BARTON – On May 6, at approximately 2:08 p.m.,, Orleans County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch received a call from the Circle K Gas Station in Barton, regarding Karin Musso of Albany trespassing on the property. Deputy Battista arrived on scene and after investigation it was found that Musso was trespassing. Deputy[Read More…]
Public Safety
Montpelier man found in possession of brass knuckles
CALAIS – On June 5, at 4:48 p.m., Deputy Wells, while working a contracted town of Calais patrol, stopped a vehicle on West County Road at Maple Corners Community Center after observing the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on County Road. Deputy Wells observed and locked the vehicle[Read More…]
Truck crashes through building on South Main
GREENSBORO – On June 15, at 7:32 a.m., Greensboro Fire Department responded to a mutual aid call to assist Hardwick Fire Department and Hardwick Emergency Rescue Squad on South Main Street in Hardwick for a vehicle that crashed into a building. Crews arrived and assisted with patient extrication and stabilization.[Read More…]
Caspian Lake level 3.4″ above average
GREENSBORO — Monday morning, June 16, the Caspian Lake level was 10.5″ above the spillway. The eight year average for the date is 7.1″. Since May 15, water level readings have been above the eight-year average. Recent, June 15, readings include, June 15, 2025, 4.5 inches; June 15, 2024,[Read More…]
HED warns of area scams
HARDWICK – A recent notice from the Hardwick Electric Department (HED) titled, “Scam Alert,” warned that customers of other Vermont utilities have been visited by people in unmarked vehicles impersonating electric utility personnel asking for payment to prevent disconnects. “Neighboring utilities have experienced an unmarked vehicle showing up at houses[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – Twelve people used AWARE services between May 31 and June 14. The AWARE 24-hour hotline is 802-472-6463. A non-profit established in 1984, AWARE serves Hardwick and the greater Hardwick area in preventing and healing the trauma of domestic and sexual violence. AWARE provides help during immediate crises, as[Read More…]
Hardwick Police Department Media Log
HARDWICK – June 7: Suspicious Event, Upper Cherry St.; Threats/Harassment, Vt. Route 15 W.; VIN verification, Brown Farm Road; Traffic Stop, Wolcott St.; Threats/Harassment, Dale St. June 8: Directed Patrol, S. Main St.; Medical, Putvain Place; VIN verification, Stratton Road; Weapons Offense, Slapp Hill; Fingerprints, High St.; Fingerprints, High St.; Alarm,[Read More…]
Fender-bender with building, no injuries
HARDWICK – On April 29, at 4:34 p.m., Hardwick Police were dispatched to a one-car crash at the Buffalo Mountain Co-Op Building, at 75 Mill St. Upon arrival there was a vehicle that hit the side of the building. The operator, Robert Bigelow, was operating a 1999 Chrysler Sebring. Bigelow[Read More…]
Active warrants, DUI, horse collision
MORRISVILLE – On June 2, at 8:08 a.m., Copley Hospital notified the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department that they were about to medically clear Arthur Smith of Cabot. Smith was known to local area law enforcement to have active in-state warrants for failure to appear. Troopers responded to the hospital and identified[Read More…]
Ex-deputy faces obstruction charge
HYDE PARK – A former Lamoille County deputy sheriff who was accused of improperly questioning a murder suspect while transporting him to trial has been indicted on three felony charges. Christopher Turner, 43, of Johnson, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lamoille County Superior criminal court in Hyde Park to two[Read More…]
School Street Bridge remains closed
WOLCOTT – Bridge No. 6 on School Street over the Lamoille River remains fully closed to all traffic. The closure is in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is anticipated to continue until September 25. A signed detour guides motorists around the bridge closure to access[Read More…]
Caution about trail in Marshfield Forest
MARSHFIELD – There are a pair of hawks (possibly Goshawks) nesting on the upper section of the steep hill on Thompson Road on the trail in Marshfield Forest, roughly where the King Brook Trail intersects with Thompson Road (near bottom of hill) all the way to where Homestead Lane and[Read More…]
