Vermont State Police are searching for a man who broke into
a home in Pittsford and assaulted a 15-year-old girl. Just after 1
o’clock this afternoon, an unidentified white male entered a
residence on Freeman Hill in Pittsford, and assaulted the occupant inside. The victim had visible bruising and injuries
and was transported the Rutland Regional
Hospital noon
and 1:30 p.m., contact the Vermont State Police at the Rutland Barracks at 802-773-9101 or submit an
anonymous tip to www.vtips.info.
People in Rutland
are now doing what they can to help three children left without a mom when
Kristen Parker was assaulted and murdered.
Police say Christopher Sharrow, her boyfriend and the father of two of
the kids killed her when all three children were home that night. Numerous fundraisers are either planned or
underway, like a four-day bottle drive which began yesterday. 100-percent of all proceeds will go directly
to Kristen’s Angels, the foundation for her children.
The American Civil Liberties Union or ACLU just released a
report that found across the country police are tracking cars using automatic
license plate readers. And that
information is being kept for months or years.
Vermont State Police says some 40 different departments across the state
use the readers. The ACLU of Vermont
wants to make sure it's not abused. As
you drive around a camera mounted on the back of a police car might capture
your license plate and see if it's on a hot list for potential problems. The automatic license plate reader not only
records the plate, but the time and GPS
location. A new law in Vermont
just went into effect this month says the information can only be kept for 18
months.
A missing Shelburne man has been found safe. Police say 33-year-old Robert Cosman left his
home with camping gear over the weekend and hadn't been seen since. His truck was found abandoned off Route 14 in
Randolph , prompting a widespread
search. But yesterday afternoon, police
say Cosman was found at a gas station in Manchester .
It’s full-speed ahead for a Trader Joe’s grocery store in South
Burlington . The Development
Review Board has approved the application for the first Trader Joe’s in Vermont ,
which will be built on Dorset Street
next to another grocery, Healthy Living Market.
Trader’s Joes will anchor one of South Burlington ’s
City Center
Home Care Workers in Vermont
will vote on which union to join in September.
The State Labor Relations Board has September 9th as the election
date. The decision followed a series of three-way
meetings between the Service Employee International Union (SEIU), the American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the Labor
Relations Board. There are roughly 7,000
home care workers in the state.
The State hopes to set insurance rates for the health care
exchange by next month. In less than six
months, more than 100,000 Vermonters will be required to purchase health
insurance plans on a state-run exchange, called Vermont Health Connect. But the premium rates for those plans, and the
details of the plans that will be available on the market, are still unknown. State health care officials say they hope to
have all that information ready for the public by August.
