Police investigate copper theft in South Yarmouth
SOUTH YARMOUTH — Yarmouth police are investigating a copper theft reported Thursday morning, according to a statement from police.Around 11:44 a.m. police were notified of the theft, which was believed...
View ArticleLawsuit filed to block Mashpee tribe's casino
A lawsuit has been filed by neighbors of a proposed Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe casino in East Taunton seeking to block Project First Light from moving forward.The suit was filed Thursday in U.S. District...
View ArticleRemembering Lisa Trubnikova, one year after Bourne shootings
Family and friends recall a shy girl from a strict community who wanted to change the world.
View Article2 men arraigned on drug charges after arrests in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — A 38-year-old Boston man, who was on probation for federal firearms and drug charges, is being held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty Thursday in Falmouth District Court...
View ArticleWest Yarmouth man faces drug, traffic charges
FALMOUTH — A 42-year-old West Yarmouth man pleaded not guilty Friday in Falmouth District Court to drug-related charges after allegedly fleeing police during a traffic stop in Mashpee on Thursday...
View ArticleHyannis man charged with assault, intimidation of witness
A Hyannis man was arrested after he allegedly struck another man with a baseball bat Saturday, according to Barnstable police.
View Article3 Killed after brief police chase in San Francisco streets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three people died in a fiery crash after a car fleeing authorities crashed into a taxi in San Francisco streets, officials said Sunday. California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer...
View ArticleEast Sandwich man faces OUI drugs charge after crash
NEW BEDFORD — An East Sandwich man faces charges of operating under the influence of drugs and operating to endanger for allegedly overdosing and crashing his pick-up truck into a utility pole in New...
View ArticleNew opioid guidelines would limit prescriptions
Just as a Hyannis doctor is being criticized for prescribing 420 oxycodone pills to a cancer patient who was arrested last month for drug distribution, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleEast Falmouth man held on A&B charges
FALMOUTH — A 22-year-old East Falmouth man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Falmouth District Court to allegations that he hit a man with a baseball bat and slashed his cheek with a knife in separate...
View ArticleWoman charged with assaulting man with cellphone, books
FALMOUTH — A 27-year-old Cape Cod Community College student pleaded not guilty in Falmouth District Court Tuesday to assaulting a man allegedly because he didn't do enough to help her study.Kaitlyn A....
View ArticleFormer IT director sues sheriff's office
BARNSTABLE — A South Yarmouth woman who previously worked as the information technology director for the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office is suing the agency.Sheila Pina, 55, is claiming...
View ArticleFederal law enforcement officer charged with OUI, carrying gun while intoxicated
HYANNIS — A federal law enforcement officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Barnstable District Court to drunken driving and carrying a firearm while intoxicated in connection with his arrest on the...
View ArticleProvincetown man pleads guilty to indecent assault and battery
ORLEANS — A 69-year-old Provincetown man had a rape charge against him dropped Wednesday in Orleans District Court, after he agreed to plead guilty to indecent assault and battery on a person 14 and...
View ArticleBrewster man charged with 3rd OUI offense
ORLEANS — A 67-year-old Brewster man was charged with operating under the influence after he allegedly took sleeping pills and drove his car onto West Dennis Beach the day after Christmas.William Hagan...
View ArticlePolice warn Cape residents of IRS scam
Residents across the Cape continue to report receiving phone calls from scammers claiming to be the IRS, according to a press release from the Yarmouth Police Department.These scammers attempt to...
View ArticleEx-CEO Drumm drops extradition fight
BOSTON — Former Chatham resident David Drumm has agreed to return to Ireland to face charges that he committed fraud and other crimes connected with the 2009 downfall of Anglo Irish Bank — which, in...
View ArticleChatham man sentenced in assault case
ORLEANS — A 36-year-old Chatham man was sentenced Feb. 4 to three concurrent two-year terms in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility, with six months to serve, for a Dec. 28 assault.Zebulon...
View ArticleBuzzards Bay man charged with OUI
FALMOUTH — A Buzzards Bay man pleaded not guilty in Falmouth District Court Thursday after he was arrested by state police and charged with operating under the influence of drugs.Police stopped William...
View ArticleHearing set to review video request in Bourne murder case
BARNSTABLE — An evidentiary hearing in the murder case of a Virginia man accused of killing a fellow Coast Guard officer and seriously injuring her wife and a Bourne police officer a year ago has been...
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