Alleged wrongdoing by state troopers included excessive use of force, possession of fraudulent Covid-19 cards, negligent use of firearms, and sexual harrassment.
Man wanted in death of MA woman killed by police
An investigation into the death of a young woman in Brattleboro resulted in the death by police gunfire of a Massachusetts man.
Burlington man questioned in fatal shooting of Mubarak
The July 7 murder of a New American from Burlington has resulted in another Burlington man being held for questioning by police.
Sarah George: let taxpayers reimburse shoplifting losses
Sarah George on retail theft restitution: “It may ultimately come out of taxes, or something.”
Overdose prompts drug bust of Massachusetts men and others in Bennington
A gun with no serial number, cocaine, and fentanyl were found in the Bennington drug raid.
Brake failure, deer crossing cause fiery crashes over weekend
Brakes failed on a UPS truck, causing a fiery collision.
Man arrested for setting fire to home occupied by eight children
A Barton man was arrested for setting fire to a home occupied by eight children and one adult.
Motorcylist fined $817 for ‘egregious’ speeding
94 MPH in a 50 MPH qualifies as egregious and gets you a big fine, too, as a Fair Haven man learned early this morning.
State trooper charged with lying to police
LaMere identified himself as a state trooper and said he was distracted by an email on his cellphone dispatching him to investigate a fatal crash.
Scott: cut off drug-related violence at its source
“It’s not the the selling or the buying of drugs on the street that is the issue. It’s how the system is working – where is it coming from, and how do we cut off that source,” Gov. Phil Scott said.
More stolen catalytic converters
The theft of catalytic converters is sweeping the nation, and Vermont is no exception.
Boy demands cellphones, attacks woman with baseball bat
A 14-year-old Essex boy was cited and released after striking a woman with a baseball bat for not surrendering her cellphone and passcode.
Trains stop for two hours due to grenade threat
An apparent hand grenade stopped train traffic in Charlotte for two hours Monday July 11.
Busted for climbing through Taco Bell drive-through window
A Proctor man blocked drive-through traffic behind him as he tried to climb through the customer-service window of a Rutland Taco Bell, police say.
Slain Burlington man was convicted drug dealer
At least six – possibly seven – people shot to death in Vermont in the last six months had a known involvement with drug crime.
Stolen car crashes into house
A Morrisville man alleged stole a car from a Newport city driveway, left at a high rate of speed, and a short time later drove it into a home in Lowell.
Weekend crashes blamed on deer crossing
Separate accidents involving deer sent two Vermont drivers to the hospital this weekend.
Man killed by gunshots to head at close range – Burlington’s 16th gunfire incident
A young man is dead after being shot in the head at close range last night in Burlington’s Old North End.
St. J attempted murder a drug deal gone bad, court records say
A “disrespected” drug dealer from Massachusetts shot a former customer in St. Johnsbury July 5, court records say.
MA man arrested for attempted murder-2 in St. J
A parking lot encounter between people who knew each other turned into a shooting Tuesday, July 5 in St. Johnsbury.
“Striking implement” broke State House windows
A hammer-like device, and not concrete as referenced by a shadowy group of violent pro-abortion protesters, was used to break seven windows at the Vermont State House June 25.
Stuck (again) in Smugglers Notch / St. J shooting / Hamburgler strikes
Another T/T hung up in the Notch. Another shooting. Two burglaries.
Derby man dies in fiery motorcycle crash
A Derby man became the sixth motorcylist to die on Vermont highways this year.
Windsor lawmakers condemn State House vandalism
A Springfield resident asked the lawmakers who represent him what they think of the vandalism at the Vermont State House following the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe V. Wade.
20-year-old has 44-year-old buy gun – both busted, feds say
An underage Rutland man asked an older man to buy a gun for him, police say. Both appeared in court for the illegal “straw purchase.”
