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Island police responded to car accidents and minor incidents over the weekend. As more people arrive, call volume is picking up, police said.

With the arrival of summer, Island police say they are receiving more calls, including for noise complaints.

As a gesture to honor medical professionals and grocery store workers on the front lines of the pandemic, Island police, fire and others plan to stage a parade from Edgartown to Vineyard Haven .

Stay-at-home orders now in effect Islandwide are posing are new risks for people stuck at home with a physically or emotionally abusive partner.

Staggered shifts and scaling back on arrests are among the new protocols that have been adopted by Island police and emergency responders during the pandemic.

The death of a woman in Mashpee Thursday is being investigated as a homicide. The victim had apparently formerly lived in Edgartown.

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