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Vermont State Police Log for Jan. 18

ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police based in New Haven issued three driving under the influence, or DUI, citations during the past week, in addition to charging a Vermont man in a road-rage incident.

Troopers are also seeking help finding some stolen vehicles and in finding a man who stole some expensive saws.

On Monday, Jan. 15, state police were told of two separate incidents involving stolen cars. A white 2014 Chevrolet Volt with Vermont license plate GYK718 was stolen from a home on Four Winds Road in Ferrisburgh. Additionally, a silver 2010 Subaru Forester with Vermont license plate HYA138 was stolen from a home on Davis Road in Monkton. 

Troopers believe both vehicles were stolen sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning.

Anyone with information about the theft of these cars is asked to call the New Haven barracks at 802-388-4919, or leave an anonymous tip online at vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.

Meanwhile, troopers are asking help in a retail theft case. On Jan. 8, state police sought the public’s help in identifying a man who stole two Stihl concrete saws from Aubuchon Hardware on Monkton Road in Ferrisburgh near the gateway to Vergennes. Back on Nov. 26 and 27, the man can be seen on surveillance video walking into Aubuchon Hardware and then carrying out a saw without paying. Anyone with information on the man is urged to contact Trooper Dobson at the New Haven barracks, 802-388-4919.

Separately, troopers tagged four Vermonters for allegedly driving drunk on Addison County roads.

First, on Jan. 10 at around 10 p.m., a trooper saw a motor vehicle violation on Route 7 near Little Chicago Road in Ferrisburgh and stopped the car. Police ended up citing Kyle D. Bent, 23, of Hinesburg, for DUI.

Then, on Friday, Jan. 12, at around 5:30 p.m., another motor vehicle violation — this one on Route 7, near Round Barn Road in Ferrisburgh — resulted in another traffic stop. The officer screened driver Joseph P. Kelley, 64, of Randolph and took him to the Vergennes Police Department for an evaluation by a Drug Recognition Expert. Police subsequently cited Kelley for DUI-drugs.

Later that evening, at around 8:30 p.m., a trooper pulled over a car driven by Andrew Malzac, 31, of Middlebury, for traffic violations. The trooper took Malzac to the Middlebury Police Department and cited him for DUI.

Later that night at 11:42 p.m., troopers responded to a one-car crash on Route 30 in Cornwall. Police reported Oliver Berlic, 38, of Cornwall was driving a 2017 Subaru Forester when he rounded a corner headed south on Route 30 near Ridge Road, drove off the roadway briefly, and overcorrected, causing the Subaru to spin around and head off the roadway a second time. The vehicle was found lying on its driver’s side, with Berlic uninjured. While speaking with Berlic, troopers reported detecting indicators of impairment, so they screened him and ultimately cited him for DUI.

The road-rage incident occurred in Shoreham on Sunday night, Jan. 14. At around 8:50 p.m., state police received a call reporting the incident, which allegedly culminated in an assault of a juvenile near Route 73 and Main Street in Shoreham. After investigating, police cited Cliffard Torres, 34, of Milton, for simple assault.

State police also reported a one-car crash in Ferrisburgh on Sunday morning.

On Jan. 14 at approximately 8:12 a.m., troopers went to the crash on Route 7 near Tuppers Crossing. Police said Perry Mason, 55, of Colchester was driving a 2008 Honda Accord northbound on Route 7 when his vehicle left the northbound lane and hit trees and a rock formation.

Mason sustained minor injuries and was taken to UVM Medical Center. The Accord sustained contact damage. Route 7 traffic was temporarily reduced to one lane.

The Vergennes Area Rescue Squad and Ferrisburgh Fire Department assisted state police.

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