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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,…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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...

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…