Police/Court
Robert Ogden began a six-year term as Dukes County sheriff Wednesday after he was sworn in a courthouse ceremony.
Following the abrupt resignation of police chief Brian Cioffi, the Chilmark selectmen named former longtime police chief Tim Rich as interim.
A Vineyard Haven man is recovering at a Boston hospital, after he was pulled from the bottom of a pool early Monday morning.
Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey has sued three district attorneys, including Cape and Islands DA Michael O’Keefe, alleging they failed to...
A rape case involving a Blackstone man will move to the superior court following indictments by a grand jury this week.
Oak Bluffs police are investigating vandalism to the Christmas decorations in Ocean Park, the department announced Saturday.
West Tisbury firefighters quelled a backyard brushfire late Wednesday afternoon at a home on State Road in North Tisbury. No injuries or serious...
Laura Marshard, a Vineyard-based prosecutor with the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office, is facing possible disciplinary action by the state...
An Edgartown man was sentenced to serve time in jail for a September vandalism spree.
Edgartown police officer William Bishop was commended Monday for going out of his way to help members of the community.
Oak Bluffs police officer Daniel Cassidy was promoted to the rank of sergeant at a promotional ceremony held Oct. 27.
Foul play is not suspected in the death of a man found in a camp deep in the woods of the state forest over the weekend, according to state police...