Actual BPD press statement: On Friday 2/20/15 at 0223 hours Barnstable Patrol Officers were dispatched to Friendly’s Restaurant located at 1029 Iyannough Rd Hyannis for the alarm. Ptl Morrow arrived on scene and determined that a B&E had occurred; additional … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – At about 10:20pm last evening, Barnstable Police responded the Cumberland Farms on Route 132 near the intersection of Bearses Way for a theft which had just occurred. According to sources, a white female, described as being in her … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – HN was close by when an officer didn’t respond to his radio. Patrolman Brendan Burchell and a CVS store detective were last heard on the radio chasing what turned out to be a felony shoplifter up Bassett Lane. … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – According to police, a tenant locked herself in a bathroom and called 911 after her landlord became violent and came at her with a knife. The landlord reportedly had already attacked the husband. The landlord also allegedly grabbed … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – The driver of a vehicle that went airborne after hitting one snow bank and landing in another is possibly looking at motor vehicle charges according to sources at the scene. At 1:50am, police received a call regarding a … Continue reading →
SOUTH DENNIS – At about 3:50pm, Dennis firefighters responded to the Ring Bros. Marketplace at 485 Route 134 for a report of a fire. Workers at a neighboring business smelled and observed smoke on the rear roof next to D’Angelo’s … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – On the beat, a patrol officer can expect a wide range of challenges. When the roads become slippery and treacherous, police still need to be out on patrol. Most of the patrol officers switch over to four-wheel-drive or … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – A Massachusetts State Trooper was making a routine traffic stop at Hinckley and Hallett Road to advise regarding an expired inspection sticker, when the driver suddenly took off on foot… At about 4:30pm, Barnstable and state police backup … Continue reading →
Top photo: Barnstable Patrolman Dan Ruth provides updates for a responding crime scene investigator… MARSTONS MILLS – For the second evening in a row there were unexplained gunshots on the streets of Barnstable… Last evening, at about 10:46pm, Barnstable … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – [DEVELOPING] Police are still trying to figure out what exactly happened outside a residence where an altercation led to gun-play… At about 12:09am, Barnstable patrol officers approached 546 Lincoln Road Extension after receiving a report of “shots fired” … Continue reading →
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