CRIME & SAFETY
Mendon crash leaves five severely injured, including four children
MENDON — A single-vehicle crash on US RT 4 resulted in severe injuries for a Rutland woman and four juvenile passengers on May 9. Denise J. Hill, 36, was driving a 2016 Nissan Frontier eastbound near Medway Rd. when her vehicle left the roadway and crashed into an embankment around 9:08 a.m., according to Vermont State Police.
6 indicted in Rutland drug distribution ring
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A grand jury has indicted six men in connection with a Rutland drug ring. Federal authorities say Eddie Melendez, 30, Reuben Melendez, 28, Serafin Melendez, 53, Mathew Ponce, 29, and Giovanny Guzman, 23, all of Massachusetts, as well as Anthony Baker, 31, of Rutland, have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl between August 2023 and January of 2024. Each pleaded not guilty.
Colchester man convicted for role in deadly armed robbery of alleged rival drug dealer in Swanton
A jury returned guilty verdicts this week against Dominique Troupe on drug, gun and robbery charges following a six-day trial in federal court in Rutland. Read the story on VTDigger here: Colchester man convicted for role in deadly armed robbery of alleged rival drug dealer in Swanton.
Vermont man seriously injured after motorcycle slams into car in New Haven, police say
NEW HAVEN, Vt. — A Vermont man was seriously injured on Thursday after the motorcycle he was riding slammed into a vehicle in New Haven. Vermont State Police said the operator, 35-year-old Benjamin Krans of Sudbury, suffered suspected severe injuries in the crash. Investigators said he was riding south...
Orwell woman charged with fraudulent credit card use
BRIDPORT — In an ongoing investigation, Vermont State Police detectives reported that Jenny Blair, 55, from Orwell, has been charged with fraudulently using a credit/debit card of a deceased individual. Detectives from the New Haven Barracks of the Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations began probing the allegations...
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