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Man accused in long Cape Cod police standoff has lengthy criminal history, police say
The man accused of shooting at officers during a SWAT standoff on Cape Cod appeared in court Thursday, and police say he’s a violent criminal who they’ve dealt with before. Justin Moreira, 30, is facing two dozen charges, including nine counts of attempted murder. Barnstable police said they received a call just before 8 a.m. Wednesday, saying Moreira was allegedly...
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Man in custody after hourslong Hyannis standoff caused evacuations, shelter-in-place order
A man who was barricaded in a home in the Hyannis section of Barnstable, Massachusetts, has a history of alleged threatening behavior. Justin Moreira, 30, was arrested after an hourslong standoff at a home on St. Francis Circle Wednesday morning, which led to evacuations and a shelter-in-place order for Barnstable schools, authorities say. Back in 2022, Moreira was arrested after…
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Cape Cod school bus driver accused of sexually assault of a student
An 80-year-old Cape Cod school bus driver is accused of sexually assaulting one of his student riders. Jeffrey Hyland is charged with aggravated indecent assault and assault and reckless endangerment of a child after an incident in Barnstable, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors allege that Hyland, a West Yarmouth resident, assaulted...
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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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Deadly crash under investigation in Centerville
The unresponsive driver, a 39-year-old Centerville man, was pronounced dead, police said. His name has not been released.
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Man, 39, killed in Barnstable wreck that involved bus
A man was killed in a crash on Tuesday in the Centerville village of Barnstable, Massachusetts, which involved three vehicles, including a public transit bus, according to police. The Barnstable Police Department said that its officers were called to Old Stage Road near Carleton Lane shortly before 5 p.m. for the crash. One of the drivers was not breathing, and…
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Teen charged in Cape Cod shooting incidents
A teenager has been arrested in a shooting this weekend on Cape Cod, and authorities say he was also responsible for firing shots at people in a parked car earlier this year. Police say a male victim was shot in the leg around 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Barnstable, Massachusetts, near the intersection of Main Street and High School Road. The…
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Video: Racist incident in Hyannis sparks probe of Trader Ed's
The video shows a man use racial slurs against a Black man, threaten to kill him and others and step on his foot; Millyan Phillips said, “And then after that he told me he was going to shoot me in the back of the head with shotgun”
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Video of racist incident sparks probe into owner of Trader Ed's
The owner of a popular Cape Cod bar and restaurant is being investigated after video of a disturbing confrontation surfaced. Barnstable police and the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday confirmed the investigation into the owner of Trader Ed’s over what they described in a news release as “a matter widely reported by media outlets and on...
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Two Arrested for Shooting BB Gun at Police Car in Barnstable
Authorities arrested two men after they allegedly fired BB guns at a police cruiser in Barnstable, Massachusetts on Saturday night. Police say the men surrounded an unmarked police vehicle with their cars and fired at the driver’s side door and window of the car on Main Street in Hyannis. The vehicle sustained damage but the officer did not sustain...
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Cape Cod Boy Welcomed Home After Months in Hospital Following Water Rescue
A young Cape Cod boy got a huge welcome when he got home after spending more than three months in the hospital. On June 26, 5-year-old Zohaib “Little Z” Malik Mohammed went missing at Snake Pond Beach in the Forestdale section of Sandwich, Massachusetts. He was soon found unresponsive underwater. When first responders arrived at the scene, people on the…
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7 Kids Taken to Hospital After Hazmat Exposure at Cape Cod YMCA
Seven kids were taken to the hospital after they were exposed to hazardous fumes at a Cape Cod YMCA on Friday, according to fire officials. The children were exposed to muriatic acid fumes after a hazardous materials spill at the Barnstable YMCA on Iyannough Road, fire officials said. They were having trouble breathing and were taken to the hospital to…
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Meet Your Rep: Kip Diggs From Barnstable
He was once a welterweight champion. But Kip Diggs doesn’t spend much time boxing anymore. “I don’t miss it, because of course, I don’t want to get punched,” he said. But he’s happy to see a younger generation developing the necessary work ethic and discipline. These days, the fight for Diggs plays out on Beacon Hill where he is a...
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School Bus, Dump Truck Crash on Cape Cod, Sending Drivers to Hospital
A school bus driver was seriously injured when the vehicle crashed with a small dump truck on Cape Cod Monday morning, police said. No students were on board the bus in the crash on River Road in Barnstable, local police said. Its driver is expected to survive, and the driver of the dump truck had minor injuries. The front end…