RUTLAND—The state police are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting by a Rutland City police officer that occurred Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 25, at a McDonald’s restaurant in the city. The officer is identified as Cpl. Christopher A. Rose, who has […]
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Head on crash causes fatality
HARTLAND—The state police responded to the area of Route 5 and Rice Road in Hartland for a two-car, head-on motor vehicle crash. Roger Curfman, 67, of Springfield, was traveling north on Route 5 in his Toyota pickup near the intersection […]
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Brandon man in custody on firearms charge following police raid on his home
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger A Brandon man is facing charges of illegally possessing firearms just weeks after his neighbor penned a USA Today commentary about “assault-weaponed bullies” in the town of about 4,000 people. Federal and local authorities raided Eric […]
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Juvenile stabbed in Poultney
On Wednesday, Aug. 11, at approximately 4:30 p.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police — Rutland Barracks responded to 217 Main St. in Poultney for a reported stabbing. It was reported that a juvenile had been stabbed in the parking […]
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Biker injured in Killington crash
On Aug. 15, 2021, at 10 a.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police — Rutland Barracks were notified of a two-vehicle crash on Route 4 Killington. Through investigation it was determined Stuart Green of Morrisville, Tennessee, was operating a Chevy […]
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Man dies in head-on crash on Route 107 in Stockbridge
STOCKBRIDGE—Monday, at 2:11 p.m., state police received a 911 call of a head-on two vehicle car crash on Route 107 in Stockbridge. Investigation determined that Blake Manning, age 31 of Fairlee, who was driving a Hyundai sedan, was traveling eastbound […]
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Tempers fly on 22A
Cross-county road rage ends in arrest BENSON—On Aug. 7, at about 7 p.m., troopers from the State Police — Rutland Barracks were notified of a road rage incident that began on Route 22A in Addison County and continued into Rutland […]
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ATVs lost in garage fire
BRANDON—On Aug. 8, at 4:15 a.m. the Brandon Fire Dept. responded to a structure fire at 149 North St. in Brandon. When firefighters arrived, they found the detached garage fully involved with fire. Firefighters from Brandon and Pittsford were able […]
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Police shoot, kill aggressor in Hartford
HARTFORD—An investigation continues into the Aug. 5 fatal police shooting of a man in Hartford. The Hartford police officer who was attacked and subsequently fired his duty weapon is Cpl. Eric Clifford, a 12-year veteran of the Hartford Police Dept. […]
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Touring Killington’s new Public Safety Building
By Robin Alberti Officer Michael Hoffman, who has been with the Killington Police Dept. for 4 of his eight years as a police officer (prior to that he was a paramedic for 30 years), gave winter resident, Ron Kish, a […]