HYANNIS – A young adult male suddenly started turning blue right in front of his girlfriend after returning to his vehicle from a gas station bathroom last evening. As you will see, the girlfriend was very upset and … Continue reading →
Top photo: Overdose scene Wednesday night in Hyannis… female patient survived… FALMOUTH – The heroin/fentanyl epidemic rages onward in just about every town across Cape Cod… “There has been a significant increase in the number of overdoses … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – A 19-year-old Falmouth man visiting a friend heard a faint cry for help when walking along the wooded swampland in the area of Dumont Drive. He wasn’t familiar with the area and fortunately a woman from … Continue reading →
HN NOTE: Okay, here’s why it’s important for patients to go with rescue to the emergency room, even after being revived from a life threatening drug overdose: (What follows is some of what I’ve learned from numerous conversations with medics, … Continue reading →
HN NOTE: While working on this report, HN has been also looking into reports of numerous drug overdoses in the Mid-Cape area which occured over the past couple of weeks. Sources tell HN that the Town of Barnstable has had … Continue reading →
The following is Police Chief Frederickson’s actual report: I have assembled this report in order to demonstrate the reality of the Yarmouth Police Departments response to heroin/fentanyl overdoses. We also track other overdoses and you will see that there was … Continue reading →
The following is the actual YPD press statement: Yarmouth Police Drug Enforcement and PAC Units Arrest Career Criminal with over 57 Grams of Deadly Fentanyl On Monday, December 12, 2016, Yarmouth Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit Detective Scott Lundegren compiled … Continue reading →
The following is the actual YPD press statement: YPD ARRESTS WANTED DRUG DEALER AND SEIZES 91 GRAMS OF DEADLY FENTANYL On Friday, November 18, 2016, at 5:00PM, Yarmouth Police Department Proactive Anti-Crime Unit Officer Nicholas Ambrosini observed a 2016 Chevrolet … Continue reading →
The following is the actual BPD press statement: Narcotics Search Warrant, Church Street West Barnstable Over the past several months the Barnstable Police have received numerous neighborhood complaints of suspicious activity and responded to numerous calls for service at 285 … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – As you’ll see in the following video, police and rescue responded to an overdose early this morning. A man was down just outside the door to a residence. His friends were nearby and trying to help. Narcan was … Continue reading →
HYANNIS – Barnstable Patrolmen were first on scene at Cumberland Farms last evening, beginning crucial rescue efforts where seconds matter. Narcan was administered and officers then focused on getting some sort of reaction or sign of life from the unconscious female patient. Onlookers, including the … Continue reading →
