Public Safety

MONTPELIER- The Vermont State Treasurer’s Office announced recently that a record 17,665 unclaimed properties totaling $6.7 million were returned to their rightful owners in the fiscal year ending June 30.
The number of dollars paid out rose 24% over the previous year, setting a new record...
MONTPELIER- The attorney general is warning of an email password hacking and extortion scam that is targeting Vermonters.
The AG’s office is receiving increased reports of email extortion scams claiming people have been hacked, and that the scammers have compromising information about them...
Driver killed in Route 9 crash
MARLBORO- A Stamford, CT man has died of injuries suffered in a crash on Route 9, west of Augur Hole Road.  According to police reports, Alfred Wolfsohn, 88, was driving east in a 2016 Subaru Legacy at about 11:18 am on Wednesday, July 12,...
Arrested on warrant
WILMINGTON- While investigating an unrelated incident, police met with Troy Grant, 28, of Wilmington, at about 6:30 pm on Monday, July 9.  Police say they found that Grant had an outstanding arrest warrant for failure to appear for arraignment in...
Stopped for defective equipment
JAMAICA- Police stopped Kristian Griswold, 29, of Andover, on Route 30 for defective equipment, including a cracked windshield and an inoperative brake light at about 8:48 am on Thursday, June 14.  Police say that, during the stop, they also...

Robert Lind and Mandi M. Gamache died in a crash on Route 30 June 8.
Couple killed in Route 30 crash
NEWFANE- A Brattleboro couple were killed in a crash on Route 30 at about 4:30 pm on Friday, June 8.  According to police reports, Sarah Loos, 26, of Bondville was driving north on Route 30 when she drifted over the center line and into the...
Police say scammers targeting local residents
WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Police Department is warning Deerfield Valley residents to safeguard their personal information and beware of telephone and internet scams.  Every year the department receives calls regarding...
Mass man charged with DUI    
SEARSBURG- State police were notified of an erratic driver on Route 9 in Searsburg at about 12:44 am on Tuesday, May 8.  Bennington County Sheriff’s deputies stopped and held the vehicle for state police.  The driver, John Neville, 48, of...
Bondville man charged with felony
JAMAICA- Police say a Coleman Hills Road resident called 911 to report that a former roommate, Clinton Messiter, 39, of Bondville, was inside his house, and when he confronted Messiter, he displayed a weapon. Police located Messiter a short distance away...
Charged with aggravated sexual assault
TOWNSHEND- Police have charged Marshall H. Parker, 36, of Brattleboro, with aggravated sexual assault following an investigation by state police and the Vermont Department of Children and Family Services.  
According to police, Parker was...

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