Vergennes Police Log: City police deal with drug cases

Vergennes police recently dealt with two separate cocaine-related incidents.

City cops in the past two weeks dealt with two separate cocaine-related cases that between them resulted in citations issued to five citizens

Vergennes police conducted 41 traffic stops for moving violations or defective equipment.

Brian Dolan, 60, of Vergennes, was charged with Prohibited Conduct and Disorderly Conduct after a visible display of lewd behavior.

Vergennes police cited two people for disorderly conduct on Sept. 25 and took them to a detox facility.

Vergennes police cited Wayne Palmer, 19, of Burlington, for suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.

Vergennes police last week continued to focus on keeping local roads safe.

Police cited Trevor Matton, 39, of Vergennes, for violating active pre-trial conditions of release and a court-issued no-stalking order.

Timothy Farr, 72, of Middlebury, was evaluated for sleeping outside in bad weather and arrested on an active warrant.

Vergennes police last week took two reports from city residents who were victimized by online scammers and in each case lost thousands of dollars. City police provided the residents with websites at which the victim could report what is a federal crime.  … (read more)

Vergennes police on June 28 cited three juveniles and issued them court diversion paperwork for disorderly conduct by phone with intent to harass another Vergennes Union Middle and High School student.

Vergennes police last week dealt with a rash of minor traffic accidents, including a couple in which parked vehicles were damaged.

Vergennes police on June 14 cited a city resident for allegedly smoking his tires on more than one occasion on the southbound lane of Main Street “uncomfortably close” to protesters during No Kings Day who were crowding the sidewalk at the time.

After responding on June 8 to what police described as a two-car fender-bender on South Water Street, police cited one driver involved in the accident for driving under the influence and “recklessly endangering another person.”

Vergennes police on May 26 calmed a citizen dispute on Main Street in which a caller claimed he was “protecting himself with a rifle and requested an immediate police response,” according to a police document.