Scott: State House vandalism “unacceptable”
Three days later, former state senator and now Gov. Phil Scott addressed Saturday’s vandalism of the Vermont State House, when asked directly on camera by a reporter. Sen. Becca Balint hasn’t said a word about it on her social media.
Boat sober – cops will be looking
Over the July Fourth weekend, boaters will notice an increase in officer patrols on the water.
Sheriff arrested for sexual assault
Addison County’s elected sheriff has been arrested for sexual assault on a 35-year-old woman with whom he was living in March.
Truck stuck in Smugglers Notch – again
Three-and-a-half hours and a $3544 fine later, a Florida tractor-trailer had been cleared from a hairpin turn on Smugglers Notch.
Police have surveillance video of State House vandalism during ‘Night of Rage’
Seven Vermont State House windows were broken and porous, original 1859 granite was defaced with graffiti on the same night as the ‘Night of Rage’ promised by opponents of the overturning of Roe V. Wade.
Barre man jailed after pointing gun at Billtown man / Coke dealing / Flees cops at 100 MPH, cops don’t chase
Guns and drugs in Billtown.
After alleged stabbing man in abdomen, Bolton man cited and released
A 20-year-old Bolton man allegedly stabbed a man almost twice his age following a road rage incident. He was cited to appear in court, and released.
Horse rescue farm owner charged with animal cruelty
Someone who volunteered at the Hoofbeats and Dreams horse rescue barn in Tunbridge made a complaint to the local humane society, who then notified state police.
State troopers on leave after bean-bag shooting
The two state troopers involved in the bean-bag shooting of a Newfane man who wouldn’t come down from a roof early Friday morning are now on paid leave, pending investigation.
Three separate Saturday night shootings send three men to hospital
It was another violent Saturday night across Vermont, and therefore a busy night in hospital emergency rooms.
Two highway deaths, one wrong-way trucker
Two people died in separate accidents in eastern Vermont, and trucker from Dallas drove the wrong way on I-91 in Coventry.
Man bean-bagged by state trooper falls off roof
Soon after being struck by a bean-bag round fired by a state trooper, a crazy-acting man fell from a roof 15 feet to the ground.
Two men die in family dispute over $$, property
Jay Wilson fatally shot Dieter Seier during a family dispute involving Wilson and his mother that related to property and money, police say.
Driver dies after accident at hospital
A Bennington man died after a two-car crash outside a hospital.
Fear of drag queen show prompted Canaan school threat: court records
“Within a week after Gobeil was trespassed from Canaan, VT school property, for harrassing/intimidating students, other parents, and staff regarding mask recommendations, Gobeil communicated to people inside Solomon’s Store a threat to kill a lot of people at Canaan school, and he expressed concern about a potential ‘drag queen show,’” court records say.
Canaan dad arrested for threat to school
A 36-year-old Canaan man has been arrested in New Hampshire for making threats against the local high school.
Coke dealer convicted for trading drugs for guns / Alleged poacher sentenced for gun possession
A Colchester man involved in a shooting outside a Burlington bar has been sentenced for dealing cocaine and trading cocaine for a semi-automatic pistol.
Repeat car thief busted, police say
A Winooski man arrested repeatedly for car theft – and then failing to appear in court – was jailed last week after police say he stole a car off of a Burlington dealership parking lot.
$5K reward for Burlington car fire info / hospital van thief tries ‘leg bail’ / suicide, rollover
A $5000 reward is being offered for information about a car set on fire with a flammmable liquid at 5 AM May 20.
Short of dispatchers, state juggles workload and offers $46K to start
The state’s dispatcher shortage is expected to become more acute in the coming months, as call volume typically increases during the summer, and additional staff departures are expected.
Former inmate shot dead in Springfield
The death of Justin Gilliam, 38, is the latest in a series of shootings in Springfield, a once-prosperous mill town now experiencing heavy drug crime activity and a shortage of police officers.
