Vergennes Police Log: Unresponsive driver cited for DUI

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. 

Vermont State Police responded to several motor vehicle crashes on Route 22A in the past week.

Middlebury police responded along with Middlebury Regional EMS to a North Pleasant Street business after a Feb. 21 report of a person experiencing a drug overdose. 

Between Feb. 5 and Feb. 18, Bristol police completed 52 foot patrols and one car patrol, conducted 17 traffic stops and checked the security at Mount Abraham Union High School 12 times, at Bristol Elementary School 12 times and at local businesses 14 time … (read more)

A series of mostly non-criminal issues kept Vergennes police busy between Feb. 13 and 19, including a resident experiencing a mental health crisis, a challenging Vergennes Area Rescue Squad (VARS) patient, a gun report that proved to be a false alarm, an … (read more)