Below are the latest news articles mentioning heroin, fentanyl, 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 or fentanyl overdoses, opioid addiction and the use of Narcan on Cape Cod.
BARNSTABLE – Federal officials have rescinded the cancellation of grant funding for the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office addiction treatment program after just a day pause. The $2.6 million dollar grant slated to end this September supported their Expanded Medication Assisted Treatment …
ABOVE FILE IMAGE: Liam Bassett’s booking photo from a recent Barnstable Police arrest… HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – A 41-year-old Hyannis man remains in custody after a joint Barnstable Police and DEA operation exposed a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking operation at a local apartment—according…
HYANNIS – From Barnstable Police:On Friday January 2, 2026 members of the Barnstable Police Investigative Services Division, with assistance from agents of the DEA Cape Cod Resident Office, executed a search warrant at a Hyannis residence. This search warrant was the result of an extensive investigation…
DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [UPDATE] – In the early hours of December 11, 2025, a tense police operation unfolded at Tobey Farm in Dennis, Massachusetts, after reports of a man holding a woman at gunpoint. Dennis police, supported by state troopers and Yarmouth officers, swiftly responded to 352 Route…
ABOVE LEFT: Booking photo of Julia Lee, charged December 5, 2025 with Trafficking Fentanyl and a litany of other drug charges; RIGHT: Orleans PD evidence image… ORLEANS, MASSACHUSETTS – Julia Lee, the 57-year-old chairwoman of the Town of Orleans Board of Assessors, has been charged…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — A terrifying home invasion unfolded on December 3, 2025, when Tyson Colton allegedly entered his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend’s residence armed with a large knife, possibly a machete, threatening to kill everyone involved—including himself, according to police reports.…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — (HN video notes) – A hidden Apple AirTag on a valuable stump grinder proved pivotal in a swift recovery operation by Massachusetts State Police, leading to the seizure of suspected narcotics and the custody of two men in a Hyannis parking lot. The incident unfolded shortly…
HYANNIS – The towns of Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Harwich and Orleans are collaborating on a series of listening sessions to determine how to best-use opioid settlement funding. Towns across the U.S. have signed onto settlements in the last several years which have earned payouts from drug companies…
OSTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [Based on a Barnstable PD media statement] – An Osterville resident has been arrested following a multi-month investigation into his alleged role as a key supplier of fentanyl and cocaine across Barnstable and neighboring communities. Eric Brando, 33, of Osterville,…
OSTERVILLE – From Barnstable Police: Over the past several months the Barnstable Police Department Detective Unit has been investigating 33 year old Eric Brando of Osterville and his role as a source of both Fentanyl and Cocaine in Barnstable and the surrounding communities. As a result of this…
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