The Massachusetts Environmental Police have closed their investigation into an alligator carcass found in West Tisbury. Officials say it remains unclear how the gator ended up in the marsh of the Sepiessa Point Reservation.
The dead gator was found on Saturday at Sepiessa Point Reservation in West Tisbury, a police spokesperson confirmed.
A boat crash on Chappaquiddick earlier this year prompted two Island police departments to designate more officers to harbor patrols to better enforce the law on the water.
A state and local police investigation remains ongoing after two wells at the site of a planned 20-unit rental development in Tisbury were found contaminated with motor oil last week.
Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating after the remnants of a vessel washed ashore this week that was believed to have broken loose from a mooring in Hyannis harbor.
Sgt. Scott Opie, the new part-time environmental police officer on the Island, was introduced at the Rod and Gun Club on Wednesday.