Franklin County men fined for dumping boat / DUI #5 for ATV crash
Rather than paying to dispose of the boat properly, Bailey devised a plan to set the junk boat adrift in the Missisquoi River – but he didn’t have a tow hitch.
Alleged murderer was fentanyl dealer, police say
A search of a bag Moffitt hurriedly threw in the trash revealed more than 3,000 bags of suspected fentanyl, and distribution quantities of powder and crack cocaine.
Suspected Athens poacher busted for heroin, unlawful gun possession
Ryan Goodrich, 37, of of the Windham County town of Athens was arraigned Wednesday, June 1 on an indictment that alleges on March 3, Goodrich unlawfully possessed an unregistered short-barrel shotgun, unlawfully possessed multiple shotguns and an AR-style rifle due to Goodrich’s prior felony convictions, and unlawfully possessed heroin.
Post-Uvalde, state reviews school safety, security
The State of Vermont has allocated $6 million in the last three years to enhance school safety – is it enough?
Burlington to deploy more cops downtown
No time like the present to build back the Burlington Police Department from 66 officers to the target roster of 85.
GOP candidates address school violence at press conference today
School Resource Officers and other preventive steps are vital to preventing a school shooting in Vermont, candidates say.
Road-rage shooter turns himself in
Alleged Jeffersonville road-rage shooter Jermaine Morris, 41, turned himself in to troopers at the Williston Barracks and was taken into custody without incident.
Bennington man arrested for 2019 murder of woman in Searsburg
Vermont State Police on Wednesday, June 1 arrested a suspect in the 2019 homicide of a woman whose remains were found in a shallow grave in Searsburg
Threat closes elementary school
Police were contacted by school staff who informed them they received a report of an alleged threat made to the school by a student.
Man charged with possession of coke, heroin, stolen U-Haul
A man claiming to be a U-Haul employee took a truck from a Burlington location – but he wasn’t.
Two Vermont high schools that kicked school cops off campus now facing shooter threats
Two schools now facing shooter threats stopped having school resource officers during the last two years.
South Burlington man threatened death, rape to state judge, prosecutor, feds say
Puma reportedly has been in and out of the state criminal justice system for years. In 2019 he punched his defense attorney in the face in court, and required five officers to restrain him, the news report said.
Two more charges in Danville murder-for-hire
Serhat Gumrukcu, 39, of Los Angeles, California, and Berk Eratay, 35, of Las Vegas, Nevada, were arrested yesterday for conspiring to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire of Gregory Davis of Danville.
Drives 100 MPH, waves loaded gun at state trooper
Before you wave a pistol at someone while driving 100 MPH, make sure it’s not a state trooper in an unmarked police car.
Gunshot victim charged as fugitive
On Jan. 6, 2022, Bennett was charged in Rhode Island criminal court with Felony Assault and/or Battery, Reckless Driving and Other Offenses Against Public Safety, and Resisting Legal or Illegal Arrest.
State police computer/cell/cyber crime unit gets new commander
Lt. Tara Thomas will lead the ‘tech police’ of the Vermont State Police. The unit deals with computer, cellphone and cyber-crime, conducts polygraphs, and provides protection for the governor and other dignitaries.
Weaponized pipe bomb found in Valley Street, Springfield home
A Springfield man living on Vermont’s most dangerous street plraded innocent in federal court last week for possession of a deadly pipe bomb.
Bigamy charge, school threat, swatting, car arson
An Arlington man charged with bigamy and a threat to a Northeast Kingdom school are among weekend crime reports.
94 violent gun incidents so far this year
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.
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.
State police use of force declines every year since 2018
Of the 169 use-of-force incidents recorded by VSP in 2021, 10 involved black people – seven of whom were men.
Police: man hit by truck, abandoned in ravine
Police say Parker Clark was doing ‘donuts’ with his truck, struck a man standing nearby, and then tried to abandon him in a creek in a remote ravine.
