Public Safety – Page 11 – VTDigger

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Longtime advocate for fairness and policing reform is no longer with state

by Auditi Guha September 29, 2025, 5:57 pmSeptember 29, 2025, 6:02 pm

A police car is parked in front of a house.

Public Safety, Regional, Southern Vermont, Windsor County

Ex-Hartford police lieutenant accused of sexual harassment banned from law enforcement work

by Alan J. Keays September 29, 2025, 5:32 pmSeptember 29, 2025, 5:32 pm

Entrance of Southern State Correctional Facility with barbed wire fencing above.

Man, 78, dies at Springfield prison

by Ethan Weinstein September 29, 2025, 10:58 amSeptember 29, 2025, 10:58 am

A large, rectangular office building with many windows, an American flag outside, cars and a blue bus parked nearby, and a partly cloudy sky overhead.

‘Nobody said no:’ Judge gives hitman 16 years and co-conspirator less prison time in murder-for-hire plot

by Alice Finno and Alan J. Keays September 26, 2025, 8:09 pmSeptember 26, 2025, 8:17 pm

A man and woman wearing glasses stand close together indoors, with the woman embracing the man. Vertical blinds and a refrigerator are visible in the background.

‘Your lies die here,’ murdered man’s widow tells leader of deadly plot, before forgiving his accomplice

by Alice Finno and Alan J. Keays September 25, 2025, 7:48 pmSeptember 25, 2025, 7:52 pm

Close-up of a mosquito perched on human skin, with its proboscis inserted, likely feeding.

EEE detected in mosquitos in three Vermont counties

by Charlotte Oliver September 25, 2025, 6:07 pmSeptember 25, 2025, 6:07 pm

Police vehicles and a fire truck are parked near a street intersection with a visible "Riverside Ave" sign on a clear day.

Burlington, Champlain Valley, Chittenden County, Public Safety, Regional

Vermont State Police name officer who shot resident in standoff with Burlington police

by Charlotte Oliver September 24, 2025, 6:09 pmSeptember 24, 2025, 6:11 pm

A building with a sign reading "Northfield Police" is partially obscured by a waving American flag in the foreground.

Central Vermont, Public Safety, Regional, Washington County

Retired Northfield police chief surrenders law enforcement certification

by Alan J. Keays September 24, 2025, 5:22 pmSeptember 24, 2025, 5:22 pm

Police vehicles and a fire truck are parked near a street intersection with a visible "Riverside Ave" sign on a clear day.

Burlington, Champlain Valley, Chittenden County, Public Safety, Regional

Standoff on Riverside Avenue in Burlington Sunday ends in police shooting

by Charlotte Oliver September 22, 2025, 12:20 pmSeptember 22, 2025, 12:21 pm

Night scene with police cars and flashing lights at an intersection, snow on the ground, and illuminated houses and gas price sign in the background.

Caledonia County, Northeast Kingdom, Public Safety, Regional

Prosecutors clear St. Johnsbury police captain of wrongdoing in shooting that also left him wounded

by Alan J. Keays September 19, 2025, 6:11 pmSeptember 19, 2025, 6:11 pm

A view through a glass door marked "REC" into a hallway with a yellow cleaning cart, white walls, and another door labeled "BOOKING.

Sleeping on floors, a transfer to Mississippi: How Vermont is coping with prison overcrowding

by Ethan Weinstein September 19, 2025, 12:08 pmSeptember 19, 2025, 1:29 pm

A narrow river runs between a building with balconies on stilts and dense green vegetation, with trees and a hill visible in the background.

Central Vermont, Public Safety, Regional, Washington County

Montpelier issues water conservation alert

by Charlotte Oliver September 18, 2025, 5:14 pmSeptember 18, 2025, 5:21 pm

A large, rectangular office building with many windows, an American flag outside, cars and a blue bus parked nearby, and a partly cloudy sky overhead.

Federal prosecutor cites cooperation of 3 men in Vermont murder-for-hire case while seeking sentencing breaks

by Alan J. Keays September 17, 2025, 5:21 pmSeptember 17, 2025, 9:27 pm

Vermont inks new detention agreement with federal immigration authorities

by Ethan Weinstein September 16, 2025, 5:17 pmSeptember 16, 2025, 5:17 pm