MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police deployed the department’s K-9 team on a vehicle during a traffic stop at the intersection of Route 7 and Willow Drive on April 1. Police said the department’s dog alerted on the vehicle, leading to a preliminary search that yielded undisclosed amounts of crack cocaine.

Police said they’re seeking a court warrant to more closely scrutinize the vehicle.

In other action last week, Middlebury police:

• Checked on the welfare of a man who was seen wandering in and out of traffic on Main Street on March 31.

• Helped a man who alleged on April 1 he’d been harassed in the Pond Lane area.

• Responded on April 1 to a report of a truck striking power lines on Buttolph Drive, causing damage, a power outages and road closures.

• Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS with an emergency call on North Pleasant Street on April 1.

• Investigated a reported theft from the TJ Maxx store on April 2.

• Launched an investigation on April 2 into what police said have been a “series of larcenies” from Plouffe’s Boiler & Mechanical Service on Route 7 South. Police said the stolen items include a couple of generators, miscellaneous tools and scrap materials. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Middlebury police at 802-388-3191.

• Were informed that someone had stolen tools from an unlocked garage off Route 7 South on April 2.

• Cited Richard Murray, 58, of Middlebury for driving with a criminally suspended license on Cross Street on April 2.

• Took, to Porter Hospital, a woman found walking barefoot in the Greg’s Meat Market parking lot on April 2.

• Spoke with the local victim of an out-of-state fraud case on April 3.

• Responded to a trespassing complaint at a vacant residence off Route 7 South on April 4.

• Assisted a woman on Washington Street who was feeling ill but who declined an ambulance to Porter Hospital on April 4.

• Responded to a report of a group of people jumping in front of cars on Main Street shortly after midnight on April 4.

• Participated in the search for a man who had allegedly stabbed the chef/owner of Café Provence in Brandon during the late afternoon of April 5. Vermont State Police arrested a suspect, and the chef is recovering from his injuries (see complete report in this edition).

• Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS on medical calls to Buttolph Drive and Court Street locations on April 5.

• Responded to a domestic dispute at an East Main Street location on April 6.

• Investigated reports of a “noisy disturbance” at a John Graham Court home on April 6.

• Responded to a report of a vehicle passing unsafely on Court Street on April 6.

• Gave a courtesy ride to a stranded patient who had been discharged from Porter Hospital on April 6.

• Responded to complaints about a loud party at a Middle Road South home at 1:20 a.m. on April 6. Police said the hosts shut down the party.