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Vermont State Police Log: Police investigate car thefts

ADDISON COUNTY — On the morning of Oct. 23, Vermont State Police received multiple reports of thefts from vehicles parked on Jerusalem Road and Jim Dwire Road in Starksboro. The value of the stolen items totaled over $1,000 from each vehicle. Some of the items included medical equipment, Apple-brand electronic devices, forms of identification, and a gun.

That same morning, Hinesburg police located a stolen vehicle in their town; inside were the same stolen items from Starksboro. Hinesburg police identified Anthony Seagroves, 32, of Hinesburg as the suspect in the thefts and cited him for two counts of grand larceny.

Hinesburg police also charged Seagroves with criminal possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, violation of conditions of court-ordered release and unlawful trespass. Seagroves was lodged at Northwest Regional Correctional Facility with bail set at $2,000.

Separately, Vermont State Police dealt with two drunken driving cases in Addison County late last week.

On Thursday, Oct. 24, just before 2 p.m., troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Morgan Horse Farm Road near Hamilton Road in Weybridge. Police report that Stephen Brooks, 64, of Ripton was driving a 2007 Ford F-150 pickup southbound on Morgan Horse Farm Road when he crashed into a ditch.

Brooks, who didn’t report any injuries, refused standard field sobriety tests, was placed under arrest and transported to the New Haven Barracks for processing. Police cited him for driving under the influence, third offense, and driving with a criminally suspended license. He was also ticketed for driving off the road, which could carry a fine of $220 and two points on his license. After processing, Brooks was released to a sober party.

The next day, Friday, Oct. 25, at a quarter to 7 p.m., state police stopped a car after observing a motor vehicle violation on Route 116 near the intersection with Big Hollow Road in Starksboro. They ended up citing Robert E. Paul, 66, of Starksboro for driving under the influence and gave him a ticket for the poor condition of his vehicle, which carries a fine of $105.

In other recent activity, state police:

• On Oct. 16 at 10 minutes after 8 p.m. were advised multiple things had been stolen from a motor vehicle parked near the intersection of Route 22A and Doolittle Road in Shoreham. The value of the stolen items was in excess of $900. Among the items stolen was a credit card that was later used in Brandon and Rutland. The Vermont State Police is asking for the public’s assistance to locate a person of interest for further questioning regarding the theft and fraudulent use of a stolen credit card. Troopers released a few photos from security cams at a liquor store that show the unidentified suspect from a transaction on Oct. 16. This investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Taylor Demick at the New Haven barracks at 802-388-4919. Anonymous tips may be provided online at vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.

• On Oct 19 at 10:12 a.m. responded to a report of a theft from a farm stand on Leicester Whiting Road in Whiting. Police allege that Scott Malinowski, 60, of Brandon stole items from the farm stand, and they cited him for petit larceny.

Troopers were assisted by the Brandon Police Department.

• On Oct 24 just before 11 a.m. responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Route 7 near Tuppers Crossing in Ferrisburgh. Police report that Douglas Cole, 82, of Charlotte was driving a 2023 Ford F-350 pickup truck northbound when the truck left the lane, struck a culvert and crashed. Cole was not wearing a seatbelt and was transported to UVM Medical Center with suspected serious bodily injuries. Police think that he suffered a medical event, causing him to lose control of the vehicle.

Troopers were assisted on scene by the Addison County Sheriff’s Department, Ferrisburgh Fire Department, Vergennes Fire Department and Vergennes Area Rescue Squad.

• On Oct. 25 reported that they had cited an Essex man for multiple offenses dating back to an incident last month. On Sept. 3, at 9:21 p.m., troopers were notified of a domestic violence incident that occurred the previous night at a Salisbury home. Police investigated and determined that Skylar Allen, 25, of Essex had committed the offenses of aggravated domestic assault, unlawful restraint and criminal threatening. After Allen surrendered himself to state police, troopers cited him for those offense and for committing them in front of a child.

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