HYANNIS – Police and rescue rushed to the parking lot in front of Bobby Byrne’s for a man who was unresponsive. At about a 8:30pm, a police dispatcher put out the call as possibly being some sort of epileptic seizure, … Continue reading →
The statistics and graphs in this report were prepared by Officer Eric Drifmeyer of the Barnstable Police Department. It’s important to note that Hyannis News added enhancements and wording to the graphs to further illustrate the statistics. For example, in … Continue reading →
Nobody enjoys writing, or even reading, about the steady stream of daily heroin overdoses here on Cape Cod. Especially the recent seemingly record-breaking numbers in the Greater Hyannis area. But emergency resources are being stretched to the limit… and people … 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 – 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 →
Top photos: The above photos are from Flavio Gambarotto-Santa’s public facebook page… he’s a local young aspiring rapper who goes by the stage name “Flavio Dark.” BARNSTABLE – According to an inside source, Flavio Gambarotto-Santa was arrested during a search … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – Police and rescue rushed to the residence of an unresponsive overdose patient last evening. Moments later, at about 10:25pm, a patrolman announced Narcan had been administered and the patient had a pulse. There was life! Hyannis Rescue workers … Continue reading →
SOUTH YARMOUTH – The Yarmouth Police Department’s specialized “Proactive Anti-Crime Unit” (PACU) successfully investigated complaints of local drug activity this past Thursday evening. Plainclothes officers Michael Wells and Christopher Van Ness were assigned to an anti-crime assignment in an unmarked … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – Just one day after Hyannis Rescue and multiple police units responded to some type of intravenous drug overdose, Barnstable Police Detectives and SCU members returned and raided a room at the Rodeway Inn on Route 132. It’s still … Continue reading →
Actual YPD press release: SOUTH YARMOUTH — On the early evening of Monday, October 27th, 2014 Yarmouth Police Detective Christopher VaNess and Patrol Officer Michael Wells were patrolling together in an unmarked police cruiser in a specialized plainclothes PACU Anti-Crime … Continue reading →
WEST YARMOUTH – The following is the actual Massachusetts State Police Cape Cod Drug Task Force and Yarmouth Police press release: On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 5:12AM, as the result of a lengthy narcotics investigation, Officers from the Massachusetts … Continue reading →
