VERGENNES — Vergennes police responded to a report of a family fight on Ice House Court on May 12 and cited a resident into court to answer multiple charges.

Vergennes police allege Shelby Canterbury, 38, of Vergennes committed domestic assault, cruelty to a child, an offense committed in the presence of a child. Canterbury was cited to appear in Addison Superior Court on May 14.

In other activity between May 12 and 18, as well as working on ongoing investigations, Vergennes police conducted three cruiser patrols, a traffic stop and three VIN inspections; responded to a false alarm and a 911 hang-up call; processed three fingerprint requests; and also:

On May 12:

• Referred a report of a rotting carcass in a neighbor’s shed to a Fish & Game warden.

• Checked out a Green Street report of a juvenile who appeared to have been forced into a vehicle. Police said a juvenile girl did not want to get in a vehicle with her father, and both left before police got there. Police followed up.

• Took a report that an Amazon package was stolen from a Green Street porch. Police said the case is closed pending further information.

• Heard from aNew Haven Road resident that his neighbor was driving on the greenspace in front of his house and making ruts and had stolen reflector markers from his lawn, allegations the neighbor denied. Police issued both parties no-trespass notices for the other’s property.

• Took a report of a smashed car window, but learned from its owner’s ring camera it was broken accidentally by a lawn care company.

On May 13:

• Received a tip about possible drug activity in the Main Street area.

• Backed up Vermont State Police at a traffic stop near the Ferrisburgh train station.

• Received and logged several phone calls from a Hillside Acres resident with known mental health issues.

• Served an abuse prevention order on Ice House Court.

On May 14:

• At the request of a caller, contacted his ex-partner at a city address and asked him to stop contacting the caller and to throw away any items that were left behind.

• Issued citations/court diversion paperwork to two Vergennes Union High School students who had vape pens containing tetrahydrocannabinol, known more widely as THC.

On May 15:

• Dealt with a noise complaint on Walker Avenue.

• Calmed a parent-juvenile argument on MacDonough Drive.

• Responded to a report of a family fight on Green Street, but learned the fuss was a parent disciplining children.

• At the request of the Department of Public Works directed traffic around a West Main Street traffic hazard.

• Checked out a report of two people sleeping in a vehicle in Falls Park and discovered they were homeless; police recommended resources.

On May 16 served a relief from abuse order at a Second Street residence.

On May 18:

• Accepted a wallet found on Meigs Road and left a message for its owner.

• Talked to a juvenile who had left a city home after a dispute with a parent. Police said he went to stay with his other parent for the day.