Lydia Vorsteveld, a nurse at Porter Hospital, was swimming in Arnold Bay when she was struck by a vessel under motion operated by Gerard Vorsteveld of Panton.
Drunk boater injures swimmer, police say
Montpelier man posted 8,000 pix on dark web child porn site, police say
Coolidge admitted at the police station he was a “member” of a dark web site that he called the “Boy’s Club,” police say.
Evslin: Whataboutism doesn’t excuse anyone
Hard as it is to say, both Biden and Trump are entitled to presumptions of innocence even though neither deserve them. If one or the other of them should be exonerated, it doesn’t make the other one any less guilty.
Grismore disciplinary hearing delayed
The embattled Grismore remains under fire on at least three fronts for an Aug. 7, 2022 incident in which he was caught on video using his foot to kick or — depending on your perspective — shove the lower abdomen of an intoxicated, shackled prisoner at the sheriff’s office.
St. Johnsbury cop writes about policing in the first person
St. Johnsbury Police Department Corporal George Johnson’s press releases depart from the canned style taught at the Dragnet Joe Friday School of Cop Speak.
Jailhouse killing draws murder #2 charge
A 21-year-old South Burlington man has been charged with the second-degree murder of a 55-year-old prison cellmate.
Roofer dies after electric shock, fall
Driver struck a high-tension power line with a metal ladder, causing an electric shock and a fall of 25-30 feet off the roof.
Gymnastics coach busted for voyeurism in Waterbury
Girard allegedly made video recordings in the bathroom of a gymnastics academy.
Former major drug dealer, now clean, gets second chance
“Today, following this criminal justice intervention, her pattern of drug use and criminal conduct has ceased,” a federal prosecutor said of former kingpin Melissa George.
Danville man dies by gunfire in domestic dispute
Wayne Payton, 50, of Danville.was killed by a shot to the head.
ATV rider, pedestrian die in crashes
In addition to the two fatal crashes, the weekend saw a wrecked state police cruiser and a speeding VW escape police pursuit.
Trump campaign collecting signatures at the Fair, Trump truck stolen
The Trump 2024 campaign hopes his supporters will stop by the Champlain Valley Fair booth and sign a petition to place the former president on the 2024 Vermont primary ballot.
Middlebury teen died of hypothermia
Cause of death: hypothermia. Manner of death: accidental, for a Middlebury teenager who reports say often wandered away.
After drunk minor dies in crash, charges filed
A 16-year-old partied with alcohol and maybe drugs, then drove off in a car. He died in a crash, and the adults who allegedly provided the alcohol have been charged.
VT man, grandson killed while stacking wood in Maine
It’s not known yet why an SUV veered off a street in Sanford, Maine and killed a Jericho man and his grandson at a summer home.
Fake Green Beret Grandizio charged with attempted gun smuggling
Homeland Security raided the home of John J. Grandizio to arrest him for attempting to receive firearms illegally from parties in China.
Rutland teen shot best friend in the head, gets 30 months
A teenager who was high on crack cocaine shot his best friend in the head in 2021. A judge gave him a stiffer-than-usual sentence due to the recklessness of the act.
Police offer reward $$ for Waterbury arson info
Police are offering cash rewards for information about a string of arsons in Waterbury.
Can’t read English, driver of truck stuck in Notch tells cops
Cadena told troopers that he was unable to read or understand the English language, so he did not heed the multiple signs prior to entering the Notch.
Charges filed in traffic death of actor Treat Williams
“Grossly negligent operation with death resulting” by a Honda Element driver caused the death of actor and motorcyclist Treat Williams in Dorset June 12, the state’s attorney says.
Motorcyclist dies in head-on crash in East Montpelier
Although suspected of driving impaired and unlicensed, the driver of the vehicle involved in a motorcyclist’s fatal crash was apparently not at fault.
Autopsy shows mother of CT news anchor died of ‘neck compression,’ case reopened
The Feb. 20 death of Claudia Voight initially was reported as not suspicious, state police say. However, an autopsy performed days later showed otherwise.
