YARMOUTH – Yarmouth Police are investigating a reported stabbing. Police and fire officials responded to Wampanoag Road shortly after 6 PM Sunday. A victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Police are asking people to avoid the area.
Stefanie Melcher
Yarmouth Police/CWN
From Yarmouth Police: Yarmouth Police were dispatched to a South Yarmouth residence Sunday, January 4, 2026, at approximately 6:10 p.m. regarding a male who was stabbed with a knife. The victim had fled to safety at a nearby residence. Officers arrived at the Wampanoag Road residence where the stabbing occurred and utilizing the Public Address (PA) System, immediately called two females out of the house. While officers were calling the females out, the victim, who had been stabbed in the neck, was located by police and was immediately taken to a nearby ambulance for treatment.
During the investigation two females were detained in connection with the incident. One of them was identified as the suspect, Stefanie Melcher, 61, of South Yarmouth. Melcher was arrested and transported to the Yarmouth Police Department where she was charged with Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon. She was arraigned on Monday at Barnstable District Court.
We want to assure the community that this was an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public.
