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Falmouth Arrest Log: Assault with Knife on New Year's Day

Arrest information from the Falmouth Police Department does not indicate convictions.

A reported domestic dispute on New Year's Day led to the arrest of a 24-year-old resident, according to a Falmouth Police Department log.

Kyle Thomas Ruta was taken into custody on Palmer Avenue in the noon hour Wednesday on an outstanding warrant and new charges of domestic assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (a knife) and maliciously injuring real or personal property, police said.

Read more: "Man arrested for holding knife to woman's neck" (Cape Cod Times)

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