Castleton Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Castleton, VT or anywhere in the US.

Recent Crime News

• Rutland police arrest gas station robbers

  Tuesday May 22 | via WCAX-TV Burlington 

  Police used dogs to track the suspects. Shaun Batease and Adam Hornbeck were found hiding in a basement on South Street.

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  Related Topix: Rutland, VT, Waterbury, VT

• New warnings about Vermont's backyard bears

  Friday May 18 | via WCAX-TV Burlington 

  "This was the latch that had always worked for us-- it was weasel-proof. But the bears just went like that and it opened right up" said Karen Liebermann of East Montpelier.

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  Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife

• Seniors warned about 'ruthless' phone scam

  Friday May 18 | via TheChamplainChannel.com 

  "I was in bed crying," a senior citizen from Maine wailed in a recorded phone conversation Fairpoint Communications played for reporters Thursday at the Rutland, Vt.

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  Related Topix: Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen), Rutland, VT

• E-Gads: The Town of Castleton Pulls the Plug on a Di...

  Wednesday May 16 | via Seven Days 

  You can track down a lost pet, publicize a bake sale, rally neighbors to help a family in need.

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  Related Topix: Castleton, VT, Rutland County, VT, Chittenden County, VT

• YMCA worker arrested for child sex abuse

  Thursday May 10 | via WCAX-TV Burlington 

  Investigators with the county sex crimes unit arrested Jonathan Hendricksen, 28, of Winooski, on a charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child.

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  Related Topix: Winooski, VT, Burlington, VT, Rutland, VT, Castleton, VT

• President taps Gen. Dubie for NORTHCOM

  Thursday May 10 | via WCAX-TV Burlington 

  Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie has been nominated to be the deputy commander of the Northern Command-- the military regional command that protects the United States.

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  Related Topix: Vermont, Vermont Government, US Military, Peterson Air Force Base, US Air Force, Rutland, VT, Castleton, VT

• Few candidates announce for Vt offices

  Thursday May 10 | via WCAX-TV Burlington 

  With less than six months before Election Day, very few candidates have announced their intentions for statewide offices in Vermont.

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  Related Topix: Vermont, Rutland, VT, Castleton, VT, Hyde Park, VT

• Wilton announces bid for Vt Treasurer

  Thursday May 10 | via WCAX-TV Burlington 

  Rutland City Treasurer Wendy Wilton announced her bid for Vermont treasurer Thursday on a radio talk show.

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  Related Topix: Vermont, US Governors, Peter Shumlin, Rutland, VT, Castleton, VT, Hyde Park, VT

• Vt. traffic stop leads to drug arrest

  Thursday May 10 | via WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh 

  Police have arrested a man on drug charges following a routine traffic stop in Vermont.

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  Related Topix: Rutland, VT

• Traffic stop nets big drug bust in Rutland

  Wednesday May 9 | via WCAX-TV Burlington 

  Police found 400 bags of heroin inside the vehicle. Authorities arrested a passenger, 25-year-old Samuel Forde of Castleton.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Prison

• Ski area puts land up for sale

  Wednesday May 9 | via WCAX-TV Burlington 

  The Bolton Valley Ski Resort hopes to sell 1,100 acres of property to the Vermont Land Trust for $1.6 million dollars.

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  Related Topix: The Avengers, Rutland, VT, Castleton, VT

• Genghis Khan, 2 others nabbed on crack charges after...

  Wednesday May 2 | via Free Republic 

  State police nabbed three people on charges they had a handgun and crack-cocaine when stopped on the New York State Thruway.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Castleton, VT