Volume #1, Issue #12
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SHOWCASED POLICE STATIONS
FROM THE STATE OF VERMONT
To Link: Click on the Station Name
Bristol Police Department
- Agency / Formed: Bristol Police Department / 1903
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / Town / Small
- Address: 72 Munsill Avenue
- Website: bristolvt.org
- Sworn Officers: 4 Full Time / 4 Part Time
- Officer to Citizen Ratio: 1.3 Full Time Officers per Thousand
- Jurisdiction Population: 3,120
- Jurisdiction Size: 2.2 Square Miles
- Interesting Fact: The Department patrols the designated ( old Bristol Village ) “District” area, see the Bristol, VT 2020 Town Plan, page 65
- Interesting Fact: When the Department was formed the Town was known as Bristol Village
- Picture Taken By: Jim Wehrly
Stowe Police Department
- Agency / Formed: Stowe Police Department / 1965
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / Town / Small
- Address: 305 S Main Street
- Website: dps.stowevt.gov
- Sworn Officers: 13
- Officer to Citizen Ratio: 2.6
- Jurisdiction Population: 5,223
- Jurisdiction Size: 72.7 Square Miles
- Interesting Fact: Stowe is the “Ski Capital of the East”
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- Picture Taken By: Jim Wehrly
Ludlow Police Department
- Agency / Formed: Ludlow Police Department / Interesting Fact ***
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / Town / Small
- Address: 19 W Hill Street
- Website: ludlow.vt.us
- Sworn Officers: 5
- Officer to Citizen Ratio: 2.3
- Jurisdiction Population: 2,172
- Jurisdiction Size: 35.7 Square Miles
- Interesting Fact: *** No one in the Police Department or Town Hall seems to know when the Department was formed
- Picture Taken By: Jim Wehrly
STATE OF VERMONT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
- Total: 75
- State: 2
- County: 14
- Municipal: 56
- University & College: 1
Call Box – The Vermont Statues Law Enforcement Related
Title: Municipal and County Government / Chapter 55
Sections 1931.Police Officers through Section 1940. Special Investigative Units: Boards; Grants
Call Box – University of Vermont Annual Security Report Data
There are 11,500 students enrolled for on-campus classes while 5,600 live on campus
Primary Crime Statistics
- Manslaughter: 0
- Murder: 0
- Rape: 10
- Fondling: 3
- Incest: 0
- Statutory Rape: 0
- Robbery: 0
- Aggravated Assault: 0
- Burglary: 14
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 7
- Arson: 4
Violence Against Women Act
- Domestic Violence: 2
- Dating Violence: 0
- Stalking: 7
Weapon, Drug, and Liquor Law Violation Statistics
- Arrests: Weapons – Carrying, Possessing, etc.: 0
- Disciplinary Referrals: Weapons – Carrying, Possessing, etc.: 0
- Arrests: Drug Abuse Violations: 0
- Disciplinary Referrals: Drug Abuse Violations: 127
- Arrests: Liquor Law Violations: 0
- Disciplinary Referrals: Liquor Law Violations: 407
Hate Crime Statistics: 2021
- Crimes were deemed to be Bias: 3
- Vandalisms deemed motivated by Race Bias: 2
- Vandalisms deemed motivated by Gender Identity: 1
Call Box – Vermont Police Agencies
List of Municipal Vermont Police Departments – Link to Vermont Chief’s of Police Association with links to all municipal Police Departments
Link > https://vacop.org/organization/meet-the-chiefs/
Call Box – Vermont Legistration – Pending Registration on Changing Hiring Qualifications
S.142 (Proposed)
Current Status Pending Registration – Referred to Committee on March 31, 2023
Subject: Internal security and public safety; Vermont Criminal Justice Council; General Provisions Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to establish minimum age and education requirements for the certification of law enforcement officers beginning on July 1, 2024 and to exempt currently certified law enforcement officers from these requirements.
An act relating to eligibility requirements for law enforcement officers it is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: Sec. 1. 20 V.S.A. § 2358a is added to read: § 2358a. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION
In order to be certified as a law enforcement officer pursuant to the
requirements of this chapter, an applicant shall meet the following minimum standards:
(1) be at least 25 years of age; and
(2) have a bachelor’s degree or an advanced degree from a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or programmatic institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Sec. 2. EXEMPTION FOR CURRENT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Notwithstanding the provisions of 20 V.S.A. § 2358a, a law enforcement officer who was certified pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 151 before July 1, 2024 may continue to be certified as a law enforcement officer pursuant to the requirements of that chapter.
Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2024 **
** PCB Editor’s Note >> ‘Bill’ Still In “Proposed” Status
Call Box – Vermont Governor’s 2022 Ten Point Plan
August 17, 2022 – Governor Phil Scott today issued his 10-point public safety enhancement and violence prevention action plan, laying out the framework of a comprehensive response to address violent crime and other public safety concerns across the state.
OVERVIEW
A statewide workforce crisis, coupled with various social and public policy factors, have resulted in a spike in criminal activity, particularly drug-related violent crime. These trends are negatively impacting the public safety and welfare of the state.
Governor Scott has directed the commissioner of Public Safety and other agency and department executives – in partnership with other law enforcement entities, prosecutors, and the judiciary – to implement the following 10-point plan to:
• Reinforce frontline law enforcement capacity and prioritize immediate reduction, prevention and prosecution of violent crime statewide.
• Expand prosecution capacity and help the courts address their backlog of cases.
• Prioritize long-term violence prevention policies, systems, and services.
The Governor has further directed the commissioner of Public Safety to convene all local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies as soon as possible to:
• Share all available intelligence and data to develop a shared understanding of the statewide public safety environment.
• Allocate additional assets to the statewide effort.
• Strengthen, and work closely together to continuously improve, the intelligence-driven response necessary to ensure public safety and reduce violent crime.
Click here to view the full 10-point plan
Call Box – Recent Vermont Supreme Court Decision
June Term 2023, Case # 22-AP-175, State of Vermont v. Perry H. Thompson
Overview – First Paragraph of Decision:
“Defendant appeals from the criminal division’s sentencing decision following his convictions for sexual assault of a child under the age of sixteen and committing a lewd and lascivious act against another child. He argues that the sentence cannot stand because it was justified in part by the court’s finding that a strong sentence in this case would deter others from committing similar crimes, and there was no record evidence to support that finding. We affirm.”
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