Alert witnesses foil ski pass pickpocket

KILLINGTON—On Thursday, Jan. 19, at about midnight, state troopers from the Rutland Barracks responded to the Wobbly Barn on Killington Road for a reported theft of a ski-lift pass. Witnesses identified a male who they said sneaked a ski pass from the back pocket of a female. It was determined that Morgan T. Clark of North Kingstown, R.I., lifted the pass from the back pocket of Sophia Racciatti without permission. Clark was taken to the Rutland Barracks, where he was processed and fingerprinted. He was issued a citation to appear at Vermont Superior Court, Criminal Division on Friday, Jan. 20, to answer to the charge of larceny.