Police/Court
Seven passengers traveling on a Vineyard Transit Authority bus sustained minor injuries following an accident at the Triangle intersection in Edgartown Tuesday involving the bus and a car.
The state Supreme Judicial Court has reversed a Dukes County superior court judge’s decision to throw out an indictment against a Vineyard Haven man. The case returns to court for trial this fall.
Two Island men are facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing prescription medication from vehicles and stealing a car, police said. Mark (Markus) J. Premdas, 27, of Oak Bluffs, and Ricardo Marinho-Dasilva, 25, of Vineyard Haven, were arrested Monday by Oak Bluffs and Tisbury police.
Responding to criticism about the police department at the annual town meeting, Erik Blake plans initiatives to improve community relations.
West Tisbury police arrested a man wielding a 38-inch Samurai sword Monday evening at a home on Oak Knoll Road.
A 17-year-old was air lifted to a Boston area hospital Monday night with serious injuries after a single car crash in Oak Bluffs, state police said. The Coast Guard was called in to assist with the medevac from the Martha's Vineyard Hospital during poor weather conditions.