Truro Police Department

09/28/2026

Join us Tuesday, September 29, at 6 p.m. at the Truro Public Library for a Climate Preparedness Workshop. Hear from Truro’s police and fire chiefs and climate action coordinator, pick up tips for preparing for fall and winter storms, and sign up for ALERTtruro.

📍 7 Standish Way, North Truro. We hope to see you there!

09/25/2026

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

UPDATE TO MISSING PERSON REPORT IN TRURO

09/24/2026

FOUND: One slightly misplaced iPad!

Apparently, someone’s iPad decided to get outside and enjoy the calm before the storm. It was found near Route 6 and Castle Road and is now safe and sound with us.

With some pretty nasty weather heading toward Truro, we figured we’d get this little Apple out of the elements before it became an iPuddle.

If you’re missing an iPad, give the Truro Police Department a call and be prepared to describe it so we can reunite it with its owner.

And while you’re checking that you have your phones, tablets, lawn furniture, trash barrels, and small garden gnomes… keep an eye on the weather. The National Weather Service is forecasting strong winds and heavy rain for the Outer Cape over the next few days.

Stay safe, Truro!

09/24/2026

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟵/𝟮𝟰 𝟱:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺

𝘼 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 8:00 𝙖𝙢 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙎𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 25 𝙩𝙤 2:00 𝙖𝙢 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙎𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 27 along the eastern Massachusetts coast as well as the south coasts of both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 60 mph expected.

Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. The long duration of the winds coupled with heavy rain and fully leafed trees may exacerbate the risk for tree damage and power outages.

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. There is the potential for heavy rain banding with this storm, and we could see the potential for 3 to 5 inches of rain with some localized amounts exceeding that.

Eversource has initiated a level 4 ERP (Emergency Response Plan), and as such, is prepared to respond should there be a loss of power. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨. A reminder that all downed wires should be considered live and should you encounter any call 911 to report and do not touch or go near downed wires.

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 🔦

💧 𝙎𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧. If your home has a private well, you may lose running water when the power goes out. Store drinking water for drinking, cooking, and brushing teeth—at least one gallon per person per day for three days, plus water for pets. Fill your bathtub or other large containers with water for flushing toilets.

🔋 𝘾𝙝𝒂𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨. Fully charge phones, laptops, medical equipment batteries, and portable power banks.

💊 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨. Know how you will keep refrigerated medicines at the required temperature. If you rely on a medical device that needs electricity, talk with your health care provider or equipment supplier now about backup power and where you could go during an extended outage.

🔦 Keep flashlights handy and watch for Town updates.

⚠️ If you use a generator, run it 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮, well away from doors, windows, and vents—never inside a home or garage.

09/24/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲, 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗡𝗪𝗦) 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲.
• 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨: For Saturday evening, the Cape and Islands have a 53–74% chance of gusts over 40 mph, with 55–60+ mph gusts possible for the Cape, the Islands, and southeast Massachusetts.
• 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙨: Gale Warnings and Storm Watches for coastal waters.
• 𝘿𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: The storm may not clear the region until Tuesday or Wednesday.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴:
• 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨: Strong winds and fully leafed trees raise the risk above what we'd normally see in September.
• 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣: Minor flooding is possible as early as Friday afternoon and may continue over several high tides through the weekend, with the full moon adding to it. East-facing shorelines have the greatest erosion risk.
• 𝘿𝒂𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝒂𝙨: Storm-force gusts are possible, with seas of 15–25 ft on the outer waters.
• 𝙃𝙚𝒂𝙫𝙮 𝙧𝒂𝙞𝙣: 2–4 inches across eastern southern New England. 3–5 inches in parts of the Cape, with some higher amounts possible, depending on the final track.

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴:
• 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮: Winds and seas build.
• 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮: Rain begins by the evening.
• 𝙎𝒂𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝒂𝙮: The worst wind and heaviest rain.
• 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠: The storm weakens but stays in the region.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼:
• 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚: Secure loose items in your yard, charge your electronic devices, fill up your gas tank, review your emergency checklist, check on your neighbors.
• 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨: Call 911. For non-emergency information and general inquiries, please call the main number 508-487-8730.
• 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨: Text OUT to 23129 or call Eversource 1-800-592-2000. Utilize MEMA’s real-time power outage viewer to stay informed about current power outages, including information from utility companies about restoration times: http://mema.mapsonline.net/public.html

09/22/2026

Tech Tip Tuesday: Pause before you pay or send information.

Scammers may call, text or email and claim they accidentally transferred money into your account or that you owe a payment you don’t recognize. They’ll pressure you to send money right away.

If something doesn’t add up, hang up. Do not send money or share your personal information. Talk to someone you trust, and contact your bank directly using the number on your card if the caller mentioned your account.

Think you’ve encountered a scam? Read

Learn how to lower your risk and keep criminals at bay

09/21/2026

What an amazing weekend Truro had! A sincere thank you to the Truro Chamber of Commerce for putting on a great weekend and for everyone staying safe at the multiple events in town!

Pictured: MPO Dimitres holding Blosom who escaped from her parents at the Truro 5k this morning. MPO Dimitres spent time with Blosom and ensured she was safe until her parent were found!

09/21/2026

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘: 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹, 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙄𝙈𝙈𝙀𝘿𝙄𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙍𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀 (September 18, 2026) – The Truro Police Department received a call on Friday, September 18, 2026 at 14:36 hours reporting an individual missing in the woods in the area of 481 Route 6. Truro Fire and Police responded. An initial search was initiated, and the Barnstable County Technical Rescue Team was requested. Multiple public service agencies joined in the search effort. An extensive search of the area found nothing. Truro Police are currently investigating the incident.

Contact Information: Katie Riconda, Public Information Officer, [email protected]

05/04/2026

Happy International Firefighters’ Day to our friends at the Truro Fire Department and firefighters everywhere.

We stopped by the station across the hall with our favorite peace offering, glazed doughnuts, and somehow found the firefighters exactly where you’d expect… parked in the recliners.

All jokes aside, today we celebrate the brave men and women who answer the call, fight fires, and do the hard work that keeps our community safe. Thank you for all you do, and for only giving us a hard time a little.