ADDISON COUNTY — Deputies in the Addison County Sheriff’s Department twice this past week stopped cars going over 80 miles per hour on Route 7 in the southern half of the county.

The first time was on May 7 when an officer clocked a car going 84 mph in Salisbury, pulled it over and cited Richard Delong, 50, of Derry, N.H., for excessive speed.

Then on May 9 a deputy saw a car in Leicester traveling on Route 7 at 87 mph in a 50 mph zone while passing other vehicles in rainy conditions with oncoming traffic. They stopped the car and cited the driver, 19-year-old Jeremiah Tellier of Brandon, for excessive speed and negligent driving.

In other recent activity, deputies completed patrols in multiple towns and stopped 61 vehicles for various motor vehicle violations, fingerprinted 12 people for background checks, completed background checks in Middlebury on May 6 and May 9,  and completed two VIN verifications — one for a New Haven resident and one for a Salisbury resident.

Sheriff Elmore last week participated in a monthly meeting with other sheriffs from around Vermont.

The sheriff and his deputies also:

• On May 4 collected bail for a person who was arrested by Middlebury police on a warrant. Later that day, deputies again collected bail for a person who was arrested by Middlebury police.
• Met with the Lincoln selectboard on May 5 to discuss a contract for police services.
• On May 7 received a report of a crash from a cell phone’s “crash detection” near Old Jerusalem Road in Leicester. Deputies were unable to find a crashed vehicle and later determined that the operator had dropped their cell phone, triggering the crash detection report.
• Had several meetings scheduled at Middlebury Union High School to meet with truant students and their families on May 7. The department had several more meetings with MUHS families and students on May 8 and also spoke with Superintendent Wendy Baker to discuss a plan for dealing with truancy.
• On May 8 assisted a rescue squad with a medical call at the Sugarhouse Motel in New Haven.