Middlebury Police Department
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Local man cited after Rt. 7 stabbing
Middlebury police cited Joshua Puma for 1st degree aggravated domestic assault after he allegedly pepper sprayed and then stabbed a family member at a Route 7 home Wednesday…
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Groups pitch in for life-saving equipment
Folks in the Middlebury area will spend a long time mourning Derek Bartlett, a beloved high school teacher and hockey coach who died following a sudden cardiac arrest…
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Middlebury PD losing longtime officer Vegar Boe
Vegar Boe could have been content to let his career unfold in the private sector. The Norwegian national was director of operations at Rutland-based Censor Security in 1999…
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Middlebury police plan to purchase new drone
Middlebury police will soon boost their nascent Unmanned Aerial System program with a new drone equipped with thermal imaging technology, which will enhance the department’s ability to find…
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Middlebury police to check on senior citizens
Police Chief Jason Covey, with a huge assist from Middlebury PD Dispatcher Elizabeth Tracy, wants to make sure a greater percentage of welfare checks have a happy ending.
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Middlebury police to launch drone program
The program will give local officers an extra set of high-in-the-sky eyes to help find missing persons, monitor active-shooter situations, inspect natural-disaster areas, and document crime and accident…
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Letter to the editor: Hanley a model police leader
Not many towns or cities in the United States get the benefit of 30 years from a police chief, and especially one who so embodies the “protect and…
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Covey is the new Middlebury police chief
The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday unanimously selected a new police chief: Jason Covey. Currently a sergeant with the department, Covey joined the MPD 23 years ago as a…
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Letter to the editor: Midd police had ‘skill… empathy’
I imagine that people who have multiple encounters in the space of 36 hours with officers from the Middlebury Police Department would typically use the term unfortunate in…
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Middlebury police chief prepares to retire
Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley has confirmed he’ll retire from the force later this year after 32 transformational years of service to the department and the community.
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Police get kudos for response to fake 911 call
Middlebury’s public safety officials took a well-deserved bow at Tuesday’s selectboard meeting, with a local police officer honored as the community’s “law enforcement officer of the year,” and…
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Hundreds gather in search for missing MUHS student
A large group of people worried about Rebecca Ball, who went missing last week, staged a vigil on the Middlebury green Sunday evening.
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Middlebury PD to take up sheriff dispatching
The Middlebury Police Department has tentatively agreed to provide dispatching services for the Addison County Sheriff’s Department (ACSD), a relationship that could lead to a deeper discussion of…
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Longest-serving Middlebury cop has retired
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Police Department Sgt. Mike Christopher has had varied assignments during his lengthy career, ranging from minor traffic stops to facing down armed suspects.But one of…
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Notable incidents in Sgt. Christopher’s career
MIDDLEBURY — Retiring Middlebury Police Sgt. Mike Christopher discussed a couple sad or tragic incidents he dealt with over 35 years on the force.Among them:• The 2008 disappearance…
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Police Chief Hanley suffers heart attack
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley is recovering following a heart attack suffered during the morning of Friday, April 2. During a brief email exchange with the…