Police/Court
The Tisbury police department will be restructuring, and former Lieutenant Eerik Meisner is no longer employed by the town as of Wednesday, police chief Mark Saloio told the Gazette.
A 43-year-old West Tisbury man was sentenced to four years probation after he was convicted by a district court jury on child pornography charges.
An Oak Bluffs man is facing charges of cocaine possession and assault and battery following a weekend altercation with a state trooper.
An Edgartown man is being held without bail after being arraigned two weeks ago on charges of violating an abuse prevention order.
North Water street in Edgartown was a scene of shattered glass, kicked-in fences, smashed Christmas light bulbs and beer bottles strewn through front lawns Friday morning.
Island police investigated more deer hunting incidents and managed large holiday crowds over the weekend.