Liam Elder-Connors
Senior ReporterLiam is Vermont Public’s public safety reporter, focusing on law enforcement, courts and the prison system.
Liam has worked at Vermont Public since 2015 and has reported several special projects, including an investigation into one of the state's prominent landlords and a series of remembrances of Vermonters killed by COVID-19. In 2018, he reported and co-hosted JOLTED, a five-part podcast about an averted school shooting and was a finalist for the Livingston Award for his work on that project.
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The Burlington City Council delayed voting on Monday on an agreement that would have the Howard Center take over services provided by a city-run mental health response team. -
The money will fund three infrastructure projects: upgrading and adding security cameras, replacing classroom door locks and replacing the school’s 30-year-old PA system. -
The attorney general’s office said Wednesday that state inspections found more than 400 instances where Vermont customers were charged more at the register than the advertised shelf price. -
Attorney General Charity Clark says the Trump administration’s demand that states “undo” the disbursement of federal food benefits doesn’t affect Vermont. The state had previously decided to use its own money to fund SNAP benefits for at least two weeks. -
The Spark, a St. Johnsbury-based service, offers support and resources to people who’ve caused harm, or are at risk of causing harm, in their relationships. -
A program that has offered parental support services to incarcerated mothers will soon be available to men held at the state prison in Newport. -
Now entering its third week, the new court docket in Chittenden County is focused on people who have five or more pending criminal cases. State and local leaders hope the effort will ease some of the Queen City’s recent public safety concerns. -
Vermont hasn’t had a permanent facility for justice-involved youth since 2020. The lack of a secure facility has meant more juveniles have been held in adult prisons. -
Vermont State Police on Friday identified a body found last week in Cornwall as Lia Smith, a Middlebury College student who was missing for nearly a week. The medical examiner’s office determined that Smith, 21, died by suicide. -
Gov. Phil Scott unveiled his “short-term action plan” intended to tackle concerns about crime, public drug use and “disorder” in Vermont’s largest city.
