Police are looking for the causes of two crashes that took four lives.
Police are looking for the causes of two crashes that took four lives.
Cpl. George Johnson of the St. Johnsbury Police Department writes another interesting incident report.
The state trooper pedaled as fast as he could.
For reasons unknown, the TT left its lane and struck the Subaru head-on.
Accidents and tragedy.
Anti-Israel graffiti. A voyeur at Jay Peak. Catalytic converter suspect dies before trial. Police Welfare check on chronic suicide threatener goes bad for checkers and checkee.
Banyai was a passenger in a car stopped for speeding by the town constable. An altercation ensued.
No tip is too small, the FBI said of the 20-year-old cold case.
Two attempted murders in Burlington: one by car, another by gunfire. Suspects are in custody.
The crash forced the post office to close its doors for the day as maintenance workers swiftly boarded up the damaged front section on Monday.
State police and feds outline ‘new resources’ to be used on the 20-year-old missing person case.
Snowmobiler dies in Town of Washington. Doctor pleads innocent to child sex charge. Former state trooper gets another theft charge. Woman sentenced for Covid-era paycheck protection fraud.
The police cruiser crashed into a stopped fire truck on I-89.
She’s been gone since March 1.
Big embezzlement in Rutland and hit-and-run fatality in South Burlington.
A woman who dragged and injured a police officer with her car served four months after her sentence last November. Now she’s free.
Fentanyl, coke, cash seized in raid. Fatal snowmobile crash. Truck hits covered bridge. Guns stolen from cars. Gunfire along Thetford highway near childcare center and pediatrician’s office.
Lt. Owen Ballinger, a 25-year state police veteran, was quietly moved to headquarters in Waterbury as of Jan. 14 and is now listed as the administrative services coordinator.
Untended woodstoves and smoking materials started two fires. Working smoke alarms saved people and three cats.
Police say the man who stole and crashed the Burlington ambulance sent to save his life in November died of an overdose in his vehicle in Colchester.
Police say he entered the home and lit the flammable device.
There’s no law (yet) against driving your car with a foot of snow on the roof. But Montpelier police warn what can happen if you do.
The thin ice gave way, and two children fell into the water. The 80-year-old homeowner was able to reach and pull to safety a 6-year-old girl who was close to shore.
The Toyota Corolla left the interstate and hit a tree.
An elderly man lost in freezing woods after sundown was rescued by canine Vermont State Trooper.
A week after it was stolen, an antique sign was reported found by a New Hampshire antique dealer and returned to its Enosburg owner.
The victims in a fatal Newport stabbing and a non-fatal Tunbridge shooting have been identified.
Police are investigating the death of a man who died Christmas Day after a fight with another man in Newport Town.
An Addison County man was thrown from his vehicle when it veered off the road. He was not wearing his seatbelt.
Three separate crashes with serious consequences – including one lost life.
A 73-year-old woman not wearing a seatbelt died when her car hit a tree.
Drugs, speeding, and wet roads contributed to the crash, police say.
She meant to put the car in reverse.
Two schools are within the one-mile evacuation zone.
The death of Marquis follows his shooting in Hardwick Wednesday night.
The EB-5 fraud and high seas murder for insurance money made Vermont news headlines. Last week, the U S. Attorney’s Office gave credit where due.
Both victims appear to have taken their own lives. In both cases police were nearby.
The final Stuckage took place with snow on the ground. And, more details on the shooting death of a Shelburne teen and the fiery destruction of a Montpelier lumberyard.
The lumberyard fire was the second major blaze in the downtown Montpelier commercial district within the last week.
First flood, then fire ravages Montpelier’s downtown. And an Ontario woman is dead after a collision with a car driven by a drug-impaired man, police say.
The families of two Massachusetts men asked police last week to look for them. Tuesday their bodies were found in Eden, about a mile apart.
A serious case of road rage happened Tuesday on I-89 and a state highway in Fairfax.
Police say Rampone did not notice the flashing railroad signals or Buskey with enough time to stop.
