Hundreds protest police brutality in Burlington as part of nation-wide outcry
Kate Vanni, Summer Editor-in-Chief
May 31, 2020
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 6 p.m. May 30 in Battery Park to support the Black Lives Matter movement in wake of the murder of Ge...
No charges for Burlington police officer in use of force case
Sawyer Loftus, News Editor
November 11, 2019
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 Nov. 8 that Burlington police officer Cory Campbell would not be held responsible for the death of...
Police report reveals student’s final hours
Sawyer Loftus, Contributor
April 9, 2019
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 Gage Feb. 2 after receiving a 911 call stating there was a man lying in the snow. Burlington ...
First-year died after attending off-campus fraternity
February 4, 2019
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 to a Caring Bridge page in his name. Gage departed for another fraternity house about a half mile awa...
Press Release: Burlington Police Chief on Student Racial Justice Protests
Brandon Del Pozo, Burlington Police Chief
February 23, 2018
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 to allow the protests to continue. Protesters were otherwise highly cooperative and respectful. The pr...
Police chase ends by UVM dorm
February 9, 2016
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 stole the car from behind the Pine Street Maltex Building just before 9 p.m. Feb 4, before colliding into the Battery Park side of Burlington Police...
UVM Medical Center joins effort to lower opiate abuse
Caroline Alkire
January 28, 2016
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 treatment for opiate users and decrease the amount of crime related to opiate use, according to a Jan...
Residents protest the KKK
Kelsey Neubauer, Senior Staff Writer
November 11, 2015
Church Street lit up as residents, students and workers stood symbolically with two people of color who found Ku Klux Klan fliers on their door Oct. 31. “We are not afraid,” the crowd chanted, led by Vicki Garrison, a Burlington resident who spoke at the rally. Many of the United Electrical, Rad...
Crime Log
Jill Vaglica
September 2, 2015
June 12 11:36 p.m. UVM police helped the Burlington police department in responding to a bomb threat made to the UVM campus.Police searched the area for anything unusual or suspicious, but did not find anything. The investigation remains open. August 11 10:02 p.m. A temporary license plate...
Stalker reported on Loomis Street
John Riedel, Staff Writer
April 1, 2015
UPDATED A man has been stalking young women in downtown Burlington, police said. 34 year old Joseph L. Strong of Sheldon, Vt. was arrested last week and charged with three counts of Stalking and one count Prohibited Acts. He was cited to appear in the Chittenden Criminal Court April 10. Between...
Laptop recovered by students after on-campus chase
Jill Vaglica
November 18, 2014
Recent laptop thefts have been a growing concern for UVM students. However, the most recent theft attempt was prevented by some student witnesses. The attempted theft took place in the Davis Center’s Mt. Mansfield Room Nov. 16. Sophomore Becky Ngo was doing homework, and left her table to go...
‘BPD Brutality’ video goes viral online
Jill Vaglica
November 11, 2014
A 54-second video titled “BPD Brutality” was posted to YouTube by senior Cody Weinberger Nov. 2, and has reached more than 69,000 views as of Monday night. The video depicts two officers, identified as Burlington Police Department Officers Ethan Czyzewski and Ryan Rabideau, restraining a man ide...
