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PROVINCETOWN — A local man was arrested late yesterday afternoon and charged with raping a child in Truro, according to the police.

SOUTH DENNIS — A local father and son were recognized by selectmen last night for rescuing two Brewster women on Memorial Day when their kayaks overturned off Crowes Pasture.

TRURO — Three people were injured in a head-on crash on Route 6 near Montano's Restaurant early yesterday morning, police said.

BREWSTER — A 19-year-old man who allegedly attacked a 12-year-old bicyclist on Route 6A last week is facing charges, according to police.

HYANNIS — A 52-year-old Osterville man was taken to Cape Cod Hospital yesterday afternoon after he was struck by a car in the Hyannis Honda parking lot on West Main Street, fire officials said.

ORLEANS — Police are warning residents to be wary of a phone solicitation scam in which the perpetrators are pretending to be collecting money on behalf of the "Orleans Police Association," police officials said yesterday.

MASHPEE — A Level 3 sex offender is working at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council headquarters, according to police.

Christopher McCowen, the Hyannis man convicted in 2006 of the high-profile murder of former fashion writer Christa Worthington, is recovering from apparently minor stab wounds he suffered in prison about a week ago, his lawyer said.

Woods Hole is known as a picturesque seaside village, but for police officers it can be one of the most dangerous places in town.

A motorcyclist died early yesterday morning after his bike crashed on Old Barnstable Road, according to the Falmouth police.

A South Dennis man wanted on various charges was arrested yesterday afternoon after police spotted him in a passing car, officials said. Michael Laurie was charged with possession of a sawed-off shotgun and resisting arrest.

A fire that started in a basement electrical panel caused $6,500 in damage at a Hillside Avenue home yesterday afternoon, fire officials said.