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Dennis Police Lieutenant Peter Benson retires after 36+ years »

DENNIS – From Dennis Police: On Friday, June 27, 2025, at the end of dayshift, Lieutenant Peter Benson hung up his Police Lieutenant’s uniform for the final time. After serving in the US Army, he was sworn in as a new Patrol Officer on September 12, 1988. For the next 36+ years, Lt. Benson served…

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HEAVY HYANNIS PILE-UP… [HN READER PHOTOS] »

  HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [NOTES: HN READER PHOTOS] –  Police and firefighters rushed to a two-vehicle crash where a full-size pickup truck landed on top of a much-smaller sedan this morning at around 7:20 a.m. The crash happened on Pitchers Way, just north of the intersection with Route…

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Hyannis crash leaves pickup on top of sedan »

HYANNIS – At about 7:15 AM Monday morning, a two-vehicle crash occurred at Falmouth Road (Route 28) and Pitchers Way in Hyannis. A Toyota Tundra pickup truck ended up on top of the hood of a Toyota Corolla sedan. No injuries were reported. Barnstable Police are investigating how the crash occurred.…

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BRAZEN THIEF SWIPES DODGE RAM RIGHT IN FRONT OF YARMOUTH POLICE HQ [HN PHOTOS] »

Above HN photo: A member of the sheriff’s crime scene unit dusts the suspect’s bicycle for fingerprints.   YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN PHOTO NOTES] – A slick-talking con artist pedaled up to the Yarmouth Police Headquarters on a bicycle early this morning, entered the lobby, and…

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Two injured in bicycle accident on Provincelands Bike Trail in Provincetown »

PROVINCETOWN – Two people were injured in a bicycle accident in Provincetown. It happened sometime after noon Sunday on the Provincelands Bike Trail in the Cape Cod National Seashore. One of the victims was transported by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital. The second was treated and released at the…

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Investigation underway after rescue at sea off Chatham »

CHATHAM – Chatham rescuers along with the Harbormaster and U.S. Coast Guard responded to a medical emergency off Monomoy Island shortly after 8 AM Sunday morning. According to reports, a mariner was found unresponsive on a vessel and rushed to shore. Further details were not immediately available.…

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State Police investigating early morning rollover in Dennis »

DENNIS – A vehicle was discovered on it side in Dennis shortly before 4:30 AM Sunday. The crash happened on the ramp from Route 6 eastbound to Route 134 north. The driver was extricated and appeared to have escaped any serious injury. Mass State Police are investigating the cause of the crash.…

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***  WATCH ***  DENNIS FIREFIGHTERS SAFELY EXTRICATE DRIVER FROM OVERTUNED VEHICLE »

DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] –  The driver (and sole occupant) was said to be “coherent” when a state trooper found him unable to self-extricate from an overturned vehicle early this morning. As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, the driver was eventually…

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Sunday photo essay: Yarmouth sand sculptures »

All photos by Jane Sheehy Emplit/CWN The post Sunday photo essay: Yarmouth sand sculptures appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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Updated: Technical rescue called for woman fallen on slope near Nobska Light in Woods Hole »

WOODS HOLE – The Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team was called to a scene in Woods Hole about 5:20 AM. According to reports, a woman was injured in a fall on the slop near Nobska Light off Church Street. Rescuers used ropes and a stokes basket to retrieve the victim who was transported to Falmouth…

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