HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — Barnstable Police have released an update on Officer Peter Ginnetty, a 19-year veteran who was struck by a motor vehicle Sunday, September 13, 2026, while assisting with pedestrian traffic. The officer was hit by an accused drunk … Continue reading →
UPDATE – WCVB REPORT: “Before first responders arrived, a resident helped the occupants out of the car before it burst into flames, Harwich fire officials said.” INITIAL HN REPORT: HARWICH, MASSACHUSETTS – The crash happened around 1:40 a.m. on Queen … Continue reading →
UPDATE – 9/15/26: The alleged driver of a pickup truck that violently tore through a Sea Street neighborhood and slammed into a tree, leaving behind a wake of property damage early Sunday morning, 9/13/26, has been identified. Alexis Rafael Cardenas … Continue reading →
ABOVE: Hyannis News photos from the night a Centerville senior citizen was attacked. CENTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS – Barnstable police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect after a 74-year-old resident was violently assaulted in a road-rage attack in Centerville. … Continue reading →
P.M. UPDATE: The driver charged with 2nd Offense Drunk Driving has been identified as Robert Brando-Hunt, 43, of Osterville. A.M. UPDATE FROM BARNSTABLE POLICE (ADDITIONAL INFO TO BE RELEASED LATER TODAY) Motor Vehicle Crash Involving Barnstable Police Officer Results in … Continue reading →
MARSTONS MILLS, MASSACHUSETTS — A burglar slipped into a River Road home through a popped rear window screen Saturday night while the owners were gone for barely two hours, grabbing jewelry and other keepsakes that meant far more to the … Continue reading →
UPDATE FROM SANDWICH PD – 9/12/26 @ 11AM: Sandwich Police Officer on administrative leave after Friday night off-duty incident. Sandwich Police Officer Matthew Cotter has been placed on administrative leave after an off-duty vehicle crash on Friday, September 11, 2026. … Continue reading →
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — A 27-year-old Hyannis man is facing criminal motor vehicle charges after his pickup truck slammed into a telephone pole in the early hours of Friday. Barnstable Police and a Hyannis Fire Department ambulance crew raced to Winter … Continue reading →
CENTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS — Two men in a dark SUV tore off into the night after a savage road-rage beating left a Centerville man with significant facial injuries, sources say. Barnstable officers raced to a local address shortly after 9 p.m. … Continue reading →
WEST YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS — A young woman riding an e-scooter was transported to Cape Cod Hospital this afternoon after a collision with a Subaru at the intersection of Route 28 and Springer Lane. Yarmouth Police and a Yarmouth Fire Department … Continue reading →
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – Barnstable Town Council voted 7-3 on Thursday, September 3, 2026, to terminate the town’s contract with Flock Safety and take down the four automated license plate readers operating in town, overriding a last-minute appeal from police leadership. … Continue reading →
