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Martha’s Vineyard is facing another slew of accidental 911 calls this summer season. With the population swell the Island experiences during the summer, the Regional Emergency Communications Center (RECC) is fielding more calls, creating struggles for the Island’s police departments, Edgartown Police Chief Bruce McNamee told the Times.
According to the numbers McNamee provided, the issue puts a particular strain on the down-Island departments of Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and Tisbury. McNamee said July is usually the worst for accidental 911 calls. Edgartown and Oak Bluffs experience an especially big number of calls compared to the others. The total number of 911 calls in July were 270 for Edgartown, 246 for Oak Bluffs, 117 for Tisbury, 55 for West Tisbury, 58 for Chilmark, and 22 for Aquinnah…
