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Sexual Assault Reported at Massachusetts State Police Barracks on Martha's Vineyard
State police opened an Internal Affairs probe as Oak Bluffs police executed search warrants and investigated the reported assault independently.
- On Thursday, Oak Bluffs Police confirmed they are independently investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred at the Massachusetts State Police barracks on Martha's Vineyard in late August.
- State Police officials stated the two individuals involved are not affiliated with the agency, noting the alleged assailant was visiting a trooper assigned to the island for the summer.
- Oak Bluffs Police Chief Jonathan Searle confirmed his department is conducting the investigation independently from the MSP, having executed court-authorized search warrants at the barracks and elsewhere.
- While the MSP has opened an internal affairs investigation, a spokesperson emphasized the agency is "fully cooperating" with the local department's ongoing efforts to pursue justice.
- Located about 7 miles off Cape Cod, the Oak Bluffs barracks serves the entire island of Martha's Vineyard, a town in Dukes County with about 5,500 residents.
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Sexual assault reported at Massachusetts State Police barracks on Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts State Police have opened an internal affairs investigation after an alleged sexual assault at the department's Oak Bluffs barracks, the WBZ-TV I-Team has learned.
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State Police cooperating in sexual assault case tied to Island barracks
Updated Sept. 10, 4:55 pm. Massachusetts State Police said they are cooperating with a local investigation into a reported sexual assault by suspects who allegedly stayed a night at the state department’s Oak Bluffs barracks when the incident occurred late last month. The two individuals involved in the incident remain unnamed, and State Police said […]
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