In February of 2009, a Town of Barnstable Building Inspector pleaded guilty in Barnstable Superior Court after collector coins and stolen jewelry were discovered in his home. Assistant Inspector John LeBoeuf and his wife maintained a contentious relationship, taking out mutual restraining orders in the Barnstable District Court. Mrs. LeBoeuf filed a complaint with the Barnstable Police Department alleging that her husband had stolen items from a number of homes and businesses inspected by her husband. A search warrant was issued, and the missing items were recovered. LeBoeuf was involved a number of notorious robberies with a local cat burgler, George Upton.
BARNSTABLE — Former Barnstable town building inspector John LeBoeuf pleaded guilty in Barnstable Superior Court yesterday to possessing a large collection of foreign coins stolen from an Eastham man nearly five years ago. The coins, worth an estimated $12,000, have been linked to a series of 2004 burglaries orchestrated by notorious crime ringleader George Upton, 56, of Hyannis, police have said.
LeBoeuf, 48, of Hyannis, also admitted to possessing jewelry stolen from Eden Hand Arts in Dennis, known for originating the "Cape Cod" bangle bracelet with screwball clasp. He was sentenced to 2½ years in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility, but ordered to serve only 30 days of that sentence, followed by two years of probation. Judge Gary Nickerson entered the sentence on the recommendation of both Assistant District Attorney Bryan Shea and LeBoeuf's attorney, Peter Lloyd. In May, police received information that LeBoeuf had possession of the stolen goods in his Hyannis home, Shea told the court.
Barnstable Police recovered stolen coins worth $12,000 after executing a search warrant on the premises of the Hyannis home of John "Sticky Fingers" LeBoeuf.
Photographed here is Barnstable Town employee, John LeBoeuf, Assistant Building Inspector, at the disposition of his case in Barnstable Superior Court.
Taryn Thoman is suspected of insurance fraud after delaring items stolen from her novelty shop, Taryn's Mirror, on Main Street. Local law enforcement responded to three calls to her store. Every burglary appeared to be an "inside job". No fingerprints were found on the outside of the window, no footprints were discovered, and no other signs of a break-in. Thoman claimed this was impossible. On the third report of a robbery, the police engaged in a full investigation. The missing items were discovered in her purse and in her car.
