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Man injured in fall from roof in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – A man was injured after reportedly falling about 14 feet from a roof in Falmouth. Rescuers responded to a Scotty Road location sometime after 4:30 PM Friday and transported the victim to St. Luke’s Hospital trauma center in New Bedford. Further details were not immediately available.…

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Car narrowly misses crashing into Marstons Mills business »

MARSTONS MILLS – A car narrowly missed crashing into a furniture store in Marstons Mills. The Toyota Corolla Matrix ended up on the front steps of Cape Leisure at 3830 Falmouth Road (Route 28). The driver was evaluated at the scene. Barnstable Police are investigating the cause of the crash. The…

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Fire damages deck of Harwich residential structure »

HARWICH – A fire damaged the rear deck of a residential structure in Harwich Friday afternoon. Officials responded to 333 Route 28 sometime after 1:30 PM. The fire was quickly knocked down and no injuries were reported. Firefighters checked to make sure the flames hadn’t spread inside the…

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Rescuers respond to near drowning in Mashpee »

MASHPEE – Rescuers responded to a reported near drowning in Mashpee early Friday afternoon. The incident happened at the end of Wading Place Road at the Popponesset Spit. CPR was in progress when officials arrived. The victim was rushed to Falmouth Hospital. Further details were not immediately…

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Harwich Fire extinguish compost pile fire at transfer station »

HARWICH – A little before 10 PM Thursday night, Harwich Fire responded with Harwich Police to the landfill for a reported brush fire. On arrival companies found the compost pile heavily involved. Extinguishing operations commenced and in a short period of time the fire was knocked down. Fires in…

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Driver escapes injury after vehicle plows into multiple parked cars and burst into flames in Truro »

TRURO – A driver somehow escaped this scene with no serious injuries but is suspected of driving under the influence. The collision happened about 2:25 AM on Shore Road (Route 6A) and Knowles Heights Road. The vehicle reportedly crashed into several parked vehicles. Truro Firefighters were able…

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Eastham Police accepting applications for Citizens Police Academy »

EASTHAM – Eastham Police are now accepting applications for the 11th session of our Citizen’s Police Academy! On Monday September 23, and continuing for ten weeks, the Eastham Police Department will be conducting its 11th session of their Citizen’s Police Academy at the police facility. Those…

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One person seriously injured in crash in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – One person was seriously injured in a crash in Falmouth sometime before 8:30 PM Thursday. It happened on Sandwich Road between John Parker Road and Tanglewood Drive. The victim was reportedly ejected from the vehicle and was transported by ambulance to St. Luke’s Hospital trauma…

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Falmouth woman charged and agrees to plead guilty to embezzling more than $1.3 million »

FALMOUTH – The former bookkeeper of a Falmouth flooring company has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with embezzling more than $1.3 million from her employer. Susan Figuerido, 73, of Falmouth, was charged with wire fraud and filing a false tax return. A plea hearing has…

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Two people seriously injured in dirt bike accident at Joint Base Cape Cod »

JOINT BASE CAPE COD – Two dirt bike riders were injured in a accident at Joint Base Cape Cod Thursday afternoon. It happened near the Sandwich Gate shortly after 6 PM. One victim was flown by MedFlight to an off-Cape trauma center. A second victim was transported by ambulance to South Shore Hospital…

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