Vergennes Police Log for Feb. 15

Vergennes police on Feb. 8 cited a Shoreham resident for driving under the influence of alcohol, or DUI, after receiving a parking complaint from the Champlain Farms convenience store on Main Street.

Vergennes police handled two complaints about fraud on Jan. 30, one of which they referred to Vermont State Police.

Vergennes police on Jan. 26 responded to a report that two Vergennes Union High School students found a bullet in the hallway that runs between the school’s high school gymnasium and its nearby concession stand. 

Vergennes police on Jan. 15 cited a Ferrisburgh man for forgery, alleging that he altered the payment line on a check written by a family member who lives in Vergennes.

Vergennes police on Monday, Jan. 15, spent almost two-and-a-half hours monitoring the peaceful anti-war protest at the Collins Aerospace plant on Panton Road. 

Vergennes police on Dec. 27 charged a man already in jail for a series of November vehicle break-ins in Vergennes. Police said the man was lodged in the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility for allegedly committing similar crimes.

After being alerted to a disturbance by a neighbor, Vergennes police on Dec. 27 arrested a Rutland woman following an alleged family fight at the 45 Armory Lane apartment building.

Thanks to the generosity of another agency and its community, Vergennes police on Dec. 20 and 21 delivered toys to children at the John Graham Shelter.

Calls for service to the Vergennes police between Dec. 11 and 17 included an accident with injuries, mental health issues, a verbal family dispute, a credit card fraud case, and a request to store a sex assault kit for possible later prosecution. 

Between Dec. 4 and 10, Vergennes police helped several residents and the organization Addison Housing Works, took a complaint about aggressive dogs and mediated a family dispute related to rent.

Vergennes police twice backed up other agencies in incidents between Nov. 27 and Dec. 3. 

Vergennes police last week were twice called to deal with patients being dismissed from the for-profit Valley Vista rehab facility in Alden Place. 

Vergennes police say they are working to identify persons of interest in a series of thefts from vehicles parked on city streets committed late on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 18, and during the early-morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 19.

City police last week helped a seriously ill juvenile at the John Graham Shelter receive medical care after being asked on Nov. 6 to accompany the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad on a call. 

Vergennes police on Oct. 31 ticketed a New York driver for a two-car accident on North Main Street right outside the police station that resulted in one vehicle rolling over.