Vergennes Police Log: Policer nab man with outstanding warrant

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 in a Rutland court. That warrant stemmed from the man’s earlier failure to appear in court to answer to an earlier charge of driving with a suspended license, police said. City police said VSP had alerted them to be on the lookout for the assault suspect, … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Jamie Billings, 50, of Middlebury for driving under the influence and possession of cocaine, following a traffic stop on South Street on July 12. Police obtained an evidentiary blood sample from Billings, which has bee … (read more)

Middlebury police and Middlebury Regional EMS this past week responded to multiple reports of people dealing with mental health issues.

Police say a Jerry L. Hoffman randomly attacked a couple then was chased into Otter Creek. One victim is at UVM Medical Center, Hoffman is in jail.

Multiple Middlebury police cruisers descended upon a Seymour Streets home on Friday, June 30, in response to gunfire. A tense situation ended six hours later when police raided the home and disarmed the man.

VERGENNES — Police in Vergennes this week asked for the public’s help in finding a young man who broke into a city convenience store on the night of New Year’s Day. And they got the information they needed to identify and cite a suspect. Police on Monday … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police on Aug. 15 cited Benjamin Emmons, 32, of Bristol for three counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, felony operating without owner’s consent, criminal threatening, and a probation violation, following an investigati … (read more)

Middlebury police have seen the number of calls requesting mental health-related help rise from 54 in 2018 to 259 in 2021.

VERGENNES/BRISTOL/BRANDON — Police in Vergennes, Bristol and Brandon are seeking help from the public in providing information about two recent attempted break-ins into pharmacies and one burglary at Kinney Drug Store in Vergennes in which police said thi … (read more)

Should Vergennes form a community panel to help city officials oversee and work with the police department? For the second time in 17 months the local committee charged with studying the question said “yes.”

Officials from three county law enforcement agencies stood by this morning at Mount Abraham Union High School, which was on full alert after some students had threatened to bring weapons to school following a school ban on flag-related attire.

VERGENNES — For the past few months a rebuilt Vergennes Citizen Review Board Exploratory Committee has been researching options for a possible citizen police advisory panel to present to the Vergennes City Council. On Feb. 23 that study committee’s chair, … (read more)

Article in Addison Independent, Jan. 14: “MIDDLEBURY — Addison County Sheriff Peter Newton is seeking community support in raising $1.5 million to transform his organization into a one-stop shop for law enforcement and community services ranging from jump … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Folks walking past the Middlebury police station off Seymour Street during the night of Jan. 12-13 caught an unusual and disturbing sight. A woman camped out in a snow bank, just a few feet away from warmth, nourishment and companionship. It’ … (read more)

VERGENNES — Vergennes Police Chief George Merkel — along with a dozen area nonprofits and state agencies — is working on bringing to northern Addison County a collaborative effort among social services and police that Merkel and others believe will better … (read more)