Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MONTPELIER â Vermont State Police, Capitol Police and the Montpelier Police Department are planning for âany eventualityâ if reports of armed protests planned for all 50 state capitols beginning Jan. 17 come to fruition at the Statehouse or other government buildings, Public Safety Commissioner Michael Schirling said Monday. Schirling kept details of a planned police response close to his vest during an hour-long briefing with reporters. But he said state police, since Wednesdayâs storming of the U.S. Capitol, have been in âclose coordinationâ with Montpelier and Capitol police, and with federal law enforcement, âto monitor threat streams and plan for any eventuality that may arise in the days to come.â