There have been 94 violent gun incidents in Vermont thus far in 2022, and state leaders say many are connected with the growing fentanyl crisis.
94 violent gun incidents so far this year
Police: Chester teacher made videos of nude girls in bathroom
Voyeuristic videos taken in a bathroom at Merrill’s home depicted nude girls, police say.
Police nab alleged catalytic converter thief
The seventh theft of a catalytic converter was unlucky for an alleged Newport thief.
Unrestrained four-year-old girl ejected from truck in I-89 rollover
A young child was hospitalized following an I-89 rollover accident that ejected her and three other people from a pickup truck.
Boycott urged on ‘Defund The Police’ Ben & Jerry’s
A Vermont conservative activist upset with Ben & Jerry’s call to defund the police is urging others to ‘never buy another tub.’
Vermont highway fatalities up 33% this year
As of May 16, there have been 24 crash fatalities on Vermont’s roads in 2022 – a 33% increase over last year.
Rabid bobcat invades home, bites man
The bobcat that entered a downtown Windsor home last Friday the 13th and bit the homeowner has tested positive for rabies.
Man dies fighting fire / cops assaulted / 113 MPH in Manchester / Starving dog abandoned
The following Vermont State Police reports were edited and published by the Newport Dispatch. A man died after trying to fight a wildland fire in Rochester Thursday May 12. Authorities were notified […]
Alleged drug dealer on lam after SWAT team raid
Jailed last May for allegedly selling heroin out of a Barre apartment, a Springfield MA man was selling fentanyl out of a home in nearby Washington before a SWAT team raid last Friday.
Cops seek suspect in Jeffersonville road rage shooting
State police are looking for a Jeffersonville road rage & shooting suspect; Clark pleads innocent to attempted Murder 2; SWAT teams hit drug dens in Town of Washington.
