An Oak Bluffs man was arrested recently on the Island after allegedly committing rape in New York. Jordan Burnham, 44, was arrested on July 20 by Oak Bluffs Police under the charge of fugitive from justice. According to a police report, Oak Bluffs Police Lt. Nicholas Curelli was contacted by the New York City Police […]
A woman was arraigned in Edgartown District Court Thursday for criminal harassment. Yasemin Yarkin, who appeared virtually from the Dukes County jail, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Yarkin described herself to the court as a German national, a tourist, and a pediatrician. “Briefly, the alleged victim is a comedian,” Cape and Islands Assistant District […]
The Oak Bluffs select board voted to appoint acting Lt. Nicholas Curelli to lieutenant, in addition to approving the promotions of Officers Christopher Wiggin and Jeffrey LaBell to sergeant Tuesday. In his first appointments as chief of police, Jonathan Searle brought the promotions before the select board. Lt. Currelli, who holds a master’s degree in […]