Sleepy Drivers, Dead Otter: Weekend Incidents Occupy Island Police

Island law enforcement and EMS responded to several incidents over the weekend, including a serious motorcycle accident.

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High School Drill Hones Readiness for Disaster Response

It was only a drill when the tactical response team swarmed the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School campus Thursday morning.

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Edgartown Chief Prepares for First Vineyard Summer on the Job

Edgartown police chief Bruce McNamee feels community policing is more than just getting to know the people in town.

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Always Prepared: Island Chiefs Discuss Community Policing
Sara Brown

Community policing on Martha’s Vineyard requires a special set of skills, four chiefs and the sheriff said during a Gazette discussion this week.

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And Then There Were Three; Trend of Retiring Police Chiefs Continues

Edgartown police chief David Rossi is stepping down following a recent heart attack, becoming the third Island police chief to announce his departure in less than a month.

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Mass Casualty Drill Proves Useful Test, With Lessons Learned
Sydney Bender

Police knew it was a drill. But when a 911 call reporting an active shooter inside the Edgartown School came in Saturday morning, the response was just like the real thing.

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Holiday Car Accidents, Fights, Break-Ins Keep Police Cracking
Jim Hickey

Island police responded to numerous motor vehicle accidents, broke up several loud parties and placed a few intoxicated holiday revelers into protective custody over the weekend.

Edgartown

On Friday at 10:30 p.m. Edgartown police responded to a single-car accident on Meshacket Road near Morning Glory Farm. When officers arrived they discovered that a blue Chevrolet S10 Truck had gone off the road and struck the guide wire of a telephone pole.

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Police Departments Announce Tactical Team
Jim Hickey

Island police this week announced the new Martha’s Vineyard Tactical Response Team, an elite, highly trained group of officers that will assist the police departments during critical incidents such as hostage situations, searches for armed subjects and civic disorder.

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Police Beat: Team Dispatched, Parties Dispersed, Brawlers Flee

The newly created Martha’s Vineyard Tactical Response Team was dispatched for the first time on Saturday to assist West Tisbury police with a warrant arrest of a man with a history of violent crime.

On Friday police were notified by the Barnstable superior court probation department of a probation warrant for William F. Campbell, who lives on Great Pond Road. Police said that Mr. Campbell had violated probation by not keeping his personal tracking unit on; his whereabouts were unknown.

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Six Island Chiefs Speak of Cooperation As They Look to Busy Summer Ahead
Sara Brown

Tisbury police chief Daniel Hanavan is bracing for the thousands of cars and visitors that will disembark daily from ferries into Vineyard Haven streets this summer. Edgartown police chief Antone Bettencourt is taking special note of the rise of underage alcohol purchases, while his Oak Bluffs counterpart, Erik Blake, is getting ready for summer bar closings in his town full of bustling night spots.

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