Crime
Vergennes Police Log for Nov. 7
VERGENNES — Vergennes police responded to an Oct. 30 family fight on Booska Court and ended up citing a Vergennes resident for domestic assault in the presence of a child.
Cited and released with court-imposed conditions was David R. Downer, 38. Police said that after they separated the parties involved, the victim alleged the dispute between them had become physical. Police said an investigation “determined a domestic assault had occurred in the presence of a child,” and they then took Downer into custody and cited him into court.
In other actions between Oct. 28 and Nov. 3, Vergennes police also conducted nine traffic stops and nine cruiser patrols, processed four pre-employment fingerprint requests, responded to a false alarm; and:
On Oct. 28:
• Received the first of several batches of voicemail messages during the week from a Hillside Drive resident with known mental health issues.
• Began investigating a burglary at the Addison County Eagles Club on Green Street in which during the night of Oct. 27 an individual or individuals broke into the club and took cash from an ATM.
On Oct. 29:
• Took a report from a Hillside Acres resident of an unsolicited contact via Snapchat; the incident remains under investigation.
• Checked the welfare of a Walker Avenue resident who was not answering the door, and learned from a relative the individual was OK.
• Checked the welfare of a Green Street resident and learned the individual was OK.
On Oct. 30 served a relief-from-abuse order to a Vergennes resident.
On Oct. 31: Searched the Bowman Road area after a resident reported that an unknown man knocked on her door, did not leave after she turned on exterior lights, and continued looking through the door window. Police patrolled the area but did not find anyone.
• Handed out candy and glow sticks at the city fire station with members of the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad and Vergennes Fire Department.
• Cited Shawn Lussier, 27, for driving with a criminally suspended license after spotting him driving on Monkton Road
• Checked a report from a caller who said a suspicious person was sitting in a vehicle wearing a black mask near the library. Policed said the man was using the library Wi-Fi to watch videos on his tablet.
On Nov. 1: Assisted Vermont State Police in Berlin by providing contact information for a Vergennes resident in connection with an investigation.
• Looked into a report of a suspicious vehicle parking on a sidewalk between Shaw’s parking lot and Ridgeview Drive; it was gone when police arrived.
• Talked with a man who said he has been having issues with his neighbor on Green Street. Police said they would speak to the other party if problems persist.
On Nov. 2: Assisted VARS with an unresponsive elderly woman at Black Sheep Bistro. Police said when they arrived the female was sitting up and responsive, and VARS took her to the hospital to be checked out.
On Nov. 3:
• Responded to Northland Job Corps to help VARS with a male student who had harmed himself and, police said, was acting “out of control.” Police said they met with the student and calmed him, but that he refused treatment and was released from the program because of his behavior.
• Began investigating the theft of a tow-behind camper from a Main Street residence. Police believe the camper was stolen sometime during the previous week, and an investigation continues.
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