The town of Tisbury has agreed to pay a former Tisbury Police candidate $75,000 to settle a lawsuit against the town and a member of its police department. In January 2022, Danielle Clermont filed a complaint with Dukes County Superior Court in which she claimed that the town of Tisbury had conspired with Tisbury Police […]
The Tisbury Select Board’s waffling on a proposal to introduce a police patrol boat to Vineyard Haven is unfortunate. The proposal seems more like the town is looking for a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist: Arguably, that’s one of the more frustrating sides of local government. To the facts of the issue: Tisbury […]
The Tisbury Select Board considered installing a new stop sign at the intersection of Franklin Street and Center Street during the Wednesday, Feb. 15, meeting. The proposal was brought forward after Tisbury Police Chief Chris Habekost and public works director Kirk Metell raised traffic flow and safety concerns from the public, according to town administrator […]
On the recommendation of Tisbury Police Chief Chris Habekost, Tisbury’s select board voted 2-0 on Wednesday to hire and appoint Forrest Filler as a Tisbury Police Officer. “We’re continuing our recruitment to fill vacant positions here at the police department and we’ve selected a candidate for your consideration,” Habekost said ahead of the vote. Habekost […]
A Vineyard police sergeant’s alleged misconduct ruined his value as a witness, and may have damaged the reputations of the two departments where he worked. Following a credibility attack by Edgartown defense attorney Ryan Searle, Tisbury Police Sgt. Jeff Day was found to be unusable as a prosecution witness last winter, records recently obtained by […]