CRIME & SAFETY

RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - A Ludlow man acquitted last year of murdering his girlfriend’s baby was sentenced Wednesday on a federal gun charge. Federal authorities say Tyler Pollender-Savery, 28, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Rutland to time served following his guilty plea to possessing firearms while being an unlawful user of controlled substances.

LUDLOW — Tyler Pollender-Savery, 28, of Ludlow, was sentenced yesterday in the United States District Court in Rutland to a time-served sentence following his guilty plea to possessing firearms while being an unlawful user of controlled substances. Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford also ordered Pollender-Savery to...

Claremont, NH – A handgun, brass knuckles, and drugs are off the street after police searched a house in Claremont Friday. Police say the marijuana, edibles, and nicotine vapes were being sold to kids. Cops also found a large amount of cash. The seizure comes after an investigation involving...

HARTLAND, Vt. — Vermont State Police are investigating after a home in Hartland was damaged by gunfire just after midnight on Friday. Investigators received a call about the incident at 12:10 a.m. after a homeowner on Lords Road reported damage from gunshots. No one was injured during the shooting,...

HARTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - Police are investigating after they say someone fired gunshots at a home in Hartland early Friday morning. The Vermont State Police say it happened just after midnight at a home on Lords Road. They say no one was injured in the shooting. Anyone with information is...

The Westminster residential facility and school has reached agreements with “over 90% of the claimants,” according to an email obtained by VTDigger. Read the story on VTDigger here: Kurn Hattin close to settlements over abuse allegations.

PERU — A 75-year-old woman from Londonderry has died from injuries she sustained in a single-vehicle crash on Vermont Route 11 in Peru earlier this month. Mary Butera was driving a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan westbound on VT Route 11 when she lost control of her vehicle. The vehicle crossed the yellow centerline into the eastbound lane, left the roadway, and traveled through the eastbound embankment.

WINDSOR — Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Cylan Berry, 15, of Windsor, was reported missing on Friday. Police say that Berry was last seen at approximately midnight on Wednesday. His disappearance does not appear to be suspicious, however, there are concerns for...

Trooper Zachary Trocki and Sgt. Ryan Wood had been cited to appear in court on misdemeanor charges of simple assault and reckless endangerment, stemming from an incident in which a 61-year-old man was seriously injured last year. Read the story on VTDigger here: Judge finds no probable cause for assault charges against troopers in beanbag case.

LONDONDERRY — A 40-year-old woman was cited following an incident in Londonderry on Friday. Authorities say they were notified of a violation of a relief from abuse order at the Magic View Motel at around 11:20 p.m. Police allege that Kim Desrosiers, of Londonderry, had violated a relief from...

DUMMERSTON — A head on collision occurred in the town of Dummerston yesterday. Vermont State Police received a 911 call reporting the crash at around 5:30 p.m. Lionel West, 44, of Claremont, NH, was traveling north on Route 5 in his 2006 Chevrolet Corvette when he lost control of his vehicle in the heavy rain.

Sgt. Ryan Wood and Trooper Zachary Trocki of the Westminster barracks are scheduled to be arraigned on misdemeanor charges at ​​the Vermont Superior Court in Brattleboro next Tuesday. Read the story on VTDigger here: 2 troopers cited on misdemeanor charges of simple assault, reckless endangerment after projectile incident.

BRADFORD — Police responded to a crash in Bradford on Tuesday. The crash took place on I-91 at around 10:00 p.m. According to the report, a 17-year-old driver from Walpole, NH, told police that he fell asleep and the vehicle veered off into the shoulder on the median side of the highway.

HARTLAND — Police are investigating a shooting incident that took place in Hartland early this morning. Authorities were notified of a shooting into a home on Lords Road at around 12:10 a.m. Police say only property damage was incurred because of this incident. Anyone with information is being asked...

WESTMINSTER — A 44-year-old man was arrested following an incident in Westminster yesterday. Authorities say they were notified of an assault that had occurred on Back Westminster Road at around 7:25 p.m. Police allege that Kenrick A. Carridice, of Westminster, had assaulted Joseph Bell, also of Westminster, with a...