Two state troopers have been cited for simple assault for their efforts to stop a severely disturbed man with non-lethal bean bag rounds.
Attorney General orders State Police to cite two state troopers over ‘bean bag’ incident
Night of terror at Killington campsite
A Mendon man with an axe threatened to kill four out-of-state campers in Killington, police say.
Colchester man charged with dealing coke and pandemic loan fraud
According to the indictment, Hollins applied for eight EIDL loans in mid-2020 in his own name, in the names of two businesses he founded, in the names of two relatives and in the names of three persons whose identities Jones allegedly stole.
Two state troopers to face criminal charges
The Vermont Attorney’s Office is planning to file criminal charges against two veteran state troopers for the use of a bean bag round in an effort to deescalate an out-of-control suspect.
Franklin County man arrested for ‘burning with intent to intimidate’ in Charlottesville, VA
An Enosburg Falls man has been charged with carrying a lit tiki torch with intent to intimidate – a crime in Virginia.
Police seek smoke bomber at Williston movie theater
The smoke bombing resulted in an evacuation of the building and nearby businesses.
Breaking News: Substitute teacher arrested for sexual assault on teenage girl
A 13 year-old-girl was sexually assaulted by a teacher at Lowell Graded School, police say.
Burlington shoplifter who threatened employees with knife sentenced
After gathering $1200 of merchandise, Kingsbury threatened employees with a knife.
State: towns unwilling to host youth detention facility
“When they start hitting staff with frying plans, they’re violent, and that’s the problem,” Sears said. “Right now we don’t have anything at the top of the system to hold those violent youths.”
State judge wavers on jailing ‘youthful offender,’ so feds charge him with armed robbery
Vermont’s ongoing lack of a secure holding facility for youthful offenders almost meant freedom for an 18-year-old alleged arm robber and drug criminal from Brooklyn – until the feds stepped in.
Corrections disbands inmate work crews, prison industries
Department officials attribute the decline in work crew sentences to the success of criminal justice reforms, including Justice Reinvestment I and II initiatives.
Former CNN producer and VT man may be nearing civil settlement in child sex abuse case
A former senior producer for CNN television admitted luring a Nevada woman and her adopted pre-teen daughter to Windsor County to have sadomasochistic sex with the girl.
Teens die in motorcycle, side-by-side crashes
On opposite sides of the state, teenagers lost control of their vehicles, resulting in crashes and death.
Fleeing state police cruiser, drunk driver hits, kills motorcylist: police
An Enosburg man was charged with his fourth DUI after he allegedly fled police pursuit in his pickup truck, which crossed the center line and struck an oncoming motorcylist, killing the driver.
Teen arrested for Murder 1 attempt in Burlington
Drugs, gunfire and breaking through an apartment wall led to a Burlington arrest for an April 29 shooting.
Dog shooting in Fairfield
A dog on the loose was shot May 9. Game wardens are investigating.
Thieves steal rare coins, then spend them in local stores: police
An alleged cocaine user is among the three NEK men arrested in connection with the burglary of a Derby home, in which about $30,000 of rare coins were taken.
Alleged murderer of Fern Feather used grappling hook, bedsheets in prison break attempt
In a battle between razor wire and bed sheets, the razor wire won and Seth Brunell was unable to escape.
Man admits pointing loaded gun at feds
A Springfield, MA man who pointed a loaded gun at a Border Patrol officer has pleaded guilty.
Phone scammers use AI to imitate your friend’s voice
Scammers are making use of voice cloning and artificial intelligence software to grab quick voice recordings that are used to create messages impersonating family members, friends, and coworkers.
Church hit by gunfire / Rutland drug bust / Career crook jailed without bail
Gunfire that struck the First Baptist Church in Groton may have been the result of practice shooting at a nearby stump dump.
Property dispute leads to shooting, arrest
During an argument, Morrell produced a .22-caliber revolver and shot Temple one time in the torso, police say.
Three die in head-on crash
Three local people died in a head-on crash on Rte. 14 in Albany Thursday.
Former lawmaker and alleged stalker was first VT Peeping Tom law conviction in 2006
According to an April, 2006 news report by unforgettable Inside Track columnist Peter Freyne, Alan Bjerke was found guilty that month of using a cellphone to capture images of a woman at a Burlington tanning salon.
Essex mother charged in highway death of son
Vermont suffers its second gravel bike race fatality in eight months. And a mom charged with DUI, resulting in the death of her 11-year-old son.
