Police/Court
A manager at the upscale Vineyard Haven store Midnight Farm has been charged with allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise while employed at the store.
In a case testing the limits of the grand jury system, the state’s highest court has agreed to review the dismissal of charges against a Vineyard Haven businessman who was indicted for child rape solely on the basis of a police officer’s testimony.
An Edgartown man is facing charges for the alleged theft of three vehicles in the last two weeks, police said Tuesday.
A Mashpee man was arraigned last week in Edgartown district court on charges including statutory rape.
Edgartown and Oak Bluffs police said they are investigating two Friday car thefts that appear to be related.
Aaron Watkins and Desmond Roderiques were held on $50,000 bail and face drug charges after drug task force officers arrested them as they departed a ferry. The men are scheduled for arraignment Friday on charges including trafficking in heroin and trafficking in cocaine.