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 – From the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois and Barnstable Police Chief Jeanne Challies announced Friday that on March 12, 2026, after a month’s long investigation by multiple towns, 62 -year-old, William Sarnie,…
Above: HN photos – Barnstable Police and Hyannis Firefighters responded to the foggy Route 132 entrance to the Festival Plaza in Hyannis on Saturday evening, March 7, 2026, for a report of a head-on crash involving two vehicles that remained in the middle of the intersection. There were a total…
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – March 3, 2026 – A Brazilian national illegally residing in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to “time served” after pleading guilty to federal firearms charges, marking a key development in a sweeping investigation that uncovered ties to a notorious Brazilian…
Sandwich Director of Community Services Guy Boucher says the town has received $115,000 in opioid settlement fund grants and it’s going into addiction and outreach resources. They have planned several family friendly events to allow residents to reach out to a new town social worker and get connected…
BARNSTABLE – Federal officials have rescinded the cancellation of grant funding for the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office addiction treatment program after just a day pause.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.…
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BREWSTER – Multiple emergency units rushed to the scene of a head-on crash in Brewster around 9:30…
PLYMOUTH – From Plymouth Police and Fire: Fire Chief Neil Foley and Police Chief Dana Flynn…
YARMOUTH – Two vehicles collided shortly before noon Thursday on Station Avenue near Long Pond…
Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District Commission 09-16-2026
Open House | September 24th, 2026
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Cape Cod Gateway Airport Noise Abatement Round Table - September 16, 2026
Conservation Commission Meeting | 9.16.2026
