Charges of racism erupted this week at the Tisbury police department, with the town's only African-American year-round officer saying he has been the subject of harassment, jokes and even an offens
Tisbury Police
March 21, 1997
Yvonne Guzman
March 28, 1997
Yvonne Guzman
The Martha's Vineyard NAACP this week called for the immediate dismissal of John Dillon, a Tisbury police patrolman who has been charged with racism by a fellow officer.
April 25, 1997
Yvonne Guzman
Tisbury police officer John Dillon -- who has been under fire from the NAACP for allegedly racist acts against the town's only African-American patrolman -- is on indefinite paid administrative lea
August 18, 2000
Chris Burrell
Two young girls from New Jersey got their first exposure to overt racism this week when they returned from a morning walk into downtown Vineyard Haven and found a racial slur spray-painted in lette
2023
June 13, 2023
Chad Atkinson, 31, was indicted on charges of aggravated rape of a child with force, and kidnapping, according to court documents.
May 25, 2023
A proposal from Tisbury police to test out a new marine patrol unit is on ice for now after town officials expressed concerns over the cost.
March 31, 2023
Tisbury police said they responded to the power line trails behind the department of public works building on Wednesday morning after the owner of an Australian shepherd said his dog had been stabbed with a knife by another dog walker.
March 22, 2023
No one was seriously injured and the two vehicles were unscathed, other than minor damage to the Mini Cooper’s bumper.
2022
September 20, 2022
Tisbury’s first responders had a complicated Sunday afternoon with emergencies both on land and in the water, followed by a Monday-morning incident that moved from street to sea and back again.
July 7, 2022
The town of Tisbury has settled out of court with a former town police sergeant in her federal lawsuit alleging harassment and retaliation on the basis of her sexual orientation and race.
