A man wanted for two armed robberies in Texas was apprehended on Pequot Avenue in Oak Bluffs At approximately 10 am on Wednesday.
According to a release from the Massachusetts State Police, officers with the state’s Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (MSP VFAS) and Oak Bluffs detectives had been conducting surveillance of Pequot Avenue, when they observed the suspect, Brian Covington, walking toward a house at 20 Pequot Avenue.
State police report that as officials approached, he ran into the rooming house and ran up a flight of stairs. Troopers and officers ran after him and apprehended him without incident inside the building where he had been living.
Covington, 29, was believed to have fled Texas and traveled to Martha’s Vineyard. Police say that in February, Covington and a co-defendant forced their way into a San Marcos, TX apartment at gunpoint, where they stole approximately 60 pairs of high-end shoes, cell phones, a PlayStation 5 and jewelry.
Police say that a neighboring department contacted San Marcos Police shortly after to report that suspects matching Covington and his co-defendant had committed an armed robbery outside a club. A round was fired during the robbery.
On Aug. 22, the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force requested assistance from the MSP VFAS in apprehending Covington. MSP VFAS worked with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, Oak Bluffs Police and members of the United States Marshals Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force, developing areas of interest in the towns of Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven.
State police say that Covington was transported directly to Dukes County Jail, where he will be held without bail pending rendition to Texas.
Law enforcement both on and off island did an incredible job catching this fugitive. As we read that there are more instances of this unlawful activity here on the island we need to be sure that each of our police stations and the Sheriffs Dept have what they need to do their work.
What they need is a Civilian Oversight Committee.
And the FBI?
Who gets to decide what our police stations and the Sheriffs Dept need to do their work?
Should we let them decide on how much pay they need and double it.
Albert, perhaps you would be interested, if not APPALLED, at the back room influence of POLICE UNIONS in matters of police officers’ pay, not to mention the shenanigans some of those union officials get up to.
THEY DO NOT REPRESENT YOU.
And, never forget, they are under no obligation to protect you.
People support the tax-leeching police because they THINK they know what they do; They’re wrong.
Good tackle on this (alleged) bad guy, but that’s supposed to be their job, right?
#PowerToThePeople
#REGIONALIZE
I would not be appalled, I am not a moron.
THEY DO NOT REPRESENT ME, they represent Police officers.
#REGIONALIZE /
As in the Cape and Islands Police, headquartered in the center of the region, Barnstable Village, with the Air Wing located at Otis?
Should each island have it’s own resident Sargent?
New flash, we have a regional police force, it’s called The Massachusetts’s State Police. They have a place in Oak Bluffs. Perhaps you have seen them?
Would we all be better off if all police were fully regionalized, the Federal Bureau of Police. (FBP has a nice ring to it.)
Nice Plane.
About $400,00 a year to operate?
And six guys making a $100,000?
Another example of exemplary professional Police work, without a shot being fired or any injuries being sustained. Outstanding job and with local law enforcement down on the number of officers needed during an extremely busy time of year. Great coordination and team work.
Thank you for a job well done.
How much did it cost?
20 times what was stolen?
What does it cost to run that plane for an hour?
An hour of engine overhaul reserve?
Did the cops where the robbery happened do a good job?
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