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NEW JERSEY PREDATOR SENTENCED TO 12-14 YEARS FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF HYANNIS CHILD »

Cape & Islands DA Secures Conviction After Extensive Police Investigation Uncovers Damning Evidence Against Cheldon Clare BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS  —  On Monday in Barnstable Superior Court  –  September 8, 2025  –  Cheldon Clare, a 46-year-old man from Hasbrouck Heights,…

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D.A.: Extensive and coordinated investigation leads to a sexual assault conviction of a male predator from New Jersey who groomed a 14-year-old girl »

HYANNIS – From the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s office: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced Tuesday that on September 8, 2025, Cheldon Clare, 46 years old, of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, was sentenced in the Barnstable Superior Court to 12-14 years…

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Traffic crash on Route 6 before Sagamore Bridge causes delays »

BOURNE – A traffic crash on Route 6 just before the Sagamore Bridge shortly before 11 AM Tuesday caused delays for motorists. A car and truck were involved in the collision. Am ambulance was called to evaluate a victim of the crash. Mass State Police were on scene of the crash. Further details…

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Developing: Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team activated for wide area search in Marston Mills »

MARSTONS MILLS – The Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team was activate shortly after 7:30 PM Monday for a wide area search. A command post was set up at the Cape Cod Airfield on Race Lane. According to reports, the missing subject was last seen on Crooked Cartway. A Mass State Police helicopter was…

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Lightning strike likely culprit as large tree brings down wires in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – A lightning strike was likely responsible for a large tree and wires coming down in a Sandwich neighborhood about noon afternoon. No injuries were reported at the scene on Summer Street. The post Lightning strike likely culprit as large tree brings down wires in Sandwich appeared first…

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Three ambulances called to traffic crash in front of Truro Public Safety Facility on Route 6 »

TRURO – A traffic crash was reported shortly before 8 PM Saturday on Route 6 by the Truro Public Safety Facility. Mutual aid ambulances from Provincetown and Wellfleet were called to the scene. Traffic was being detoured between Aldrich Road and South Highland Road. Truro Police are investigating…

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No injuries after Brewster Fire ambulance in minor crash on Route 6 in Harwich »

BREWSTER – A Brewster Fire ambulance enroute to Cape Cod Hospital was invlolved in a minor traffic crash. It happened shortly before 10 AM on Route 6. A second ambulance was called to complete the patient transport. No additional injuries were reported. Mass State Police are investigating the cause…

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Rail car catches fire at Joint Base Cape Cod »

JOINT BASE CAPE COD – A railroad call filled with construction debris caught fire at Joint Base Cape Cod about 8:30 AM Saturday. Firefighters responded to the Regional Transfer Station on Kittredge Road and extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported. The post Rail car catches fire at Joint…

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Driver seriously injured in car vs tree crash early Saturday morning in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – A car slammed into a tree in Hyannis about 1:15 AM Saturday. The crash happened at the intersection of South and Pearl Streets. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free the driver who was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Barnstable Police are investigating the…

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*** FLASH *** HYANNIS WRECK: TREE STRIKE CRUMPLES PICKUP CAB, DRIVER BADLY HURT [HN VIDEO] »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – A man (described as being approximately 42 years old) was seriously injured in a violent crash early this morning when his pickup truck slammed into a tree near the intersection of South Street and Pearl Street at around 1:15 a.m. The explosive impact,…

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