allegation of possessing a class A drug, and one previous charge of carrying a dangerous weapon (unspecified), which was dismissed. Walling has a record of having six previous abuse prevention orders issued against him. An abuse prevention order from 2023 named Walling’s current girlfriend and most recent alleged victim as the plaintiff.
HN Reminder: The initial details contained in the above report are based on police radio transmissions, police reports filed in district court, and information on scene. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The following Hyannis News video from the initial story shows the aforementioned scene unfold on morning of Walling’s arrest…
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UPDATE: Official Charges Filed in Stump Grinder Heist…
In a swift recovery operation on the evening of December 3, 2025, in Hyannis, Massachusetts, an Apple AirTag hidden on a stolen stump grinder valued at over $30,000 led Massachusetts State Police to an AutoZone parking lot on Iyannough Road, where they confronted two men towing the machinery in a pickup truck. The owner, alerted by the tracker, provided surveillance video the alleged theft, prompting a vehicle search that uncovered suspected fentanyl and crack cocaine. Both suspects were detained and transported to the State Police barracks in South Yarmouth, with charges unknown at the time of the initial report.
The following is link to HN’s initial coverage, entitled,
AirTag Leads Staties to Stolen $30K+ Stump Grinder, Nets Narcotics, Two in Custody [HN Video]
UPDATE:
According to a Massachusetts State Police report filed in district court by Trooper Jordan Lanoue, on the evening of December 3, 2025, troopers were dispatched to Hyannis in the area of Iyannough Road for a report of a stolen stump grinder.
In a parking lot at 332 Iyannough Road, Trooper Lanoue reportedly observed a black Chevrolet pickup truck with a stump grinder attached. Additional troopers arrived swiftly, and both the driver and passenger were detained. The driver was identified as Charles Leurini, age 62. The passenger was identified as Steven Richard, age 53.
A man in his late 50s was on the scene, stating that his stump grinder had been stolen. The man had reportedly used an Apple AirTag device to track the stump grinder being towed by the two men in the black pickup truck. The man immediately identified the stump grinder as his property, according to Trooper Lanoue’s report.
As a result of their investigation, troopers arrested and charged both Steven Richard and Charles Leurini earlier this month with the following criminal offenses:
- Larceny over $1,200
- Drug Possession Class B
- Drug Possession Class A
- Receiving Stolen Property over $1,200
HN Reminder: The initial details contained in the above report are based on a state police report, police radio transmissions, and information on scene. The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The following Hyannis News video highlights the investigation that unfolded in the parking lot outside AutoZone on December 3, 2025.
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*** HN AUDIO *** Police halt chase of vehicle later reported stolen…
As you will hear in the following Hyannis News Video, a Barnstable Police patrolman began pursuing a vehicle in the area of Route 132 in Hyannis Friday evening for speeding and failing to stay in marked lanes. The patrolman was quickly ordered to terminate the pursuit as speeds were said to have reach 98 miles per hour. The occupants of the fleeing vehicle were described as “two black males,” one with a backpack. The fleeing vehicle was last seen getting off of Route 6 onto Exit 65 (the old Exit 5) in the area of Route 149. A B.O.L.O. was put out to surrounding agencies. Short while later, police sources informed HN that the vehicle had just been reported stolen.
The incident is under investigation, and no further details were available at the time of this report. The following HN Video contains police radio transmissions of the brief pursuit.
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