HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – Barnstable Police responded to reports of a disabled vehicle stranded on the railroad tracks near Route 28 and Yarmouth Road. What they found was a Honda Pilot stuck on the rails — and a tale about the … Continue reading →
MARSTONS MILLS, MASSACHUSETTS – Firefighters from the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department responded to a basement fire at a residence on Cammett Road on Saturday afternoon, quickly extinguishing the blaze and preventing it from spreading further. The incident began around 1:05 … Continue reading →
ABOVE: HN file photo of a Barnstable Police squad car blocking traffic at a recent car crash… HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – A Barnstable Police Department detective has been the subject of an internal investigation after reportedly leaving her firearm unattended in … Continue reading →
CENTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS – An alarming incident unfolded on Old Farm Road Thursday afternoon when a fully loaded cement mixer truck became entangled in live power lines, leaving the driver temporarily trapped inside the vehicle. The accident occurred around 4:00 p.m., … Continue reading →
DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [UPDATE] – In the early hours of December 11, 2025, a tense police operation unfolded at Tobey Farm in Dennis, Massachusetts, after reports of a man holding a woman at gunpoint. Dennis police, supported by state troopers … Continue reading →
OSTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS — A 29-year-old Mashpee woman has been charged with operating under the influence after a single-vehicle crash that snapped a utility pole and caused a power outage affecting about 100 residences in Osterville early Saturday morning. The incident … Continue reading →
ABOVE LEFT: Booking photo of Julia Lee, charged December 5, 2025 with Trafficking Fentanyl and a litany of other drug charges; RIGHT: Orleans PD evidence image… ORLEANS, MASSACHUSETTS – Julia Lee, the 57-year-old chairwoman of the Town of Orleans Board … Continue reading →
CLICK 12/14/25 UPDATE: Gun Uncovered After Recent Tobey Farm Tension DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – Early this morning, December 11, 2025, a reported disturbance at the Tobey Farm house at 352 Route 6A turned into a tense police operation after reports of … Continue reading →
ABOVE: After dark aerial images by Paul Leidenfrost; daylight image by the Yarmouth PD; HN edits… SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS — A 21-year-old man from South Yarmouth was killed in a single-car crash on Highbank Road near Coveview Drive on December … Continue reading →
The following is a media statement from the DA’s office: TRAGIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING YOUNG CHILD ON CAPE COD Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois and Sandwich Police Chief Jason Keene announced that on December 7, 2025, Sandwich Police … Continue reading →
ABOVE: HN PHOTOS (HN photo notes & musings…) Shortly before 9:30 p.m. Saturday evening, multiple Barnstable Police squad cars and three Hyannis Fire Department ambulances responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 132 at the entrance to the Festival Plaza … Continue reading →
