Criminal Justice & Public Safety

South Burlington Police and Vermont State Police officials said reviews of their actions on March 11 confirmed their earlier assertions that they acted appropriately.

Vermont State Police said Thursday that two more women have come forward and accused Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer of sexual misconduct, including one who says she was paid multiple times to participate in sex acts.

Doug DiSabito, 57, of Alburgh, was arrested at the Franklin County District Courthouse and cited for driving under the influence, according to St. Albans city police. DiSabito is slated to appear in court in early May.

A Vermont Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Jason Eaton, the man accused of shooting three Palestinian college students in Burlington more than two years ago, is fit to stand trial.

The Vermont Supreme Court has temporarily suspended Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos' law license while a disciplinary case related to her drunk driving conviction plays out.

Under the plea deal, Theodore Bland, of Stowe, will avoid the death penalty, though he still faces life in prison for the killing of two Massachusetts men in 2023.

John Grismore, the embattled sheriff in Franklin County, announced Monday that he won’t seek reelection.

“Nacho” De La Cruz faces conspiracy charges related to smuggling migrants across the border and procuring Vermont driver’s licenses for people living in other states.

Dozens of protesters accused state and local police of using excessive force and helping federal immigration agents facilitate the detention of three people from a house in South Burlington last month.

Two people held in Vermont prisons have died recently. Both men, held at different facilities, died after being transferred to hospitals.