Local car thief chased and caught in Stowe

A former Bristol resident is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a car in Middlebury on March 17 and eluding police until his capture, eight days later, in a wooded area of Stowe.

Vergennes police helped calm an out-of-control 10-year-old boy at a city home on March 22, after which the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad took him to Porter Hospital to meet with the Counseling Service of Addison County.

A New Haven man died of injuries he sustained in a head-on crash on Route 125 in Ripton this past Thursday, March 23.

Middlebury police cited Jacob Burmania, 28, of Middlebury for burglary, possession of burglar’s tools and unlawful mischief, after investigating an attempted burglary at the Taste of India Restaurant off Bakery Lane on March 22.

Vergennes police on March 16 cited a Middlebury man for driving under the influence of alcohol and violating conditions of release after allegedly finding him unresponsive behind the wheel of a Ford SUV along Main Street.

This past Sunday evening at around 5:15 p.m., Vermont State Police received the report of a domestic disturbance at a Hand Road home in Ferrisburgh.

After responding to a March 17 report of a domestic disturbance on Valley View Drive, Middlebury police arrested a Middlebury man and filed multiple charges against him following an alleged assault. 

Between Feb. 19 and March 11 Bristol police completed 48 foot patrols and one car patrol, conducted six traffic stops, and checked the security at Mount Abraham Union High School 16 times, at Bristol Elementary School 14 times and at local businesses 17 t … (read more)

Private security cameras recently caught two citizens misbehaving in Vergennes, and in one case Vergennes police were able to take action based on the footage. 

On this past Friday, March 10, at around 1 p.m., Vermont State Police went to a home on Lapham Road in Shoreham to recover a stolen ATV.

Middlebury police arrested Thomas E. Hynes, 37, of Middlebury on multiple in-state arrest warrants, following an investigation in the Jayne Court neighborhood on March 11. 

Vergennes police on March 3 helped Vermont State Police do a preliminary evaluation of a driver suspected of being under the influence of drugs when his vehicle went off the road in Charlotte and struck a utility pole. 

On Thursday, March 2, Vermont State Police were put on the lookout for a vehicle being driven erratically on Monkton Road in Bristol.

Middlebury police last week cited Corrin Malinowski, 27, of Middlebury for cocaine possession and impeding a public officers.

Vergennes police reported that an elderly Vergennes resident told them on Feb. 20 she was scammed out of $7,000 by a caller who claimed she had to act quickly because her bank account had been compromised.