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CRIME & SAFETY
Police: Bennington County man assaulted girlfriend
A Bennington County man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend. Samuel Carpenter, 29, got into a physical fight with the woman on East Arlington Road Sunday morning, then left on foot, police said. Carpenter was found a short time later in a small-wooded area near a home on School Street...
Two charged in caretaker scheme, accused of stealing more than $200,000
RENSSELAER COUNTY, NY (WRGB) — Two people have been charged in a caretaker scheme, following a multi-agency investigation. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly and the New York State Police announced the arrests of Amber Diacetis, a 30-year-old Albany resident, and Devin Zielinski, 33, for allegedly stealing over $200,000 from an elderly victim.
Deven Moffitt of Bennington convicted of federal gun and drug charges
Vermont Business Magazine The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that yesterday, Deven Moffitt, 33, of Bennington, Vermont was convicted in U.S. District Court in Burlington of three drug and gun charges after a four-day jury trial. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss ordered that Moffitt remain in jail pending sentencing, which has been scheduled for November 15, 2024. Moffitt has been held without bail since his arrest in June 2022.
Driver Fell Asleep Before Running Into Williamstown Porch
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Vermont woman was asleep at the wheel prior to crashing into a Simonds Road residence last week, according to a Williamstown Police Department report. Nicole L. Bishop, 32, of Route 9 in Bennington, Vt., Wednesday afternoon was traveling north on Simonds Road (U.S. Route 7)...
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