VERGENNES — After being alerted to a disturbance by a neighbor, Vergennes police on Dec. 27 arrested a Rutland woman following an alleged family fight at the 45 Armory Lane apartment building.

Police cited Natalie Zilski, 28, for domestic assault, alleging she attacked a relative at an apartment at that address. Police said Zilski was also wanted on an outstanding Rutland County misdemeanor warrant, and they lodged her at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility.

In other action in the final seven days of 2023, Vergennes police also conducted seven cruiser patrols, three traffic stops and three property watches; fingerprinted two job applicants; responded to a false alarm; and:

On Dec. 26 responded to a report of a suspicious person in a Bowman Road backyard, but found no one.

On Dec. 27:

• Were told an inspection sticker had been stolen from a vehicle on Walker Avenue.

• Took a report that a sticker related to the ongoing war in Gaza had been stuck on a driveway post in Vergennes; police said given the owner of the property it could be an antisemitic act.

• Backed up Vermont State Police at a family fight in Waltham.

On Dec. 28 took a report that gift items included clothes, sneakers and a camera were stolen from an unlocked car on Hillside Drive.

On Dec. 29 concluded a death at a Bombard Place residence was due to natural causes.

On Dec. 30:

• Helped New York State Police by contacting a relative of someone they had taken into custody to care for their children. 

• Listened to a claim from an Illinois resident who said his ex-girlfriend had killed her mother’s boyfriend while a student at Northlands Job Corps in 2011. Police said the caller blamed all his bad luck since then on that crime, but offered no evidence to support his report.