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Stabbed and choked, man escapes Hyannis kidnapping, police say
A man was held against his will, choked with a belt and stabbed at a home on Cape Cod before escaping early Thursday morning, police said. The two alleged kidnappers were soon arrested — one of them, who’d been wanted in a separate incident on the Cape, after a brief chase on foot, according to Barnstable police. The alleged victim,…
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Man found dead in Hyannis home, 2 others hospitalized
A man was found dead in a burning Cape Cod home early Wednesday morning, and two other people were rushed to the hospital, fire officials said. The fire in Hyannis was reported at a home on about 5:23 a.m. Oakland Road of Route 28, according to Hyannis Fire Chief Peter Burke. When firefighters arrived, they were told by two people…
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One dead, one hurt after crash in Hyannis
A man is dead after a crash in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on Monday. Barnstable police said the driver, identified as a 53-year-old man from Hyannis, was involved in a crash on Bearses Way around 1:45 p.m. He was taken to Cape Cod Hospital where he died. A second driver, identified as a 58-year-old man from Plymouth, was taken to the hospital…
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Man charged in Thanksgiving day shooting in Hyannis
A Massachusetts man has been charged in a Thanksgiving day shooting on Cape Cod that sent a woman to the hospital. According to the Cape & Island District Attorney’s Office, Barnstable police responded to a home on Hamden Circle in Hyannis, Massachusetts, around 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 23. The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to Cape…
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Woman shot in Hyannis on Thanksgiving
A woman was injured in a Thanksgiving shooting on Cape Cod. Barnstable police say officers were called around 5:30 p.m. to the area of Hamden Circle in Hyannis, Massachusetts, for a report of a woman who had apparent gunshot injures. The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital. She is expected to be OK,…
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Two charged in June Hyannis shooting
Two people have been indicted by a Grand Jury in the June shooting of a man in a Cape Cod neighborhood. Barnstable police said they were called to the area of Main Street and High School Road in Hyannis around 4:30 p.m. on June 25. There they found the 18-year-old victim, who had been shot in the legs. He was…
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Cape Cod businesses reflect on a rainy summer tourist season
It’s Labor Day weekend, and the unofficial end of a summer that was atypical with all the rainfall. On Cape Cod, where businesses rely on tourist dollars, the weather has not been ideal. Friday got the holiday weekend off to a sunny start. “Unfortunately, this year has been a little slow,” said Sherwayne Sharpe, a cook at Fresh Ketch...
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Person shot in Hyannis
Police are investigating after a person was shot in a Cape Cod neighborhood Sunday afternoon. Barnstable police said they were called to the area of Main Street and High School Road in Hyannis around 4:30 p.m. There they found a male victim, who had been shot in the legs. His condition was not immediately clear. Investigators do not believe this…