Public Safety – Page 12 – VTDigger

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

After investigation, Springfield prison superintendent returns to post

by Ethan Weinstein September 16, 2025, 11:09 amSeptember 16, 2025, 11:09 am

Computer screen displaying the VINE Vermont website homepage with options to search for someone, look up registrations, find service providers, or get guidance.

Changes to crime victim alert system catch task force by surprise

by Charlotte Oliver September 14, 2025, 7:22 amSeptember 14, 2025, 7:22 am

A man wearing a white hat and white shirt sits in an airplane seat, looking at the camera.

Attorney seeks sentencing delay for leader of murder-for-hire plot that killed Vermont man

by Alan J. Keays September 10, 2025, 5:30 pmSeptember 10, 2025, 5:31 pm

A man sits at a conference table speaking, with a large screen behind him showing multiple people in a video meeting.

After post-release transports scrapped, lawmakers consider how to handle rides to and from prison

by Ethan Weinstein September 9, 2025, 6:10 pmSeptember 10, 2025, 9:19 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.

U.S. attorney general to decide whether to seek death penalty for double slaying in Vermont

by Alan J. Keays September 8, 2025, 5:28 pmSeptember 8, 2025, 5:28 pm

A memorial event is held outdoors near a large plaque acknowledging atrocities against children at St. Joseph’s Orphanage and other institutions, urging protection and remembrance.

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

For Vermont survivors of orphanage abuse, the restorative justice process is over. The journey is not.

by Kevin O'Connor September 8, 2025, 11:56 amSeptember 8, 2025, 1:09 pm

Two police SUVs are parked in front of the Burlington Police Department building, which has American and state flags flying above it.

New 3-year contract aims to better attract and retain Burlington police officers

by Auditi Guha September 5, 2025, 5:45 pmSeptember 6, 2025, 9:26 am

A U.S. flag and a black flag fly in front of a modern brick and glass office building under a clear sky.

Teresa Youngblut denies murder charge, other offenses, in fatal shooting of border patrol agent

by Alan J. Keays and Charlotte Oliver September 5, 2025, 5:04 pmSeptember 6, 2025, 8:37 pm

A person crouches while writing on a wooden board in an alley; two chairs, a crate, and graffiti reading "RIP James Carey" are visible nearby.

Public Safety, Regional, Southern Vermont, Windsor County

Witnesses: Police fatally shot man in Springfield during operation targeting someone else

by Valley News September 5, 2025, 4:48 pmSeptember 5, 2025, 4:48 pm

Map of Michigan highlighting the location of the North Lake Processing Center (ICE facility), with Chicago and Detroit marked for reference.

Bennington County, Public Safety, Regional, Southern Vermont

Davona Williams transferred to Michigan after ICE arrest in Manchester

by Greta Solsaa September 4, 2025, 6:52 pmSeptember 4, 2025, 10:17 pm

A man with short gray hair and a beard, dressed in a suit and yellow tie, sits in a chair facing slightly to the left in a room with plain walls.

Chittenden County, Public Safety

Shelburne police sergeant reaches plea deal, avoids jail time for deadly crash

by Alan J. Keays September 4, 2025, 12:15 pmSeptember 4, 2025, 4:40 pm

People walk along a paved path through a landscaped campus lawn with trees and a large academic building in the background on a sunny day.

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

Two plead not guilty in downtown Burlington ‘mob-style’ beating death

by Auditi Guha September 2, 2025, 6:07 pmSeptember 2, 2025, 6:08 pm

Hinesburg Municipal Offices building with a sign listing town meeting information, surrounded by wet pavement and bare trees on a cloudy day.

Champlain Valley, Chittenden County, Public Safety, Regional

Hinesburg ends its police contract with Richmond

by The Citizen August 31, 2025, 6:55 amAugust 31, 2025, 8:35 am

Chittenden County, Public Safety

State’s highest court affirms convictions for Burlington man in deadly meat cleaver attack

by Alan J. Keays August 29, 2025, 12:16 pmAugust 29, 2025, 4:55 pm