Gilbert: No one polices the police in Vermont
Editor’s note: This oped is by Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Since this oped was published on July 12, 2010, Anne Galloway, editor of...
View ArticleVermont Police Academy receives federal support for technology upgrade
PITTSFORD, Vt., January 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today visited the Vermont Police Academy in Pittsford to announce federal funding he secured for the institution to make significant upgrades to...
View ArticleSupreme Court denies Rutland Herald access to police records
Editor’s note: This story was written by Cindy Ellen Hill, a law and policy writer and attorney in Middlebury. In a blow to transparency and public accountability, the Vermont Supreme Court has ruled...
View ArticleHouse passes bill calling for sweeping study of all Vermont law enforcement
A far-reaching summer study of all aspects of policing in Vermont would examine everything from state police response time to creating a new state agency to hiring a cold case investigator, if a bill...
View ArticleGilbert: No one polices the police in Vermont
Editor’s note: This oped is by Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Since this oped was published on July 12, 2010, Anne Galloway, editor of...
View ArticleVermont Police Academy receives federal support for technology upgrade
PITTSFORD, Vt., January 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today visited the Vermont Police Academy in Pittsford to announce federal funding he secured for the institution to make significant upgrades to...
View ArticleSupreme Court denies Rutland Herald access to police records
Editor’s note: This story was written by Cindy Ellen Hill, a law and policy writer and attorney in Middlebury. In a blow to transparency and public accountability, the Vermont Supreme Court has ruled...
View ArticleHouse passes bill calling for sweeping study of all Vermont law enforcement
A far-reaching summer study of all aspects of policing in Vermont would examine everything from state police response time to creating a new state agency to hiring a cold case investigator, if a bill...
View ArticleGilbert: No one polices the police in Vermont
Editor’s note: This oped is by Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Since this oped was published on July 12, 2010, Anne Galloway, editor of...
View ArticleVermont Police Academy receives federal support for technology upgrade
PITTSFORD, Vt., January 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today visited the Vermont Police Academy in Pittsford to announce federal funding he secured for the institution to make significant upgrades to...
View ArticleSupreme Court denies Rutland Herald access to police records
Editor’s note: This story was written by Cindy Ellen Hill, a law and policy writer and attorney in Middlebury. In a blow to transparency and public accountability, the Vermont Supreme Court has ruled...
View ArticleHouse passes bill calling for sweeping study of all Vermont law enforcement
A far-reaching summer study of all aspects of policing in Vermont would examine everything from state police response time to creating a new state agency to hiring a cold case investigator, if a bill...
View ArticleRecruits suffer concussions during ‘Hitchhiker Scenario’ police academy drill
Burlington Police officer Erin Bartle reported head injuries after a training exercise in 2017 at the Vermont Police Academy. Photo courtesy of BPD.At least three Burlington police officers suffered...
View ArticleBurlington mayor insists police academy investigation be impartial
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo and Mayor Miro Weinberger. File photo by Morgan True/VTDigger The mayor of Burlington blasted the head of the Vermont Police Academy on Friday for defending a...
View ArticlePolice Academy leader defends drill that injured some recruits
Rick Gauthier, executive director of the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council, testifies before the Senate Government Operations Committee on Wednesday. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDigger The head of...
View ArticleRecruit shoots himself in leg in police training mishap
The Vermont Police Academy. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger A recruit at the Vermont Police Academy shot himself in the leg Tuesday during a training exercise in Pittsford, suffering a...
View ArticlePolice academy settles for $30,000 in ‘hitchhiker scenario’ suit
A Burlington police officer who filed suit against the Vermont Police Academy after she suffered hearing loss and a serious concussion during a training scenario has settled the case for $30,000....
View ArticleIn New York Times op-ed, Del Pozo says police should use guns as a last resort
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo speaks during a press conference in Burlington last April. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Police Chief Brandon del Pozo has called for a shift in...
View ArticleCovid-19 outbreak closes police academy; 8 recruits test positive
The Vermont Police Academy in Pittsford. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger One-third of the new recruits training at the Vermont Police Academy have tested positive for Covid-19. The academy has...
View ArticleTarnished Badge: Dishonesty and ethical issues dog dozens of Vermont police...
Lists, letters and emails obtained through public records requests show gaps in a system for finding allegations against law enforcement members. VTDigger illustration Tarnished Badge is a three-part...
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