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Falmouth firefighters extinguish chimney fire »

FALMOUTH – Falmouth firefighters were called to a chimney fire Sunday evening. The call on North Bournes Pond Road came in about 9:45 PM. Crews were able to put out the fire quickly then checked for any extension  beyond the chimney and ventilated smoke. No injuries were reported. Further…

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Developing: Missing person search underway in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – Falmouth Police have confirmed there is a missing person search underway in their town. The Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team was alerted for the search. A staging area was set up in the area of 200 Thomas B. Landers Road. Police release no further details but the address matches the…

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Breaking: Person found shot in North Street parking lot in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – A person was found suffering from a gunshot wound in Hyannis about 1 AM. Barnstable Police and Hyannis fire rushed to the parking lot off North Street behind Puritan Clothing about 1 AM Sunday after reports of a gunshot being heard. The victim was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital with potentially…

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***  WATCH ***  MAN SHOT IN THE HEAD IN DOWNTOWN HYANNIS… “SUSPECT” IN CUSTODY… »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – Shortly after 1:00 a.m., Barnstable Police and Hyannis Firefighters responded to a parking lot on North Street (behind Puritan Clothing) for a report of a gunshot with a man on the ground. The first officer on scene reported the man had suffered a gunshot wound to the head.…

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Sunday photo essay: Foggy Falmouth »

All photos by Jane Sheehy Emplit/CWN The post Sunday photo essay: Foggy Falmouth appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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Falmouth Police searching for missing, potentially endangered woman »

FALMOUTH – The Falmouth Police Department has issued a missing person alert and is subsequently seeking the public’s assistance in efforts to locate 60-year-old Teddilynn Haddad who is missing from 371 Plamer Avenue in Falmouth. Last seen in the area of 198 Thomas B. Landers Road (Falmouth) on…

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Sandwich firefighters battle brush fire »

SANDWICH – Sandwich firefighters were called to a brush fire about 3 PM Saturday. At least an acre was reported burning off the area of Farmersville and Boardley Roads. Mutual aid was called to cover the Sandwich fire stations. By 3:45 PM, the fire was reported to be under control. The post Sandwich…

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*** WATCH *** REPORT OF DANGEROUS WEAPON DRAWS RAPID POLICE RESPONSE TO THE EAST END »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – A small army of Barnstable cops, including at least one state trooper, and a bunch of Hyannis Firefighters arrived in the East End of Main Street yesterday afternoon, for what was initially described as a “possible fight, with a possible hatchet”…

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Fire quickly extinguished at Wellfleet Historical Society »

WELLFLEET – From Wellfleet Fire: At 2:37 PM Friday, a fire was reported outside the Wellfleet Historic Society in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Initially observed as an exterior fire, it quickly spread and began catching the building on fire. The first arriving unit found an exterior fire burning…

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Barnstable Police lieutenant promoted to Deputy Chief »

HYANNIS – From Barnstable Police: Deputy Chief Mark Mellyn is a lifelong resident of the Town of Barnstable and graduated from Barnstable High School in 1987. He began his policing career at the Barnstable Police Department in 1992 as a Summer Police Officer, and continued to work as a Summer…

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