Police/Court
Three top police executives from off-Island are finalists in the search for a new Edgartown police chief. Robert DeFlaminis Jr., Bruce R. McNamee and Brian Lauzon, will be interviewed Monday by the Edgartown selectmen.
The town police department is completing the last steps in the process of gaining accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. It is first department on the Island to apply.
The search for a new Edgartown police chief has been narrowed to six candidates out of 25 applicants.
Aquinnah police officer David Murphy received a Meritorious Public Service Award from the U.S. Coast Guard Friday for rescuing a man in Menemsha Pond in October 2016.
A Vineyard Haven man was arrested and charged this week for distributing fentanyl on the Island.
West Tisbury selectmen expeditiously selected Lieut. Matt Mincone to succeed Dan Rossi as West Tisbury police chief at Wednesday night’s meeting, drawing enthusiastic applause.