(HN PHOTO NOTES AND THOUGHTS) It was a relatively quiet night on the Cape in terms of serious crime, accidents and injuries. I guess that’s cause for celebration after the summer we’ve just had. But can HN safely report a quiet evening without jinxing the rest of the week? I hope so anyway…
“Relatively quiet” does not mean that it was without the usual idiots, dramas and minor accidents.
Just before midnight, Barnstable police responded to Sea Street Beach (also known as “Keyes Memorial Beach”) where a young couple was arguing in the parking lot. Things got a little complicated when at least one of the lovebirds ran away from officers and drifted onto the beach, where they were essentially enveloped in darkness. The officers then had to search for them, wrestle with them, and return to the parking lot for a little chat. It was reported as a “domestic disturbance” and the officers had to follow the rules. In the past, the officers would have watched them leave like idiots and radioed “GOA… problem solved on our side.” (I like the old days much better, in case you were wondering…)
HN arrived just as the officers returned to the parking lot with the male half (he, him, his… Y chromosome) of the equation. The lively young girl realized that the officers had finally found her long lost love, happily skipped up to the young man and gave him a big hug! Everything was fine again. The officers had nothing else to say except something like, “Why did you run away? This makes our job a real pain… and it’s also Really annoying… GOD!”
(“Turtledoves”, *shakes head* they’ll grow out of it…)
Shortly after midnight, there was also a car accident on Route 6. The vehicle had plunged down an embankment near the town line between Barnstable and Yarmouth. For once, no one was injured. Thank God!
Well, that’s it. Have a safe and wonderful Cape Cod Wednesday!
PS – Today’s Hytown vignette is brought to you by Astrud Gilberto… (CLICK/CRANK! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED!)
