Det. James T. Morse was terminated last Friday for what police called a misuse of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services system.
Island police responded to a number of drunk driving incidents over the weekend. In Oak Bluffs there were two separate arrests for operating under the influence.
Oak Bluffs chief of police Erik Blake took the outside route to inside bicycling. Now he teaches a Tuesday morning spin interval class at Blitz Fitness in West Tisbury.
Last year officers in the Oak Bluffs department had a baby a month from March to May, and then two arrived in July. Now they are toddlers.
A 47-year-old man wanted by international authorities in a murder-for-hire scheme in Brazil was arrested last week in Oak Bluffs, according to Oak Bluffs police.
Oak Bluffs police have arrested two men following a weeklong investigation into the theft of a large amount of cash from an East Chop home.