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FEDS: BARNSTABLE MAN SENTENCED TO OVER TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR FELONY NARCOTICS CHARGES »

Defendant possessed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills laced with methamphetamine and fentanyl BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – [DOJ MEDIA STATEMENT/ NO BOOKING PHOTO PROVIDED] – A Barnstable man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for felony narcotics charges. John Kirk…

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WARRANT ARREST FOR ALLEGED LARCENY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN YARMOUTH [HN PHOTO] »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN PHOTO NOTES] –  Barnstable Police patrolmen arrested the passenger of vehicle during a traffic stop on High School Road early this morning, shortly after midnight. Lonne Delahanty, 32, currently homeless in Hyannis, was arrested on 3 warrants. One of the warrants…

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Coast Guard Base Cape Cod holds change of command ceremony »

JOINT BASE CAPE COD – From Coast Guard First District Northeast: U.S. Coast Guard Base Cape Cod held a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, June 25, 2025. Capt. Roger Masson relieved Capt. Bowen Spievack as commanding officer of Base Cape Cod during the ceremony, which…

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Provincetown Police investigating possible hate crime »

PROVINCETOWN – From Provincetown Police: Earlier Monday, the Provincetown Police Department became aware of a possible hate crime incident that occurred in Provincetown between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM on Monday, June 30th. After the Police Department was able to make contact with the victim, he reported…

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Dukes County Sheriff’s deputy indicted on charges of possession of child pornography »

HYANNIS – From Cape & Islands District Attorney’s office: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced today that on June 27, 2025, a Barnstable County Grand Jury indicted Patrick Doran, of Hyannis, MA, for Possession of Child Pornography. In January 2025, members…

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Dennis Police Lieutenant Peter Benson retires after 36+ years »

DENNIS – From Dennis Police: On Friday, June 27, 2025, at the end of dayshift, Lieutenant Peter Benson hung up his Police Lieutenant’s uniform for the final time. After serving in the US Army, he was sworn in as a new Patrol Officer on September 12, 1988. For the next 36+ years, Lt. Benson served…

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HEAVY HYANNIS PILE-UP… [HN READER PHOTOS] »

  HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [NOTES: HN READER PHOTOS] –  Police and firefighters rushed to a two-vehicle crash where a full-size pickup truck landed on top of a much-smaller sedan this morning at around 7:20 a.m. The crash happened on Pitchers Way, just north of the intersection with Route…

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Hyannis crash leaves pickup on top of sedan »

HYANNIS – At about 7:15 AM Monday morning, a two-vehicle crash occurred at Falmouth Road (Route 28) and Pitchers Way in Hyannis. A Toyota Tundra pickup truck ended up on top of the hood of a Toyota Corolla sedan. No injuries were reported. Barnstable Police are investigating how the crash occurred.…

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BRAZEN THIEF SWIPES DODGE RAM RIGHT IN FRONT OF YARMOUTH POLICE HQ [HN PHOTOS] »

Above HN photo: A member of the sheriff’s crime scene unit dusts the suspect’s bicycle for fingerprints.   YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN PHOTO NOTES] – A slick-talking con artist pedaled up to the Yarmouth Police Headquarters on a bicycle early this morning, entered the lobby, and…

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Two injured in bicycle accident on Provincelands Bike Trail in Provincetown »

PROVINCETOWN – Two people were injured in a bicycle accident in Provincetown. It happened sometime after noon Sunday on the Provincelands Bike Trail in the Cape Cod National Seashore. One of the victims was transported by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital. The second was treated and released at the…

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