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• Judge rejects lawyer's bid to move assault trial - 2/28/2012

  A Centerville man will stand trial today in Barnstable Superior Court for allegedly threatening a woman with a gun at a Hyannis supermarket in 2010.

  
• 2 charged in theft of pricey handbag - 2/28/2012

  Police arrested three people Sunday after one of them allegedly stole an expensive pocketbook from Macy's and evaded a store security official by...

• Mihos abuse probe continues - 2/26/2012

  The investigation of domestic abuse complaints against convenience store magnate and former gubernatorial candidate Christy P.

• Second Falmouth youth faces school gun charge - 2/25/2012

  A second Falmouth High School student has been charged in connection with an incident last week in which another student allegedly brought a gun to...

• Harwich police unveil new drop-off drug box - 2/25/2012

  You can now take your unwanted prescription, over-the-counter and pet medications to a drug collection kiosk installed in the lobby of the Harwich...

• Asbestos removal sparks fire at old Hyannis airport tower - 2/25/2012

  Work to remove asbestos from the old air traffic control tower at Barnstable Municipal Airport sparked a small fire Friday.

  
• Dennis man faces weapon, drug charges - 2/24/2012

  A Dennisport man was arrested by Dennis police Thursday afternoon after he was allegedly caught in possession of 19 bags of heroin.

  
• Police: Argument preceded crash on Route 132 - 2/24/2012

  A Sandwich man was cited for driving to endanger Thursday after the car he was driving crashed into the back of tractor trailer stopped at a traffic...

  
• Fire marshal: Dryer caused Falmouth blaze - 2/23/2012

  The state fire marshal's office has declared that a massive fire at a Falmouth laundromat originated from a drying machine.

  
• One injured in Marstons Mills car accident - 2/23/2012

  One person was taken to Cape Cod Hospital Wednesday evening for minor injuries after an accident at the intersection of routes 28 and 149.

• Barnstable police, ICE take two men into custody - 2/23/2012

  BARNSTABLE — A suspected drug dealer and thief was arrested Tuesday night along with a man who police say illegally re-entered this country...

• Fire devastates Falmouth businesses - 2/22/2012

  Friends of Eremiga Santos hugged and consoled her as they watched thick, acrid smoke pouring out of Town Laundry, the laundromat on Main Street she...

  
• Gravestones vandalized at Mosswood Cemetery - 2/22/2012

  Tombstones at the Mosswood Cemetery were vandalized overnight Tuesday for the second time in as many months, according to Barnstable police.

• Officials discard WWII explosive found in Dennis shed - 2/21/2012

  Police and fire officials responded to a report of an explosive device found in a shed in Dennis on Monday.

• Hyannis women face drug charges - 2/20/2012

  Barnstable police officers arrested two woman on drug charges Sunday after investigating a reported stolen car.

• Experts to parents: Be Web wary - 2/19/2012

  Teaching her first "Facebook for Parents" class at Falmouth Community Television on Thursday, production coordinator Alecia Jean Orsini likened the...

• Barnstable police arrest pair on pot charges - 2/19/2012

  HYANNIS — Two men were arrested Friday night after police allegedly found them in a North Street parking lot with a half pound of marijuana and...

  
• Bourne hit-and-run may have been concocted - 2/19/2012

  BUZZARDS BAY — A pedestrian-versus-car incident that landed a man in a Boston hospital Friday night may not have been an accident, according to...

• Police: Barnstable boating incident drinking related - 2/19/2012

  BARNSTABLE — Firefighters launched a rescue operation to help two boaters in apparent trouble in Barnstable Harbor Saturday afternoon.

• Falmouth student caught with gun in school - 2/18/2012

  A 15-year-old Falmouth High School student was arrested Friday morning after police allegedly found him carrying a gun at the school.

• Hyannis man to be extradited from Florida - 2/18/2012

  A man charged with shooting his gun in the densely populated neighborhood of Hiramar Road on Jan.

• Nantucket murder trial begins again - 2/18/2012

  Second chances are rare, especially when it comes to murder convictions, but Thomas Toolan III has one.

• Pedestrian struck by car in Buzzards Bay - 2/18/2012

  A 26-year-old pedestrian was taken by medical helicopter to Brigham and Women's Hospital after being struck by a car on Main Street near the police...

• West Yarmouth man dies after car crash - 2/18/2012

  A 68-year-old man died after his car ran off Buck Island Road Friday night.

• Officers charged in DJ beating not required to appear in court - 2/18/2012

  Two off-Cape police officers charged with beating a West Yarmouth disc jockey in Hyannis last spring were excused from appearing in court Friday for...

• Drug raid ends with alleged shooter's arrest - 2/18/2012

  A South Yarmouth man out on bail for the alleged shooting of two brothers in August is back behind bars with a much higher bail after an early...

• Harwich sex offender failed to register address - 2/18/2012

  Harwich police arrested a Level 3 sex offender Friday morning for not registering his home address as required by law.

• Truck strikes Aselton memorial in Hyannis - 2/18/2012

  Three people were injured in a two-car accident Thursday night that knocked a granite memorial off its foundation at Aselton Memorial Park.

  
• Chatham man arrested on suspicion of 3rd OUI - 2/17/2012

  Harwich police arrested a man with a history of drunken-driving offenses Wednesday night after he was discovered parked in the middle of Braddock...

• Yarmouth police work to wrap up two cases - 2/17/2012

  In the past week police have arrested two men in connection with recent incidents in Yarmouth or Harwich.

• Power restored after Nantucket outage - 2/16/2012

  Power was knocked out Tuesday afternoon for roughly 2,000 National Grid customers on Nantucket, including Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Nantucket...

• No charges in West Yarmouth fatal accident - 2/15/2012

  Yarmouth police have decided not to charge the driver in the Jan.

  
• Cape police, media hash out concerns at summit - 2/15/2012

  More than 50 representatives from media outlets and police departments across the Cape and Islands met Tuesday at Mashpee Public Library in a...

• Smoke smell drives students from school - 2/15/2012

  Harwich Elementary School was evacuated Tuesday morning when the smell of smoke wafted through a section of the building.

• Police check of Dennisport beach leads to drug charges - 2/15/2012

  Two people were charged with possession of heroin Monday night after police responded to complaints from residents who have been finding hypodermic...

• Two people injured in collision on highway off-ramp - 2/15/2012

  A two-car accident on Route 6 sent two people to the hospital with minor injuries Tuesday night.