Burlington Police Department

The mayor joined Vermont Edition to discuss challenges facing Vermont's largest city.

The chief of police in Vermont's largest city discusses challenges his department is facing, as well as recent wins in recruitment and retention.

The judge denied the city of Burlington’s request to dismiss a lawsuit that says two officers physically forced the 14-year-old to hand over a stolen e-cigarette.

When about 20 Burlington high school students visited the Queen City’s police department headquarters Wednesday for a forensics class, officers staged a mock shooting — complete with a masked assailant and realistic gun shot sounds. But the demonstration came without apparent warning to the students themselves, who dove for the ground in terror.

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.

The complaint stems from an August 2022 incident where Murad allegedly threatened to arrest a surgeon who was treating a gunshot victim, according to Seven Days.

This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with community and law enforcement leaders in and around Burlington about addressing crime and violence.

This hour, we start a two-part conversation about crime in the Burlington area with host Connor Cyrus.

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Two communities at opposite ends of Vermont are pushing forward with efforts to reform their police departments. The moves come in the wake of last year's…