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.
HYANNIS – From Barnstable Police: Over the past several months the Barnstable Police Department has partnered with the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit, Massachusetts State Police Cape & Islands Detective Unit, and the Drug Enforcement Administration Cape Cod Task Force; in an effort to…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, at around 3:30 a.m. this morning, Hyannis Firefighters were investigating an automatic fire alarm at Barnstable High School when they discovered a fire in one of the rooms. Firefighters were able to quickly…
HYANNIS – Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois today announced that Shawn O’Hara, 42-years-old, of Hyannis, was arraigned in the Barnstable District Court for his role relating to the death of a 36-year-old female in the town of Barnstable. Shawn O’Hara was arraigned this…
YARMOUTH – A Yarmouth Police Detective observed a Toyota pickup truck driving without an inspection sticker just before 6:30 pm, Monday. The truck had been registered in September, however, it was never inspected. (Massachusetts law requires a newly registered vehicle to be inspected within seven…
BOSTON – New data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health indicates opioid-related overdose deaths decreased by ten percent in 2023 to a total of 2,125 deaths. Governor Maura Healey says her administration is “encouraged by the overall decrease in overdose deaths”, but she says the report…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – According to a Barnstable Police Department media statement, on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at 9:45 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a red Jeep Grand Cherokee for several traffic violations. The Jeep initially pulled over and came to a stop on Main Street. Patrol…
One can never be too careful these days. Two women were out for a stroll along the old Hyannis Railroad Wharf jetty near Keyes Beach in Hyannis, when they discovered some type of firearm lodged between the jetty’s boulders. They didn’t want to mess with it and called police. …
WAREHAM – On May 8, 2024, the Wareham Police Criminal Investigation Division along with the Patrol Division served narcotic related search warrants at a residence in Wareham, which resulted in an arrest, and the seizure of suspected Fentanyl and drug related paraphernalia. Alexander Lugo, 41-years-old…
[HN PHOTO NOTES] In the top HN photo, at around 5:30 a.m. this morning in Hyannis, police and firefighters were called to an ordinarily quiet family neighborhood for a report of a man down in someone’s driveway. Neighbors and people at the residence had no idea who the unconscious man was. Luckily,…
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BOURNE, MASSACHUSETTS — According to a Massachusetts State Police media statement, a drunk driver from…
PROVINCETOWN – Boaters had to be rescued after their vessel capsized off the south side of Herring…
PROVINCETOWN – The Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team (BCTRT) was called to Provincetown shortly…
A few shots from Woods Hole down by Falmouth, Massachusetts.
HYANNIS – The Town of Barnstable is inviting the community to attend a public presentation and…
Herring Pond How do you write about a place that your neighbors don’t want you…
DENNIS – One person was taken to Cape Cod Hospital after a traffic collision on Farm Lane in Dennis…
BOURNE – A traffic collision closed the Bourne Bridge just after 9:30 PM Friday. Firefighters were…
