Vermont law enforcement
officials say hundreds of pounds of prescription drugs have been
collected in an effort to prevent overdoses and stem drug-related crimes.
The
Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is
calling for independent oversight of police activity. The request comes on the heels of the attorney general’s
decision not to take action against Hartford police officers who subdued a man in his own home in
May.
Rutland’s Board of Aldermen will meet tonight with the city’s
Police Commission in the wake of revelations that several officers have been
investigated for allegedly viewing pornography while on duty.
We look into a community group that’s behind the push for four Chittenden county police departments to track the race of motorists they stop for traffic violations. Also, a live performance from Vermont singer songwriter Lisa Piccirillo.
VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Public Safety Commissioner Tom Tremblay and Kym Craven of the Public Safety Strategies Group about consolidating law enforcement in Vermont.
An independent study finds ways to reorganize law enforcement in the Vermont, but change won’t come easily. And check in on two mayoral races as Town Meeting Day nears.
Vermont State Police say Interstate 89 has become too dangerous during
winter storms. They intend to do something about it with saturation
patrols designed to slow down traffic.
Opponents say the latest problems at Vermont Yankee have given them new grounds for arguing that the nuclear power plant should close; in Bennington, more than $1,000 in damage was done to a former school building during a burglary;