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Burlington police suspend solo officer patrols, Vermont reacts to Dallas...
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo addresses reports at a news conference. Photo by Morgan True / VTDigger BURLINGTON — Police Chief Brandon del Pozo says his department will suspend solo officer...
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Judge dismisses charges against Bennington day care owner, employee
Debi Miller, owner of North Bennington Childcare Center — formerly Dooda’s Daycare — with Kristie Clough, former infant teacher at Dooda’s. Both were facing criminal charges alleging they waited too...
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SCOV Law Blog: Paying the sales tax portion of bad debt
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. Citibank, N.A. v. Department of Taxes, 2016 VT 69 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Sears, as you may know, is...
View ArticleArlington woman allegedly embezzled $18,560 from Lions Club
Police arrested an Arlington woman Wednesday on allegations that she embezzled from the local Lions Club. Mary Kerner, 60, turned herself in at the Vermont State Police Shaftsbury barracks this week,...
View ArticleShelburne man indicted on identity theft, fraud charges
A 34-year-old Shelburne man who allegedly operated a fraud scheme for five years was indicted on identity theft and related charges, the U.S. attorney’s office said Tuesday. Matthew Melvin was released...
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Quiros asks Vermont judge to dismiss EB-5 fraud case
Jay Peak majority owner Ariel Quiros. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger The Miami businessman who is accused of defrauding 700 EB-5 immigrant investors at a ski resort in the Northeast Kingdom is asking...
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SEC proposes court dates for Quiros trial
Jay Peak majority owner Ariel Quiros. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing court dates for the litigation of charges against Ariel Quiros, a Miami...
View ArticleBurlington man facing federal heroin charges
A 36-year-old Burlington man has been ordered held pending his trial on heroin charges. A federal criminal complaint accuses Phillip Wilson of distributing heroin. He faces a maximum of 20 years in...
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Rutland hearings begin potentially historic death penalty review
RUTLAND — Two weeks of hearings on the constitutionality of the death penalty opened Monday in U.S. District Court in a case that has the potential to lead to a historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling on...
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Bennington, police sued, accused of racial profiling
Editor’s note: This article is by Keith Whitcomb Jr., of the Bennington Banner, in which it was first published July 12, 2016. BENNINGTON — A Brooklyn man whose 10-year sentence for heroin trafficking...
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‘Largest ever’ emergency drill to test Vermont responders
A disaster simulation site at Camp Johnson in Colchester. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger COLCHESTER — A series of simulated incidents over the course of nine days this summer will test Vermont’s...
View ArticleBurlington bicyclist arrested on firearms violation
BURLINGTON — Police and federal agents arrested a man on a charge of unlawful firearm possession after investigators determined he had a rifle in violation of federal law. Malcolm Tanner, 52, was...
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SCOV Law Blog: Probation conditions that fit
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Andrew Delaney. State v. Cornell, 2016 VT 47 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Probation conditions have to be reasonably related...
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Fell’s defense: The federal death penalty is ‘irrational’
The final witness for the defense in the Donald Fell death penalty hearing in Rutland testified on the results of more than 20 years of research he’s gathered for the Federal Death Penalty Resource...
View ArticlePolice calls up in Rutland
From June 26 to July 9 there were 346 total calls for service to the Rutland Police Department, a sharp uptick from the same two-week period last year when there were only 292 calls. What do those...
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Deposition details Stenger’s role in alleged fraud
Bill Stenger outside the Stateside Hotel at Jay Peak in September 2013. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger The CEO and president of Jay Peak is expected to reach a settlement with the Securities and...
View ArticleBrattleboro Vermont State Police barracks to be moved to Westminster
Editor’s note: This story by Maddi Shaw first appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer on July 15. BRATTLEBORO — Friday morning, Vermont State Police troopers lined up and the flag was lowered, signifying...
View ArticlePerson struck, killed by Amtrak train in Brattleboro
Editor’s note: This story by Maddi Shaw first appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer on July 15. BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Police Department has confirmed a woman was struck and killed by a...
View ArticleChallenge to UVM sexual misconduct investigation is dropped
BURLINGTON — A University of Vermont student has dropped a lawsuit against the school alleging he was not given due process in the investigation of a sexual misconduct complaint filed against him. The...
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As second McAllister sex assault trial set, his son lashes out
ST. ALBANS — On the day of the primary in his re-election bid, on Aug. 9, state Sen. Norm McAllister is expected to be in court for the jury draw in the second of his two sexual assault trials stemming...
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