Crime & Safety
Edgartown Break-In Reported: Family Was Home, Door Unlocked
Police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen suspicious activity on West Tisbury Road near Edgartown School Oct. 11, when a thief apparently entered a home while the family was in another room, the Martha's Vineyard Times reports.
An Edgartown couple with two young daughters told police someone entered their house on West Tisbury Road Oct. 11, apparently through an unlocked door, and stole items from their bedroom while the family was in the living room, according to a report in the Martha's Vineyard Times.
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Police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen suspicious activity on West Tisbury Road near Edgartown School between 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., when cash and valuables were taken including the family's camera with prized photos, the Times reports.
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