Local and state law enforcement agencies will be stepping up efforts to stop impaired and dangerous driving during the upcoming holiday weekend. Between June 30 and July 4, the Rutland County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies will conduct sobriety checkpoints focused on catching people who drink and drive or are under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. Officers will also check to make sure seat belts are being properly used.
Police stepping up patrols, checkpoints for Independence Day
Do you want to submit feedback to the editor?
Send Us An Email!
Related Posts
Rutland Medicaid service provider charged with Medicaid fraud
December 11, 2024
The Attorney General’s Office announced that Emily St. Peter, 46, of Rutland, Vermont, was arraigned today on one count of felony Medicaid fraud. The charges brought against Ms. St. Peter are the result of an investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU), which found Ms. St. Peter had falsely…
Killington community donated winter wears at Mission Farm coat drive
November 20, 2024
BROC Community Action was the beneficiary of the Mission Farm Veteran’s Day coat drive event in Killington. BROC received a significant donation of new and lightly used winter coats from the coat drive. These coats are essential to keeping area friends and neighbors warm during the cold winter months. If anyone is looking to contribute,…
One dead, two arrested in Rutland shooting
November 20, 2024
By Alan J. Keays / VTDigger Two Massachusetts men pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon, Nov. 18, to charges in the killing of a Rutland man. The prosecutor said the Friday night shooting was drug-related, and the two suspects may have been targeting someone else. Dylin Wainscott, 28, of Westfield, Massachusetts, faces charges of first-degree murder,…
Nurses hold day of action
November 20, 2024
Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) nurses held a day of action in front of the State Fair Grounds at the crossroads of Route 7 and Allen Street on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event was meant to bring attention to ongoing contract negotiations with the hospital.