Police

In the current era of immigration enforcement, this was Vermont’s first confrontation of its kind between community members and ICE.

At the end of the month, Brattleboro Police Chief Norma Hardy plans to retire.

Brattleboro representative town meeting members voted down a new ordinance that gave the police authority to issue civil fines to control anti-social behavior downtown.

The town will pay $150,000 after Debra Kew, in a 2019 lawsuit, alleged that during a welfare check, two Northfield police officers forced her on the ground, handcuffed her and left her on the floor for 45 minutes. At the time of the incident, Kew was using a wheelchair and couldn’t walk without support.

Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the bill because he said the upper age limit for the ban, which would have applied to alleged offenders as old as 22, was too high.

Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with Brattleboro town leaders about the root causes of recent security concerns downtown and proposed solutions.

Host Mikaela Lefrak, along with Vermont Public producer/reporter Myra Flynn, create a space for reflection on Tyre Nichols' death.

The five former officers each face a litany of charges, including second degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.

Estrella was in the midst of a mental health crisis and held a knife when he was shot by a police officer.

In similar tragedies over the years, police encountered similar problems during the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.