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Sunday photo essay: Fifteen Shades of Pumpkin »

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Eastham firefighters responded to fire from downed power line »

EASTHAM – Eastham Fire Department crews were tied up with a downed primary power line in front of a residence on Kingsbury Beach Road just after 8 PM Saturday. The area was secured until eversource crews cut the power. Never mess with electricity! The post Eastham firefighters responded to fire…

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Wareham Police looking for missing woman with dementia »

WAREHAM – Wareham Police is investigating a report of a missing female that has dementia. Stacia was last seen leaving Walmart today around 2:05 pm. She was observed walking towards Starbucks. If you see Stacia please call Wareham Police via 911 or 508-295-1212. The post Wareham Police looking…

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Yarmouth firefighters called to fully involved boat fire »

YARMOUTH – Firefighters were called to a boat fire in Yarmouth sometime after 4 PM Saturday. Heavy smoke was visible as crews approached the scene by Skippy’s Pier 1 Marina off Neptune Lane. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Firefighters were able to quickly get the flames under…

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Fire destroys large home in Nantucket »

NANTUCKET – A fire destroyed a large house in Nantucket overnight. The house had reportedly just been constructed. No injuries were reported. Further details were not immediately available. The post Fire destroys large home in Nantucket appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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Developing: SWAT team deployed to Truro late Friday evening »

TRURO – Multiple local and Mass State Police units rushed to Truro late Friday evening. A SWAT bearcat vehicle was also on scene. A large number of emergency vehicles could be scene on Whitmanville Road at Quail Ridge Road. One person was taken into custody and put in an ambulance. CWN is checking…

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***  WATCH ***  MAJOR CRIME SCENE IN TRURO: Barricaded subject in custody… [DEVELOPING] »

TRURO –  [DEVELOPING]  –  [HN NOTES]  –  Just before 11pm last evening I was notified regarding a possible victim of a major crime and barricaded subject in the Town of Truro.  While en route I heard police radio traffic announce that the subject had been taken into…

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***  WATCH ***  Young woman going to be okay after scary early morning rollover… »

BARNSTABLE –  As you will see in the following HN Video, police and firefighters responded to an early morning rollover crash on Route 6 westbound early this morning (shortly before 4am).  There had been a young woman inside the vehicle when she suddenly lost control, left the roadway and…

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Large Police presence in Falmouth after reports of shots fired »

FALMOUTH – A large police presence was reported on Waquoit Highway (Route 28) in Falmouth. Details are sketchy but there was a report of shots fired around 5:30 PM Friday and one person was rushed to Falmouth Hospital. Falmouth Police called for State Police Detectives assigned to the District…

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Car crashes through garage in West Barnstable »

WEST BARBSTABLE – One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital after reportedly crashing through a garage of a house in West Barnstable. Firefighters responded to a Holway Drive residence around 4 PM Friday to find the vehicle in a precarious state out the rear of the garage. The driver was…

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