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Mass State Police Trooper who passed away off duty escorted home to Cape Cod »

HARWICH – A Massachusetts State Police Trooper who passed away while off duty was escorted home. A procession of police vehicles brought Trooper Steven Culver from Boston down Route 3 to Route 6 ending at Chapman Funeral & Cremations in Harwich. The cause of death was not immediately released.…

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Severe thunderstorm warning Outer Cape Cod »

Severe Thunderstorm Warning BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 645 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Northeastern Barnstable County…

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Yarmouth Police investigating “swatting call” »

YARMOUTH – Yarmouth Police report that their dispatchers received a call just before 10 PM,. from a caller reporting his father had just shot his mother. The caller was whispering on the phone and said he was downstairs in the house. As the dispatcher was obtaining more information from the caller,…

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Dump truck overturns spilling mulch in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – A dump truck overturned in Falmouth sometime before 8:30 AM Wednesday. The crash happened on the ramp from Thomas B. Landers Road to Route 28. The driver was transported to Falmouth Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. The truck’s load of mulch…

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Head-on crash reported on Route 25 late Tuesday evening »

WAREHAM – A head-on traffic crash was reported on Route 25 in the area exit 3 (Route 6/28 Wareham) about 9:30 PM Tuesday. According to reports, a crash occurred where a vehicle crossed over into oncoming traffic. One vehicle ended up in the woods. One person was transported to St. Luke’s…

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***  WATCH ***  CENTERVILLE STABBING INVESTIGATION EXTENDS LATE INTO THE NIGHT…. »

CENTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – [DEVELOPING] – As you will see in the following HN Video, at around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, Barnstable Police and COMM Firefighters responded to the 400 block of Old Stage Road for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, police observed…

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Developing: Serious assault reported in Centerville, traffic delays reported »

CENTERVILLE – Barnstable Police are on the scene of a reported serious assault in Centerville. The scene unfolded on Old Stage Road at Great Marsh Road about 4 PM. A MedFlight helicopter was called to land at the Cape Cod Airfield to fly a victim, who was reportedly stabbed  to an off-Cape trauma…

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Video: Police pursue subject from Yarmouth to Plymouth »

YARMOUTH – A subject apparently failed to stop for Yarmouth Police leading to a pursuit early Tuesday afternoon. The pursuit went up Route 6 at speeds reported to be up to 90 MPH. The suspect’s gray pickup hit stop sticks Mass State Police deployed just before the Sagamore Bridge. he eventually…

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Pickup crashes into pole and catches fire in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – Falmouth Fire-Rescue reports that at approximately 4:15 AM Tuesday, a pick-up struck a pole in the vicinity of 825 West Falmouth Hwy. The single occupant of the vehicle was found outside of the vehicle and was evaluated for injuries. The vehicle caught fire and due to the extensive damage…

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Head-on crash in Sandwich injures one »

SANDWICH – One person was injured in a head-on crash in Sandwich about 6 AM Tuesday. The crash happened at the intersection of Farmersville and Boardley Roads. The victim was transported to a hospital with unknown injuries. Sandwich Police are investigating the crash which closed the intersection…

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