Police/Court
In a case with implications for drunken driving arrests statewide, a district court judge has generally affirmed the reliability of breath analysis...
Chilmark police Sgt. Jonathan Klaren, Plymouth police captain Bruce McNamee, and Seekonk police captain Frank John are all finalists in the running...
An inspection at the Edgartown courthouse has turned up serious deficiencies in fire safety, including an emergency exit door that was locked and...
At least a dozen drunken driving cases pending in the Edgartown district court are on hold as a case about breath test accuracy works its way through...
Retired Chilmark police chief Timothy Rich is back on the job again, serving as acting chief and continuing a long battle against moped rentals on...
An Oak Bluffs barn was destroyed in a large fire Wednesday night that brought an all-out response from firefighters. Officials said there were no...
The West Tisbury police department has received state certification from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission.
In Hawaii they call it Ho’oponopono. And the Wampanoag people have a similar traditional process — a way of finding a balance or resolution between...
The Newes from America pub in Edgartown was closed Thursday after firefighters responded to a small fire that ignited in a clothes dryer at the...
The Martha’s Vineyard Mediation Program and the Oak Bluffs police department plan to launch a restorative justice initiative in the coming months.
A West Tisbury woman is facing drunken driving charges after a single-car crash Monday night in Edgartown. Police said Christy Dobson and her...
Robert Ogden began a six-year term as Dukes County sheriff Wednesday after he was sworn in a courthouse ceremony.
