Vermont State Police Log: Driver killed in crash identified

On May 24, after the deadline for the last print edition of the Independent, Vermont State Police identified the driver who was killed in a May 19 crash in Ferrisburgh.

Middlebury police cited Stephen M. Belanger, 29, of Middlebury for driving under the influence, following a two-vehicle crash, with a serious injury resulting, at the intersection of Court Street and Middle Road north, at around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May … (read more)

Vergennes police on May 16 arrested a Vergennes resident on behalf of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and joined DEA agents in interviewing her at the city police station. 

Troopers report that a 2012 Subaru Impreza was traveling southbound on Route 7 near Dakin Farm at around 12:12 a.m. when it crossed over into the northbound lane and crashed into a 2016 Volvo VNL tractor-trailer hauling a load of empty kegs to Shelburne.

Middlebury police on Tuesday, May 16, cited a local young adult with multiple assault-related charges following an incident at Porter Hospital. 

In the past several weeks, Bristol police have dealt with multiple loose dogs in the Bristol area. 

Vergennes police with help from Vermont State Police on Sunday, May 14, arrested a South Water Street resident and cited him for five charges, two of them felonies, related to an alleged assault on his domestic partner during the course of Saturday and Su … (read more)

The most serious criminal allegation leveled by troopers at the New Haven barracks of the Vermont State Police between May 9 and 15 were a pair of drunken driving charges that were levied within about a half an hour of each other.

Middlebury police assisted a juvenile who had been experiencing a mental health crisis on Court Street on May 11. 

Last month, Bristol police responded to a couple of disputes between juveniles in the Bristol area. 

Vergennes police allege that a man on Sunday forced a car driven by his mother and stepfather to pull over on Main Street and then attacked them and their vehicle.

This past January, Vermont State Police in New Haven barracks began an investigation into Thomas Utter, 34, of Bristol for numerous offenses spanning July of 2022 to January of 2023.

Middlebury police cited Matthew Hall, 45, of Middlebury for disorderly conduct, assault on a law enforcement officer and criminal threatening, following an incident on Bakery Lane at around 8:21 p.m. on Friday, May 5. 

Vergennes police on April 27 ended up buying a bus ticket to New York State for a Valley Vista client who left the 1 Alden Place rehab facility and came to the station seeking aid.

Late last Wednesday, Vermont State Police stopped a vehicle for a violation and ended up holding the driver in jail until they could send him out of state to face a murder charge.