Vermont State Police Log: State police busy with vehicle crashes

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)

Vermont State Police in the past week have cited three Addison County men for driving under the influence in separate incidents.

Middlebury police investigated a burglary at the Rice Restaurant on Seymour Street in Feb. 17.

Vergennes police were active enforcing traffic laws in the city between Feb. 8 and 14, with much of the enforcement related to grant work done in concert with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program.

Vermont State Police reported three motor vehicle crashes during the first two weeks of the month; and troopers also found a missing person and started investigation of gunfire into a Monkton home.

Middlebury police on Feb. 8 received a report from Vermont Field Sports staff about suspicious behavior in their parking lot off Route 7 South that they believed might have involved drug dealing. 

Vermont State Police reported three motor vehicle crashes between Feb. 1 and 8; and troopers also found a missing person and started investigation of gunfire into a Monkton home.

Vergennes police were called on Feb. 1 to handle a case of a juvenile allegedly stealing three non-alcoholic beverages from the Main Street Champlain Farms convenience store. 

Middlebury police investigated a report of a vehicle striking a German shepherd dog on Quarry Road at around 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 3. Police said the driver in question hadn’t stopped after striking the dog, who later died at the vet’s office. 

Between Jan. 23 and 29 Vergennes police conducted 19 traffic stops. City police have said they ticket drivers in about half of such stops, and they issue warnings in the other half ending. 

Criminals broke into the building that houses foreign workers at Sunrise Orchards in Cornwall this past Friday and stole passports, among other things.

Middlebury police last Tuesday responded to a report of a body located in a vehicle on Case Street.