Bristol Police Log for Oct. 27

Between Sept. 12 and Oct. 16, Bristol police completed 119 foot patrols and 12 car patrols, conducted 51 traffic stops and checked the security at Mount Abraham Union High School 28 times, Bristol Elementary School 23 times and local businesses 22 times. 

In a quiet seven-day span for the Vergennes Police Department, officers between Oct. 10 and 16 dealt with a couple disputes and three minor car accidents and ruled a resident’s untimely death was due to natural causes.

Middlebury police cited Abby E. Bray, 52, of Middlebury for simple assault, following an alleged incident near the intersection of Cross and Main streets on Oct. 15.

Between Oct. 3 and 9, Vergennes police twice were called to help Valley Vista personnel at 1 Alden Place deal with clients who became unruly upon learning they were being dismissed from the facility, which is a rehab center for teens and young women.

Vermont State Police last week reached out to the public asking for help solving a brazen case of identity theft in the county.

Middlebury police responded to a single-vehicle crash, with minor injuries, that tied up traffic on Route 7 North for several hours this past Sunday, Oct. 9, and knocked out power to a section of Middlebury. 

City police on Sunday cited an Addison man for driving under the influence of alcohol, an action that followed a complaint from a Main Street resident about an unwanted knock on her door. 

Vermont State Police issued a citation after responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at an Otter Creek Road home in Addison at 8:42 p.m. on Sept. 29.

Middlebury police investigated a car-versus-motorcycle crash at the intersection of Route 7 South and Foote Street at around 11:10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30. 

Vergennes police are investigating a $4,878.89 check cashed at a local bank on Sept. 20 that bank officials reported was counterfeit.

A fight at a Bristol home this past Sunday afternoon resulted in charges for both combatants.

Middlebury police apprehended Megan Smith on Halpin Road at a little after 6 p.m. on Sept. 21. They cited the 53-year-old Weybridge resident for stalking and criminal threatening. 

In one incident an officer was told someone tried to steal a speaker from a vehicle in the Shaw’s parking lot. In the other, an officer received information about stolen speed signs. 

Following a weeks-long investigation, Vergennes police on Sept. 9 cited a city resident for embezzlement of thousands of dollars from St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

Vermont State Police again this past week dealt with cases of Vermonters hurting their neighbors and domestic partners.