Vergennes Police Log: Car thefts continue in Vergennes

This time, a bag containing various items was stolen.

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

The incident is the fifth in the last two weeks.

Only one of the vehicles had items — change and a hunting knife — stolen.

There was damage to the entranceway of the convenience store, plus the vehicle that crashed was deemed a total loss.

Recent activity from the Vergennes police.

Last week Vergennes police personnel pulled a Colchester man over for using a cellphone while driving that led to an arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. 

A man allegedly accelerated, revved his car’s engine and swerved toward two protesters during a weekly No Kings Protest on Main Street in Vergennes on Saturday, March 21, according to the local police department.  

Vt. Translines driver had to make a pitstop at the Vergennes Police Department due to altercation on the bus.

Both men arrested were Berlin residents.

A juvenile from Burlington was cited for driving over 30 miles per hour over the speed limit.

The evening snowstorm last Friday night left four large vehicles struggling on Vergennes roads.

On Feb. 12 a Vergennes resident reported being scammed by purchasing $4,500 in gift cards

Vergennes police assisted people experiencing mental health crises.

A garbage truck slid off the road and rolled onto its side in Vergennes last week. Nobody was injured.