Two men are behind bars this morning for a burglary and
assault in Rutland . Police say just before 9 p.m. Sunday, a man called them, saying three men had
come to his apartment on Maple Street
looking for Brenton Gallipo, who was not there.
They then forced their way into the man's apartment. He was able to
escape out a second-story window, but says the group assaulted his girlfriend
and her dog and stole several items. On
Monday, Rutland police arrested
Joshua and Jordan Walker of Rutland ,
and they're looking for Gallipo for questioning.
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a new law aimed at
protecting victims of sexual crimes. The
new law extends the statue of limitations for certain sex crimes. Before, prosecution on the case would have to
begin before the victim's 24th birthday or within ten years of the crime. That's now been changed to 40 years after the
crime. Governor Shumlin says the new law
gives victims without a legal voice the opportunity to right an awful wrong.
The Vermont Ski Areas Association says this past season was
the best since 2001. The association
announced today at its annual meeting that the state's resorts had 4.5 million
skier and rider visits, that’s up 16% from last year. The group says that puts the season at the
second best since 1992, when the association first stated gathering resort
data.
The Vermont
chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says African Americans are more
likely than whites to be arrested on marijuana charges in the state. The ACLU used federal crime statistics and
U.S. Census data from 2001 to 2010 to determine that African Americans were
more likely than whites to be arrested. In 2010, the figure was 4.4 times more
likely. The national figure was 3.73%
more likely. Other figures show African
Americans and whites use marijuana in roughly equal numbers. ACLU Director Alan Gilbert says the results
indicate that racial profiling is a problem in Vermont .
We might be months away from moose hunting season but now is
the time to apply for your permits. The
application deadline has been set for July 5.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife will be awarding 355 hunting permits by
lottery for the regular hunting season which runs from October 19-24. There will also be 50 permits for archery
from October 1-7. Lottery permit
applications are $10 for residents and $25 for non-residents.
Anyone looking to purchase a new vehicle can do so for the
right price this weekend. 80 state
vehicles will be sold to the highest bidder.
The auction will be held at the VTRANS Central Garage on Route 302 in Berlin . It starts at 10
a.m. Dump trucks, plow
trucks, pick up trucks, police cruisers, four wheelers, and boats will be
on-site. A registration and vehicle
preview will be held on Friday and two hours before the auction on Saturday.
