/tags/criminal-justice-public-safety Criminal Justice & Public Safety en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:13:54 GMT /local-news/2025-03-27/alerts-to-crime-victims-in-vermont-are-full-of-flaws State employees working with victims say the system doesn’t work â€� some even tell people not to sign up. For one woman, an “unbelievable gapâ€� led to life-altering danger. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:13:54 GMT /local-news/2025-03-27/alerts-to-crime-victims-in-vermont-are-full-of-flaws Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service /local-news/2025-03-13/dont-click-road-toll-texts-fbi-issues-fresh-warning-about-smishing-scam The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month. So-called smishing scams are a form of phishing that relies on SMS texts to trick people into sending money or share sensitive information. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:56:37 GMT /local-news/2025-03-13/dont-click-road-toll-texts-fbi-issues-fresh-warning-about-smishing-scam Associated Press /local-news/2025-03-11/abrupt-departure-police-chief-hinesburg-richmond The town of Richmond recently backed out of its plans to hire the former Hinesburg police chief after officials raised concerns about his actions in the days leading up to his departure. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-11/abrupt-departure-police-chief-hinesburg-richmond Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston /local-news/2025-03-07/sale-of-burke-mountain-resort-almost-final-says-court-appointed-receiver Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver in charge of Burke Mountain, said in a press release this week he was “now finalizingâ€� the sale of the resort. The Northeast Kingdom ski resort and hotel has been overseen by Goldberg since 2016, when federal regulators accused the former owners of running a “Ponzi-likeâ€� scheme. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:09:05 GMT /local-news/2025-03-07/sale-of-burke-mountain-resort-almost-final-says-court-appointed-receiver Liam Elder-Connors /local-news/2025-02-18/leader-cultlike-zizians-linked-6-killings-due-maryland-court The leader of a group known as the Zizians that is linked to six killings in three states is due in a Maryland courtroom Tuesday. The group has been tied to the killing last month of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:33:03 GMT /local-news/2025-02-18/leader-cultlike-zizians-linked-6-killings-due-maryland-court Associated Press /local-news/2025-02-13/new-lawsuit-accuses-burlington-police-officer-of-using-excessive-force The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court, says a Burlington police officer threw a man onto the ground and broke his wrist during an August incident. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:51:20 GMT /local-news/2025-02-13/new-lawsuit-accuses-burlington-police-officer-of-using-excessive-force Liam Elder-Connors /local-news/2025-02-10/man-charged-decades-old-morristown-murder-died Carroll Peters, 71, was accused of fatally shooting his wife Cheryl Peters in Morrisville in 1993. He died on Thursday from natural causes. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:43:04 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/man-charged-decades-old-morristown-murder-died Liam Elder-Connors /local-news/2025-01-30/the-woman-charged-in-a-vermont-border-patrol-officers-death-has-been-ordered-held-without-bail A Washington state woman was ordered held without bail Thursday in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case that has grown to encompass killings in multiple states. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:37:30 GMT /local-news/2025-01-30/the-woman-charged-in-a-vermont-border-patrol-officers-death-has-been-ordered-held-without-bail Holly Ramer and Patrick Whittle, Associated Press /local-news/2025-01-27/border-patrol-agent-shooting-vermont-federal-court-appearance-youngblut Teresa Youngblut, 21, faces two weapons charges in connection with the death of Border Patrol Agent David Maland, 44. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:51:19 GMT /local-news/2025-01-27/border-patrol-agent-shooting-vermont-federal-court-appearance-youngblut Holly Ramer, Kathy McCormack and Patrick Whittle, Associated Press /local-news/2025-01-24/charges-filed-in-fatal-border-patrol-traffic-stop-incident Court documents reveal new details about the shooting of a Border Patrol agent in the Northeast Kingdom and the circumstances leading up to it. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:45:45 GMT /local-news/2025-01-24/charges-filed-in-fatal-border-patrol-traffic-stop-incident Brittany Patterson