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Family Sues Police In Stun Gun Incident
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The longtime companion of a man who died after being shot with a stun gun by state police has sued the state police and the officer involved.VPR News
Officials See More Time Sheet Problems For Vt. Trooper
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Investigators looking into alleged overtime fraud by a former state police officer have found other irregularities in his pay records. Officials are also conducting a broader look at potential overtime accounting problems throughout state government, but they say the case appears so far to be an isolated incident.VPR News
Shumlin Expects Trooper Investigation To Wrap Up In Weeks
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Gov. Peter Shumlin says he expects that a probe of alleged overtime abuse by a former state police officer will wrap up in three weeks. Shumlin says investigators will comb through six years of pay records for former state police Sergeant James Deeghan.VPR News
Update: State Police Overtime Scandal
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Burlington Free Press reporter, Mike Donoghue updates Vermont Edition on the allegations that a Vermont State Police officer charged the state and municipalities for overtime hours he didn’t work.VPR News
State Trooper Denies Padding Time Sheets
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A 22-year veteran of the Vermont State Police – who resigned after possible time-sheet fraud – is facing charges. Sergeant Jim Deeghan of Colchester pleaded not guilty Friday to two counts of false swearingVPR News
Overtime Fraud Allegations At State Police Under Investigation
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Governor Peter Shumlin says his administration has launched an investigation into allegations of fraudulent overtime accounting by Vermont state police. The probe follows the resignation of a state police sergeant who authorities suspect may have charged the state for overtime he did not work.VPR News
Rural Towns Raise Concerns About State Police Plans To Consolidate
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Some town officials in Orange County say they’re concerned that state police response times may slow in the future as the state continues to replace and consolidate aging facilities, including the barracks in Bradford.Vermont Edition
Taser Incident Reignites Debate
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The precise cause of Macadam Mason’s death is yet unknown, but when he was stunned by a Vermont State Police trooper with a Taser it again stirred debate about the use of these weapons by Vermont law enforcement.VPR News
