DERBY — Police are investigating a burglary that took place in Derby during the week. According to the report, sometime between Monday and Thursday, someone forced their way into a home on Vermont Route 105. The victim told police that the thieves stole 2 handguns, 2 rifles, and numerous shotguns. Police are asking anyone with…
DERBY — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who walked off with a pair of boots from Tractor Supply on Saturday. The store manager contacted police and stated that at around 5:30 p.m. a man walked in with no shoes, put on a new pair of Justin Boots, and left without…
DERBY — A trooper on patrol in Derby was taken to the hospital after being exposed to fentanyl during a traffic stop on Sunday. Police say the trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding on Pine Hill Road. The driver was identified as 32-year-old Roland Souliere, Jr., of Orleans. According to the report, Souliere was operating…
DERBY — Police responded to a three-car crash in Derby on Monday. The crash took place at the set of lights in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts on US Route 5, at around 4:30 p.m. Police say Richard Ryan, 63, of Derby, and Kirsten Avery, 18, also of Derby, were stopped at the red light.…
CHARLESTON — A 51-year-old man from Derby is facing charges after leading police on a high-speed chase that ended after he hit a utility pole in Charleston. Today at around 12:40 a.m. police conducted a motor vehicle stop on Vermont Route 105 in Derby. The driver, identified as Derick W. Blake, got out of his…
DERBY — Police are looking for someone they say vandalized five mailboxes in Derby with an axe. This morning, police took a report of multiple mailboxes that were vandalized along the length of Derby Pond Road. They say the incident occurred sometime overnight. The mailboxes had been either knocked over or damaged with a blunt…
DERBY — Two men have pled guilty to the smuggling and transporting of fourteen illegal aliens who traveled on foot from Quebec to Derby in October 2017. The two defendants are Alberto Alvarado-Castro, 30, a Mexican citizen, and Hector Perez-Alvarado, 25, a citizen of Honduras. According to the complaint affidavit and the statements made at…
NEWPORT — Two Newport Police officers graduated from the Vermont Police Academy last week. Officer Colin Sykes and Officer Cody Smith graduated from the Vermont Police Academy’s 105th Basic Training class on Friday, May 25. They were recognized at a ceremony at the Vermont Police Academy headquarters in Pittsford. Officer Sykes, a native of Derby,…
NEWBURY — Police say a 20-year-old man from Derby fatally shot himself during a traffic stop in Newbury today. It happened at around 11:00 a.m., on U.S. Route 5 near Moore Hill Road, when a trooper initiated a stop on a vehicle having an expired inspection sticker. The driver was identified as Austin M. Durocher.…
DERBY – The Dandelion Run is welcoming this year’s local celebrity runner, 18-year-old, Aleksei Bingham, of Derby. Aleksei holds the Dandy’s 10km record of 0:35:48, which he set last year. This year’s Dandy is scheduled to be run on Saturday, May 19, 2018, starting at the Derby Beach House on the 4 H Road in…
NEWPORT – On Saturday, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended eight individuals after they illegally crossed into the United States from Canada near the North Derby Road in Newport. According to authorities, seven of the individuals are citizens of Romania and one is a citizen of Germany. None of the individuals had immigration documents that would…
DERBY LINE — Work on the Caswell Avenue bridge connecting Derby Line and Holland over Interstate 91 is set to start April 2, and the state is warning motorists to expect delays. Construction is scheduled to last until October. The bridge will remain closed during this time. Traffic using Caswell Avenue to cross the Interstate…
DERBY — A fire broke out at the Border Motel in Derby on Friday night. At around 11:20 p.m. the Derby Line Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in an occupied room on the second floor at the hotel, located on Route 5. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames and keep…
DERBY — Community National Bank’s (CNB) Marketing Assistant Anne Quirion recently had the honor of presenting Ann Stannard with the bank’s Community Service Award. This award was created to recognize remarkable people who give back to our communities making them better places to live, work and grow. Ann has been a volunteer “Advocate” with Orleans…
NEWPORT — A log truck ran off the roadway on I-91 in Derby on Tuesday morning. Traffic was down to one lane on the interstate at around 10:45 a.m. and the fully loaded log truck could be seen in the median smoking and badly damaged. Police, along with members of the Newport City Fire Department…
CHARLESTON — Police were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Hayward Road in Derby on Tuesday. At around 3:00 p.m. crews responded to the scene and met with both drivers. Police say 72-year-old James Driver of Charleston was traveling west and 59-year-old Roderick Lyon, also of Charleston, was headed east. According to…
DERBY — A driver will have to appear in court after police say he failed to stop when signaled, then pulled into his garage and attempted to close the door between himself and police. At around 1:50 a.m. on Saturday, police say they were patrolling Route 111 in Derby when they observed a Land Rover…
DERBY — Police are hoping the public can help locate a teenager from Derby who is missing. According to a statement issued by police, sometime after 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Allison White, 17, of Derby, left her residence on Roy Street. She is described as being 5’2″ and weighing 154 lbs. She has brown eyes…
COVENTRY — A Derby man will have to answer to charges after he allegedly hit a train today and fled the scene. Police say 39-year-old Aaron Horner was cited for leaving the scene of a crash and driving with a criminally suspended license. At around 11:00 a.m. police were notified of a crash at the…
NEWPORT — Three men are being held without bail after police say they were involved in the kidnapping and brutal assault of a 20-year-old Derby man. In court last week, Tyler Glodgett, 22, of Newport, pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and…
DERBY — On Saturday, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Newport station say they arrested a man and woman, both citizens of Mexico, during a failed smuggling attempt. Agents say they encountered two men driving a white Nissan Sentra near the international border. According to authorities, both men claimed to be U.S. citizens from North…
DERBY — A minor accident involving a school bus took place in Derby on Thursday. At around 4:15 p.m. police were notified of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of VT Routes 111 and 105. Police say Rachel Carter, 57, of West Charleston, was driving an empty school bus and had come to a complete…
NEWPORT — Police say an abandoned vehicle found crashed on Route 5 this morning was stolen. At around 6:45 a.m. police were notified of a stolen car that was taken from a driveway on Vermont Route 102 in Bloomfield. Police say the owner last saw the vehicle in the driveway at around 10:00 p.m. on…
DERBY — Derby Green is one of only three Vermont nursing homes to receive the VT Health Care Association Quality Award this year. On top of that accolade, it is the only facility to have received this prestigious award 12 times. “It is an absolute honor to have represented not only the nursing home, but…
DERBY — The Dailey Memorial Library is gearing up for its annual Christmas craft fair and Christmas café luncheon. The event will take place this Saturday, November 11, at North Country Union Junior High School in Derby. The fair will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Lunch will be served between 11 a.m. and…