ADDISON COUNTY — Deputies in the Addison County Sheriff’s Department helped out at several traffic accidents on Route 22A this past week. First, a deputy came upon a box truck off the road in Shoreham and provided traffic control while it was pulled out of the ditch on April 21.

The next day, deputies assisted the DMV police with a vehicle that had gone off the road on Route 22A in Orwell. The operator had a warrant and was transported by the sheriff to court to appear before a judge.

Later in the week, on April 26, A deputy assisted with traffic control for a tractor trailer rollover on Route 22A in Orwell. State police said road was closed in the vicinity of Brown Road for an hour and a half ending at noon.

In other recent activity, deputies completed patrols in multiple towns and stopped 29 vehicles for various motor vehicle violations, fingerprinted 11 people for background checks, completed three VIN verifications for an Addison resident and assisted the Bennington County Sheriff’s Department with prisoner transports on April 21 and 24.

The sheriff and his deputies also:

• On April 21 and again on April 22 assigned several more deputies than usual assigned to courthouse duty due to the number of hearings scheduled.

• On April 21 assisted the Ferrisburgh Fire Department with traffic control while they investigated a gas leak on Mt. Philo Road.

• On April 21 responded to a motor vehicle crash in Cornwall. The department reports that Elizabeth Toder, 56, of Cornwall had fallen asleep while driving and had driven off the roadway. A juvenile passenger was transported to the hospital for minor injuries.

• On April 23 dealt with a dispute between Addison neighbors. The department advised the caller they could pursue the matter in civil court or set up security cameras to help deal with the issue.

• On April 24 participated in a monthly meeting with other Vermont sheriffs.

• On April 24 in Addison arrested Christopher Emilo, 55, of Middlebury for violating court ordered conditions of release. State Attorney Vekos told the department to issue a citation for the next day, and Emilo appeared before a judge on April 25, when he was ordered to be held in jail due to the violation of conditions.

• On April 25 assisted a Whiting landlord with an eviction.

• On April 25 transported someone to jail after a judge ordered them to be held.

• On April 25 assisted state police with a crash on Route 7 in Leicester.

• On April 26 participated in National Drug Takeback by collecting expired or unneeded prescriptions at our office.

• On April 26 assisted a motorist with a broken down vehicle on Route 30 in Cornwall.