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Ansonia Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Multi-State Investigation: Police Ansonia Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Multi-State Investigation: Police
Ansonia Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Multi-State Investigation: Police A 27-year-old Connecticut man faces multiple charges after police say he tried to entice a child online, authorities said.  Michael Bernaud, age 27, of Ansonia, was charged with possession of child pornography, two counts of enticing a minor by computer, and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, Ansonia police said. He was being held on a $150,000 bond.  Authorities said Bernaud turned himself in after police obtained a warrant for his arrest following a lengthy investigation.  Police could not say much about the investigation to protect the alleged victims, but it i…
Family Members ID'd As Victims In Vermont Triple Homicide Near NY Border Family Members ID'd As Victims In Vermont Triple Homicide Near NY Border
Family Members ID'd As Victims In Vermont Triple Homicide Near NY Border A man, his wife, and her 13-year-old son found shot to death at their Vermont home along the New York border have been identified by authorities. Related: Triple Homicide: Incident In Small Vermont Town Along Capital Region Border Under Investigation The three were discovered shot to death in the small Rutland County town of Pawlet on Sunday, Sept. 15. The Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday, Sept. 17, completed autopsies on the three victims and has ruled their deaths as homicides. The Vermont State Police confirmed their identities as Brian Crossman Sr., age 46; hi…
Triple Homicide: Incident In Small Vermont Town Along Capital Region Border Under Investigation Triple Homicide: Incident In Small Vermont Town Along Capital Region Border Under Investigation
Triple Homicide: Incident In Small Vermont Town Along Capital Region Border Under Investigation The Vermont State Police are asking the public for help after three people were found dead inside a home along the New York border. The incident occurred in the small Rutland County town of Pawlet on Sunday, Sept. 15. According to the Vermont State Police, early Sunday, the police received a call reporting a suspicious person. An investigation led the officers to a residence on Route 133, where troopers located the victims. Following processing of the scene, the victims’ bodies were brought to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for autopsies to determine the cause and manner…
VT Internet Creep, 26, Had Child Pose Nude Online, Bergen Prosecutor Says VT Internet Creep, 26, Had Child Pose Nude Online, Bergen Prosecutor Says
VT Internet Creep, 26, Had Child Pose Nude Online, Bergen Prosecutor Says A 26-year-old Vermont man has been charged with production of child porn after instructing a juvenile he met online to expose himself and send nude photos of himself, authorities in Bergen County said. Jacob L. Gorton, of Salisbury, VT, became the center of an investigation when Paramus police contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit in March 2024, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Paramus Police Department found that Gordon "engaged in sexual conversations with the juvenile, instructin…
Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents, Including Teen, Killed In Vermont Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents, Including Teen, Killed In Vermont
Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents, Including Teen, Killed In Vermont Four Connecticut residents killed in a small plane crash in Vermont as they returned home from a luncheon have been identified. The Vermont State Police said the incident occurred in Addison County, Vermont, in Ferrisburgh on Sunday, Sept. 8. The victims, whose bodies were recovered on Monday, Sept. 9, have been identified as: Paul Pelletier, age 55, of Columbia, in Tolland County  Frank Rodriquez, age 88, of Lebanon, in New London County  Susan Van Ness, age 51, of Middletown, in Middlesex County  Delilah Van Ness, age 15, of Middletown, in Middlesex County . Middletown Po…
Mass. Teen, Woman ID'd In Fiery Fatal Vermont Crash Mass. Teen, Woman ID'd In Fiery Fatal Vermont Crash
Mass. Teen, Woman ID'd In Fiery Fatal Vermont Crash A 19-year-old man and 20-year-old woman were killed in a single-car crash in Vermont over the weekend after their vehicle caught on fire, authorities said.  Sean Delaney and Elana Korey, both of Duxbury, were killed in the Middlesex, Vermont, crash on I-89 Sunday, July 28, Vermont State Police said.  Delaney was behind the wheel of the 2006 Lexus ES330 when he crashed near mile marker 60 just after 5 a.m. The car burst into flames after the wreck.  Police said Delaney was speeding on the fog-covered interstate when he crashed. Both he and Korey were pronounced dead at t…