Ex-Burlington man gets 20-years-to-life for raping Good Samaritan in Williamstown
The victim was putting her jumper cables back in her car when Adenti pushed her into her back seat and sexually assaulted her, police say.
More Beetlejuice thefts / homelessness escalates in Bradford
The Journal-Opinion, the outstanding, hyper-local weekly for Bradford and surrounding towns, reports on the Beetlejuice 2 movie thefts and growing public safety concerns about homeless people in the town library.
NEK man with sex assault, drug record dies of likely overdose in prison
A Newport man with a lengthy rap sheet collapsed from a likely overdose in the shower at the state prison in St. Albans.
Burlington assault, burglary, car theft, and overdoses all record high at mid-year
From 2018 to 2022, the high on July 15 was last year with 97 overdoses. This year there have already been 252.
Mumbere pleads innocent to second violent crime
A week after his arrest on murder charges, Claude Mumbere pleaded innocent to aggravated assault in connection with a 2021 crime.
Three die in highway crashes Monday
Idling at a stop sign, a Colchester man died after another vehicle jumped a Rte. 2 median and struck his truck.
Cambridge man arrested for Burlington, Fairfax store robberies
A Cambridge man was arrested for store robberies a week apart this month.
Stannard ‘Heroin Highway’ dealer sentenced
The 23-year-old Colson is seeking Youthful Offender status for a separate state case.
Brookfield drug murder suspect jailed in Queens
Police learned that Dennis had traveled to Jamaica on May 13 from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut.
Walking in traffic, shooting a gun
State troopers say a Colchester man was recklessly endangering motorists while walking along Rte. 14.
Flamin’ hot porta-potty
Fortunately, there was no hot mess to clean up.
Statue, lamppost stolen from Beetlejuice 2 film set
First a strike, then a flood, now two thefts. Is the Beetlejuice 2 film set cursed?
Alleged sex offenders jailed
Byuma is wanted in Utah for Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Forceable Sexual Abuse, and False Personal Information to a Peace Officer.
Burlington murder suspect was star student, athlete, poet
The murder suspect in the death-by-strangulation of a Burlington woman was a New American son of a college professor and Planned Parenthood employee.
Video: Mourning fallen Rutland police officer
Bagpipes, honor guards, and a many police officers in dress uniforms were seen ay Tuesday’s funeral for a teenaged police officer killed in the kine of duty.
Man dies in burning house looking for car keys
Looking for keys to move a vehicle out of harm’s way, a man re-entered a burning building.
Cops seek armed robbers caught on video
Have you seen this man who robbed a Putney gas station?
Four-time felon charged with fraud in PPP loan case
Leon Delima, 35, of South Burlington is charged with illegally obtaining $17,833 from the Payroll Protection Program in 2021 in Vermont.
Governor digs out neighbor, thief steals ATM
Call it a Tale of Two Excavators.
Slain police officer’s funeral July 18
The public will have two opportunities next week to pay their respects to Officer Ebbighausen, who was hired as a patrol officer with the Rutland City Police Department on May 25, 2023.
Three-year-old who fell in Smuggs water tank dies
Tate Holtzman of Cambridge died of accidental drowning, authorities say.
Nude man in van arrested
Authorities say they were notified of a nude man in a van, exposing himself in a lewd way to people at the fishing access on Route 302.
Habitual offender found passed out in stolen car cited and released, police say
Another release on low bail for Christopher DeGreenia. Last time it was gun and cocaine charges. This time, it’s a car theft charge. Both times he was ‘in violation of condidtions.’
Police I.D. woman found dead in Burlington
Burlington police are trying to determine how and why Kelly Cusson was found dead in a secluded part of a downtown street.
$3,750 bike stolen – have you seen it?
A high-end bike is missing from a Cambridge home. If you’ve seen it, call the state police.
Suicide follows high-speed pursuit, police say
A 22-year-old Randolph man died after he shot himself following a high-speed chase, police say.
19-year-old Rutland cop dies in line of duty
From a family of cops, Jessica Ebbighausen wanted to be a police officer since she was nine years old.
