Retired Worcester Police Lt. Richard Bates, Eastham Deputy Chief Daniel Deschamps, and retired Arlington Capt. Paul Coughlin sift through documents in the Tisbury Police Station as part of the the TPD certification assessment.The Tisbury Police Department appears on the brink of achieving certification, a watershed achievement for a department dogged by problems for decades. Police […]
It’s the end of an era for emergency communications using analog radio on Martha’s Vineyard when the Dukes County Sheriff’s Office digitizes the airwaves Thursday. The move will make first responder communication clearer and more stable, but a side effect will be the silencing of traditional scanners that many Islanders use to follow fire, police, […]
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Island police complete bias training
Three-day course featured rank-focused classes and community, organization involvement.
Island police completed a three-day training session on implicit and unconscious bias last week.
The training was conducted at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School by Hillard Heintze, a security risk-management firm based in Chicago.
The Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition received a $25,000 grant to fully fund the training sessions, which were prompted by the recent spate of tragic African American killings during police procedures across the country.
The grant comprised $17,000 from the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation, $7,000 from the Martha’s Vineyard Social Justice Leadership Foundation, and $1,000 from the Social Action Committee of the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Martha’s Vineyard NAACP, and members of Black Lives Matter were also
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Island police implicit bias training set for May
Training will be led by Chicago-based Hillard Heintze.
An implicit and unconscious bias training course for Island police is set to take place in May.
Members of the Island’s six police departments will engage in an implicit and unconscious bias training May 4, 5, and 6.
The training will be conducted on-Island by Hillard Heintze, a security risk management team based in Chicago. Originally scheduled for November, Island police chiefs moved the training to the spring amid COVID-19 concerns.
The Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition received a $25,000 grant to fully fund the training sessions, which were prompted by the recent spate of tragic African American killings during police procedures across the country.
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Community celebrates Herb Fosterâs 93rd birthday
Friends, family, and former colleagues thank Island figurehead for decades of dedication to community betterment.
Edgartown FD showed up to extend good wishes. - Jeremy Driesen
Canine well-wisher. - Jeremy Driesen
Cars were decorated for the occasion. -Jeremy Driesen
Well-wishers held up signs going by the house. -Jeremy Driesen
Cars lined up to wish Herb a happy birthday. -Jeremy Driesen
Photo of Herb and his late wife in the window of his house. -Jeremy Driesen
Edgartown Police Chief Bruce McNamee helped direct all the cars that showed up. -Jeremy Driesen