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“I grew up here. I love this job.” –Officer Tyler Moreis, Edgartown Police Department. — Jeremy Driesen

“I feel safer here.” –Sgt. Nate Vieira, on why he likes his corrections officer job better than his previous job as a bouncer. — Jeremy Driesen

“We are the calm in the storm. We are the first first responders.” –Capt. Nicole Gazaille-Graves, assistant supervisor at Duke's County Sheriff's Office Regional Emergency Communications Center. — Jeremy Driesen

“I love West Tisbury. I’m a West Tisbury kid.”
–Sgt. Garrison Vieira, West Tisbury. — Jeremy Driesen

“There’s never a day where I don’t want to go to work.” –Officer Jillian Sedlier-Clarke, Oak Bluffs Police Department and school resource officer at MVRHS. — Jeremy Driesen
Shooting for The MV Times means continually discovering new places on the Island, including the subterranean room at the county communications center, located adjacent to the airport, where all 911 calls are answered. I never knew it was there. You hope you don’t ever have to call them, but it’s nice to know all these people are standing by if you need their help.