Crime
Vergennes Police Log: Police deal with traffic accidents
VERGENNES — Vergennes police last week dealt with a rash of minor traffic accidents, including a couple in which parked vehicles were damaged.
On June 17 they took a report of damage to a car parked on Main Street; police said one of the vehicle’s side mirrors was broken.
On the same day they took a report for insurance purposes that a car had hit a deer on Route 22A.
On June 20, a School Street resident reported damage to his vehicle “within the past week.”
Also on June 20, a Collins Aerospace employee reported a vehicle was damaged in the company’s Panton Road parking lot during a work shift, and that the guilty party had not left a note. Police provided a case number to the vehicle owner for insurance purposes.
Between June 16 and 22, Vergennes police also conducted 11 cruiser patrols, one foot patrol, nine traffic stops and a VIN inspection; processed two requests for fingerprints; responded to a false alarm, and:
• On June 16 looked into an online report of a suspicious person on North Street.
• On June 17 conducted a commercial vehicle inspection on Main Street.
• On June 19:
• Began investigating a possible violation of a restraining order.
• At the police station honored a request for public records.
• Dealt with a parking complaint on Park Street.
• Handled a complaint about a social media post that included an individual’s user name without consent. Police said the complainant was concerned because of past incidents involving the release of personal information. Police advised the complainant to block contact with the individual, and they spoke with the person who had put up the post in question, who agreed to remove the username and stop communicating with the complainant.
• Helped the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad with a patient who reportedly had mental health issues. The patient was transported to a hospital without issue.
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