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The alligator found on Hiramar Road in Hyannis on Sunday was taken yesterday to a reptile rehabilitation facility in Taunton.

Several East Falmouth residents woke up on Saturday morning to find swastikas drawn on their houses and cars.

Bourne police were called to investigate the theft of yet another catalytic converter from the commuter parking lot on Canal Street, bringing the total number of thefts to as many as 10 in the past two months.

WEST BARNSTABLE — Two people were injured - a Tyngsborough man seriously injured - in a head-on crash last night on Old Stage Road near Coachman Lane, fire officials said.

BUZZARDS BAY — Police and fire officials responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash yesterday afternoon on Route 25 east, right before Exit 3, officials said.

EAST FALMOUTH — Local paramedics responded to two car crashes within 20 minutes of one another yesterday afternoon, fire officials said.

WAREHAM — An Iraq war veteran says a camera and memory cards containing a thousand pictures from his time in Iraq have been stolen from his truck, The Standard-Times reported.

HARWICH — Two local homes were damaged in lightning strikes during Tuesday's fast-moving thunderstorms that dumped rain and hail over much of the Cape, a fire department spokesman said.

BOSTON — A Barnstable County deputy sheriff was honored this week for meritorious service at the Correction Officer of the Year ceremony at the Statehouse.

UPPER CAPE — The state Senate passed legislation this week that would establish a state fire district on the Massachusetts Military Reservation and the bill has gone to the House for consideration.

As much as two inches of rain fell yesterday afternoon on the Mid- to Lower Cape as severe thunder and lightning storms swiftly swept through the region.

FALMOUTH — A temporary restraining order against a former local police officer accused of sexual assault by his ex-girlfriend has been extended for one year.

HARWICH — A Brewster police officer likely saved the life of a 65-year-old bicyclist yesterday morning when he revived the man, who was in cardiac arrest, with an automated external defibrillator.

PROVINCETOWN — Jurors in Orleans District Court found a local man not guilty yesterday of three charges of indecent assault and battery on a person over age 14 and intimidation of a witness, a court official said.

BARNSTABLE — Local and federal agents have arrested four young Cape Codders on drug charges after a three-month undercover investigation, police said.

PROVINCETOWN — A Michigan woman alleged to have punched a 1½-year-old boy in the face Saturday at a local parking lot pleaded not guilty in court Monday to a charge of assault and battery on a child, police said.

EAST SANDWICH — Four people were taken to Cape Cod Hospital shortly after midnight yesterday after a one-car crash on Chase Road, a fire department official said.

BARNSTABLE — The Barnstable Fire Department has undergone some recent personnel changes brought on by retirements and promotions, Chief Robert Crosby said this week.

EAST SANDWICH — In a profession where seconds count, the fire department measures its shortcomings in minutes.

The rate of sexual victimization among inmates at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility in Bourne is slightly lower than the national average, according to a Department of Justice survey released this week.

SAGAMORE — Police have arrested three 18-year-olds for allegedly smashing more than 20 mailboxes and the windows of four cars in an early morning rampage Wednesday.

ORLEANS — About 50 homes near Rock Harbor were evacuated yesterday after a work crew doing road construction ruptured a gas main in the middle of Defiance Lane, public safety officials said.

NANTUCKET — An electrical malfunction was the likely cause of a fire that heavily damaged a South Road business early yesterday, a fire department official said.

BREWSTER — A new reverse 911 phone system helped local police locate a man wanted for allegedly assaulting a family member yesterday, according to police.

Barnstable Treasurer Debra Blanchette reacted quickly when a man came out of a nearby office at the Barnstable School Administration Building and said, "He's gone, he's had a heart attack.

Cape Cod Community College will shut down its disc golf course Monday because of security concerns.

A Harwich Port man accused of stealing $14 million from the Natick company where he worked and then laundering the money through a South Dennis church was indicted in federal court this week.

Brewster police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a woman's buttocks while she walked along the Rail Trail yesterday afternoon.

The Coast Guard rescued two mariners from the water near Monomoy Island yesterday after they were swept out to sea by strong currents.

A three-car crash that sent two people to the hospital yesterday morning is being investigated as a possible drunken driving incident, police said.

A Yarmouth man was charged with drunken driving for the fourth time after an accident near the Yarmouth-Hyannis line on Route 28 Thursday night, police said.

A car ran into a house at 430 Old Craigville Road in Cotuit about 8:20 a.m. yesterday, police said.

An expensive, specialized wheelchair outfitted for use on the sand has disappeared from Sandy Neck Beach, according to park manager Nina Coleman.

State police searched the woods near the Sagamore Bridge yesterday afternoon, looking for a man who had been acting suspiciously.

A Barnstable man out in his 19-foot motorboat in Barnstable Harbor yesterday afternoon had to be rescued after he became disoriented in the fog at low tide, a fire department official said.

A Barnstable man out in his 19-foot motorboat in Barnstable Harbor Saturday afternoon had to be rescued after he became disoriented in the fog at low tide, a fire department official said.

Restaurant owners, in conjunction with a Falmouth taxi company, plan to offer a safe ride home for intoxicated customers this summer.

Walkers on Eisenhower Drive in Cotuit will want to watch out for a pair of red-tailed hawks that are dive-bombing neighbors, including one woman who received 10 stitches yesterday.

Keith Harrison had no warning before the dog bit into his face Thursday as he walked through a parking lot just off Main Street in Hyannis.

Improvements to roads in Yarmouth could cause some traffic delays, and police are asking that motorists find alternate routes if possible.

PROVINCETOWN — The Holyoke native known here as Lobster Man for the red, Neoprene lobster costume that he dons to dazzle summer visitors, has sold his shell and vowed to lay low until a court case involving local police is settled.

FALMOUTH — A Mattapoisett man led police on a short chase through town Tuesday after he allegedly crashed into two cars on Main Street then fled the scene, police said.

ORLEANS — The criminal case against a Dennis man accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old Dennis girl from her bedroom and raping her in May has been continued in Orleans District Court to July 28.

WEST YARMOUTH — Two suspects were arrested Tuesday night when Yarmouth and Barnstable police raided a motel room as part of a drug investigation.

BREWSTER — A 79-year-old local man was found dead of an apparent drowning in the family pool Tuesday night, police said.

WEST YARMOUTH — A Yarmouthport man is facing his fifth drunken driving charge after his arrest early yesterday morning, police said.

HYANNIS - A left hand turn and a brief police pursuit turned into a drug bust early yesterday morning when Barnstable police arrested three people and seized cash, scales and an estimated $50,000 worth of cocaine.

MASHPEE — A 14-year-old boy suffered second-degree burns to his chest and at least one hand after a campfire incident last night, Mashpee Fire Department officials said.

CENTERVILLE — Businesses at One Century Plaza were evacuated yesterday morning after a car struck a gas meter attached to the building, a fire department official said.

SOUTH YARMOUTH — A 49-year-old local man was scheduled to be arraigned in Barnstable District Court yesterday on charges that he attacked a female friend, police said.