Blocked from police work in Vermont, ex-Addison County sheriff faces possible new black mark

A former Addison County sheriff with criminal convictions could land on a national database that flags when someone has lost the certification they need to work as a law enforcement officer.

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Zihan A. Ling, 19, for domestic assault, assault on Porter Hospital staff and disorderly conduct, after responding to a report of an “assaultive, intoxicated patient” at Porter Hospital on April 5. In other action last … (read more)

Last week Vergennes police personnel pulled a Colchester man over for using a cellphone while driving that led to an arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. 

A very serious two-car crash on Bristol Road in Monkton on Monday morning sent two people to the hospital and closed the important north-south artery for at least two hours.

Bristol police on March 28 were told of a vehicle that was being driven erratically on West Street.

On March 24 the Vergennes Police Department helped Vermont State Police handle a motor vehicle complaint after a chunk of ice flew off of a passing tractor-trailer truck.

Deputies arrested Gabriel Mattison, 29, of Leicester after, authorities allege, he drove off the road on Route 30 in Cornwall and crashed into mailboxes and other private property.

Police on March 20 responded to a two-car crash on Lincoln Road in Bristol at the request of Vermont State Polic

A police officer assisted Porter staff with a male with homicidal ideas; the Counseling Service of Addison County checked him out.

Police report that 33-year-old Matthew Stanley was driving along Basin Harbor Road in Ferrisburgh when he lost control of his vehicle.

The thefts, according to Covey, have all occurred during the early morning hours and the culprit(s) have followed a similar method of smashing their way into the buildings for quick access and escape.

The 69-year-old is held without bail; a lengthy Vergennes Police investigation looked into allegations that he’d pressured multiple women into sex in exchange for drugs.

Middlebury police were informed at 4:10 a.m. this past Sunday, March 22, of a burglary at the Champlain Farms store on Court Street.

Officers on March 11 received a report of a dog attack that took place in Bristol. Police also received two animal complaints — one on Vincent Drive on March 10 and the other on Stoney Hill Road on March 11.

A Cornwall woman and Middlebury College coach suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash on a slippery road near the Cornwall village this past Friday afternoon.