Crime
Vermont State Police Log for Jun. 12
ADDISON COUNTY — A Granville man faces firearms charges and other legal consequences following a shooting in Granville.
Vermont State Police received a report of a shooting incident that occurred in early April, on Route 100 in of Granville. While investigating, troopers said they determined that Mark Balch, 34, of Granville discharged his firearms recklessly on multiple occasions, with one shot on the evening of April 8 striking the front fender of moving vehicle of Sonni Martindale, 50, of Duxbury. Martindale was uninjured in the incident.
Late last week, state police cited Balch for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment and unlawful mischief.
Also last week, state police on June 6 at around quarter after 10 p.m. logged a complaint of an intoxicated man, who was involved in an altercation at Kampersville Campground in Salisbury. Troopers looked into and decided that Lance A. Roby, 47, of Cavendish left the campground and returned approximately 30 minutes later. Troopers spoke with Roby about the incident and say he exhibited indicators of impairment.
Police took Roby into custody, took him to the New Haven barracks and cited him for driving under the influence, second offence.
Meanwhile, Vermont State Police dealt with a minor two-car crash in New Haven on June 4. Troopers were called to a crash on Route 7 near Lime Kiln Road at around 8 a.m. on that Wednesday. Police report that Christopher Wyckoff, 57, of Bristol was driving a Subaru Outback northbound behind a GMC Sierra driven by Harold Tricou, 58, of New Haven. Police said that Wyckoff tried to pass Tricou on the left with a commercial tractor-trailer heading southbound. Both Wyckoff and Tricou increased speeds, and Wyckoff veered right, colliding with the driver side of Tricou’s vehicle. Tricou veered to the right, side swiping the guard rail that lined the roadway. Both operators managed to pull off the roadway and stood by for responding troopers.
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