/tags/public-safety Public Safety en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:57:14 GMT /local-news/2025-03-10/public-safety-report-says-vermonts-dispatch-system-needs-a-overhaul A new report found that Vermont's emergency dispatch call system is inefficient and outdated, and needs significant changes, including closing centers. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:57:14 GMT /local-news/2025-03-10/public-safety-report-says-vermonts-dispatch-system-needs-a-overhaul Howard Weiss-Tisman /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/2025-02-14/capitol-recap-not-much-moving-montpelier-when-will-dam-break Elected officials across the political spectrum have said they want to deliver major policy changes in education, housing and other areas, but six weeks into the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers haven’t made much progress toward those goals. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:40:48 GMT /local-news/2025-02-14/capitol-recap-not-much-moving-montpelier-when-will-dam-break Peter Hirschfeld /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 /local-news/2025-01-22/border-patrol-agent-killed-in-vermont-worked-at-the-pentagon-during-9-11-family-says "We are all devastated," David Maland's aunt told the Associated Press in a text. She called him an "exceptional person. Incredible man." Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:40:01 GMT /local-news/2025-01-22/border-patrol-agent-killed-in-vermont-worked-at-the-pentagon-during-9-11-family-says Kathy McCormack and Patrick Whittle, Associated Press /local-news/2025-01-21/fbi-says-german-national-on-current-visa-involved-in-killing-of-border-patrol-agent Federal authorities investigating the shooting death of a Border Patrol agent on Monday say a German national in the U.S. on a “current visaâ€� was also killed in the exchange of gunfire. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:40:40 GMT /local-news/2025-01-21/fbi-says-german-national-on-current-visa-involved-in-killing-of-border-patrol-agent Mark Davis /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/2024-12-24/vermont-secretary-of-state-wants-new-power-crack-down-fraud Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas said Vermont, like the rest of the nation, has seen an uptick in the number of illegitimate companies that use corporate filings to perpetrate frauds against consumers and banks. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:12:16 GMT /local-news/2024-12-24/vermont-secretary-of-state-wants-new-power-crack-down-fraud Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2024-11-19/trump-deportation-plan-spurs-calls-protections-vermont-farmworkers Trump has repeatedly vowed to deport all of the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally. That population includes approximately 1,500 immigrants living and working on Vermont’s dairy farms, many of whom have resided in the state for more than a decade. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-11-19/trump-deportation-plan-spurs-calls-protections-vermont-farmworkers Peter Hirschfeld