Former lawmaker arrested for stalking / college sex assault arrest / strangulation at homeless hotel
A lawyer, former legislator and self-described expert in debt collection was cited yesterday for placing an Airtag tracker on a woman’s car.
Pleads guilty to buying alpaca farm with Covid ‘Paycheck Protection’ $$
A pizzeria owner spent $660,000 in federal ‘paycheck protection’ money to buy an alpaca farm.
High school teacher gets 10 years for voyeuristic videos
A middle school teacher took voyeuristic videos of female students at school and had secret cameras installed in several residential bathrooms.
Bizuneh has three previous arrests for assaulting women LEO/first responders
Punched a woman rescue worker. Punched a woman cop. Punched another woman cop. Punched a woman prison guard. So the police reports show.
Driver in parked car arrested after crash / Drive-in post office / Motorcycle fatal / 113 MPH in 50 MPH zone
An alleged car thief is apprehended when, parked on the side of a rural highway, he is the victim of a collision.
Morrisville shooting suspect arrested Sunday night
The Morrisville man police say fired a shotgun at a police officer Thursday was arrested on a Hyde Park road without incident Sunday night.
Assault sends rescue worker to hospital
A man alleged to have vandalized scores of cars and assaulted police officers was charged with punching a female Shelburne rescue worker at a homeless shelter.
Man in shootout with police still at large
A Morristown police officer responding to a kidnapping and domestic disturbance received minor injuries in a shootout Thursday night. The suspect is still on the loose.
Alleged murderer of Fern Feather attempts prison escape
Brunell did not leave the secure section of the facility and did not pose a danger to the public during the event, authorities say.
Simpson found guilty of kidnapping woman and son
A St. Johnsbury man has been found guilty in federal court of kidnapping a mother and son and transporting them across state lines.
Stenger to court: don’t make me pay $250K
Mike Donoghue reports that the former president of Jay Peak wants the court to strike his $250,000 restitution order. Also, Vermont authorities knew in early 2015 of financial concerns raised about the EB-5 / NEK development deal.
VT, NE SWAT police ops suffer three snafus in seven days
Bad radio communications in an active shooter situation in Middlebury. Unintentional discharge of a weapon during a SWAT training on the Church Street Marketplace. And then there’s what happened in Boston….
Fairfax school shut down after threat
A school resource officer was a vital link in reporting the latest mass violence threat to a Vermont school.
California man rents gun, shoots himself at shop’s gun range
The gun range at a popular Waterbury gun shop was the scene of a fatal self-inflicted gunshot Saturday.
Middlesex man arrested for plotting violence at Minnesota college
The grandson of a Vermont superior court judge and nephew of a well-known campaign ‘surrogate’ for Bernie Sanders faces charges of threatening terrorism and conspiracy to commit assault.
SoBu man sentenced for dealing coke
Bruce Erdmann was sentenced for a 2021 cocaine deal which resulted in a non-fatal overdose.
Police: toddler dies after drunk father loses him in brook fleeing early morning crash
Rescue workers pulled a two-year-old boy from a brook in Clarksburg, MA after his Readsboro, VT father dropped him while leaving the scene of an early Saturday morning crash.
Ax murder in Brattleboro homeless shelter
A 38-year-old resident of a Brattleboro homeless shelter axed the facility director to death Monday, police say.
Barre police arrest Boston teen in big drug bust
Police found drugs, cash and guns at a Barre Town home yesterday morning.
‘We Will Kill You’: college student arrested in Vermont for threatening congressman for opposition to ‘the gays’
A college student was arrested in Springfield with the help of the Springfield Police Dept. for allegedly threatening to kill a member of congress.
17-year-old missing since March 29 found dead in Weybridge
A human/canine search and rescue team yesterday found the body of Rebecca Ball in a wooded area in Weybridge.
Two state troopers resign over off-duty comments made while playing video games
Two rookie state troopers submitted their resignations and publicly apologized for using inappropriate language while playing a video game off-duty.
Dead of heart attack after basketball game brawl
After participating in a post-game brawl that shocked the state and made national news, an Alburgh man suffered a fatal heart attack in his car.
Hartford man, 21, dies in targeted shooting in Brattleboro
A Hartford CT man is dead in what police say was a targeted shooting.
Drug suspect dies in police custody
A man arrested on drug charges died in Bennington police custody yesterday afternoon. Also, police report several other deaths and death-related incidents this week.
