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Middlebury Police Log: Man cited with threatening police officer

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Matthew Hall, 47, of Middlebury for two counts of aggravated disorderly conduct, one count of threatening a police officer, and resisting arrest, after responding to a disorderly conduct complaint in the Mill Street area on May 30.

In other action last week, Middlebury police:

• Responded to a noise complaint in the Cross Street area on May 26.

• Helped reunite two lost children with their mom and grandmother on May 26.

• Helped a driver free her vehicle from an uncooperative electric charging station cable in the Maple Street area on May 26.

• Responded to a report of a drunk and disorderly person in the Route 7 North area on May 26.

• Cited lan Balcazar, 22, of Essex Junction for suspicion of driving under the influence, after responding to a report that someone had driven a vehicle off Case Street on May 27.

• Responded to a noise complaint in the Maple Street area during the afternoon of May 27.

• Arrested Kyle A. Purinton, 34, of South Burlington on an outstanding warrant on May 27.

• Received a report on May 27 about an ongoing dispute between some Jackson Lane neighbors.

• Checked on the Welfare of a Jayne Court neighbor on May 27.

• Were informed that someone had stolen a bike from a North Pleasant Street residence on May 28.

• Responded to a report of a person rummaging through trash cans on Cross Street on May 28.

• Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS at a Birchard Park residence, where a person was dealing with a diabetic emergency on May 28. Police said the patient was taken to Porter Hospital.

• Gave a courtesy ride to a drunken man found walking along Route 7 South on May 28.

• Responded to a report of a group of people being loud and disruptive in the village green gazebo at around 6 p.m. on May 28.

• Responded to a single-vehicle crash in Court Square on May 28 that had occurred after the driver had swerved away from a squirrel and ran into a sign.

• Returned a found wallet to its owner on May 28.

• Assisted a Court Street resident who had been targeted by an online scam on May 28.

• Responded to the Halpin Road area on May 29 related to the reported death of 85-year-old David Colman. Police said Mr. Colman died of natural causes.

• Received a report on May 29 from the Peterson Terrace area about an alleged “attempt to scam a business out of a large sum of money.” Police provided no further details on this case.

• Assisted Counseling Service of Addison County officials with a person experiencing mental health difficulties in the Birchard Park area on May 29.

• Assisted an Elm Street resident who had been targeted by an online scam on May 29.

• Responded to a reported dispute between some Danyow Drive neighbors on May 29.

• Disposed of some drug paraphernalia, abandoned property and trash found in the village green gazebo on May 29.

• Spoke with a man who had been found sleeping in the entrance of the National Bank of Middlebury on Main Street at around 1:15 a.m. on May 29.

• On May 30, reunited a resident with their dog, which had gone missing from their Buttolph Drive residence.

• Checked on the welfare of a person shopping at a North Pleasant Street business on May 30.

• Destroyed a nicotine vape that was found at Middlebury Union High School on May 30.

• Checked on the welfare of a woman who was seen slumped over in a vehicle parked off Court Street Extension on May 30.

• Responded to the Route 7 North area on May 30 following a call from a man who had reported someone trying to break into his apartment. Police reported no break-in.

• Intervened in a dispute between two downtown residents on May 31.

• Were informed of the theft of some frying oil from a Route 7 South business on May 31.

• Received a call about alleged “suspicious activity” at an East Main Street home on May 31.

• Cited Antonio E. Johnson, 29, on suspicion of driving under the influence, following a traffic stop near the intersection of Route 7 and Boardman Street on June 1.

• Turned over, to a sober person, two drunken people who had allegedly been causing a disturbance in the Stewart Lane area on June 1.

• Helped Vermont State Police with a woman who was experiencing a crisis in the Bridport area on June 1.

• Investigated a report of illegal dumping at a Court Street business on June 1.

• Responded to a report of a drunken person walking on Route 7 South on June 1.

• Received a report of someone ramming their family member’s vehicle in the Shannon Street area and then leaving the scene on June 1.

• Patrolled downtown on foot on June 2.

• Gave two stranded men a courtesy ride to a local hotel during the early morning of June 2.

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