Damage to Ball Field, Breaking and Entering
During the overnight hours of November 3 and 4, extensive damage was done at the Hardwick Elementary ball field and at a vacant lot at the corner of Lower Cherry and Granite St. The chain link fence at the ball field had been driven over, damaging the fencing and metal posts. A soccer goal had been run into, damaging it. The field had been damaged by a vehicle doing donuts. At the vacant lot, similar damage was done to the field. It is possible the damage was caused by a 1996 to a 2006 Jeep Wrangler, possibly bluish in color. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Hardwick Police Department.
On November 5, at approximately 11:46 p.m., the Hardwick Police Department arrested John Michael Diamond, for breaking into the Civic Standard in Hardwick Village. A Hardwick Police Officer observed an individual walk on the sidewalk toward his cruiser, parked on South Main near Front Seat Coffee and then turn abruptly in toward the Civic Standard facade. The officer searched the area and would subsequently find Diamond inside the building hiding next to a freezer. Diamond was issued a citation to appear in the Superior Court of Vermont, Caledonia Division, for December 2.
On November 6, at 12:40 p.m., Hardwick Police stopped a vehicle for no registration on Mackville Road. The operator, Crystal Davies of Hardwick, had a warrant for her arrest for failure to appear. Davies was taken into custody without incident and transported to Lamoille County Court House. Davies also received a ticket for no registration.
On November 9, at approximately 5:59 p.m., witnesses driving on South Main Street in Hardwick Village heard a crash occur and then observed two dark colored full size pickup trucks driving away from the scene where a 2023 Ford F150 parked on South Main Street had been struck, causing damage to the driver’s side rear view mirror of this vehicle. The year, make, model or registration number of the offending truck is not known. Anyone with information should contact the Hardwick Police Department.
On November 11 at 6:37 p.m., Hardwick Police responded to Bunker Hill Road for a report of a crash involving a deer. Upon arrival, police spoke with the operator Edward Hoisington, of Hardwick. Hoisington was traveling down Bunker Hill in his Ford truck when a deer crossed in front of him causing him to collide with the deer. There was no apparent damage to his truck.
