Vergennes Police Department
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Vergennes Police Log: Slow Fourth weekend for Vergennes police
Among the items police did deal with was helping a person by providing information on how to file a complaint with the Vermont Human Rights Commission.
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Vergennes man jailed on human trafficking and drug charges
The 69-year-old is held without bail; a lengthy Vergennes Police investigation looked into allegations that he’d pressured multiple women into sex in exchange for drugs.
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Police replace stolen flag that flew for late veteran
Vergennes Police Sergeant Adam O’Neill knew quickly on New Year’s Eve that the woman calling the station was upset. City homeowner Tracy Tembreull was reporting the theft of…
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City awarded grant to fund police hire
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded Vergennes a $125,000 Community Oriented Policing Services grant, known as COPS, City Manager Ron Redmond told the city council at its…
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City council appoints community police committee
Three years and three months after the topic first came up at a Vergennes City Council meeting, on Sept. 26 a new version of the council created a…
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City acts to create public engagement with police
In moves that Mark Koenig called “a few years in the making,” the Vergennes City Council has taken concrete steps to create a citizen panel to work with…
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City police officers get raises in new deal
Vergennes police and the city of Vergennes have agreed on a new three-year contract that increases officers’ pay by 10% during the current fiscal year, 9% next year,…
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Vergennes gets a new police chief
The promotion of Interim Vergennes Police Chief Jason Ouellette to the permanent head of the city police department became official on Tuesday.
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City debates police review panel
With an overall collaborative tone, city councilors and citizens last week discussed whether a civilian committee should field complaints — if they occur — about the city police…
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Vergennes eyes plan for a police committee
The Vergennes City Council has reviewed City Manager Ron Redmond’s first draft of how a community panel to work with city officials on Vergennes Police Department operations could…
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Ouellette tapped as interim leader of Vergennes police
Jason Ouellette, who has a track record that includes being named the 2022 Vermont American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, will take over when Police Chief…
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City council recognizes Chief Merkel for transformative work
Vergennes Councilors thanked retiring Vergennes Police Chief George Merkel for his 13 years of “dedicated service” to the city.
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City police committee report to get its turn in the spotlight
The Vergennes City Council has agreed to schedule a community-wide meeting to allow the city’s Citizen Review Board Exploratory Committee to present its study.
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Report backs city PD, seeks changes
Around 90 people heard former Vermont State Police Col. Jim Baker outline the findings of a lengthy study of the city’s police force on Sept. 22.
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IACP makes recommendations for Vergennes PD
After almost a year since the International Association of Chiefs of Police began working on it, the $30,000 “Vergennes Police Department Staffing and Workload Report” commissioned by the…
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Most at city meeting back Chief Merkel
Most — but not all — of the more than 100 local residents who attended Tuesday’s Vergennes City Council meeting came to support Vergennes Police Chief George Merkel…