Majority of terrorist suspects now crossing Northern Border
A Montana lawmaker says that with the Border Patrol overwhelmed on the southern border, terrorists and cartels are focusing on the less-defending northern border.
MA men wanted for Pownal attempted murder
Two Springfield, MA men and a Holyoke MA man are wanted in connection with a shooting over a year ago.
Woman dies after calling dispatcher from inside burning house
Two children and a family dog survived the blaze.
Border Patrol leaving illegal immigrants at St. Johnsbury bus depot
The influx of illegal immigrants into Vermont has overwhelmed authorities’ ability to return or hold all of them. Now some are being left by the Border Patrol at a Northeast Kingdom bus station.
Underage drinking party at lawmaker’s home
Multiple juveniles were engaged at a drinking party at a lawmaker’s home Friday night, state police say.
State police director: “extraordinary betrayal of the public’s trust”
“The charges against former state trooper Giancarlo DiGenova as outlined in court documents represent an extraordinary betrayal of the public’s trust, his oath as a sworn police officer, and his colleagues in law enforcement who serve the state honorably every day,” the head of the Vermont State Police said yesterday.
State trooper charged with stealing Rolex, cellphones, child’s ADHD pills
State Police today reported an arrest of a former state trooper for a lengthy, diverse list of thefts and other abuse-of-position offenses allegedly committed before his resignation last month.
Hides in department store until closing, removes security devices from merchandise
Caught in the men’s room with $500 of stolen merchandise.
28 months for dealing fentanyl at sober house
A Burlington sober house for women – since closed – was the scene of a fentanyl deal in January, 2021. A day later, two residents were dead of overdoses.
Suspect in Waterbury gun theft busted by feds for drug house
The State of Vermont failed to jail a repeat offender even when he carried crack cocaine into the state probation office. A federal judge jailed him this week for using his home as a drug dealer haven.
First pandemic fraud case sentenced
The owner of a cleaning business significantly overstated lost earnings in order to receive Pandemic Paycheck Protection funding.
New York City man charged with killing another NYC’er in Rutland
A teenage Staten Island man was arrested at a Brandon convenience store for the November 7 targeted killing of a Brooklyn man in Rutland.
Victim in brutal prison beating dies / Scott aide DUI / Randolph kidnapping, sex assault
A 21-year-old South Burlington man may be facing murder charges following the death this weekend of the 55-year-old cellmate he allegedly beat in December.
Credit union manager pleads innocent to $137,000 credit card fraud
A Windsor credit union manager finagled the credit card software to steal $137,000, court records say.
Police dog gets bullet and stab-proof vest
One of Lamoille County’s Finest now has more protection on the job.
18-year-old charged with assault on his infant child
A teenager charged with assaulting his one-year-old child will be tried as an adult.
125 MPH in Beemer
A Watertown MA man was cited for negligent driving after traveling 125 MPH on I-89 March 7, state police say.
Alabama man fleeing Border Patrol steals Lexus at McDonald’s
Stole a Lexus. Stole a pickup truck. Led cops on eight mile chase, police say. An Alabama man was lodged with $200 bail and will face a judge Wednesday.
Convicted sex offender who mailed death threats to media, authorities released to live in Winooski
A convicted sex offender, who has spent 30 years in mental institutions because he mailed death threats to Vermont news reporters and a state prosecutor, has been quietly released from federal custody to live in Winooski, court records show
Houston driver jackknifes tractor-trailer in Jay
Off-an-on heavy snows since Wednesday last week, and at least one erratic driver, led to several reported accidents.
Murder-suicide in Colchester, child at home
The sounds of fighting were followed by a loud ‘bang’ in a Malletts Bay apartment. Police found a dead man and a dead woman.
Vermonter witnesses border justice in Arizona
You hear a gunshot. Outside your house you see a half dozen men in camo and toting guns. Within 24 hours are are charged with murder.
Frustrated county prosecutor dismisses court no-shows
Judges are letting scofflaws treat court appointments like dinner reservations or hair appointments, says the Grand Isle County prosecutor.
BREAKING: Amtrak train, tractor-trailer collide
Authorities are on the scene of an 11:45 AM collision between an Amtrak train and a tractor trailer on Quarry Road near Vermont Route 14 in Sharon.
Two state troopers placed on paid leave
Two state troopers are on paid leave – with no official reason given. Their suspension follows reports of off-duty state troopers engaging in inappropriate speech while playing a video game.
