Police/Court
Robert Ogden began a six-year term as Dukes County sheriff Wednesday after he was sworn in a courthouse ceremony.
Following the abrupt resignation of police chief Brian Cioffi, the Chilmark selectmen named former longtime police chief Tim Rich as interim.
A Vineyard Haven man is recovering at a Boston hospital, after he was pulled from the bottom of a pool early Monday morning.
Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey has sued three district attorneys, including Cape and Islands DA Michael O’Keefe, alleging they failed to comply with the state public records law.
A rape case involving a Blackstone man will move to the superior court following indictments by a grand jury this week.
Oak Bluffs police are investigating vandalism to the Christmas decorations in Ocean Park, the department announced Saturday.