Middlebury Police Log: Police probe theft of purse

Middlebury police were informed of the reported theft of a purse from a parked car on Wilson Road on May 26.

As of Monday, the incident was continuing to be investigated.

She was jailed at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility with bail set at $500.

Police responded to a one-vehicle crash in New Haven last Saturday and ended up issuing two citations for impaired driving.

Two people suffered minor injuries, according to city police.

This time, a bag containing various items was stolen.

Police also helped Middlebury firefighters at the scene of an unattended fire along the railroad tracks.

In what appeared to be a quiet week for Vermont State Police according to the number of cases the New Haven barracks announced, troopers did arrest a Waltham man who they suspect of driving drunk for the third time.

Between May 3 and 9, the Addison County Sheriff’s Department completed patrols in multiple towns and stopped 65 vehicles for various motor vehicle violations.

Vergennes police responded to the report of a burglary at Kinney Drugs in the Little City on May 8.

Middlebury police last week were kept busy responding to more than a dozen reports of vehicle break-ins in and around the village area.

Middlebury police received a report about baby foxes playing in the middle of Foote Street on April 27.

In five different instances recently, VSP cited locals for driving under the influence.

The sheriff and three deputies participated in Green Up Day.

In police activity between March 29 and April 18, Bristol police completed 73 foot patrols, conducted 22 traffic stops and checked security at Mount Abraham Union High School 21 times, at Bristol Elementary School 22 times and at local businesses 13 times … (read more)