On Sept. 4 at 12:10 p.m. rescue crews and the state police were called to the Long Trail after a man had reportedly become ill and was unresponsive in the area of the Peru Peak Shelter near Griffith Lake in the town of Peru. Resuscitation efforts failed and the subject was determined to be deceased.…

KILLINGTON—On Sept. 12, at approximately 3:15 p.m., the Vermont State Police investigated a two vehicle crash, at 2825 Killington Road, (near Domenics and Choices Restaurants) in the town of Killington. The investigation revealed a 2006 Ford F350, operated by Cole W. Hall, age 18 from Bennington, Vt., was traveling north on Killington Road when it…

At 12 p.m. on Aug. 25, Vermont State Police received a request for assistance from fire/rescue personnel who were responding to the area of Hamilton Falls on Hamilton Falls Road in Jamaica, Vt., for a 17-year-old male who had gone over the upper falls to the middle pool (there are three pools in the falls).…

WAITSFIELD—On Friday morning, Aug. 19 at 9:40 a.m., Vermont State Police in Middlesex received a call from a male who was swimming at the Lareau Swimming Hole, located just off Route 100 in Waitsfield. The  caller advised dispatch he had located a body at the bottom of the swimming hole. Troopers and detectives responded to the…

Not buckling up, driving impaired and speeding are lead causes Highway fatalities to date on Vermont roads have nearly doubled compared to this time last year, according to an Aug. 26 news release from the state. The majority of the fatal crashes have involved non-use or improper seatbelt usage, speeding, and/or driving under the influence…

KILLINGTON—On Aug. 27, 2016, at approximately 2:59 a.m. troopers from the Vermont State Police-Rutland Barracks, the Killington Police Department, Killington Fire Department and Regional Ambulance Service responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on US Route 4 near the intersection of Mission Farm Road in Killington. Preliminary investigation revealed Amin J. James, age 36 of…

WEATHERSFIELD—On Aug. 24, 2016, at approximately 9:29 p.m., the Vermont State Police responded to a single motorcycle crash on Weathersfield Center Road, in the town of Weathersfield, Vt. Upon investigation police reported that a Weathersfield police officer had attempted to stop, Nathaniel Watkins, who was driving a 2005 Honda Shadow Motorcycle, for a speeding violation.…

Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 4 p.m.—POULTNEY—Rockey R. Robbins, associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, will be the keynote speaker for Green Mountain College’s 2016 convocation on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. in Ackley Hall. Robbins’ address is titled “Education for the Well Being of the Land and the People.” “Education should derive first…

By Julia Purdy PITTSFORD—Chittenden Road will be closed to through traffic from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 and possibly over the Labor Day weekend, according to Town Manager John Haverstock, although he hopes that will not be the case. The work is being done near the Newton Farm on Chittenden Road, north of the intersection…

CLARENDON—On Aug. 28, 2016, Troopers from the Rutland Barracks responded to a home burglary at a residence on Quarterline Road in Clarendon, Vt. owned by John and Kristine Lee. Investigation found that someone had entered the home through a window that housed an air conditioning unit, sometime on Aug. 27 or Aug. 28. Eight firearms,…

In 2015, our nation lost over 35,000 lives on our roadways; 57 of those were in Vermont. Impairment by alcohol, drugs or both were a contributing factor in almost half of last year’s fatal crashes in Vermont. Vermont law enforcement is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Governor’s Highway Safety…

On Aug. 28 at 9:33 a.m. Vermont State Police responded to a report of a car that had crashed in the median and was on fire on I-91, at mile marker 49N, in Weathersfield, Vt. After the initial investigation, police reported that Alexander Romanow, age 79 from Brick, N.J., had been traveling north in a…

MENDON—On Monday, Aug. 22, at about 7:45 a.m., members of the Rutland City Fire Department, Vermont DMV Enforcement and Vermont State Police responded to a crash involving a grain truck rollover on Route 4 in the town of Mendon. Investigation at the scene revealed that 48-year-old James Wright of Randolph, Vt., was driving a 2012…

CALAIS—Friday morning, Aug. 12, at approximately 9:10 a.m., Vermont State Police SCUBA Team along with Colchester Technical Rescue recovered the body of Seamus Beall, age 17, of East Calais, in Curtis Pond following a swimming incident Thursday evening.  Beall was located in the vicinity where he was last seen. Witnesses report Beall was a good…

WALLINGFORD—On Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 9:45 a.m., Vermont State Police investigated an automobile theft from South Main Street in Wallingford. The vehicle’s owner, Robert Bushey, reported his silver 1999 Volvo V70 station wagon was stolen from in front of his residence between 9 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, and Tuesday morning Aug. 16. Bushey described…