Duo Busted In Connection With 2022 Slaying Of Springfield Teen In Vermont Duo Busted In Connection With 2022 Slaying Of Springfield Teen In Vermont
Duo Busted In Connection With 2022 Slaying Of Springfield Teen In Vermont A man and woman were arrested in Vermont on Monday, Jan. 29, and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Springfield boy in 2022 over a drug dispute, authorities said.   Ashley Wicks, 32, and Shawn Bulson, 28, both of Bennington, Vermont, are charged with charges of being accessories after the fact to the fatal shooting, Vermont State Police said. Wicks also faces a conspiracy to commit murder charge.  More charges are expected, authorities said.  The body of Isaiah Rodriguez was found early Feb. 3, 2022, on the side of a road in Danby, …
East Boston Teen Killed After Car Careens Off Highway in Vermont ID'd: Police East Boston Teen Killed After Car Careens Off Highway in Vermont ID'd: Police
East Boston Teen Killed After Car Careens Off Highway in Vermont ID'd: Police An 18-year-old man from East Boston died, and two others were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Vermont on Sunday, Oct. 22, authorities say.  Brian Sanchez died after the car he was riding in veered off of I-91 in Barton, went down an embankment, and crashed into the ridgeline and a concrete wall, Vermont State Police said. Heavy rains had made the roads slick, though it's unclear if that caused the crash.  Sanchez was in the back seat and wasn't wearing a seatbelt, authorities said. Paramedics rushed him to North County Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.&nb…
CT Man Shot, Killed In Vermont: Suspect At Large, Police Say CT Man Shot, Killed In Vermont: Suspect At Large, Police Say
CT Man Shot, Killed In Vermont: Suspect At Large, Police Say A 27-year-old Connecticut man was shot dead in an incident that happened in Northern Vermont, police said. The victim, 27-year-old Wilmer Rodriguez of Hartford, was killed in an incident that happened on Saturday, Oct. 14 in Newport Town, Vermont, according to Vermont State Police. On the day of the incident, around 6:45 p.m., police were told that a man had been shot inside a home on Farrar Road. Troopers then discovered Rodriguez's body at the scene, which was later brought to the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Burlington for an autopsy.  The autopsy con…
'His Spirit Was Like No Other': Community Rallies Around Hampden Co Man Killed By Falling Tree 'His Spirit Was Like No Other': Community Rallies Around Hampden Co Man Killed By Falling Tree
'His Spirit Was Like No Other': Community Rallies Around Hampden Co Man Killed By Falling Tree Joshua Przybycien died doing what he loved, in a place he loved, with the woman he loved more than anyone else in this world, his family said.  The 33-year-old Palmer man died on Friday, Sept. 8, after a tree fell on him while he was camping with his fiancée, Katy Workman, in Somerset, Vermont. A violent thunderstorm brought heavy rains and high winds, which toppled the tree, Vermont State Police said. No one else was injured.  Joshua's family and friends created a GoFundMe to help pay for his funeral. The campaign had raised nearly $10,000 as of 1 p.m. Monday, less than a day after it was…
Mass Man Killed By Falling Tree While Camping With Fiancée In Vermont ID'd Mass Man Killed By Falling Tree While Camping With Fiancée In Vermont ID'd
Mass Man Killed By Falling Tree While Camping With Fiancée In Vermont ID'd A 33-year-old Hampden County man on a camping trip in Vermont was killed on Friday, Sept. 8, when a tree fell on him during a storm, authorities said.  Joshua Przybycien, of Palmer, was camping with his fiancée, Kathryn Workman, in Somerset, Vermont, when high winds and heavy rains toppled the tree around 1 a.m., Vermont State Police said. No one else was injured.  Related: Community Rallies Around Palmer Man Killed By Falling Tree Adam Przybycien posted on Facebook that Joshua was "kind and loved by all." Long Live Joshua Przybycien. I Love you man it still don’t feel real and it …
Western Mass Coach Secretly Filmed Gymnasts In Vermont Bathroom: Police Western Mass Coach Secretly Filmed Gymnasts In Vermont Bathroom: Police
Western Mass Coach Secretly Filmed Gymnasts In Vermont Bathroom: Police A Berkshire County gymnastics coach was arrested and charged with filming athletes in the bathroom of a gymnastics center in Vermont.  Jonathan Girard, 39, of North Adams, was a visiting instructor at the Central Vermont Gymnastics Academy in Waterbury, Vermont, last month when the alleged recordings took place from July 10 through July 14, Vermont State Police said.  Girard owns and is the head coach at J Star Gymnastics in North Adams.  Vermont troopers received a copy of one of the videos on July 15 and began an investigation. They reached out to North Adams police, who i…
