Cape Cod Shark Dangerously Close To Swimmers: Patch PM

Welcome to Thursday's Patch PM. Here are today's top headlines:

Cape Cod Sharks Closer Than You Think, Photo Shows

An overhead photo after Cape Cod beachgoers were ordered out of the water offers a chilling reminder of how close the predators can get to humans.

Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Death Penalty Appeal Set

A judge said this week oral arguments in Boston Marathon bomber's Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeal will be on Dec. 12.

This Is What People From Massachusetts Are Officially Called

And we bet you never knew it.

Suffolk County Officer Attacked Outside Jail Before Shift

An officer on his way to work at the Suffolk County House of Correction was pulled from his car and attacked by a group of people in Boston Thursday morning, authorities said.

Local

Well isn't this just the cutest little picture you ever did see? Newton firefighters rescued a raccoon from a sewer.

Animal Control Officer Joshua Heal was out of work for a few months with an injury. And when he returned to work Tuesday, he came back to a "fantastic surprise" thanks to one Stoughton woman.

Officials released the identity of a man who died after drowning in a swimming pool on Ledgewood Drive in Danvers Tuesday.

A 72-year-old man from Nashua, New Hampshire, was killed and a 58-year-old Wilmington man was hospitalized following a crash on Route 3A in Woburn Wednesday morning.

Sports

The Red Sox will try to get back into the win column tonight against the Tampa Rays to close out a homestand. The Sox are 10 games back of the first-place Yankees and the teams start a crucial four-game series in New York Friday ... We're a week away from the first preseason game for the Patriots, who will travel to Detroit Aug. 8 to play the Lions ... Search Patriots tickets and Red Sox tickets and use the promo code PATCHTICKETS10 to get a 10 percent discount.