Serious child injury at Smugglers Notch Resort
The incident occurred at about 2:45 p.m. when the child was walking in an area adjacent to an outdoor splash pad at the resort and fell into the below-ground storage tank filled with water.
Homeless hotel target of multi-agency drug bust
For at least the second time, a Rutland ‘homeless hotel’ has been targeted for a multi-agency drug bust.
Update: State police identify 7-year-old ATV crash victim
A Pepperell, MA boy died in a July 1 ATV crash in Newfane.
Rutland police shoot twin brothers from Springfield
Two twin brothers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after their altercation with Rutland police Monday.
Have you seen this armed robber?
The masked man walked into the Fairfax Dollar General, showed a gun, demanded cash, then fled.
Swimmer dies July 4 at Bolton Potholes
Paprin was caught in the rapids while swimming. His was the second drowning at Bolton Falls in just over a year.
Cited and released after found with 1,100 bags of fentanyl
Police say the pair from Colchester had 1,100 glassine bags containing suspected fentanyl, crack/cocaine base, and multiple firearms on them when stopped in Brattleboro.
Truck stuck in Smugglers Notch
The winner in the Smugglers Notch Stuckage contest has not yet been announced. The biggest loser ($3544 fine) Sunday night was the truck driver from Florida.
Hope, Arkansas man enticed Essex 15-year-old, feds say
Shelton traveled to Vermont in early April and met with the minor victim, who hid him in the garage of her family’s home.
Hit-and-run wrecks Police Academy pillar
A dark-colored truck pulling a car trailer is suspected of backing into the pillar before leaving the scene without reporting the crash.
Banzhaf: Hunter plea deal may be challenged at July 26th hearing
There is more than enough solid evidence to charge the President’s son with “money laundering, drug crimes or working as an unregistered lobbyist under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.”
State police to investigate their investigation of former Bellows Falls, Homeland Security cop
Vermont police – like other professionals – are not immune from sexual misbehavior ranging from professionally inappropriate to downright criminal.
Lowell man charged in fatal May crash
Seth Pierce, 20, turned himself in and was subsequently charged with negligent operation and leaving the scene of a crash.
Police: drunk backhoe driver rips up driveway
The call about the drunken backhoe driver came in at 26 minutes after midnight.
Exec pleads guilty to wire fraud in Brattleboro education embezzlement
An ‘education abroad’ organization was defrauded of $425,000 by its VP for human resources.
Police: Stannard man sexually abused four children
Police say three girls were reported to be between the ages of 8 and 12 at the time of the assaults.
Bookkeeper embezzled $600K from VT non-profit internet provider
John Van Vught, 72, defrauded ValleyNet Inc., a non-profit that had a contract to operate fiber-to-home internet networks serving customers in east-central Vermont.
Man who stabbed victim repeatedly charged with attempted murder, police say
The victim of a Northfield stabbing was sent to the hospital with critical injuries.
Biker dies when neck strikes chain
The dirt-bike struck a chain that was hung across a camp road entrance.
Sadomasochistic sex with girl gets ex-CNN producer 20 years
A former CNN producer lured a Nevada woman and her adopted pre-teen daughter to his ski chalet in Windsor County.
Man jailed after retail theft, heroin possession, failure-to-appear charges / AR-15 theft
After investigation Andre Martel, age 39, of Burlington was taken into custody for retail theft, possession of heroin and for two active arrest warrants for failure to appear at court.
Man shot by police murdered man with hammer 20 years ago
Barber broke free, got in a vehicle and tried to drive away, at which point he struck Detective Hewitt with the car. Hewitt fired his weapon one time, hitting Barber.
Cop shoots, kills Fair Haven man
When the police officer arrived, an altercation occurred between the officer and a man outside the home.
Another person found dead in trash/recycling center
For the second time this year, a Vermonter was found dead after being dumped by a trash/recycling truck at a recycling center.
Many from Africa, Europe, Asia, Central/South America cross illegally into Swanton Sector
17 countries are represented in the Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants in the Swanton sector.
