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 – The Barnstable Police Department has announced openings for ten seasonal community service officers, or CSOs, to assist in police operations and public safety duties over the summer season. The non-sworn, unarmed position includes observing for criminal activity and safety hazards,…
Barnstable Police Deputy Chief Jennifer Ellis and Hyannis Fire Chief Peter Burke join Sunday Journal to discuss the over 3 million dollars the town has received as part of the nationwide settlement with opioid manufacturers for their role in the opioid epidemic. They say there’s an upcoming workshop…
Town of Barnstable Wants to Hear from Those Impacted by Opioids on How to Utilize Settlement Funds
YARMOUTH – Yarmouth Police Detectives served multiple arrest warrants Tuesday morning at a Mars Lane residence leading to the execution of a search warrant. Kevin Wordell Jr., 33, of South Yarmouth was arrested on outstanding warrants for previous charges stemming from incidents in Yarmouth and…
BARNSTABLE – The Town of Barnstable is inviting the public to take part in an Opioid Settlement Funds Workshop, a facilitated conversation regarding the opioid pandemic at the Barnstable High School cafeteria on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Residents whose personal lives, families,…
BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts – The following is a “statement of facts only” filed in Falmouth District Court by Sergeant Michael Assad of the Mashpee Police Department: “On 12/19/2023, at approximately 1446 hours, members of the DEA Cape Cod Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 7 Savannas…
MASHPEE – Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced that on December 27, 2023, Jarran Watkins, 36-years-old, of Mashpee, was held without bail on dangerousness in the Falmouth District Court on charges of Trafficking in 200 grams or more heroin/ morphine/ opium/ fentanyl…
BARNSTABLE – According to preliminary data released recently by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, opioid-related overdose deaths decreased slightly in the 12-month period ending September 30, compared to the same period last year. Between October 1, 2022, and September 30, there were…
HYANNIS – [HN photo notes] – Occasional light rain drifted across Route 28 toward the Northeast throughout the first half of the overnight, finally clearing out completely sometime after midnight. And the faint mid-50s breeze felt warmer than earlier in the…
HYANNIS, Massachusetts – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – A Barnstable Police Detective discovered a man down on the sidewalk in the vicinity of 168 Barnstable Road at around 6:00 p.m. last evening. The man initially appeared unconscious, according to sources. As you will see and…
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