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Montpelier, Vermont is the smallest capital city in the country but it is not immune to the passions and controversies swirling over the departure of President Donald Trump and the inauguration of President-elect Joseph Biden. The police department is working with federal and state agencies to secure the city and Statehouse in the wake of FBI warnings of potential violent protests at state capitols across the country.
The FBI warning expects the protests to occur on the 17th and on Inauguration Day January 20th.
The Montpelier Police Department is coordinating with the Vermont State Police, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and State’s Attorney office, the Vermont Intelligence Center, Vermont Capitol Police and other federal and state agencies to make sure the building, grounds and people are secure.
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Vermont Business Magazine Law enforcement agencies including the Vermont State Police, Montpelier Police Department, Capitol Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department are continuing to plan for any potential protests, disruptions or other eventualities that might occur in the Capital Region of Vermont in the days ahead.
Police agencies are unaware of any specific, credible threats directed toward the Statehouse, Montpelier or elsewhere in Vermont. www.vtips.us
However, state law enforcement is cognizant of calls for nationwide action including an “armed march” at all 50 state capitals this weekend and next week. In the wake of the violent insurrection January 6 at the US Capitol in Washington, which resulted in the murder of a police officer and the deaths of other individuals, law enforcement agencies in Vermont and across the country are ensuring that they are taking appropriate steps to plan and provide for the safety
January 1, 2021
(UNDATED) – In September 2020, an Orange County woman was arrested after she allegedly killed her husband, a Lawrence County Highway Superintendent was honored, a Greene County woman was shot and killed during a robbery in Indianapolis.
Orange County Woman Arrested On Reckless Homicide Charge
Indiana State Police arrested an Orange County woman on a charge of reckless homicide on Friday, September 25, 2020.
Around 6:07 p.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call reporting a male lying in a ditch along US 150 near Honey Creek Road near the Washington/Orange County line.
After officers arrived on-scene, they located a deceased male and received information that a car may have intentionally struck the victim.
It was the end of an era at last weekâs Desloge Board of Aldermen meeting.
After 16 years, Mayor David Kater presided over his last meeting. He will be sworn in as a St. Francois County Commissioner at the end of the month.
Before becoming mayor in 2005, Kater was an alderman 2001 to 2005. But he started out as a firefighter for Desloge.
âA long time invested in the community and the people within the community,â Alderman Alvin Sutton said.
Many family members and former coworkers were in attendance for his last meeting.
The board presented him with a special plaque.
âI started talking with Greg (Camp) and probably one of the biggest things that you ve been involved in in your time was the water,â Sutton said. âYou mentioned the water situation; that that was huge. But there s so many other things: the eastern outer road, the money the city donated for the Votech Bridge, the WPA district. So many things that have that have happened with the city an
The crash involved only one vehicle and one person, according to police.
Credit: NBC Published: 2:45 PM EST December 23, 2020 Updated: 2:48 PM EST December 23, 2020
JONESBORO, Maine The Maine State Police Department is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that happened on Route 1 in Jonesboro early Wednesday morning.
Devin Lee, 23, of Milbridge, died as a result of his injuries. Lee was traveling north in a gray 1989 Mercedes-Benz at the time of the crash. He was the only person in the car.
According to police, the crash happened just before 12:30 a.m.
Maine State Police Corporal Micah Perkins responded as the primary investigator and was assisted at the scene by Sergeant Jeff Ingemi, Trooper Keith York, Trooper Josh Lander, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department.