ADDISON COUNTY — Deputies in the Addison County Sheriff’s Department assisted a Starksboro landlord with an eviction on June 26. Several cats were found inside of the home after the person left and they were turned over to Homeward Bound. Due to the condition of the animals, officers opened an investigation into animal cruelty and more information will be released at a later time.

Between June 22 and 27, deputies completed patrols in multiple towns and stopped 21 vehicles for various motor vehicle violations and fingerprinted 12 people for background checks. They also provided transport of prisoners for other agencies four times, transporting:

• Two prisoners to their court hearings at the Mahady Courthouse on June 22.

• An intoxicated person to Grace House in Rutland for Middlebury police on June 23.

• Someone to Bennington for the Department for Children and Families on June 25.

• A person to Burlington for the Chittenden County Sheriff’s Department on June 27.

In other recent activity, the sheriff and his deputies also:

• On June 22 completed a background investigation.

• On June 22 assisted Vermont State Police with a welfare check in Shoreham.

• On June 24 completed VIN verifications for residents in New Haven, Cornwall, Monkton and Leicester.

• On June 24 assisted a person who had come across a deceased deer on the side of Route 7 in Salisbury; the person was wondering how to dispose of the carcass.

• On June 25 arrested Dermot McKeon McMillan, 21, of Middletown, Conn., for excessive speed. Authorities said that McMillan was driving 71 mph in a 40 mph zone on Bristol Road.

• On June 25 assisted state police at a dispute on West Shore Road in Salisbury.

• On June 27 assisted state police at a rollover crash on Route 125.