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Vermont State Police Log: Domestic assault suspect flees police
ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police late last week cited a Whiting man for an alleged sexual assault earlier in the month. Troopers on June 28 cited 20-year-old Carson Bertrand for sexual assault. State police detectives on June 10 began investigating an incident that occurred on June 4. Police said they determined that Bertrand engaged in nonconsensual sexual contact with an adult victim.
Crews searching for missing man in Malletts Bay
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - The search continues for a man who went missing Wednesday morning in Lake Champlain. Colchester Police say search crews responded to the Malletts Bay boat launch around 9:45 a.m. after a man in his 30s wasn’t able to make it back to his inflatable raft. Officials say he was swimming with his children and using the raft. They say one of the kids went into distress and the man jumped in to help his child back to the raft but that he was not able to make it back on.
Connecticut Man Convicted in Vermont for Murder and Attempted Murder
A recent court ruling has left the community both relieved and reflective, as a Connecticut man was convicted in a shocking murder and attempted murder case that unfolded in Vermont. Details Around the Crime. The three victims, all aged 20 and of Palestinian descent, have been identified as Hisham Awartani,...
City officer wins Legion award
Longtime Vergennes Police Department Sgt. Mark Barber was recently honored by the Vermont American Legion with its 2023 Robert H. Vincelette Vermont Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund reporters...
Vt. troopers stop wrong-way driver on Interstate 89
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say on Tuesday they stopped another wrong-way driver in Vermont-- this time on Interstate 89. Vermont State Police say that at about 10:30 p.m., they got multiple reports of a car headed south in the northbound lane of I-89 near Exit 16 in Colchester. Troopers...
New York man faces drug charges in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - An alleged fentanyl dealer already facing federal charges, was in state court Tuesday morning on other drug charges. Kajuan Woods, 35, pleaded not guilty to cocaine possession. Paperwork says that South Burlington Police in May saw Woods passed out in a car with a woman. They say the car had drugs, a gun, and thousands of dollars of stolen goods inside.
Police investigating assault, armed robbery in Burlington’s Old North End
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Police in Burlington are investigating an assault and armed robbery in the city’s Old North End. Investigators say it happened Saturday evening but didn’t release information about the incident until Monday afternoon. They say someone was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint near St. Louis Street just before 7 p.m.
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