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Tech rescue team activated to search for missing autistic child in Dennis »

DENNIS – The Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team (BCTRT) was activated shortly before 11 PM Thursday. The request was to respond to Dennis to search for a missing autistic child. A staging area was set up on Bob Crowell Road. CWN has reached out to Dennis officials for further details.

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Provincetown Police seek 2 people regarding ongoing investigation »

PROVINCETOWN – From Provincetown Police: The Provincetown Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify the individual in the red jacket and the individual in the blue jacket wearing a pink hat for an ongoing investigation. There is no danger to the public at this time. If you have…

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Vehicle strikes utility pole, sign before crashing into bushes in Yarmouth »

YARMOUTH – At about 8 AM Thursday there was a single vehicle crash on Route 6A  at West Yarmouth Road in Yarmouth Port. A vehicle appeared to have struck a utility pole then knocked over a sign before crashing into some bushes in front of a residence. The driver of the BMW sedan…

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Child struck by car in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – A child was struck and injured by a car in Sandwich about 6:45 PM Wednesday. Rescuers responded to a residence off Snake Pond Road. MedFlight was not available due to weather so the victim was transported by ambulance to South Shore Hospital trauma center in Weymouth. The driver stayed…

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Cape Cod fugitive returned to court, held without bail following revocation hearing »

YARMOUTH – From the Cape & Islands District Court: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced today that Alexander Keen Grant (A.K.A Keen Grant & Eric Raymond), 55 years old, of New Orleans, was returned to Massachusetts through the rendition process to appear before…

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Cape Cod Child Rape Fugitive Caught After 11 Years on the Run, Held Without Bail »

ABOVE: Images from a Mass. State Police wanted poster, with an inset image showing Alexander Keen Grant holding his wanted poster after his capture in 2026, courtesy of VFAS/HN edits   BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – A Massachusetts man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl more…

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Car crashes into CVS in Marstons Mills »

MARSTONS MILLS – A car struck the CVS/Pharmacy on Putnam Avenue at Route 28 about 10:10 AM Wednesday. The driver was treated and released at the scene. No one in the store was injured. A building inspector was called to check what was described as moderate damage. Barnstable Police are investigating…

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EXPLOSIVE CAPER: Two Porta-Potties Blown Up at Dennis Beaches Overnight »

      DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — Two portable toilets were blown up overnight at separate Cape Cod beach parking lots. Sometime Tuesday evening, the porta-potties at Corporation Beach and Howes Street Beach were destroyed in what police believe was a deliberate blast using high-powered…

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Eastham firefighters rescue two woman stranded in marsh »

EASTHAM – Eastham firefighters rescued two women who became stranded in the marsh off Hemenway Lane when the tide went out around 8:45 PM. No injuries were reported. Further details were not immediately available.

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Nearly 1,300 Eversource customers lose power in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – Nearly 1,300 Eversource customers lost power in Falmouth around 3:30 PM Tuesday. The utility is blaming equipment damage and reports it hopes to have service restored by 7;15 PM.

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