Below are the latest news articles mentioning heroin, Narcan, opioid or overdose from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent heroin related arrests, heroin overdoses, opioid addiction and the use of Narcan on Cape Cod.
HYANNIS – Substance abuse and the opioid epidemic took center stage Tuesday at the Melody Tent in Hyannis, the venue for next month’s Hope Music Festival. Healthcare and law enforcement officials, concert organizers and musicians, along with family members of those who have lost lives or are…
They hide in weeds along hiking trails and in playground grass. They wash into rivers and float downstream to land on beaches. They pepper baseball dugouts, sidewalks and streets. Syringes left by drug users amid the heroin crisis are turning up everywhere.
BOSTON – A Hyannis man was sentenced last week in federal court in Boston for trafficking heroin and money laundering. Christian Chapman, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris to eight years in prison and four years of supervised release. In March 2017, Chapman pleaded…
FALMOUTH – At this point in the investigation, the scene leads police to believe the driver possible overdosed on heroin prior to his vehicle rolling over onto its roof. According to a Falmouth Police press statement, on July 15, 2017, at about 3:15PM, officers and rescue workers responded to…
Deck: Falmouth Police: Driver overdosed on heroin and crashed vehicle…Towns: FalmouthTopic: Police and Fire NewsHub Category: Police and FireAuthor: CapeCodToday StaffTeaser: Falmouth Police: Driver overdosed on heroin and crashed vehicle…Main Image: Main…
Deck: Another busy week for Provincetown PoliceTowns: ProvincetownTopic: Police BlotterHub Category: Police and FireAuthor: CapeCodToday StaffTeaser: Another busy week for Provincetown Police…Main Image: Thumbnail Image: Body: Provincetown Police Department…
BARNSTABLE — A 24-year-old Cotuit man was held on $30,000 bail after Barnstable police executed a search warrant on his home and found what they suspect to be 8 grams of heroin and fentanyl, according to a police report.At 4:46 p.m., police searched the home of Mason Lavallee and his mother and…
Deck: 56 overdoses so far this year, 6 fatalities…Towns: YarmouthTopic: Police and Fire NewsHub Category: Police and FireAuthor: CapeCodToday StaffTeaser: 56 overdoses so far this year, 6 fatalities…Main Image: Thumbnail Image: Video Embed: <iframe…
Deck: A long, busy June for Falmouth PoliceTowns: FalmouthTopic: Police BlotterHub Category: Police and FireAuthor: CapeCodToday StaffTeaser: A long, busy June for Falmouth Police…Main Image: Thumbnail Image: Body: Falmouth Police Department - Public/Press…
BARNSTABLE – A Dennis man was arraigned on serious drug charges this past Friday after police concluded their investigation into a fatal drug overdose which occurred this past March. HN NOTE/WARNING: The following report contains pertinent and sometimes graphic details related to this…
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BARNSTABLE — A 25-year-old Yarmouth Port man was arrested Thursday morning on larceny and forgery…
MASHPEE — The 3rd annual Native American Artisans Festival hosted by the Mashpee Wampanoag…
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HYANNIS — A woman in her 20s was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with minor injuries Thursday…
FALMOUTH — An assault and battery charge against an East Falmouth man who died last week has been…
