Woodstock man accused of burglarizing neighbor’s apartment
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Modified: 4/24/2021 2:32:57 PM
WOODSTOCK A 29-year-old Woodstock man has been accused of stealing money and a child’s medicine from a neighbor’s apartment while she and her sick child were at the hospital, according to a news release from the Woodstock Police Department.
James Andrew Badger pleaded not guilty in Windsor Superior Court this week to one felony count of burglary and misdemeanor larceny in the incident. Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Mann set his bail at $20,000 and ordered him to stay 300 feet away from the neighbor, Dana Hurley, and be under curfew, according to court documents.
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Many of those awaiting trials or judicial hearings in Ontario will have to wait a bit longer for their day in court after the province’s top justices pressed the pause button on criminal cases due to the worsening COVID-19 situation.
Starting Monday, only the most urgent and serious criminal, child protection, family and commercial matters will be heard in person, at least until May 7 when the situation will be reevaluated.
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Publishing date: Mar 16, 2021 • 4 days ago • 3 minute read Windsor s Superior Court of Justice lobby. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
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A Windsor judge concerned about sending convicted criminals behind bars during a COVID-19 outbreak at the local jail offered two local drug dealers another two months of freedom before announcing his sentencing decision.
“I’m not looking to put you at risk,” Superior Court Justice Kirk Munroe told Jeffery Durocher and Robert Bela Schrey on Tuesday.
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Hartford man pleads not guilty to embezzling from parent-teacher organization
Wade Mullins (Vermont State Police photograph)
Modified: 2/24/2021 9:36:50 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A 37-year-old Hartford man has pleaded not guilty to charges he stole over $10,000 from the Reading Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization while he served as treasurer.
Wade Mullins was arraigned on two counts of embezzlement Tuesday in Windsor Superior Court, according to a case summary. Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Mann ordered him released on conditions until his trial, including the condition that he not “abuse or harass” members of the PTO or his estranged wife, the summary said.
The investigation into Mullins started with a text Mullins’ “soon-to-be ex-wife” Angie Mullins sent to the PTO secretary last year, saying they should look into the organization’s bank accounts and find a new treasurer, according to an affidavit by Vermont State Police Trooper Marina Pacilio. Mullins
Police: South Royalton man tried to break into Barnard home carrying multiple knives
Jasper Digby (Vermont State Police photograph)
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Modified: 2/21/2021 5:47:38 PM
BARNARD A 38-year-old South Royalton man, who was out on bail, was charged with attempting to break into a Barnard home while carrying multiple knives, according to court documents.
Jasper Digby pleaded not guilty to counts of unlawful mischief and violating the conditions of his release during his arraignment in Windsor Superior Court on Tuesday. Prior to the hearing, he was also charged with burglary, but Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Mann reviewed the charge and found no cause, since Digby did not actually enter the home, according to court documents.