Hartford CT truck thief kidnapped Good Samaritan on I-89, police say
Helping an accident victim on a cold winter night is the Vermont Way.
Third arrest this month for man released ‘on conditions’
Vermont’s catch-and-release bail policies aren’t stopping a regular in the St. Johnsbury police blotter.
16-year-old dies in Berkshire truck rollover
Rain was falling and the road was wet when the teenage driver overcorrected his steering just before 1 AM.
Update: Man charged with killing mom at sea left note before his death
Carman was found dead in his cell at the Cheshire County Jail in Keene, N.H. about 2:45 a.m. Thursday morning, officials said. He was housed in a single cell, they said.
Man charged with murdering mother at sea is dead
In addition to a murder charge, Carman had been facing federal charges for falsely claiming the sinking of his boat the “Chicken Pox.”
NH couple sold stolen human remains, police say
Parts of bodies donated to Harvard for medical research were stolen and sold for profit by the morgue manager, authorities say.
Associate of woman at Leicester shooting has extensive drug bust record
The woman placed at the scene of a June 4 Leicester murder has a known associate from Brooklyn, NY with multiple drug arrests.
Vermont grandparents victims of LA man’s bail scam
Conspirators would set up shop for a week or so in a state and start working the phones seeking elderly victims.
Actor Treat Williams dies in Dorset motorcycle crash
Williams died after a car driven by a local theater director signaled and then turned left into his motorcycle’s lane.
Missing boy found dead in Marshfield
State police did not release the nature of the death of David Hill III, but said it “is not considered suspicious.”
St. J man busted for L&L with child / Man tried to smother victim
A St. Johnsbury man was jailed for luring and lewd and lascivious conduct with a 15-year-old.
Couple sentenced for neglect of a vulnerable adult in Morrisville resulting in death
The woman was left immobile, soaked in urine, and her subsequent infection resulted in her death.
Killer-for-hire to plead guilty today
The paid killer of a Peacham man has entered into a plea agreement with federal authorities.
School resource officer helps intercept high school shooter threat
It was the third threat of violence against Vermont schools in the past week.
Fatal crash in Jay
Rain, fog and wet roads were present when the car left the road. The driver died, two passengers survived.
No suspects yet in Leicester shooting
Two months ago, the man shot in Leicester Sunday night was involved in a late-night car chase with a man who said he owed him money.
State’s attorney still weighing prosecution in 2007 St. J jewelry heist
The victim, an asthmatic, said she might not have survived if Blagojevic had followed through on a plan to put duct tape over her mouth, but he ran out of time, court records show.
Targeted shooting leaves one dead, another critically injured
Initial investigation indicates the shooting was a targeted event directed at the victims.
Thieves steal truck and ATM, set both on fire
Police are looking for thieves who broke into a restaurant, stole an ATM, and then set the machine on fire.
Man under firearms ban jailed after found with loaded AR-15
St. J firearms incident at 2:50 AM.
Traffic deaths at five-year high
“We are seeing a lack of seat belt usage; speeding; and driver inattention as contributary factors in a large number of these incidents,” VSP spokesperson Adam Silverman said today.
Police qualified immunity safe for another year
The Vermont Legislature passed plenty of public safety-related bills this year. But removing police officers’ legal immunity was not among them.
Woman jumps to her death from Mt. Pisgah / 7-year-old girl dies in collision
A popular scenic overlook was the scene of a Connecticut woman’s intentional leap to her death.
Franklin County woman charged with kidnapping is missing
An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman ordered to not leave her Bakersfield home following a May 11 charge of kidnapping.
New Haven man charged with first-degree arson of home / Another highway death
Arson of a New Haven home has led to the arrest of a New Haven man. And another highway death brings the 2023 total to at least 24 – well above the 10-year average.
St. J woman bought Glock for Hartford, CT gang member charged in two killings, police say
The drug-gun crime connection is apparent in this report of a Vermont woman buying two handguns for a Hartford, CT man with an arrest history of shooting people.
