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Attempted murder charge to be dropped; Rutland detective deemed untrustworthy
Rutland County State’s Attorney Rose Kennedy, in court, says she won’t accept cases from a Rutland detective because of credibility concerns. Pool photo by Robert Layman/Rutland Herald Rutland...
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Scott allows a bill restricting police use of force tactics to be enacted
Essex police join a silent vigil to protest the death of George Floyd on June 5, 2020. As high profile cases of police brutality roiled the country this spring and summer, Vermont lawmakers said the...
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Fatal crash numbers have risen in Vermont this year, despite traffic slowdown
A car involved in a fatal crash on Route 12 in Elmore in 2018. Photo by Andrew Martin/News & Citizen This article by Andrew Martin was first published Sept. 24 in the News & Citizen of...
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Holding cell takedown leads to credibility issue for another Rutland detective
The advancement of a Rutland detective is being held up over credibility questions surrounding the takedown of a handcuffed prisoner in a holding cell at the police station more than two years ago....
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Protesters rally near Burlington councilor’s home, calling for change in...
Protesters rallied at Lakeside Park in Burlington’s South End on Thursday evening seeking the attention of City Councilor Joan Shannon, a Democrat, who is the chair of the charter change committee and...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Repeated filing for post-conviction relief gets petitioner...
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. In re Towne, 2018 VT 5 Like certain cheeses and fine wines, some appellate opinions get better with age. I won’t take a...
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Newport DCF director fired for sexting subordinate, bullying staff
File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger The former head of the Department for Children and Families office in Newport is fighting to get his job back after being fired for sexting an unwilling...
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Stenger, Quiros courtroom clash looms in EB-5 criminal fraud case
Jay Peak developers Ariel Quiros, left, and Bill Stenger were indicted May 22, 2019, in federal court in Burlington. Photos by Glenn Russell for VTDigger A showdown is brewing between one-time...
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Schubart: New prison? Or invest in citizens, and avoid $50,000 a year per...
Jim BakerAshley Messier Under the leadership of Jim Baker, interim commissioner of corrections, along with a plurality of Vermonters committed to a more humane and restorative criminal justice system,...
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Letter-writer calling for arrest of Vermont House Speaker is being investigated
A Facebook post of an anonymous letter accusing Vermont House Speaker Mitzi Johnson of violating federal law and calling for her arrest. An anonymous letter mailed to House Speaker Mitzi Johnson on...
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Berlin police officer shoots woman, then kills himself
A Berlin police officer allegedly shot a woman and then killed himself with a gun, police say. The officer was on duty at the time. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger A part-time Berlin police officer...
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Charge dismissed against ex-cop who’d been accused of lewd conduct with minor
Former Burlington police lieutenant Arthur Cyr, right, shakes hands with the then-police chief, Brandon del Pozo, upon being recognized for 20 years of service in November 2015. Photo via BPD Twitter....
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Police are tracing on-duty officer’s steps leading to fatal shooting of...
Jeffrey Strock’s Berlin police cruiser sits outside the apartment house in Barre Town where police say Strock shot Julie Fandino and then killed himself. Photo by MIke Dougherty/VTDigger Police say...
View ArticleWoman pleads not guilty to stabbing Walmart employee multiple times from behind
A Williston woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of aggravated assault with a weapon — allegedly stabbing a Walmart employee several times in the back of the head and neck with a spiked...
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Trooper’s DUI case dropped as records reveal ‘deferential’ treatment by...
Vermont State Police Trooper Craig Roland. VSP photo A drunken driving charge against an off-duty Vermont State Police trooper in Rutland has been dropped, with the prosecutor strongly criticizing the...
View ArticleSCOV Law: A roundup of recent Supreme Court decisions
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. Well, it appears I haven’t done an update since Aug. 14. This post should catch us up. Two new decisions on...
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Federal judge says IRS can’t withhold stimulus checks from Vermont inmates
Members of the Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee speak with inmates at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans in November 2019. (The Department of Corrections does not...
View ArticleBurlington police officer charged with trespassing at ex-girlfriend’s house
A Burlington police officer has been charged with a felony — allegedly entering his ex-girlfriend’s home without permission in July. Cpl. William Drinkwine, 33, of Brookfield was charged on Friday,...
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Connecticut fugitive arrested near Vermont-Quebec border
Corey Ramos was aprehended by Canadian law enforcement on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, attempting to cross the border from Vermont. Vermont State Police photo A man wanted in Connecticut for questioning...
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Vermont federal prosecutor plays key role in $8B settlement with Purdue Pharma
U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Federal prosecutors have reached a more than $8 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma that will also have the pharmaceutical giant...
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