Police/Court
A Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School student was arrested Monday after he was found on school grounds in possession of marijuana and pellet guns, according to Oak Bluffs police.
The spring sitting of the Dukes County Superior Court begins next Monday, with few criminal cases on the agenda.
A car chase between a Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Chilmark police Saturday evening ended in the mud of the Keith Farm field in Chilmark with the apprehension of a 17-year-old male from Oak Bluffs.
Bruce McNamee, a captain of the administration division of the Plymouth police department, has been named the new Edgartown police chief.
The police versus firemen hockey game raised over $9,000 for Vineyard House, and a public skate fundraiser earlier netted over $6,000 for injured Zamboni driver Mike Hathaway.
Last year over 300 fans packed the ice arena for the first ever Guns and Hoses event, which pitted local police against local firefighters in an icy battle for hockey bragging rights.