Public Safety

Police spend Christmas on flood watch
WILMINGTON- At about 3 am on Friday, December 25, the Wilmington Police Department, aware of predictions of heavy rain and unseasonably warm temperatures resulting in excessive snow-melt, began monitoring flood conditions on the...
Charged with domestic assault
NEWFANE- Police arrested a Newfane man after they received a call from a parent requesting a welfare check on their child at a house in Newfane. Vermont State Police say they determined that Orin A. Knapp, 30, of Newfane, physically assaulted...
VERMONT-  The Vermont Department of Public Safety is continuing to accept public and stakeholder feedback on Vermont’s initiative to modernize policing across Vermont. The latest document available for public review is a draft Statewide Policy on Police Use of Force.
The ongoing...
Man faces multiple charges in crash
WHITINGHAM- Police charged Nicholas Dix, 26, of Wilmington, with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, and violating his conditions of release on a previous charge following a crash at about 1:30 am on Saturday,...
State police begins outfitting troopers with body-worn cameras
WATERBURY- The Vermont State Police have started outfitting all uniformed troopers with body-worn cameras, culminating a multi-year process to secure the necessary funding and fulfilling a commitment to...
New solar radar signs installed 
WILMINGTON- In February 2020 the Wilmington Police Department applied for and received a grant to purchase two solar-powered radar speed feedback signs. The grant award was for $6,289, covering 100% of the cost for the signs. In June, the...
Critical condition after hit-and-run crash
WARDSBORO- Police are seeking information in a hit-and-run crash that left a Wardsboro woman hospitalized in critical condition.  Police received a report of a semi-conscious pedestrian lying in the roadway on Stratton Arlington...
Police identify homicide victim found in Searsburg
SEARSBURG- Police have identified the remains of a woman found a year ago in a gravel pit and the chief medical examiner has ruled her death a homicide.
Police say they identified the victim as Jessica “Red”...
Driver hit sign before driving off the road
WILMINGTON- Police responded to a report of a crash on Route 100 near Cross Country Circle at about 9:30 am on Tuesday, August 4. Police say their investigation revealed that the driver was traveling north on Route 100, left their lane of travel...
WINDHAM COUNTY- The Windham County Highway Safety Task Force, consisting of the Windham County Sheriff’s Office, the Brattleboro Police Department, the Bellows Falls Police Department, and the Dover Police Department, will be conducting saturation patrols throughout the county during the Labor...

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