The Police Department takes pride in providing the town, it's residents, and it's visitors the following services: EMPLOYMENT TAXI LICENSING FIREARMS LOCKOUTS CAR SEAT INSTALLS SECTORS FINGERPRINTING PARK & RIDE DOOR CHECKS RX DROP OFF SAFE EXCHANGE CAMERA REGISTRY INFO OFFICER (PIO) LOST PROPERTY

Todos os oficiais auxiliares também conhecidos como Oficiais Especiais no Departamento de Polícia de Tisbury são oficiais de polícia certificados que completaram a Academia da Reserva Básica através do MPTC. No Departamento, eles trabalham para complementar os oficiais regulares e em tempo integral com o desempenho de suas funções na manutenção da lei e da ordem. ​ Eles estão sob supervisão direta do supervisor de turno e da supervisão geral de oficiais seniores em tempo integral e são encarregados de várias formas de patrulha: patrulha a pé, patrulha com aviaturas e fiscalização de estacionamento. ​ Oficiais especiais são empregados durante todo o ano, mas são mais utilizados durante os meses de verão. ​ Os Oficiais Especiais de Tisbury são: Patrick Souza Carla Damian Gomes Se você gostaria de saber sobre esses Oficiais, click a qui ​

What do I need to do to get a License to Carry or a Firearms Identification Card? Step 1 Attend and pass a Massachusetts-approved Hunting/Firearms Safety Course. Step 2 Fill out application Step 3 Make an appointment to meet with Sergeant St Pierre. Bring with you: a) Drivers License b) $100 made payable to "Town of Tisbury" c) Certificate from Safety Course You will also be: a) Fingerprinted b) Photographed S tep 4 Wait to receive a call that your license has come in. *Checks are the only type of payment accepted for reports/LTC application* FID/LTC APPLICATION CHANGE OF ADDRESS REGISTRATION TRANSFER Safety Courses On-Island LTC CLASS A (TISBURY) FIREARMS SAFETY 101 OFFSHORE KINETICS MV ROD & GUN CLUB

Level 1 Where the Sex Offender Registry Board determines that the risk of re-offense by an offender is low and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public by that offender is not such that a public safety interest is served by public availability, the Board shall give that offender a Level 1 designation. Information on Level 1 offenders will not be available to the public. Neither the police nor the Board have authority to disseminate information to the general public identifying a Level 1 offender. Information identifying Level 1 offenders may only be given to the Department of Correction, any county correctional facility, the Department of Youth Services, the Department of Social Services, the parole Board, the Department of Probation and the Department of Mental Health, all city and town police departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for law enforcement purposes. SEX OFFENDER CLASSIFICATIONS Level 2 Where the Board determines that the risk of re-offense is moderate and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a public safety interest is served by public availability of registration information, it shall give a Level 2 designation to the sex offender. The public shall have access to the information regarding a Level 2 offender through the Local Police Department and through the Sex Offender Registry Board. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD Level 3 Where the Board determines that the risk of re-offense is high and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety interest is served by active dissemination, it shall give a Level 3 designation to the sex offender. The public shall have access to the information regarding a Level 3 offender through the Local Police Departments and through the Sex Offender Registry Board. CLICK TO GET MORE INFORMATION

If you have lost property anywhere in the Town of Tisbury and would like to fill out a lost property report, please click the link below. Please fill out the lost property form to the best of your ability and submit it. If your property is located, someone from TPD will contact you. ​ ​ Any questions, feel free to call 508-696-4240 or 508-693-1212 Lost Property Form

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O Park and Ride é uma área de estacionamento de trânsito convenientemente localizada em High Point Lane em Tisbury, MA. High Point Lane pode ser acessado viajando pela Estrada Estadual e fazendo uma curva à esquerda depois do Mercado Cronigs. ​ O estacionamento park and ride é estacionamento gratuito a curto prazo. Os passageiros podem estacionar no lote por até 4 dias consecutivos sem multa. Os passes de estacionamento de longo prazo podem ser comprados na Prefeitura de Tisbury durante o horário comercial normal. Para mais informações, entre em contato com a Prefeitura de Tisbury (508)-696-4200. ​ O estacionamento é executado em conjunto com a Vineyard Transit Authority, que executa um ônibus de transporte contínuo entre o Park and ride e o terminal Vineyard Haven Steamship Authority. ​ O Departamento de Polícia de Tisbury monitora o lote durante patrulhas de rotina 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana. O Departamento de Polícia também é encarregado de cumprir todas as normas de estacionamento estabelecidas pelo Park and Ride. ​ Park & Ride Regulations VTA Schedule

Policing is not a job, it's a profession. Like many great professionals we strive to do the best job we can, to provide for our town. That being said, if you have had an issue with how an officer dealt with your situation, we would like to hear about it so that we may help him/her improve in that area. At the same time, we like to hear when our Officers have done something deserving recognition. This form will allow you to complete either task. Thank you in advance for helping us better our department, so that we may better serve you!

Need a Police Report? Any Police Report generated by the Tisbury Police Department must first be approved by a supervisor before available for release to the general public. Per Policy of the Tisbury Police Department, In order to obtain a Police Report, you must first complete the Department's Request for Information Form. Requests for Information may be submitted in person to the Tisbury Police Station at 32 Water Street Tisbury, MA 02568. By Postal Service to the Tisbury Police Department, P.O. Box 426, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 By Fax: (508)-693-5543 ​ Records Access Officers- Admin. Samantha Gitschier 508-696-4240 x 602 sgitschier@tisburyma.gov & Sgt. Max Sherman 508-696-4240 x 608 msherman@tisburyma.gov REPORT REQUEST *Checks are the only type of payment accepted for reports/LTC application*

Chief Chris Habekost Chris was raised on Martha’s Vineyard and has lived here since 1973. Chris previously worked for the Edgartown and West Tisbury Police Departments and started as a Special Police Officer in Tisbury in 1998. Chris was selected as a full-time recruit officer in July of 2003 and subsequently graduated from the Weymouth regional police academy in March of 2004. Chris was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2012 and then interim Chief in July of 2021. Chris lives in Edgartown with his wife Marcela and their three children, one of whom has special needs. Chris is active with his family’s lifestyle and activities and enjoys spending time on home improvement and classic truck restoration.

Police Officers operate on the basis of probable cause. We need a lot of information to make a legitimate arrest and pursuant case. We may receive tips anonymously but it greatly hinders the actions we may take. We do appreciate any and all information that our citizens may have in order to assist us in keeping our community safe.