Vermont Public is independent, community-supported media, serving Vermont with trusted, relevant and essential information. We share stories that bring people together, from every corner of our region. New to Vermont Public? Start here.

© 2024 Vermont Public | 365 Troy Ave. Colchester, VT 05446

Public Files:
WVTI · WOXM · WVBA · WVNK · WVTQ
WVPR · WRVT · WOXR · WNCH · WVPA
WVPS · WVXR · WETK · WVTB · WVER
WVER-FM · WVLR-FM · WBTN-FM

For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451.
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Police Commission Highlights Public Safety Concerns After Deadly Drug Raid

Vermont Public | By Kari Anderson,
Annie Russell
Published January 27, 2016 at 5:04 PM EST
Taylor Dobbs
/
VPR
A Burlington Police officer keeps watch outside the building, the morning after Vermont State Police and federal agents shot and killed Kenneth Stephens. Burlington's Police Commission has now raised concerns about how the December raid was executed.

Following a deadly drug raid in December, members of Burlington's Police Commission questioned police about how the raid was executed.

The Dec. 22, 2015 raid was planned and conducted by Drug Enforcement Administration agents with assistance from Burlington, Essex and Vermont State Police.

56-year-old Kenneth Stephens, a suspected drug dealer, was killed in the raid.

VPR’s Kari Anderson spoke with Commission Chair Sarah Kenney about the Commission’s concerns. 
Tags
Local News Local NewsBurlingtonVermont State PoliceBurlington Police DepartmentCriminal Justice & Public Safety
Kari Anderson
See stories by Kari Anderson
Annie Russell
Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.
See stories by Annie Russell
Latest Stories