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Overdoses rise at ‘alarming’ rate in Burlington and Vermont amid pandemic
Opiate overdose reversal drug naloxone, or Narcan. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger BURLINGTON— The number of drug overdoses is rapidly increasing in Burlington and across the state as Covid-19...
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Man convicted of taking $2.5 million in bribes sentenced to 3 years probation
Bhaksar Patel, 69, appeared by Zoom for the hearing Friday morning. Photo by Ellie French/VTDigger A Florida man convicted of taking $2.5 million in bribes and kickbacks from companies seeking...
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Q&A: New Burlington Police Commission chair on defunding, oversight authority
Jabulani Gamache, chair of the Burlington Police Commission, on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Jabulani Gamache was unanimously elected chair of the Burlington Police...
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New inmate at women’s prison tests positive — after contacting three others
Mike Smith, secretary of the Agency of Human Services, speaks at a press briefing on the COVID-19 outbreak on Friday, March 20. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger An inmate tested positive for Covid-19...
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High court justices press attorneys over high-capacity magazine ban
Max Misch before a court appearance in August 2019. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger A white nationalist’s challenge of the constitutionality of a state law banning high-capacity magazines is now in...
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Three missing or dead after Lake Champlain boating accidents
One boater died and two are missing after separate incidents on Lake Champlain on Tuesday. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDigger Three boaters on Lake Champlain are presumed dead after separate incidents...
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Man who drove truck into Manchester protest to appear in court
Nancy Diaferio, an organizer of the June 7 Manchester protest, holds a Black Lives Matter sign and an American flag shortly before a man drove a truck into the roundabout where protesters knelt....
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City Attorney urges Police Commission not discuss cop resignation demands
Jabulani Gamache, chair of the Burlington Police Commission, on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Burlington City Attorney Eileen Blackwood urged the Police Commission to not...
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Man settles with Bennington police for $30,000 in racial bias case
The Bennington Police Department agreed to settle a racial discrimination suit that involved a police stop. File photo A man who sued the Bennington Police Department for systemic racial profiling has...
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Third new inmate tests Covid-19 positive; Rutland down six officers due to...
Michael Smith, Agency of Human Services secretary, said a new prisoner intake system is being instituted as a result of the recent positive tests involving new inmates. Photo by Mike...
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Foul play suspected in disappearance of Barre man
Police said Ralph “Rizz” Jean-Marie, 38, has been missing since last seen April 13 in Barre. Police suspect foul play. Supplied photo. More than two months after a Barre man went missing under the...
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Black Lives Matter art on Jamaica bridge spurs VTrans policy change
Chalk message on Jamaica bridge. Photo courtesy of Joel Bluming JAMAICA — Vermont’s Agency of Transportation has issued a new policy allowing street art to remain in public spaces within certain...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Parents wanted to terminate rights, but kids said no
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. In re A.W., 2020 VT 34 We’ve talked about CHINS (child in need of care and supervision) and TPR (termination of parental...
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Milton police face new scrutiny over forceful arrest of Black teen in May
New scrutiny of the May 10 arrest came after a video was posted on Facebook on Thursday. Image via Facebook/Dres Angel Milton Police Chief Stephen Laroche said Thursday he will reopen an internal...
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Margolis: Just how many police should Burlington have?
Councilor Ali Dieng on the call for sharp reductions in the Burlington police force: “Some want to just force it. But we should have a plan.” File photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger Jon Margolis is a...
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No jail time for Ridin’ High owners on selling marijuana felony
The owners of Ridin’ High skate shop were sentenced in federal court on Friday, June 26. Photo by Alexandre Silberman/VTDigger “Big John” Van Hazinga was sentenced to five years probation Friday in...
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On Church Street, protesters continue calls to address police brutality and...
Rajnii Eddins reads one of his poems to close to 100 people gathered for a rally against racial injustice in Burlington on Friday, June 26, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Under a...
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Brattleboro drive to defund police faces challenges
Brattleboro law enforcement monitor traffic as protesters call for defunding police. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — Activists aiming to defund local police are facing challenges as...
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Ex-St. Albans officer due in court to face assault charge after pepper-spray...
A St. Albans City police cruiser responds to a shooting. Photo supplied A former St. Albans police officer who had been under investigation for allegedly pepper-spraying a handcuffed man is set to...
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Man who allegedly posed as doctor gets nearly four years on child porn charge
Nam Vu Bui. A Texas man accused of falsely claiming to be a doctor doing research to trick a Middlebury college student into allowing him to do a supposed cervical screening has been sentenced to the...
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