Vermont state police News

Vermont Trooper Specializes in Speeders on Interstate Hotspot

A stretch of the southbound side of Interstate 89 is a hotspot for speeders traveling faster than 100 miles per hour and a member of the Vermont State Police’s traffic safety unit has made a specialty of catching them. Trooper …

Fewer Auto Accidents in Vermont Than in 2012

Vermont State Police say the number of motor vehicle crashes was down this past Memorial Day weekend compared to two years ago. There were 41 crashes compared to 56 in 2012, and no fatal crashes in either year. The number …

Vermont Police Say Cause Unclear in Waterbury Fire

Vermont State Police fire investigators say they don’t know what caused a fire that heavily damaged a building in downtown Waterbury, but it’s not considered suspicious. The fire in the Stowe Street building was reported just after 5 a.m. Tuesday. …

Vermont Police Department Gets Loaners After Cruiser Fires

The Norwich police department is getting loaner cruisers other Vermont law enforcement agencies after all three of its cruisers were destroyed in a Thanksgiving Day fire. A Vermont State Police fire investigator says the cause of the fire that destroyed …

Numbers Show Little Effect From Vermont Safety Effort

Fifty days into a Vermont State Police effort to get drivers to slow down, it’s unclear whether the program is having much effect. Figures from the state police show that since they launched Operation HEAT on July 4, the state …

Vermont State Police Plan Sobriety Checkpoints

Vermont State Police and other law enforcement agencies will be conducting sobriety and vehicle safety checkpoints within Caledonia and Essex counties. Between Sunday and June 3, an aggressive effort will be made to identify impaired drivers. Troopers, sheriff’s deputies and …