Man steals giant rock
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A Hartland man has turned himself in after stealing a large landscaping rock from a neighbors property.
Mitchell Beland, 66, allegedly used an excavator to take the rock off of her property on October 10 at around 9:00am
The rock is estimated to be worth around $1,000 to $1,600 according to multiple landscaping companies.
Beland turned himself in on November 27 and was processed for the alleged crime.
He was charged with Grand Larceny and released. He is scheduled in court January, 2025.
Man threatens to kill man and family, victim fights back, suspect arrested
Jason Russell, 52, of Waterbury illegally entered the residence of Gregory Haskins, 51, of Waterbury with a firearm and threatened to kill every resident inside.
Vermont State Police received a call about the incident, with Haskins being held at gunpoint.
At some point, Haskins was able to disarm and subdue Russell, taking him to the ground and pinning him down.
The police arrived and placed Russell under arrest.
He is being held without bail at Northwest State Correctional Facility.
Nobody was injured in this incident.
Man crashes car in Dummerston, arrested on DUI and assault
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James Clark, 44, of Chichester NH crashed his vehicle into a guardrail on I-91 in Dummerston.
When police located the vehicle, they located Clark as well who showed signs of impairment, purportedly high on drugs.
When officers tried to reason with him, he became “assaultive and disorderly” and impeded officers’ attempts to arrest him.
Clark continued to be assaultive even after being transported to Vermont State Police barracks. He was later charged for assault on law enforcement.
Police also found brass knuckles on his person.
He was processed and cited to appear in court in February, 2025.
Nobody was injured in this incident.
Sentence handed down in BPD drug raid
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 58 months in prison after he was busted in a raid on September 21, 2023.
The raid was conducted on 86 North Champlain Street #1 in Burlington. Police found Roosevelet Smith, 27, in possession of nearly 300 grams of cocaine base and approximately 70 grams of fentanyl.
Roosevelt pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl.
Law enforcement later examined the contents of Smith’s phone, pursuant to a warrant and found extensive evidence of communication regarding drug trafficking.
United States Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest commended the exceptional investigative work of the Burlington Police Department and the Vermont State Police.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas J. Aliberti.