Retiring Oak Bluffs Police Chief Erik Blake will run against incumbent Dukes County Sheriff Robert Ogden for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. The showdown will be decided during the state primary, Sept. 6. Debra O’Malley, a spokesperson for Secretary of State William Galvin, confirmed the worst-kept secret on the Island Monday, that Blake is, indeed, […]
The Oak Bluffs select board hired Public Safety LLC to help the town select its next police chief. Chief Erik Blake has announced he will retire effective June 30, which leaves the town with just a couple of months before the busy summer season to get a new chief on board. On Tuesday, March 15, […]
The Oak Bluffs select board voted 4-0, with one member absent, to appoint Sgt. Nicholas Curelli as acting lieutenant of the town’s police department. Oak Bluffs Police Chief Erik Blake told the board Curelli has “definitely stepped up to the plate” and taken on extra work following the retirement of Lt. Tim Williamson and the […]