Liam Elder-Connors
Reporter, Public SafetyLiam 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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In early September, Jeffery Nichols, 35, died from a fentanyl overdose in the state prison in St. Albans after just over a day in custody. His death is being investigated by several state agencies, but those inquiries are ongoing, and the Nichols’ family is desperate to know what happened in the final hours of their son’s life.
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Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos, in an email, told police chiefs she wouldn’t appear in person at a meeting because she no longer felt safe around law enforcement. Her email came less than a week after state police arrested her for allegedly driving drunk to a crime scene.
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In a new lawsuit, the mother of a Black teen with behavioral and intellectual disabilities says Burlington police pinned her son on the ground and handcuffed him before paramedics injected the teen with a powerful — and controversial — sedative.
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Helping their communities is one way for colleges and universities to counteract crashing public confidence in higher education, advocates say — a problem that has been worsened by political attacks and self-destructive missteps by even the most elite universities.
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Vermont State Police arrested Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos on Thursday night after she allegedly arrived at a crime scene smelling of alcohol and slurring her speech, VSP said in a press release.
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Attorney General Charity Clark announced the settlement Wednesday, which requires motel owner Anil Sachdev to pay $310,000 to motel residents whose security deposits he improperly withheld.
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The agreement keeps William Cobb, who served in Caledonia County, from ever serving as a judicial officer again. It comes after allegations that he misled investigators looking into violations from his time as an attorney.
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The Senate Judiciary took testimony on Thursday on a bill that would establish a two-year mandatory minimum prison for people who sell or distribute drugs that cause a fatal overdose. The bill would also eliminate a defendant’s ability to claim they didn’t know the drugs contained deadly substances.
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Six Vermont State Police troopers stationed at the St. Johnsbury barracks have been placed on administrative leave, pending an internal investigation into on-duty conduct.
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Prosecutors will not file any criminal charges related to the death of a 3-year old boy who drowned this summer at Smugglers' Notch ski resort. An attorney for the parents of Tate Holtzman says the family is considering legal action.