CRIME & SAFETY
NJ suspect in Shaftsbury shooting turns himself in
BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say one of two suspects implicated in a shooting and assault in Shaftsbury last October has turned himself in. Police say Mohamed Hamdi, 32, and Matthew Osei, 29, both from New Jersey, entered a home on Twitchell Hill Road and forced the two occupants into the basement, where they assaulted two of them. Authorities say one was shot by Osei while trying to flee.
Two-car crash on Route 9 in Woodford leaves one with injuries
WOODFORD — A two-vehicle collision on Vermont Route 9 near Woodford City Road resulted in minor injuries for one passenger on April 25. Vermont State Police reported that at 12:03 p.m., Roy Squiers, 72, of Woodford was driving a 2014 Honda Pilot when he attempted to turn left onto Route 9 from a private driveway and failed to yield to an oncoming 2014 Acura MDX driven by Roberta Slater, 83, of West Wardsboro.
Driver cited for excessive speed on US Route 7 in Bennington
BENNINGTON — A New York man was cited for driving nearly 40 mph over the speed limit on US Route 7, Vermont State Police said. Charles Gregory Nyman, 68, of Atlantic Beach, NY, was clocked by radar traveling north at 94 mph in a zone where the posted speed limit is 55 mph near mile marker 17 at approximately 6:38 p.m. on April 26.
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