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BREWSTER POLICE OFFICER MATTHEW MARSHALL ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF POSSESSING AND DISSEMINATING CHILD PORN »

[DA’S MEDIA STATEMENT] Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois today announced that Matthew B. Marshall, a police officer with the Town of Brewster Police Department, was arrested this afternoon after his duty shift by members of the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crimes Unit/Internet…

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FEDS: HYANNIS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM »

BOSTON – [DOJ MEDIA STATEMENT]  –  A Hyannis man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.  Ryan Diefenbach, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm before U.S. Senior District Judge William G. Young who scheduled sentencing…

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Brewster Police Officer arrested on charges of possessing and disseminating child pornography »

BARNSTABLE – Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced that Matthew B. Marshall, a police officer with the Town of Brewster Police Department, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after his duty shift by members of the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes…

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Driver extricated after traffic on Route 28 in Mashpee »

MASHPEE – Firefighters had to extricate a victim from a traffic collision in Mashpee. The crash happened on Falmouth Road (Route 28) by Sampsons Mill Road. The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital under a trauma alert. Traffic was tied up in the area while the scene was worked. Mashpee Police…

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Hazmat technicians called to mercury spill in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – Hazardous materials technicians were called to Falmouth early Wednesday afternoon. According to reports, a mercury thermometer was broken at a residence on Heritage Circle requiring cleanup. No injuries were reported. The post Hazmat technicians called to mercury spill in Falmouth appeared…

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Plea deal reached in 2023 fatal boating incident in Dennis »

DENNIS – The Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office reports that On July 15, 2024, David Sullivan plead guilty to Boat Homicide by Negligence and Person Under 21 in Possession of Alcohol. Judge Callan sentenced Mr. Sullivan to 5 years probation with various conditions. This case stems…

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***  WATCH ***  AN EVENING OF VIOLENCE: GUNSHOTS, ASSAULTS, KNUCKLEHEADS ON THE LOOSE… »

TOWN OF BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – It was a Tuesday evening of violence where Barnstable Police had their hands full with reports of gunshots, assaults, and knuckleheads doing what they do best. As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, shortly after 10:00 p.m., a number…

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The Cape Cod tornado outbreak remembered five years later »

CAPE COD – Five years ago today, July 23rd, 2019, a rare tornado outbreak hit Cape Cod. A confirmed touchdown was reported from Yarmouth to Harwich. The roof of a hotel in Yarmouth was blown off and trees were down everywhere. 50,000 Eversource customers lost power. Incredibly no serious injuries…

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***  WATCH ***  BOATING ACCIDENT VICTIM SUFFERING SERIOUS HEAD TRAUMA AIRLIFTED FROM CHATHAM AIRPORT TO MASS. GENERAL… »

CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS –  As you will hear in the following HN Video, it sounds like the Coast Guard was looking for a boat taking on water somewhere south of Monomoy Island last evening.  And it appears the souls onboard somehow (possibly escorted by the Coast Guard) made it back to the…

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Three people injured, one seriously in boating accident off Chatham »

CHATHAM – Three people were injured, one seriously in a boating accident off Chatham late Monday evening. The U.S. Coast Guard brought the victims to the Chatham Harbormaster’s Office. An ambulance transported the seriously injured victim to the Chatham Municipal Airport to meet a MedFlight…

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