ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police are looking for help from the public in finding out who attempted to break into three local businesses last week.

On Tuesday, Nov. 19, troopers learned that late the previous night a thief had broken the front door of the Wag On Inn kennel on Route 7 in Waltham and took a cash register.

Then early on Thursday, Nov. 21, state police began investigation into the burglary of the Jolley convenience store on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh early that morning. So far, police know that at least three individuals arrived at 4:15 a.m. in a grey sedan and white minivan before breaking the glass at the front entrance. They unsuccessfully attempted to steal an ATM, and ultimately left with at least 50 cartons of cigarettes valued at $5,000, police report.

The same morning troopers looked into an attempted burglary at the Lincoln General Store. Even though someone was in the story that morning. at least three people — also driving a white minivan and expected to be the same suspects — broke the glass at the front entrance and quickly left after realizing the store was occupied.

Anyone with information on any of these crimes is asked to contact the New Haven barracks at 802-388-4919, or leave an anonymous tip online at vsp.vermont.gov/prevention/tipsubmit.

In other recent activity, locally stationed state police dealt with three separate automobile crashes.

The first crash took place shortly before 11 p.m. on Nov. 19 on Route 125 near Old Town Road in Ripton. Police report that Skylar Many, 35, of Middlebury was driving a 2006 Subaru Forrester when it left the road and struck a tree, damaging the car’s front end, hood and windshield.

While speaking with Many, troopers detected indicators of impairment, screened him and cited him for refusing evidentiary testing for drunken driving.

Middlebury police assisted on this case.

The second was also a one-car crash attributed to impaired driving. Police said that shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 22,

Jordan Dario Sierra, 20, of Albany, N.Y., was piloting a 2011 Chevy Cruze on Route 22A in Orwell when he lost control, left the roadway and got stuck in the ditch near Mutton Square Road. The road was wet. After deciding that Sierra was probably impaired, state police took him to the New Haven barracks for processing. The cited Sierra for driving under the influence and negligent driving.

The third crash took place the same day at 5:15 p.m. on Route 116 in Bristol.

State police said that a 2003 Kia Sportage and a 2020 Buick ECR crashed near Drake Woods Road on a rainy, foggy and wet evening.

Police said that 73-year-old Steven B. Bliss of Burlington was driving the Kia southbound when he attempted to turn left, however due to weather conditions missed the turn and stopped so he could turn around. At that point, the northbound Buick, driven by 74-year-old Peggy E. Adams of Starksboro, collided with the Kia in the northbound lane.

A passenger in Bliss’s car was taken to UVM Medical Center for treatment of a moderate injury.

This crash is under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed it is asked to contact Trooper Schrauf of the New Haven barracks at 802-388-4919.