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Several crashes highlight busy weekend in Oak Bluffs »

OAK BLUFFS – Several crashes kept Oak Bluffs officials busy over the holiday weekend. On Friday at 7:05 PM, Oak Bluffs Police, Oak Bluffs Fire-EMS and the MA State Police responded to the intersection of Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road and Elisha Lane for a moped vs. motor vehicle accident. The operator…

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Bicyclist struck by car in Wellfleet »

WELLFLEET – From Wellfleet Police: On Monday, May 27, 2024, at approximately 9:04 PM, the Wellfleet Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the area of Route 6 and Village Lane for a report of a bicyclist who was struck by a motor vehicle. Once on location, it was determined that a 2015…

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HN PHOTO NOTES:  “Plastic Uzi…” »

    One can never be too careful these days.  Two women were out for a stroll along the old Hyannis Railroad Wharf jetty near Keyes Beach in Hyannis, when they discovered some type of firearm lodged between the jetty’s boulders.  They didn’t want to mess with it and called police. …

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Harwich Police investigate crash on Route 28 in Harwich »

HARWICH – Harwich Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash around 1 PM Sunday. An Audi sedan and a Volvo SUV collided on Route 28 by Riverside Drive. No injuries were reported. Traffic was rerouted until the Audi could be towed. Photos by Jake O’Callaghan/CWN The post Harwich Police investigate…

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***  WATCH ***  COPS LOOKING FOR OPERATOR OF STOLEN MOTORCYCLE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS CENTERVILLE CRASH »

CENTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – As you will see in the following HN Video, the crash happened on Old Stage Road near the intersection of Shootflying Hill Road at around 1:30 a.m. this morning. It this time, it is believed the motorcycle was traveling north at a high rate of speed…

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Sunday photo essay: Memorial Day 2024 »

All photos by Jane Sheehy Emplit/CWN The post Sunday photo essay: Memorial Day 2024 appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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BREAKING: Alleged suspect in Plymouth stabbing and out of state murder in custody after fiery crash in Sandwich »

PLYMOUTH – A man who allegedly stabbed at least one person at the McDonalds rest area in Plymouth is in custody after leading State and local police on a high speed chase that ended in a fiery crash. It started about 7 PM Saturday with a report of a person having been stabbed at the […] The…

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Motorcyclist injured in crash on Route 6 in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – A motorcyclist was injured in a crash on Route 6 in Sandwich Saturday evening. The crash happened about 9:30 PM on the Exit 61 ramp from Route 6 eastbound to Quaker Meetinghouse Road. The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital for evaluation. Mass State Police are investigating…

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Bicyclist seriously injured in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – A bicyclist reportedly suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after falling off their bike in Sandwich. The incident happened sometime after 1 PM on Route 6A near Old Main Street. The victim was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital. Further details were not immediately available. The…

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***  WATCH ***  CAPE COD COMMUNITY COLLEGE EVACUATED WHEN SECURITY DISCOVERS STRANGE PIECE OF PIPE… »

WEST BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS –  The following HN Video highlights the scene this morning (around 9:30) at Cape Cod Community College when security discovered a strange piece of pipe in Building 4.  The campus needed to be evacuated…. press play to see and hear what happened next!…

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