Vergennes Police Log: Woman cited for unlawful mischief

Vergennes police on Nov. 23 cited a newly discharged client from the Valley Vista substance use disorder treatment facility for unlawful mischief and trespass after a couple of interactions with her. 

Vergennes police last week dealt with a case of a stolen car and an allegation of a sexual assault, both involving a former couple.  

Vergennes police continue to be called by the Valley Vista substance use disorder facility as it discharges problematic clients who are unable to successfully complete their rehabilitation programs.

Vergennes police on Nov. 2 worked with federal law enforcement and the Bank of America’s fraud department to prevent a fraudulent check for about $6,900 being charged to a city law firm.

Vergennes police this past Saturday, Oct. 29, cited a city resident for driving a moped on South Water Street under the influence of alcohol.

Vergennes police allege a woman with a New Haven address embezzled about $1,300 from the Maplefields convenience store on Main Street in the city. 

In a quiet seven-day span for the Vergennes Police Department, officers between Oct. 10 and 16 dealt with a couple disputes and three minor car accidents and ruled a resident’s untimely death was due to natural causes.

Between Oct. 3 and 9, Vergennes police twice were called to help Valley Vista personnel at 1 Alden Place deal with clients who became unruly upon learning they were being dismissed from the facility, which is a rehab center for teens and young women.

City police on Sunday cited an Addison man for driving under the influence of alcohol, an action that followed a complaint from a Main Street resident about an unwanted knock on her door. 

Vergennes police are investigating a $4,878.89 check cashed at a local bank on Sept. 20 that bank officials reported was counterfeit.

Following a weeks-long investigation, Vergennes police on Sept. 9 cited a city resident for embezzlement of thousands of dollars from St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

Vergennes police investigated two cases last week involving youths and violence, and they cited a teen in one of them.

Vergennes police received a half-dozen calls in a four-day span from the same duplex, shared by two generations of the same family.

Vergennes police on Aug. 10 issued multiple citations to a New York resident who led them on a high-speed chase on July 24, a pursuit they eventually abandoned for safety reasons.

Vergennes police dealt with a couple of cases over the past two weeks that demonstrated that human trafficking touches even places as remote as Addison County, Vt.