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WEST CHATHAM — A well-known Chatham developer and his family escaped a fire at their house late Tuesday night, thanks to an alert neighbor who saw the flames and called the fire department.

WEST HARWICH — A 72-year-old local man was arrested for alleged drunken driving yesterday afternoon after he failed to follow the instructions of a detail officer at a blocked intersection, according to a police department press release.

SANDWICH — A 22-year-old local woman was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis with injuries that were not considered life threatening after a car crash early yesterday morning, public safety officials said.

HARWICH — A 57-year-old local man was arrested at his home at 6 Lakewood Drive for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend yesterday morning, according to police.

SANDWICH — A 70-year-old man was flown to a Boston hospital yesterday afternoon with serious injuries following a two-car crash on Route 6 near Exit 3.

NORTH EASTHAM — Sometimes he's jogging, sometimes walking. But warm weather or cold, his attire never varies.

SOUTH YARMOUTH — An 85-year-old Dennisport woman crashed her car into the Citizens Bank at 1116 Route 28 after jumping the curb yesterday, public safety officials said.

The town manager will likely recommend a candidate for police chief by Friday.

FALMOUTH — A road construction crew punctured an underground natural gas line yesterday afternoon, closing the West Falmouth Highway for about an hour, police said.

EASTHAM — Local police Officer Kate Mungovan thought she had a simple traffic stop early Sunday morning, but she ended up chasing a wanted man on foot and having to draw her weapon to arrest him.

SANDWICH — Investigators are examining a brush fire that scorched about a quarter acre last night on town water district property off Farmersville Road, fire officials said.