HYANNIS – Two witnesses told HN they were behind the driver when he took off at a high rate of speed from the traffic lights at Barnstable Road and Winter Street. All of a sudden the Toyota pickup left the … Continue reading →
HYANNIS PHOTOS – It wasn’t unusual to tally 5 or 6 daily overdoses in the greater Hyannis area this past week. Some survived, while others did not… Top photo: Police, rescue workers, and firefighters discovered a man in cardiac arrest … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – At about 5pm, police and rescue rushed to the secluded woods near the airport at the end of Mary Dunn Road for a 39-year-old man who had just been shot by a hunter. A female had called 911 … Continue reading →
DENNIS PORT – At 5:05pm, a Dennis Patrolman called in a head-on collision on Route 28 in front of The Improper Bostonian bar. A Jeep Cherokee with New Hampshire license plates was reportedly traveling east when it collided head-on with … Continue reading →
CENTERVILLE – At about 7:05pm, police and rescue rushed to Waterside Drive to help a woman who was trapped inside a vehicle that had turned over onto its side. Rescue workers monitored the woman as other firefighters stabilized the vehicle … Continue reading →
WEST YARMOUTH – Police are investigating another fatal drowning at the Bayside Resort Hotel this evening. It’s the third ‘drowning’ victim found in that pool since August… (HN NOTE: Two were drowning fatalities, the third drowning or ‘near-drowning’ victim was … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – Yesterday afternoon, members of the Barnstable Street Crime Unit (SCU) were conducting surveillance in the Cape Cod Mall parking lot. SCU officers tend to focus on busy parking areas, especially during the Christmas shopping season. At approximately 4:30pm, … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – A neighbor pulled out an extinguisher and fought a kitchen fire while firefighters were responding last evening. He very likely saved the building from further fire damage… The first firefighters on scene reported a fire on the second … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – Sources report friends were trying to load an unconscious, limp, and gravely afflicted overdose victim into a taxi cab. The cab driver fortunately refused and witnesses in the neighborhood quickly phoned police. It was fortunate for the victim … Continue reading →
UPDATE – 12/1/2014 – YPD press release: YARMOUTH POLICE CAPTURE DRIVE-BY SHOOTER On Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 9:50PM, Yarmouth Police Patrol Officers Connor Burnham and his Field Training Officer partner Gordon Gibbons were conducting a motor vehicle stop in … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – Police were called after a family discovered bullet holes in their home and SUV earlier today. At about 4:30pm, patrol officers responded to 14 Pepper Lane and investigated multiple bullet holes. A member of the BPD Detective Division … Continue reading →
