Scott Halle
Yarmouth Police/CWN
Just after 5 PM, Officer Pawlina conducted a license plate query on a Ford Flex while driving on Route 28 in West Yarmouth. The query revealed the vehicle did not have a valid inspection sticker. Officer Pawlina initiated a traffic stop near Wendward Way. As the car came to a stop, both occupants, a male and female, immediately exited and began walking away in different directions. Officer Pawlina issued verbal commands to gain compliance as additional officers arrived.
The male operator was asked for his driver’s license but stated he did not have identification. He provided officers with a name and date of birth which were run through the department’s dispatch center. However, dispatchers were unable to verify the information. When asked for additional identifying information, the individual claimed he could not remember his Social Security number and provided a number that also failed to return any results.
During the investigation, officers discovered bank cards and conducted additional queries through the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS). Upon comparing the individual’s appearance with the Registry of Motor Vehicles photograph, officers were able to positively identify him as Scott Halle, 55.
A records check revealed that Halle had an active warrant out of Chelsea, Massachusetts for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
Further investigation determined that Halle had been living in Yarmouth since 2024 and had failed to register with the Yarmouth Police Department as required.
Halle was taken into custody and was additionally charged with Subsequent Offense – Failure to Register, Motor Vehicle Operator Refuse to Identify Self, Subsequent Offense – Operating with a Suspended Driver’s License, and No Inspection Sticker.
He was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Monday.
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