Police/Court
Joseph Lacaprucia, 26, of Oak Bluffs, has been charged with assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (a kitchen knife) and assault and battery after an early morning disturbance on Dreamer’s Way in Oak Bluffs.
A plea and sentencing proceeding for Trevor J. Medeiros, 21, was postponed Monday in Dukes County superior court because of concerns about prescription drugs he was given at the Edgartown house of correction. The Hon. Tina Page has rescheduled the hearing for Monday.
Mike G. Jean-Francois, 26, of Middleboro, Brandon F. Merkman, 32, of Sagamore and Quentin A. Phillip, 28, of Boston, were all indicted by a Dukes County grand jury on one count of trafficking oxycodone, 18 to 36 grams and one account of conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act. The spring session of Dukes County superior court began Monday.
Police knew it was a drill. But when a 911 call reporting an active shooter inside the Edgartown School came in Saturday morning, the response was just like the real thing.
The West Tisbury police station has a new address. After two years of planning, the police have moved from their tiny cramped building on the Mill Pond into new headquarters in North Tisbury.
A Dukes County grand jury handed down an indictment for Kleyck Correa, 35, on a charge of trafficking cocaine between 18 grams and 36 grams.