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.
BOURNE, MASSACHUSETTS – The Bourne Police Department posted the above photo (HN edits) of motorcycle vs. vehicle crash that happened in their town last evening. According to a statement, the “Mid Cape Highway Connector” to Sandwich Road needed to be closed down while first responders worked…
SANDWICH – From Sandwich Police: The Sandwich Police Department is investigating an accident involving a Sandwich Police cruiser roll over. At approximately 9:15 AM, a Sandwich Police cruiser was responding with lights and sirens to a reported overdose in East Sandwich. While passing through the…
WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS – According to a Wareham PD media statement, this past Tuesday – April 29, 2025 – the Wareham Police Criminal Investigation Division, Wareham patrol officers, members of the Marion PD, and members of the Plymouth PD served three narcotic related search warrants…
BOSTON, MA – From Mass Attorney General’s office: A joint operation on Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16, 2025, led by the Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team (CINRET), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Raynham Police Department,…
Execution of Search Warrants at 20 Locations, a Majority of Which Were in Bristol County, Results in Seizure of Large Quantities of Cocaine, Fentanyl, Firearms, Ammunition, and U.S. Currency BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – [MASS. ATTORNEY GENERAL’S MEDIA STATEMENT] – …
ABOVE: In the early morning hours of September 2, 2022, Barnstable Police were alerted by a 911 call from a little boy to respond to Murray Way in Hyannis. Upon arrival they found two individuals deceased. It turned out to be a murder/suicide… with two young boys left without a mother and father. …
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES & MULLINGS ON THE MATTER] – As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, at around 10:35 p.m. last evening, Barnstable Police and Hyannis Firefighters responded to yet another bad crash at the intersection of High School Road and South…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – According to a Barnstable Police media statement, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Patrolman John Gardiner initiated a traffic stop on a black Cadillac. The stop happened in “the area of Sea Street.” The BPD statement continues as follows: “The driver, 29-year-old…
Above: HN video freeze frame of Timothy Lee Galvin being taken into custody in a Hyannis family neighborhood, with BPD booking photo and other inserts from June 2023. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – [D.O.J. MEDIA STATEMENT] – A Hyannis man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston…
BOSTON, MA – From U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston: A Hyannis man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Timothy Lee Galvin, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to 97 months…
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BOURNE – A teenager was injured in an equestrian accident in Bourne around 9 AM Sunday. Rescuers…
MARSTONS MILLS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – A pizza run turned into a nightmare last…
HARWICH – A windsurfer ran into distress in the strong winds off Bank Street Beach in Harwich sometime…
Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Near Sandwich. (Photograph copyright 2025 by Dan Routh)
FALMOUTH – Firefighters were called to a fully involved shed fire sometime after 1 AM Sunday. Crew…
All photos by Jane Sheehy Emplit/CWN The post Sunday photo essay: The sun goes out with the tide appeared…
BARNSTABLE – A vehicle fled from Barnstable Police and failed to stop until it crashed. It all…