Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Intoxicated Young Man Falls from Second-Story Window in Failed Escape Bid During Brief Hyannis Standoff [HN Photos]
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — A young man plunged from a second-story window into a bush early Tuesday morning while trying to evade Barnstable police, ending a tense confrontation that began with reports of violent threats inside a local home. He was … Continue reading →
Naked Homeless Man Seen Defecating Outside Hyannis Medical Offices; Officers Respond with Blankets and Immediate Care [HN Photos]
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — Shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, Barnstable Police officers and a Hyannis Fire Department ambulance crew raced to 6 Main Street after reports of a naked man openly defecating on the grounds of a building that houses multiple … Continue reading →
Jeep Crash in Brewster Snaps Pole, Floods Yards, Kills Power — Driver Walks Away [HN Photos]
BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS — A single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning left a stretch of Route 39 without power and water after a Jeep SUV ripped through a utility pole and a fire hydrant before slamming into trees and a fence. Brewster … Continue reading →
Overnight Hyannis: Crowbars at 4 a.m., E-Bike Wipeouts, and the Quiet Magic Before the Rat Race [HN Photos]
ABOVE: A number of uniformed Barnstable Police patrol officers responded to a Hyannis address shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday after a report of a man suffering some type of mental health crisis in someone’s backyard. He was said to be … Continue reading →
FLYING ACURA: High-Speed Rotary Crash Launches SUV Skyward in Marstons Mills; Virginia Driver Charged with OUI
MARSTONS MILLS, MASSACHUSETTS — A single-vehicle crash turned the quiet Marstons Mills rotary into a nighttime launchpad Monday evening when an Acura SUV rocketed through stone curbing, went airborne, and slammed down on the far side of the intersection. Barnstable … Continue reading →
*** WATCH *** High-Speed Chase Starts in Sandwich, Hits 125 MPH on Route 3 Before State Police Terminate Pursuit in Plymouth
ABOVE: A marked Barnstable Police unit, lights and sirens activated, passes HN on Old Stage Road in an effort to intercept the Sandwich Police pursuit. [with HN overlay] SANDWICH, MASSSACHUSETTS — A Sandwich police officer initiated a high-speed pursuit Saturday … Continue reading →
Man Found Bleeding with Eye Bulging Out at Hyannis Park [HN Photos]
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — Shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday, Barnstable Police responded to a loud noise complaint at Aselton Park on South Street and found a disturbing scene: one man severely injured and bleeding from a forehead wound with his eye … Continue reading →
Downtown Hyannis: God Bless Good Samaritans! [HN Photos & Video]
ABOVE: It’s unclear how this young woman in her early twenties, visiting from off-Cape, became separated from the friends she had been out with earlier. Fortunately, several Good Samaritans spotted her passed out on the pavement behind the JFK Museum … Continue reading →
*** WATCH *** Woman Accused of Receiving Stolen Van Found Snoozing in Hammock by Hyannis Artist Shanties—Husband Arrested Too After Denied Kiss Request Sparks Chaos
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – A search last evening for a stolen work van packed with expensive tools ended with an unexpected discovery: a woman dozing in a hammock behind the Hyannis Artist Shanties, and a brief family drama that landed both … Continue reading →
Speeding N.J. Rental Barrels Into Quiet West Yarmouth Condo Lot After 60+ MPH Dash Through Neighborhood
ABOVE: Early-morning scene in a West Yarmouth condo complex parking lot: a dark Hyundai sedan sits stopped with several young adult occupants, surrounded by multiple Yarmouth Police patrolmen, appearing slightly annoyed… WEST YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS — Shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday, … Continue reading →