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***  WATCH ***  SUSPECT FROM RECENT YARMOUTH POLICE PURSUIT REPORTEDLY ROBBED & PISTOL-WHIPPED »

SOUTH YARMOUTH – [HN NOTES / DEVELOPING] – The 27-year-old man seated on the stretcher in the above HN photo was reportedly one of the victims of an armed robbery which occurred on Alewife Circle earlier this morning, shortly after midnight – he was also wanted by police for several…

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Sunday photo essay: Sunset and beyond »

All photos by Jane Sheehy Emplit/CWN The post Sunday photo essay: Sunset and beyond appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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***  WATCH ***  YPD DEPLOYS K9 AFTER DRIVER FLEES HIGH-SPEED CRASH [RAW HN VIDEO] »

SOUTH YARMOUTH –  [HN VIDEO NOTES]  –  As you will see in the following raw HN footage from earlier this morning – Saturday, June 3, 2023 – Yarmouth Police deployed one of their K9 Units in search of a young adult male driver who had just reportedly fled the scene of a…

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***  WATCH ***  LARGE DISTURBANCE – MUTUAL AID CALLED INTO FAMILY APARTMENT COMPLEX –  TWO ARRESTED, ONE FOR POSSESSION OF FIREARM »

HYANNIS –  [HN NOTES]  –  As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, earlier this evening, Barnstable Police squad cars responded to the Cromwell Court Apartments for reports of a large fight.  The first officers on scene immediately requested more units. …

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Hyannis man arrested for carrying unlicensed firearm and drug offenses after incident Friday night »

HYANNIS – Barnstable Police tell Cape Wide News that 31-year-old Hyannis resident Timothy Galvin Jr. was arrested and charged with 2 counts Carrying a Firearm without a License (2nd offense), and Possession of a Class A Drug (Fentanyl) with Intent to Distribute (2nd offense), and numerous other…

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***  WATCH ***  FOOT PURSUIT, FIREARM RECOVERED, ONE IN CUSTODY AFTER REPORT OF TWO SUSPICIOUS MASKED MEN… »

HYANNIS – [HN NOTES] – It was a wild night across the Cape last evening. From rollovers, serious hit-and-run crashes, and public overdoses, each town seemed to have something going on.  But for HN, the call that stuck out the most happened in the vicinity of Fresh Holes Road and Hiramar…

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Fire crews respond to house fire in Eastham »

EASTHAM – Fire crews from several towns were responding to a house fire in Eastham. The call came in about 6 PM Friday on Circle Drive. Flame and smoke were visible on arrival. According to reports, all occupants escaped safely. CWN will update this story as details become available. The post Fire…

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Fire damages building at Festival Plaza in Barnstable »

BARNSTABLE – Fire broke out at a building at the Festival Plaza complex off Iyannough Road (Route 132) about 5:30 PM. It appeared an exterior fire spread to a building in the rear of the complex that was formerly an Outback Steakhouse. The fire activated the building’s sprinkler system. No…

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Good Samaritans thwart attempted kidnapping in Plymouth »

PLYMOUTH – From Plymouth Police: At approximately 9AM, we received multiple calls for a “man chasing a woman down the street with a gun”. We started Officers immediately. Prior to the calls, A 39 year old Plymouth resident violated a restraining order by showing up at his estranged…

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High Surf Advisory 5 AM to 8 PM Saturday »

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 312 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023 …HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY… * WHAT…Large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE…Eastern Essex MA, Suffolk MA, Eastern Norfolk…

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