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BOURNE - The region has had a "rash" of catalytic converter thefts over the past month as thieves mine the exhaust system devices for precious metals, a state police official said.

VINEYARD HAVEN — A landmark Martha's Vineyard bookstore and a cafe sustained heavy fire damage yesterday morning, a fire official said.

DENNISPORT — A kitchen fire damaged a local home early yesterday morning, a fire department official said.

SOUTH DENNIS — A partial rollover crash at a Route 6 rest area last night resulted in a child being taken to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, public safety officials said.

ORLEANS — A 6-year-old girl was accidentally run over by a trailer carrying a parade float during the town's Fourth of July Parade yesterday, police and witnesses said.

SANDWICH — An 18-year-old Barnstable woman was taken to Falmouth Hospital with minor injuries yesterday after her car hit a tree on Stowe Road, police said.

HYANNIS – A 19-year-old Bourne man was listed in fair condition Friday night at a Boston hospital after his motorcycle crashed into a car in town yesterday afternoon.

HYANNIS — A 21-year-old South Dennis man was killed in a motorcycle accident early yesterday morning at the intersection of South and Sea streets, a Hyannis Fire Department spokesman said.

SANDWICH — A 25-year-old woman was seriously injured when her pickup truck crashed into a guard rail on Chase Road yesterday afternoon, police and fire officials said.

HYANNIS — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on the June 18 plane crash that killed pilot Mark Conway.

BREWSTER — A car garage was knocked off its foundation when a woman crashed into it yesterday afternoon, a fire official said.

OAK BLUFFS — A West Tisbury man was seriously injured in a moped accident early yesterday morning.

BREWSTER — Police are investigating an alleged beating last weekend that left one man with facial injuries.

WEST YARMOUTH — A car ended up on the railroad tracks that run parallel to Willow Street last night after rear-ending another vehicle, police said.

HYANNIS — A mulch fire at a condominium complex on Ocean Street threatened several units before being put out by Hyannis firefighters yesterday.