Vermont State Police Log: Man jailed after assault

ADDISON COUNTY — A Brandon man got in a lot of trouble recently after crashing his SUV in Leicester, then the next day getting sent to jail for allegedly assaulting a person in Leicester. On Nov. 7 just before 8 p.m. Vermont State Police were dispatched to a one-car car crash on Cram Road in Leicester. Troopers report that Matthew Nicklaw, 42, of Leicester was driving a Chevy Equinox westbound on Cram Road when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree. The Equinox was judged to be a total loss, but … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — Vermont State Police have some new eyes in the sky when they chronicle an accident scene or look for a missing person in a remote location. But those eyes aren’t human. They belong to a group of 11 unmanned aircraft systems — think “drones” — … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — At around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, Vermont State Police were dispatched to an address on Creek Road in Salisbury for a motor vehicle complaint. A resident told the dispatcher that a vehicle had driven onto his property, gotten stuck and was … (read more)

SALISBURY — The dead body of a man was found off Route 53/Lake Dunmore Road in Salisbury on Tuesday, and Vermont State Police said they are looking to see if it is related to an officer-involved shooting in Rutland Tuesday morning. State police are invest … (read more)

ADDISON — An Addison man has been charged with a hate crime, stemming from allegations he deflated the tires of a vehicle belonging to an employee of the organization Migrant Justice and left a voicemail at that nonprofit asking its representatives to sta … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — A new lieutenant is taking the helm of Addison County’s contingent of the Vermont State Police. And it’s a familiar face. Lt. Matthew Daley is assuming command of the VSP’s New Haven barracks, to which he has been assigned since 2014. He repla … (read more)

I read with some relief when the state police claimed that the recent harassment at and vandalism to Mexican farmworkers’ homes in Bridport was the result of a feud over access to a fishing spot, and not directed at these folks for who they are. That reli … (read more)

UPDATED NEW HAVEN — A construction zone flagger died at University of Vermont Medical Center after sustaining what Vermont State Police describe as “severe facial and internal injuries” when hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Routes 7 and 17 at New … (read more)

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man on Wednesday was scheduled to answer to a charge of “excessive speed” in Addison Superior Court after Vermont State Police alleged they clocked him traveling 92 miles per hour in a 40-mph zone on Shard Villa Road on Tuesday. It … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police are looking for help from the public as they investigate the crash of a motorized bicycle in Bristol last week. State police report that at about 5 minutes after 9 p.m. on Aug. 14, they were dispatched to the report o … (read more)

MONKTON — Vermont State Police on Friday executed a search warrant at the former Monkton home of a man who was shot and killed last month in Hinesburg, according to a report by WCAX-TV. The home on Cattail Lane is listed as the property of David Auclair — … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — On the morning of July 4 Vermont State Police responded to a report of a motorcycle hitting a deer on Lincoln Road in Ripton. Police report that sometime before 11:20 a.m. this past Thursday, Robert Wesley, 54, of Ripton was driving a 201 … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — Mike Dunbar, president of Middlebury Fence Company, is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever stole approximately $10,410 worth of tools from a company worksite last month. On the morning of June 19, the … (read more)