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***  NOTABLE BPD OVERNIGHT CALL AUDIO ***  IN-PROGRESS B&E INTO TOWN DPW TRUCK ;  YUTES THREATEN TO RETURN TO MALL W/ FIREARM ;  STOLEN VEHICLE DISCOVERED AFTER REPORT OF MAN FALLI »

IMPORTANT HN NOTE:  It was busy for the Barnstable Police patrol force during the overnight.  It was also busy in other Cape towns.  The following HN Video with dispatch audio is to simply illustrate some of the notable calls in the Hyannis area last evening.  The following soundbites…

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16-YEAR-OLD & 20-YEAR-OLD INDICTED FOR JUNE SHOOTING OF 18-YEAR-OLD ON MAIN STREET, HYANNIS »

HN file photos: Shooting suspect Chrystian Anderson, 20, being led into Barnstable District Court in June, 2023. Main Street, Hyannis shooting scene on June 25, 2023, that sent a Hyannis man to Cape Cod Hospital with gunshot wounds to both legs.   [DA’s Media Statement – Friday, 9/29/23]…

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***  WATCH *** CHAOTIC MOMENTS AS SQUAD CARS SCRAMBLE TOWARD THEIR DEPARTMENT’S MAIN LOBBY »

YARMOUTH, Massachusetts –  [NOTES]  –  As you will see and hear in the following brief HN Video from early this morning, Yarmouth patrol officers scrambled toward their department’s main lobby after a dispatcher suddenly came over the air saying, “I need officers in…

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Breaking: Traffic crash temporarily closes Route 6 in Harwich »

HARWICH – A traffic crash temporarily closed Route 6 in both directions between Route 124 (Exit 82) and Route 137 (Exit 85) around 4 PM Monday. No serious injuries were reported but the wreckage blocked lanes causing the closure. Mass State Police are investigating the crash. The post Breaking:…

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Motor scooter burns up in Barnstable »

BARNSTABLE – A motor scooter was consumed by fire in Barnstable around 3 PM Monday. The incident happened at Route 6A and Marstons Lane. No injuries were reported. It was not clear what spared the inferno. The post Motor scooter burns up in Barnstable appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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Crash sends vehicle into woods in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – At about 2:15 Monday afternoon there was a two vehicle crash on Route 28 at Pitcher’s way in Hyannis. A Kia Forte ended up in the woods with the driver being transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Barnstable Police are investigating the crash. Photos by John P.…

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Harwich police officer completes front line supervisor training course »

HARWICH – From Harwich Police: The Justice System Training and Research Institute at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., in partnership with the New England Association of Chief’s of Police, recently recognized Officer Tyler Vermette of the Harwich, MA. Police Department for the successful…

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: Charlotte Sena (NY) »

Charlotte Sena, Age Now: 9, Missing: 09/30/2023. Missing From GANSEVOORT, NY. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: New York State Police (New York) 1-518-477-9333.

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CAPE’S LARGEST P.D. RIDDLED WITH PATROL OFFICER SAFETY ISSUES: HN NOTES & MULLINGS ON THE MATTER »

IN THE ABOVE HN PHOTO: A Barnstable P.D. patrolwoman steps across shards of glass to speak with a Hyannis woman who just reported her door being smashed last evening. The incident may be related to an ongoing argument over a cat. Police are working on locating the prime suspect. The investigation is…

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SANDWICH POLICE CONFIRM FEMALE DRIVER KILLED IN EARLY MORNING CRASH, DOG ALSO “DECEASED” ACCORDING TO RADIO TRANSMISSIONS: EMERGENCY SOUNDBITES »

SANDWICH, Massachusetts –  Police confirm that a female driver was killed during an early morning crash in their town.  The single vehicle crash into the woods happened on Route 130 near the intersection with Dogwood Drive.  According to emergency radio transmissions, a dog was also…

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