Burlington City Council passed a resolution that removed the hiring cap imposed upon the Burlington Police Department at a meeting on Monday, Jan. 27.
This amendment reverses past efforts to reduce...
Editor's note: This story was updated March 7 at 12:22 p.m. to contextualize the history behind getting the Community Control Board on the ballot and to give more equal voice to proponents and opponents.
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Lila Cumming, Cynic News Reporter
• October 30, 2020
UVM and Burlington Police expressed little concern about students potentially violating COVID-19 safety precautions over Halloween weekend, despite rising cases in the state.
UVM Police Chief Tim Bilodeau...
For 13 consecutive days, UVM students have blocked roads, marched down streets and disrupted downtown Burlington as part of a multi-day non-stop protest calling for the firing of three Burlington Police...
Emma Pinezich, News and Sports Editor
• September 3, 2020
Masses of UVM students joined community members as they marched down Church street wearing all black Wednesday night chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’ in the eighth day of protest calling for police reform...
As cities across the nation protest racial injustice, hundreds gathered in Burlington to speak out against the city’s Police Department and its treatment of black people.
The protesters gathered at...
A Burlington police officer will not face charges after he punched a man in the head, resulting in the man’s death, ruled the Vermont Attorney General.
Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan announced...
Nearly two months after a UVM first-year was found dead in a snowbank, the Burlington Police Department has ruled the death accidental.
Burlington Police began investigating the death of first-year Connor...
First-year Connor Gage died Feb. 2 after exposure to subzero temperatures after leaving an off-campus fraternity.
Gage pledged at an off-campus, unregistered organization over the weekend, according...
RECENT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN BURLINGTON
Last night, a group of approximately one hundred UVM students blocked traffic on Main Street during rush hour. The Burlington Police Department made the decision...
A destructive high-speed chase involving a stolen car came to a stop near Jeanne Mance after colliding with a Domino’s delivery car.
The suspect, 27-year-old Ashley Martin of Colchester, allegedly...
In a new initiative to reduce opiate usage, the Burlington Police Department is working with the UVM Medical Center and Mayor Miro Weinberger.
All three parties will be working together to increase...
