Police/Court
A 29-year-old Oak Bluffs man was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly attacked a vehicle operator and stole a landscaping truck, Oak Bluffs police said. The incident occurred on Garvin street near Dukes County avenue.
Minor motor vehicle accidents, including a moped accident and VTA mishap in Edgartown and rollover in West Tisbury, occupied Island police over the weekend.
The fire extinguishing system at the Vineyard Transit Authority gas pumps in Edgartown discharged over the weekend, releasing hundreds of pounds of a fire suppression powder onto the lot.
A state land court judge has denied repeated claims from attorney and abutter Benjamin Hall Jr. that shadows and noise from the development would adversely affect his property.
A 21-year-old Edgartown man was medically evacuated from the Island Sunday evening with a serious head injury after he rolled off the roof of a car, police said.
The Oak Bluffs police department has a new sign that was made possible by a generous donation from seasonal resident Charles Santoro, the department announced this week.