/tags/law-enforcement Law Enforcement en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:17:58 GMT /local-news/2025-03-03/caledonia-county-sheriff-james-hemond-dies Hemond was elected sheriff in November 2022. Prior, he had been a member of the department for 17 years, and previously worked at both the St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville police departments. He was described as highly respected in the community. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:17:58 GMT /local-news/2025-03-03/caledonia-county-sheriff-james-hemond-dies Brittany Patterson /local-news/2023-07-17/first-responders-honor-rutland-city-officer-killed-in-crash Jessica Ebbighausen, 19, was an officer-in-training from Ira, who was killed July 7 in a high-speed pursuit that injured two other Rutland City officers. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 22:24:25 GMT /local-news/2023-07-17/first-responders-honor-rutland-city-officer-killed-in-crash Nina Keck /show/vermont-edition/2023-05-09/vermont-officials-tackle-recent-rise-in-prisoner-deaths-health-concerns Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with the heads of Vermont's departments of Health and Corrections and the defender general about health concerns in local prisons. Tue, 09 May 2023 18:35:46 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-05-09/vermont-officials-tackle-recent-rise-in-prisoner-deaths-health-concerns Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer /local-news/2023-03-31/senate-approved-bill-would-ban-vermont-sheriffs-from-giving-themselves-bonuses The Vermont Senate Thursday afternoon passed a bill aimed at providing greater oversight of the state's 14 independently-elected county sheriffs. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:02:56 GMT /local-news/2023-03-31/senate-approved-bill-would-ban-vermont-sheriffs-from-giving-themselves-bonuses Liam Elder-Connors /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-29/vermont-sex-workers-say-decriminalization-would-increase-safety-but-some-say-it-would-benefit-traffickers Host Connor Cyrus talks with state Rep. Taylor Small, sex workers and an anti-trafficking advocate about efforts to decriminalize sex work in Vermont. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:23:23 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-29/vermont-sex-workers-say-decriminalization-would-increase-safety-but-some-say-it-would-benefit-traffickers Connor Cyrus, Tedra Meyer /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-29/vermonts-legal-cannabis-sales-start-this-weekend-heres-what-shop-owners-say-to-expect Host Mikaela Lefrak will talk with cannabis business owners ahead of the Oct. 1 opening day for Vermont's legal cannabis retail market. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:41:17 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-29/vermonts-legal-cannabis-sales-start-this-weekend-heres-what-shop-owners-say-to-expect Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-06/how-changes-to-vermonts-court-system-leads-to-lawyer-burnout-and-alleged-injustice Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with lawyers about recent changes to Vermont's court system and their effects on criminal justice. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:57:36 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-06/how-changes-to-vermonts-court-system-leads-to-lawyer-burnout-and-alleged-injustice Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer /local-news/2022-08-15/state-police-want-vermonters-to-be-prepared-for-an-active-shooter-incident The Vermont State Police are offering a series of forums in August to train people how to react to an active shooter. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-08-15/state-police-want-vermonters-to-be-prepared-for-an-active-shooter-incident Howard Weiss-Tisman /show/vermont-edition/2021-12-15/students-administrators-law-enforcement-officials-discuss-school-safety Students, administrators and law enforcement officials discuss the measures they’re taking to keep students safe from school violence. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:54:25 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2021-12-15/students-administrators-law-enforcement-officials-discuss-school-safety Mikaela Lefrak, Connor Cyrus, Lydia Brown /vpr-news/2021-04-22/in-the-wake-of-the-chauvin-verdict-heres-where-things-stand-on-police-reform-in-vt The killing of George Floyd last May prompted activists to double down on calls for elected officials to start rethinking what policing could look like inâ€� Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:41:17 GMT /vpr-news/2021-04-22/in-the-wake-of-the-chauvin-verdict-heres-where-things-stand-on-police-reform-in-vt Henry Epp