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Vermont State Police Log: Man dies from falling off a deck

ADDISON COUNTY — A New Jersey man died after falling from the deck of a Lake Dunmore Road home in Salisbury on Wednesday, Aug. 8.

Vermont State Police said Gerard K. Conroy, 50, of Bradley Branch, N.J., was visiting family members on Lake Dunmore when he fell from the deck of the home, dropping around 12 feet to the ground below. The ground consisted of brush and rock, and Conroy suffered a head injury as a result of the fall, according to police. Conroy was found unresponsive.

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Middlebury Police Log: Man found unresponsive on town green

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police responded to a report of an unresponsive man lying on the ground near the town green gazebo on Sunday, Aug. 12. When police arrived at the scene, local physician Dr. Diana Barnard was performing chest compressions on the man while waiting for the Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Asociation to arrive at the scene.

Once at Porter Hospital, the man regained a pulse and blood pressure, according to police.

In other action, Middlebury police:

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Vergennes Police Log: Arrests made in distribution of illegal drugs

VERGENNES — City police last week arrested two men relating to drug trafficking in the area.

Police arrested Mark Kennedy, 25, on Thursday, Aug. 9, for distribution of heroin and possession of illegal narcotics outside of Small City Market. Chief George Merkel said Kennedy was arrested in late July for marijuana and paraphernalia possession.

Additionally, police arrested David Spencer, 31, on Icehouse Court on the same day. Spencer was caught driving with a suspended license and was cited for possession of heroin.

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Police jail Bristol woman for 60-plus bags of heroin

Posted on August 9, 2012 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — The Vermont State Police’s drug task force arrested Katherine Heffernan, 27, of Bristol on Tuesday, Aug. 7, for knowingly possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it, U.S. District Court documents show.

Drug task force officials say they found more than 60 bags of heroin and more than $9,000 in Heffernan’s Mountain Street home, in her car and on her person. U.S. District Judge John M. Conroy sent Heffernan to jail on Aug. 8. She is due to appear before him again on Aug. 22 for a preliminary hearing in Burlington.

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Police on the lookout for counterfeit cash

Posted on August 9, 2012 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — Police are urging local businesses and vendors at Addison County Fair and Field Days to be on the lookout for counterfeit $5 and $10 bills this week.

An anonymous tip led Bristol police and the U.S. Secret Service agents on Tuesday to arrest Mildred Martin, 29, of Bristol for possession of a regulated drug.

But that’s not why the federal and local authorities stopped Martin, according to Bristol Police Chief Kevin Gibbs. They were informed that she and another person had counterfeit money and a firearm on national forest land.

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Heroin bust in Bristol, other arrest made

Posted on August 8, 2012 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — Just after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the Bristol and Vergennes police departments assisted the Vermont State Police with a heroin bust on Mountain Street.

A woman was taken into custody after authorities executed a search warrant and allegedly found heroin on her person, in her car and in her home. VSP did not provide details of the incident or identify the woman.

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Police warn of counterfeit money

Posted on August 8, 2012 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — Police are urging local businesses and vendors at Addison County Fair and Field Days to be on the lookout for counterfeit $5 and $10 bills this week.

An anonymous tip led Bristol police and the U.S. Secret Service agents on Tuesday to arrest Mildred Martin, 29, of Bristol for possession of a regulated drug.

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Victim's widow: Affidavit errs on phone call

Posted on August 6, 2012 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



FERRISBURGH — The wife of Conrad Bell, who Vermont State Police allege was killed by a Burlington man at a July 27 bonfire in Ferrisburgh, said one element of the VSP court documents filed on July 30 and then reported in the Independent on Aug. 2 is not accurate.

Laurie Bell, 44, of Vergennes said alleged killer Joseph Bolduc, 25, did not threaten her husband in a July 21 phone call, as described in one VSP affidavit.

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Middlebury warned about potential scam

Posted on August 3, 2012 |
By Addison Independent Staff



MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury authorities on Friday were put on alert about a woman going door-to-door claiming to be raising money on behalf of the Vermont Electric Power Co. (VELCO) for the Share Heat program that provides fuel assistance for Vermonters. Steve Costello, a spokesman for Green Mountain Power, said the state utilities do not raise Share Heat money through door-to-door campaigns are urging residents to not donate in this manner. Anyone in Middlebury receiving a visit of this nature should call police at 388-3191.

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Bristol gathers to grapple with drug crime

Posted on August 2, 2012 |
By Andrew Stein



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BRISTOL — A noticeable rise in armed robberies, burglaries and drug-related crimes have plagued Bristol this past year.

To identify the problems behind these crimes and find solutions, more than 100 citizens, law enforcement officials and social workers packed into the muggy basement of Bristol’s St. Ambrose Church on Tuesday evening. While police officers did not quantify the increase in local drug activity, those in attendance agreed that Bristol and Addison County have a drug problem, and it’s getting worse.

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