A reckless ‘gang’ of 15-20 motorcyclists terrified motorists in rural Morgan Saturday. With one exception, there were no police nearby to stop them.
A fatal motorcycle accident, and a reckless driver who almost struck kids getting off a school bus.
Good Samaritans and police together rescued a pair of Lake Willoughby kayakers in distress.
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The vehicle is described as a dark blue SUV. The person involved is described as a dark-skinned male in his 30’s, between 5’9” and 5’11” tall, with a medium build.
Police say Nichols became unresponsive in the booking area at the facility at about 6:32 a.m. Sunday.
Trying to clear the highway, a Vergennes man sustained life-threatening injuries.
The Subaru, driven by a 16-year-old, veered into the breakdown lane and struck the 89-year-old man.
When a toddler was lost in the woods, police turned to dogs and a aerial drone.
A collision in Warren Monday night killed two men. Yesterday, police identified the second victim.
Police are investigating the unrelated deaths of two Vermonters.
A falling pickup truck, two fatal car accidents, and a motorcycle-deer collision highlight Vermont traffic accident news.
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.
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.
In addition to the two fatal crashes, the weekend saw a wrecked state police cruiser and a speeding VW escape police pursuit.
Cause of death: hypothermia. Manner of death: accidental, for a Middlebury teenager who reports say often wandered away.
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.
Although suspected of driving impaired and unlicensed, the driver of the vehicle involved in a motorcyclist’s fatal crash was apparently not at fault.
Idling at a stop sign, a Colchester man died after another vehicle jumped a Rte. 2 median and struck his truck.
Looking for keys to move a vehicle out of harm’s way, a man re-entered a burning building.
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.
Tate Holtzman of Cambridge died of accidental drowning, authorities say.
Burlington police are trying to determine how and why Kelly Cusson was found dead in a secluded part of a downtown street.
A 22-year-old Randolph man died after he shot himself following a high-speed chase, police say.
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.
A Pepperell, MA boy died in a July 1 ATV crash in Newfane.
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.
A dark-colored truck pulling a car trailer is suspected of backing into the pillar before leaving the scene without reporting the crash.
The dirt-bike struck a chain that was hung across a camp road entrance.
When the police officer arrived, an altercation occurred between the officer and a man outside the home.
For the second time this year, a Vermonter was found dead after being dumped by a trash/recycling truck at a recycling center.
Rain was falling and the road was wet when the teenage driver overcorrected his steering just before 1 AM.
Williams died after a car driven by a local theater director signaled and then turned left into his motorcycle’s lane.
State police did not release the nature of the death of David Hill III, but said it “is not considered suspicious.”
Rain, fog and wet roads were present when the car left the road. The driver died, two passengers survived.
“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.
A popular scenic overlook was the scene of a Connecticut woman’s intentional leap to her death.
The three fatalities bring the number of Vermont highway fatalities this year to at least 23. The 10-year average is 15, state police say.
On opposite sides of the state, teenagers lost control of their vehicles, resulting in crashes and death.
A dog on the loose was shot May 9. Game wardens are investigating.
Gunfire that struck the First Baptist Church in Groton may have been the result of practice shooting at a nearby stump dump.
Three local people died in a head-on crash on Rte. 14 in Albany Thursday.
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.
An alleged car thief is apprehended when, parked on the side of a rural highway, he is the victim of a collision.
The gun range at a popular Waterbury gun shop was the scene of a fatal self-inflicted gunshot Saturday.
A human/canine search and rescue team yesterday found the body of Rebecca Ball in a wooded area in Weybridge.
Two rookie state troopers submitted their resignations and publicly apologized for using inappropriate language while playing a video game off-duty.
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.
Two children and a family dog survived the blaze.
“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.
One of Lamoille County’s Finest now has more protection on the job.
Off-an-on heavy snows since Wednesday last week, and at least one erratic driver, led to several reported accidents.
The sounds of fighting were followed by a loud ‘bang’ in a Malletts Bay apartment. Police found a dead man and a dead woman.
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 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.
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.
A bus full of basketball players escaped serious injury last night when icy roads caused a collision.