/tags/crime Crime en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:08:05 GMT /local-news/2025-01-20/border-patrol-agent-involved-in-nek-shooting-interstate-91-closed A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in the line of duty in Coventry on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:08:05 GMT /local-news/2025-01-20/border-patrol-agent-involved-in-nek-shooting-interstate-91-closed Mark Davis, Abagael Giles /local-news/2025-01-15/gov-scott-seeks-harsher-penalties-repeat-offenders Republican Gov. Phil Scott will introduce legislation that would create clearer legal standards for when a defendant can be held without bail. He said the provision will address a practice that his administration has coined “catch and release.â€� Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:36:57 GMT /local-news/2025-01-15/gov-scott-seeks-harsher-penalties-repeat-offenders Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2024-12-13/brattleboro-rejects-new-law-intended-curb-drug-use-crime Brattleboro representative town meeting members voted down a new ordinance that gave the police authority to issue civil fines to control anti-social behavior downtown. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:53:07 GMT /local-news/2024-12-13/brattleboro-rejects-new-law-intended-curb-drug-use-crime Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2024-09-11/tyrannosaurus-rex-mysteriously-disappears-residents-worcester-want-it-back The olive green dinosaur measures about 5 feet long, and its large, toothy grin has been a fixture on Minister Brook Road in Worcester for two decades. Vermont State Police are investigating the case. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:55:37 GMT /local-news/2024-09-11/tyrannosaurus-rex-mysteriously-disappears-residents-worcester-want-it-back Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2024-03-14/bill-that-would-toughen-shoplifting-penalties-gains-approval-in-vermont-house Supporters say the bill tackles an important issue for people who are concerned about crime in Vermont. Others say it would result in more people becoming incarcerated in the state. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:09:45 GMT /local-news/2024-03-14/bill-that-would-toughen-shoplifting-penalties-gains-approval-in-vermont-house Bob Kinzel /local-news/2023-11-28/vermont-doc-investigating-death-of-incarcerated-vermonter-at-kentucky-maximum-security-prison Kentucky State Penitentiary found 72-year-old Gary Schaefer experiencing a severe medical event on Sunday. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:11:37 GMT /local-news/2023-11-28/vermont-doc-investigating-death-of-incarcerated-vermonter-at-kentucky-maximum-security-prison Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2023-09-01/man-will-serve-prison-time-for-using-pandemic-relief-funds-to-buy-vermont-farm-alpacas The former Massachusetts pizzeria owner filed fraudulent applications for the Paycheck Protection Program, prosecutors say. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 20:18:27 GMT /local-news/2023-09-01/man-will-serve-prison-time-for-using-pandemic-relief-funds-to-buy-vermont-farm-alpacas Liam Elder-Connors /npr-news/2023-07-31/a-new-hampshire-nurse-and-her-child-have-been-kidnapped-in-haiti The humanitarian group El Roi Haiti said Alix Dorsainvil and her child were taken from the organization's campus near Port-au-Prince. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:14:26 GMT /npr-news/2023-07-31/a-new-hampshire-nurse-and-her-child-have-been-kidnapped-in-haiti Joe Hernandez /show/vermont-edition/2023-06-09/why-brattleboro-is-hiring-private-security-guards-to-bolster-its-police-force Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with Brattleboro town leaders about the root causes of recent security concerns downtown and proposed solutions. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:21:15 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-06-09/why-brattleboro-is-hiring-private-security-guards-to-bolster-its-police-force Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer /local-news/2023-04-25/after-shelter-killing-community-volunteers-step-in-to-let-brattleboro-groundworks-collaborative-staff-grieve A worker at a Brattleboro homeless shelter was killed, and the woman charged with her murder was staying at the shelter. The service agency that runs the shelter shut down all its operations, and volunteers have stepped in to continue services. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-04-25/after-shelter-killing-community-volunteers-step-in-to-let-brattleboro-groundworks-collaborative-staff-grieve Howard Weiss-Tisman