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‘Concerning’ notes about disrupting Covid-19 vaccine distribution lead to arrest
Coronavirus vaccine doses arrive last month at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. Courtesy of UVM Medical Center A Chittenden County man was arrested after a source turned over...
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Part-time Caledonia judge sanctioned for abusing position to help private cases
Caledonia County Courthouse in St. Johnsbury. File photo A part-time Caledonia County judge who also works as an attorney has been disciplined for abusing his judicial position to gain an advantage...
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Alleged Newport shooter arrested after monthlong manhunt
Jaquan Flintroy faces charges in connection with a shooting Nov. 30 in Newport. The alleged gunman in a November shooting in Newport has been arrested after a monthlong manhunt. Jaquan Flintroy, 26,...
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Brattleboro police diversity training budget sparks debate
Black Lives Matter protesters march past a Brattleboro police cruiser. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — Townspeople are divided about whether and how to spend more money to address their...
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Attorney general calls for resignation of state trooper who supported D.C. riots
The Shaftsbury Barracks is where Trooper Luke Hall is based. Google photo The Vermont attorney general is calling for the resignation of a state trooper from the Shaftsbury Barracks who posted on his...
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Search for siblings leads to new allegation against fertility doctor
The ad placed by the daughter of Cheryl and Peter Rousseau, the couple who over two years ago filed a federal lawsuit in Burlington against Dr. John Boyd Coates III. Lawyers want to ask more questions...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Reasonable suspicion grounds for traffic stop questioned
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Jacob Oblak. State v. Brunetta, 2020 VT 109 Here’s a story everyone has probably heard before. A police officer stops a driver for a small...
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Off-duty Facebook post supporting D.C. riots not first problem with police...
Vermont State Police Sgt. Lucas Hall. VSP photo A Vermont State Police sergeant, suspended for an off-duty Facebook post in support of the riots this week at the U.S. Capitol, has also had problems...
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Two die in Burlington apartment fire
Fire at 199 King St., Burlington. Courtesy image Updated Sunday at 9:40 a.m. with the names of the victims. Two people have died in a fire that engulfed a six-unit apartment building in Burlington...
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Q&A with Mark Stockton, new chair of Project VISION in Rutland
Mark Stockton, right, Project VISION’s new leader, stands alongside executive director Matt Prouty at the organization’s center in the Rutland Police Department. Courtesy photo RUTLAND — December’s...
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Winooski Strong raises $30,000 to keep Black Lives Matter going in winter
Spinner Place abuts the roundabout in Winooski. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A collective of Winooski restaurants that’s been raising money for racial justice since August wants to carry the work...
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FBI warns Vermont police about armed rally planned at Statehouse
Vermont State Police troopers block State Street in front of the Statehouse in Montpelier to provide security for an outdoor swearing-in ceremony for Gov. Phil Scott and the state’s constitutional...
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Scott to Vermonters who might attend an armed Statehouse rally: ‘Don’t be...
Vermont State Police troopers provide security at the Statehouse in Montpelier at the outdoor swearing-in ceremony for Gov. Phil Scott and the state’s constitutional officers on Jan. 7. Photo by Glenn...
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Burlington apartment where fire claimed 2 lives had history of violations
The fire at 199 King St., Burlington, on Saturday claimed two lives. Courtesy image BURLINGTON — The King Street apartment building where two people died in a fire this past weekend had a considerable...
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Commission recommends council raise Burlington police head count
Police officers respond to an incident at Simon’s Downtown Quick Stop & Deli in Burlington on Nov. 7. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Burlington Police Commission voted Tuesday 5-1 to...
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Lucas Hall, state trooper who posted support for Capitol riots, resigns
Vermont State Police Sgt. Lucas Hall. VSP photo Lucas Hall, a state trooper from the Shaftsbury Barracks who posted support on social media for the Jan. 6 riots in Washington, D.C., has resigned....
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Stowe man charged with string of arsons, $1.5 million damage
Fire damage at the back side of 638 S. Main St. in Stowe in March 2019. The building housed half a dozen businesses, and it had to be torn down and rebuilt. Now, police have charged a Stowe man with...
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Brattleboro leaders acknowledge safety problems, disagree on solutions
A Brattleboro Police Department cruiser at Black Mountain Road headquarters. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — The town selectboard is acknowledging problems with local police and other...
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Vermont National Guard headed for Washington before inauguration
About 100 Vermont Guard members are being called to Washington, D.C., to assist with security during the Jan. 20 inauguration of Joe Biden. Above, they construct an overflow facility in Essex Junction...
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Records: Alleged Stowe arsonist had traumatic brain injury, drinking problem
Police say Jeffrey Nolan has admitted to setting a fire at Stowe Chiropractic in April 2019, among others. Courtesy photo The man accused in a series of arsons in Stowe told police he had a traumatic...
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