Vergennes Police Log: Drugstore employee finds missing wallet

Vergennes police would be happy to return a billfold with about $15 in it to its owner, assuming the owner contacts the department at 802-877-2201 and properly describes the billfold.

VERGENNES — In a week in which Vergennes police, with help from Middlebury and Vermont state police, made a major arrest for attempted murder and arson (see story), they also handled other incidents, several of which involved calming frayed nerves and ups … (read more)

Vergennes police are looking into the alleged theft of a checkbook from the local Knights of Columbus organization.

A Vergennes man faced multiple citations on Dec. 22 after allegedly rear-ending a vehicle driven by an acquaintance of his girlfriend. Police said the vehicle was also carrying the man’s girlfriend and two preschool children.

Vergennes police on Dec. 13 cited a Northlands Job Corps student for a sexual assault on another Northlands student.

Vergennes police recently arrested and lodged one man on domestic assault and other charges and cited and released another man for aggravated domestic assault.

Vergennes police are again advising owners to lock up their vehicles and remove valuables when leaving them on streets or in their driveways.

Vergennes police are advising local businesses to be on the lookout for counterfeit currency after a recent incident at the Maplefields convenience store on Main Street.

Two 911 hang-up calls reported to Vergennes police last week yielded real emergencies.

Police stopped an eastbound truck taking a shortcut on Monkton Road and discovered it was 33,700 pounds over the legal weight limit.

On Sunday, police and the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad responded to a downtown accident in which a vehicle struck a pedestrian, who was then hospitalized.

A Battery Hill resident alleged someone entered a home and made off with $400 from a child’s piggy bank, an amount of marijuana, and prescription drugs, including some of a narcotic nature.

Police cited Kenneth Bell, 60, of Addison for aggravated disorderly conduct/hate crime, and Casey S. Simpson, 20, of Ferrisburgh for simple assault.

Vergennes police performed welfare checks, dealt with vandalism, investigated theft of money from unlocked cars…

VERGENNES — After several incidents in which unlocked vehicles parked around Vergennes have been entered and money and items stolen, city police are urging residents to keep their cars and trucks locked and not leave anything of value in them. Most recent … (read more)