Vernon man charged with murdering mother on the high seas
A Vernon man is charged with killing his mother in 2016 – as well as his grandfather in 2013 – to obtain money from their estates.
Father shoots son in turkey hunting accident
A father shot his son in a turkey hunting accident in Hartford Sunday.
Sarah George to face primary challenge in state’s attorney race
A county prosecutor criticized her over-lenient treatment of suspects of violent crime will face a primary challenge from a trial lawyer who promises more protection for the public.
Springfield street sees third shooting since April 5
A Springfield man attacked with a shovel in February was shot in the leg on Monday; it was the third shooting on Valley Street since April 5.
Man shot to death in drug-related car chase
An early Saturday morning car chase resulted in the shooting death of a Swanton man.
Two Harley riders die in Franklin County
In separate crashes, a pair of Harley Davidson riders died on Franklin County VT roads this weekend.
Feds jail alleged knife-wielding Burlington shoplifter
Feds jail alleged Colchester VT shoplifter Sabrina Kingsbury, who police say threatened Church Street Burlington store employees with a knife.
Stolen Pride flag, BLM signs ‘hate crimes’ / Have you seen Tango?
State cops investigate stolen Pride flag, stolen BLM yard sign, and a missing horse.
Vandalism linked to ‘hate,’ Feather murder, Fox coverage of school webinar
Last’s week Burlington Pride Center vandalism is an example of the same ‘hate’ that led to a murder of a transgender person and critical news coverage of a Burlington school webinar last month, LGBTQ leaders say.
Quiros gets 5 years for EB-5 fraud
Ariel Quiros was sentenced to five years in prison, more than three time the sentence imposed on fellow EB-5 fraudsters William Kelly and Bill Stenger.
Police seek man in Grand Isle drug-related shooting incident
Police are seeking a young man in his 20’s named “Taye” for his role in a drug-related road-rage and gunfire incident in Grand Isle April 22.
Four-year-old left in freezing car at night for six hours
The child walked into a Willard Street, Burlington store on crying and asking for their dad. The shivering child was wearing only shorts, a t-shirt, and winter boots with no socks.
Flying chair’s not in Kansas anymore
Photos, video link of unsecured chair flying out of bed of pickup truck on I-89 and striking window of a state police cruiser.
Deer poaching ring in court
Five Windsor County men are charged with poaching 14 deer.
German shepherd shot, game warden investigating
A German shepherd was shot in Tunbridge, and a distracted driver dies from injuries resulting from a crash on I-89.
Conspiracy to kidnap / Selling unauthorized flea powder / Waterboarding / Drug possession
Hazing by waterboarding by Norwich rugby players conspiracy to kidnap a Danville man found dead a day later, drug possession, and selling unauthorized British flea powder.
Woman jailed after disrupting school board meeting, police say
A woman known for her anti-Covid 19 policy yard signs was arrested and jailed after she (police and local press say) disrupted a Townshend school board meeting.
Knife-wielding shoplifter highlights need for legal reform, police chief says
A bold shoplifter last week threatened Burlington store employees with a knife.
Long weekend of gunfire, shooting, threats
Dangerous gun incidents struck Grand Isle, Springfield, White River Junction, and Burlington this weekend.
Bought gun, swapped it for drugs / tractor theft / police cruiser collision
Bought the gun in Vermont, traded it for drugs with a Massachusetts drug dealer.
EB-5 fraudster Kelly sentenced to 18 months
Like fellow EB-5 fraudster Bill Stenger, William Kelly has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.
Transgender murder victim had similar violent encounter in 2021
Fern Feather was either the aggressor or the defender in a violent altercation over a year ago in Morristown, according to local police reports.
Kayakers drown / ATV fatal / truck hits ambulance
Two Massachusetts men died after their kayak capsized on cold, choppy Lake Seymour.
Gunfire in Burlington park / Sex offender released
Burlington’s third ‘gunfire incident’ of the year took place Good Friday morning in City Hall Park.








