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
2017
November 1, 2017
Dan Hanavan in Tisbury and Dan Rossi in West Tisbury have announced plans to retire, leaving vacancies in the top police job in two of the six Island towns.
August 10, 2017
Sgt. Timothy Stobie’s last shift wasn’t eventful. He didn’t arrest anybody. He didn’t ride the motorcycle. It was a quiet end to over three decades of service on the Tisbury police department.
June 1, 2017
A Tisbury police officer who has served on the town force for more than 25 years returned to duty just as the town released a critical report.
May 25, 2017
After meeting behind closed doors for nearly three hours Wednesday night, Tisbury selectmen remained mum on the outcome of a disciplinary hearing for a longtime police officer.
May 19, 2017
A Tisbury police detective is on leave and will face a disciplinary hearing next week, town officials confirmed.
2015
December 24, 2015
Tisbury and West Tisbury police are investigating the theft of mail from several mailboxes in the Lambert’s Cove area.
