The Rutland County Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement agencies in Rutland County will be out enforcing the state “Move Over” law. People are reminded they must move over one lane when passing law enforcement vehicles, fire vehicles, EMS workers and wreckers working on the shoulder of the highway. The fine for not doing so…

DANBY—Police arrested a 21-year-old Danby man on multiple counts of selling drugs last week. Cory Munger was arrested Thursday, April 6, on three counts of selling heroin and one count of selling crack cocaine. The arrest was the result of an investigation by the Vermont Drug Taskforce, during which detectives completed a number of controlled…

Last week, Vermont State Police arrested 65 individuals as part of a coordinated statewide arrest warrant sweep. All of these individuals have pending criminal charges in Superior Court (felonies and misdemeanors) and failed to uphold their court obligations, which resulted in warrants being issued for their arrest. Troopers from all 10  state police field stations…

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger A man charged in a single-vehicle crash that killed his girlfriend has reached a plea agreement that could let him avoid serving any time behind bars. The plea deal heads off a legal battle that had been brewing over the admissibility of a blood-test for alcohol impairment in light of…

From April 6 to April 10, 2017, The Rutland County Sheriff’s Department and other local Departments will be out in force looking for distracted drivers as part of the U Drive. U Text. U Pay. campaign, a high-visibility effort to enforce distracted-driving laws. “Everyone knows texting and driving is illegal and dangerous, and everyone knows…

The Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has received several reports of callers claiming to be conducting surveys on behalf of DFR’s insurance and banking divisions. Commissioner Michael S. Pieciak wants to stress DFR is not involved in these surveys. DFR does not believe personal client information has been requested. Callers have targeted insurance agencies around…

Vermont State Police have cited an Ira man for forging checks and using a debit card in his father’s name. On March 27, police began a fraud investigation in the town of Ira, where they discovered that Gregory Miller age 31 of Ira, forged three checks in his father’s name for a total value of…

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger POULTNEY — Police say as they searched for several days for a missing Fair Haven woman, Wayne Oddo knew where she was and never said a word. Oddo, 53, has not been charged in the death of Alexandra Rooker, 26, though he is being questioned in her disappearance. Federal prosecutors,…

By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger A Mount Tabor woman facing a murder charge listened Tuesday, March 14, to a 911 recording in which she told police her husband shot himself. Prosecutors contend the call was a ruse, to cover up her shooting of David Shores. “911, where is your emergency?” the dispatcher asked Peggy Shores.…

KILLINGTON — Police say a Massachusetts man died from injuries sustained in a one-car crash that occurred Saturay, March 18 in Killington.  According to a press release from the Vermont State Police, Stephen Driscoll, age 25 of Bedford, N.H. and Alejandro Phoenix, age 30 of Rockland, Mass., were driving on Tanglewood Drive in Killington on…

The Vermont State Police are asking the public for assistance in locating Alexandra Rooker, 26, of Fair Haven, Vermont. Rooker was last seen by friends in Poultney, Vermont on the evening of March 3, 2017. Rooker has not had contact with family members since March 2, 2017 and was reported missing to both the Fair…

A two-car accident in Killington sent three adults to the hospital on Saturday night. Police are investigating the possibility that alcohol may have been a factor. At around 2 a.m. on March 12, Killington Police and Vermont State Police responded to an accident on Killington Road at the intersection with Schoolhouse Road. Investigation revealed a…

Police say a Norwich man was arrested Saturday night for pulling a gun during an altercation at a local night club. At 9:30 p.m. on March 11, Killington Police and Vermont State Police responded to a report of a male displaying a firearm at the Wobbly Barn in Killington. Police say Eli Kasper, age 33…

A Cavendish man was due in court on Monday to answer to charges stemming from an assault and burglary that occurred last week. Shortly after midnight on March 8, Vermont State Police responded to a 911 call from a residence on Summit Road in the town of Mount Holly. Troopers learned that Patrick Neher, 37,…

Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Shrewsbury town offices early Monday morning. Vermont State Police said a Shrewsbury town employee entered the building at approximately 6:05 a.m., and encountered a male subject inside the office who fled the area on foot. The suspect is described as a white male approximately 6 feet…