After 27 years, Rutland
police officer Thomas Fuller has retired, according to his attorney, because he
believed the department was improperly run.
But an internal investigation was launched because of an allegation of
misconduct, and the investigation found that Fuller was in some trouble. The investigation focused on two cases. In the first, he arrested a woman and made a
report that conflicted with his own dash cam.
In the second, he kicked a paramedic and shoved him backward
violently. He had been on administrative
leave since that incident.
Town officials in Cornwall
want the state to stop a plan to build a pipeline through the town to the paper
mill in Ticonderoga .
The town Select Board recently sent a letter to Gov. Peter Shumlin
condemning Vermont Gas Systems' plan for the pipeline. A spokesman for Vermont Gas Systems says the
project is good for Vermont
because it will bring natural gas to the Rutland
area 15 years sooner than planned.
A former Vermont State Police sergeant who pleaded guilty to
padding his timesheets has been released from prison. Jim Deeghan served nine months of his
two-year sentence after earning reductions for his ‘‘work camp’’ duty while in
prison and because he was a nonviolent offender with no prior record. Deeghan, a 22-year police veteran, pleaded
guilty in January. He recently began
paying back the $200,000 he owes the state.
The Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) has approved Fletcher
Allen Health Care's renovation project for a new maternity unit at the
hospital. The new facility will be moving
to a renovated space on Baird 7. A press
release says the renovated space will provide patients with larger rooms for
mothers and families, placing the new mother and baby unit closer to the
birthing center, and reducing the number of double-occupancy rooms. The new mother baby unit will feature 28
patient beds in 25 patient rooms plus 3 boarder rooms for discharged mothers
whose babies remain inpatients.
The city council in Burlington
will not be taking up a ban on semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity
magazines after a committee voted to remove the provision from a larger gun
control proposal. The Charter Change Committee
voted 2-1 on Wednesday to remove the assault weapons ban from the proposal,
while retaining provisions related to concealed gun permits, safe storage of
firearms, the seizure of weapons during domestic abuse incidents and a ban on
firearms at bars. The City Council is
scheduled to consider the issue later this month. Any changes would require a public vote and
approval by the state Legislature.