Covered bridge struck again / attempted murder-kidnapping / four-day barricade in home / more human smuggling
Crime update – everything from a damaged covered bridge to a harrowing kidnapping and attempted murder in the Northeast Kingdom to (another) human smuggling bust at the Canadian border.
Shooting update: Burlington victim recovering, trans suspect held at women’s jail
The victim of a Feb. 5 shooting is recovering, and the alleged shooter is being held in the women’s prison.
No injuries in 14-car Friday morning I-89 pile-up
No-one was injured in a big weather-related commuter pileup in Franklin County this morning. However, a single-car crash in Hartford yesterday killed the driver and a passenger.
Ecuadorian woman charged with transporting illegals at border
A woman from Ecuador driving a car with Connecticut license plates was charged in court for attempting to transport three illegal aliens.
Murder of Hartland woman’s sister finally solved after 50 years
A Hartland woman finally knows who murdered her sister in Burlington in 1971.
Mexican dies at northern border / Windsor school bus collision / Two more cops banned from working in Vermont
A bus full of basketball players escaped serious injury last night when icy roads caused a collision.
Highway death / DUI #6 / 101 MPH
State police were busy this weekend enforcing traffic laws and investigating another highway fatality.
Burlington cold murder case solved
Longtime news reporter Mike Donoghue broke one of the biggest crime stories in Vermont history on Thursday when he reported that the rape, beating and strangulation death of a Milton teacher more than 51 years ago in Burlington has been solved.
Homeless hotel resident arrested in car thefts
Several days after two car thefts in which police say he was connected, Foy was apprehended walking down Rte. 302 shortly after 5 pm with a shopping cart that carried a computer stolen from WalMart.
Drug clinic refugee trashes cabin, claims he was shot / 108 MPH / embezzlement
A man who had recently left a drug treatment clinic trashed a rented cabin, cut himself jumping out of a window, and then told police an intruder had shot him.
Drug dealer whose girlfriend died of gunshot in Killington gets 4 years
A Killington man whose girlfriend died in September 2021 of what he told police was a self-inflicted gunshot has been sentenced to four years in prison for related drug and gun charges.
State’s top cop denies slow movement on trooper investigation
The school shooting hoax has occupied much of Jen Morrison’s attention this week, but she says she’s not dragging her feet on the investigation into allegations of racist, sexist comments made by off-duty state troopers.
Fisherman dies after rescue from fall through ice
A fisherman has died after his Thursday fall through the ice on Lake Champlain, police say.
Investigation continues into terrifying school shooting hoax
The fake calls about school shootings began at 8:40 AM yesterday and continued to come in for the next two hours. All told, 21 schools were threatened.
21 schools – and counting- hit by shooting hoax calls this morning
21 Vermont schools were hit this morning with ‘swatting’ calls falsely reporting shooting incidents.
‘Bonnie’ from alleged 2021 car heist busted for Northfield convenience store robbery
A Randolph woman with an arrest record involving drugs and a car heist has been arrested for a convenience story robbery.
War vet from Jeffersonville arrested in Burlington shooting
A decorated Iraq War veteran who transitioned genders after returning from the war has been arrested for the latest Burlington shooting.
Investigation continues into death after adults’ brawl at school basketball game
60-year-old Russell Giroux was driving home from the fight at the Alburgh Community Center when he stopped his car and called first responders, police say.
Man dies after fight at school basketball game
A large fight between spectators of an Alburgh-St. Albans boys middle school game led to the death of one participant.
Updated: Man charged with Unlawful Fornication
Crimes of Unlawful Fornication and Lewd and Lascivious with a Child in Southern Vermont.
Former NEK police chief busted for child sex assault
Police say former Brighton PD Chief Jeff Noyes in 2017 drove the underage victim to a remote area and had sexual contact with her.
Fatal stabbing in Rutland / Barre drug bust / Car, generator thievery
Fentanyl, crack and other drugs were seized by police from a Barre City home Saturday.
Embezzled $700,000 from family logging company
Police say a family member stole large sums from a successful Addison County logging company.
Memphis police video of Nichols death “shocks the conscience” of Vermont law enforcement leaders
Vermont police leaders respond with disgust at the murder of a Memphis man at the hands of five cops earlier this month. See the video, decide for yourself.
Vermont side judge busted for grand larceny
A Vermont side judge falsely claimed 352 hours of pay, state police say.
