ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police are investigating a string of burglaries at homes in southern Addison and northern Rutland counties during the daytime on Monday, Aug. 8.
Troopers were dispatched to four different reports of home burglaries: one on North Orwell Road in Shoreham; two on Lake Road in Benson and one at a residence on Main Road in West Haven.
Investigations suggest that several homes were entered forcefully. Family jewelry, wedding bands, watches, cutlery, coins and laptop computers were reported stolen from the houses. Evidence was recovered at several residences and is pending submission to the Vermont Forensic Laboratory.
All four burglaries were reported to have occurred during daytime hours and all four residences were unattended at the time they were entered.
Anyone with information on suspicious activity in the area or information on one or all of the burglaries is encouraged to contact the Vermont State Police at 802-773-9101. Information can also be submitted anonymously online at www.vtips.info or by texting “CRIMES” (274637) to Keyword: VTIPS.
In other recent activity, state police:
•  On Aug. 3 at 4:52 p.m. received a call about a disabled vehicle parked on Monkton Road in Monkton. Troopers later learned that the male driver was sleeping in the truck and he could not be woken up.
Police came out and spoke to the man, who was identified as 31-year-old Michael J. Rosselli of Mineville, N.Y. Police said that their investigation showed that Rosselli was driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs.
They took him into custody and transported to the New Haven state police barracks for processing. A search warrant was obtained and a sample of Rosselli’s blood was obtained.
State police said they expect to file a criminal DUI charge pending the results of a blood test.
•  On Aug. 7 alerted the public that troopers were trying to locate a missing person: 30-year-old Rachel Daniel of Manhattan, Kan. Daniel had last contacted family on July 31 and had attended the Rainbow Gathering held in Mount Tabor. She had indicated to friends that she planned on being home by Aug. 1, but did not show up. Daniel’s phone was pinged to Lincoln, and by Aug. 7 the phone was shut off.
After issuing the request for help from the public, state police the next morning at 1 a.m. reported that Rachel Daniel had been located.
•  On Aug. 8 at around 2:30 a.m. went to the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Morgan Horse Farm Road in Weybridge. After investigating, police cited the driver, identified as Paulina Perez, 26, of Addison, for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police report that a preliminary breath test showed that Perez’s blood alcohol content was a 0.143; the legal limit for driving is 0.08.
Troopers also reported that her vehicle was a total loss.