Massachusetts State Police detectives were made aware on December 14, 2023 that the former fire chief allegedly made a nonconsensual video of another person performing sexual acts on him, according to the DA.
Police arrested an Oak Bluffs man on drunk driving charges after the driver made a ruckus downtown, causing injury to multiple people and damaging a number of properties. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene where the driver nearly ran over an elderly woman on a street meant for pedestrians. 68-year-old Oak Bluffs resident David Murphy was […]
Two suspects in the armed Nov. 17 robbery of a Rockland Trust branch in Tisbury will face federal charges as new details emerged indicating they attempted to burn clothing and bury guns at a West Tisbury farm, according to a press release issued Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s office. For the first time, law enforcement […]
William Sanfilippo, 58, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon (chainsaw) in Edgartown District Court on Friday. Judge Benjamin Barnes sentenced Sanfilippo to 32 days in jail, time he’d already served, and dismissed a charge of disturbing the peace. As The Times previously reported, Sanfilippo brandished a chainsaw in an encounter with Oak Bluffs […]
A plea agreement stemming from allegations William Scott Sanfilippo revved and brandished a chainsaw, and threatened officers with it, failed in Edgartown District Court on Friday. Sanfilippo faces charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct from the Oak Bluffs Police Department. Following a summary of facts read into the record by Assistant […]