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A Rhode Island man who was shot and injured by Vermont State Police last month pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen charges, including attempted aggravated murder. Police say Brenden Sackal led law enforcement agencies on a vehicle pursuit and opened fire first.

Vermont hasn’t had a locked facility for youth since shuttering Woodside in 2020. The new temporary facility in Middlesex will accommodate up to four youth.

The judge denied the city of Burlington’s request to dismiss a lawsuit that says two officers physically forced the 14-year-old to hand over a stolen e-cigarette.

Members of Migrant Justice held a press conference in West Pawlet last month to denounce the alleged assaults of a farmworker and his nephew. The farm owner has since been issued a citation for two counts of misdemeanor simple assault.

Tracy Shriver has held the job for nearly two decades. Her retirement is effective immediately.

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday night in the assault case against Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore after the jury was unable to reach a verdict after more than five hours of deliberation.

The number of calls to Vermont's child abuse and neglect hotline rose above the pre-pandemic level for the first time last year, according to the annual report from the Vermont Department for Children and Families.

Vermont State Police Sgt. Joshua Mikkola and trooper Richard Berlandy, who are both assigned to the Derby barracks, shot Brendan Sackal, 30, multiple times Sunday night after Sackal led multiple law enforcement agencies on a pursuit through northern New Hampshire and Vermont. Sackal opened fire on the troopers first, according to Vermont State Police.

Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver overseeing Burke Mountain Resort, wrote in a recent court filing he’s found a party to serve as an initial bidder on the property and that he hopes to complete the sale later this year.

Vermont State Police say Gary Larocque, 40, of Brownington shot and killed Gunnar Watson, 27, at his home in Wheelock. No charges will be filed because Larocque killed himself two weeks after the homicide.