Vergennes Police Log: More thefts from cars in Vergennes

This is just the most recent spate in what has been a months-long issue.

During that week, police also responded to two incidents involving suspicious activity and two thefts.

A Bristol man who had two previous domestic assault convictions was arrested last Thursday.

Between June 7 and 27, the Sheriff’s Department stopped 128 vehicles for various violations.

A witness described the vehicle involved in the incident as a blue van, police said.

Police were investigating a June 10 theft from Kinney Drugs and a theft from Shaw’s on June 8.

Troopers from the Rutland barracks responded to a crash on Forest Dale Road near Stone Mill Dam Road.

Facing a proposed 17% property tax increase for the next fiscal year, it’s worth asking, how did we get here?

Between Feb. 22 and March 7, the sheriff’s department completed patrols in multiple towns, stopped 112 vehicles for various motor vehicle violations, attempted to serve 32 pieces of civil process around the county and provided a car seat inspection for a … (read more)

The Middlebury Police Department’s super-dog Guinness earned an extra bowl of kibble last week when he and his handler played pivotal roles in investigating challenging cases stretching from Middlebury to Castleton.

Someone flagged down an officer on Court Street Thursday afternoon, and authorities used “less-lethal weapons” to take into custody the woman, who seemed to be experiencing a mental health crisis.

As 2024 draws to a close, the Middlebury Police Department is welcoming two new police officers and a police dog, while honoring several of its officers for acts of heroism during the year.

Police say that Daryn Barsalou was at the Nov. 27 shooing in Bristol that took the life of a local man. Barsalou was charged with possessing a firearm even though he was not allowed to.

Bristol Police Chief Bruce Nason said there’s no concern for public safety at this time, but police were investigating.

VERGENNES — While handing over a domestic assault suspect to Vermont State Police on July 11, Vergennes police ended up citing a Brandon man for driving with a criminally suspended license and processed him for an outstanding warrant for failure to appear … (read more)