Missing Hudson Valley Man Dies After Being Caught In Current Of Brook In Vermont, Police Say Missing Hudson Valley Man Dies After Being Caught In Current Of Brook In Vermont, Police Say
Missing Hudson Valley Man Dies After Being Caught In Current Of Brook In Vermont, Police Say A missing Hudson Valley man hiking the Appalachian Trail died after being caught in the current of a brook in Vermont, according to authorities. Dutchess County resident Robert Kerker, age 67, of Rhinebeck, who had been missing since Sunday, July 9, was located about 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 28, by search crews along the Stony Brook in Stockbridge, Vermont, about 1.5 miles downstream from where the trail crossed the brook. According to Vermont State Police, search crews had focused their efforts Friday on the brook after a witness reported seeing Kerker, an experienced hiker, at the Stony Bro…
Suspect In Springfield Man's Murder Busted Returning To US Months Later: Police Suspect In Springfield Man's Murder Busted Returning To US Months Later: Police
Suspect In Springfield Man's Murder Busted Returning To US Months Later: Police A 43-year-old Connecticut man wanted for allegedly killing a Springfield man and critically wounding a second in Vermont was arrested on Saturday, July 22, as he returned from Jamaica, authorities said.  Devon Dennis, of Hartford, was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder in the May 12 shooting in Brookfield, Vermont, Vermont State Police said.  Related: Springfield Man Killed In Vermont, 2nd Man Wounded Juan Sierra, age 27, of Springfield, was shot in the chest and killed after driving to Vermont with Miguel Fuentes, 29, police said. Sierra died at…
Greenwich 20-Year-Old Dies In Rapids In Vermont's Green Mountains Greenwich 20-Year-Old Dies In Rapids In Vermont's Green Mountains
Greenwich 20-Year-Old Dies In Rapids In Vermont's Green Mountains A 20-year-old man from Connecticut is dead after getting caught in the rapids while swimming at a park in northwestern Vermont, according to authorities. On Tuesday, July 4, Fairfield County resident Samuel Paprin, of Greenwich, was swimming at the Bolton Portholes, located in in the western foothills of the Green Mountains, in Bolton, Vermont, the state’s police reported. A preliminary investigation into Paprin’s death shows that at approximately 4:30 p.m., he got caught in the swimming hole’s rapids and was found unresponsive. Paprin was transported to an area hospital, where he was…
Actor Treat Williams, Stamford Native, Killed In Crash Actor Treat Williams, Stamford Native, Killed In Crash
Actor Treat Williams, Stamford Native, Killed In Crash Connecticut native and well-known actor Treat Williams best known for his role in the TV show "Everwood" and the movie "Hair," was killed in a crash in Vermont. Williams, who grew up in Fairfield County, in the city of Stamford, was killed around 4:50 p.m., Monday, June 12 in Bennington County on Vermont Route 30 in Dorset. Williams was born in Stamford and grew up in Rowayton, a coastal village in the city of Norwalk. He appeared in hundreds of TV shows and movies, but is most remembered for his portrayal of the suave doctor in "Everwood." His agent Barry McPherson told "People" magazin…
Springfield Man Killed In Vermont, 2nd Man Who Escaped Remains In Hospital: Police Springfield Man Killed In Vermont, 2nd Man Who Escaped Remains In Hospital: Police
Springfield Man Killed In Vermont, 2nd Man Who Escaped Remains In Hospital: Police A 27-year-old Springfield man was shot and killed outside of a home in Vermont over the weekend. His friend, who made the trip with him, was critically wounded in the shooting, but he escaped in a car and was rescued by a stranger miles away.  Juan Sierra was found dead outside of a home in Brookfield, Vermont, with a bullet wound to his chest on Friday, May 12, Vermont State Police said. Miguel Fuentes, 29, who was also shot, was in critical but stable condition at a New Hampshire hospital, police said Monday.  Troopers are still piecing together what happened at the home on …
Stick Attack: Springfield Man Charged With Beating Two In Vermont, Police Say Stick Attack: Springfield Man Charged With Beating Two In Vermont, Police Say
Stick Attack: Springfield Man Charged With Beating Two In Vermont, Police Say Police in Vermont arrested a Springfield man earlier this week and charged him with beating two people with a stick inside a home in Barre.  Dahiem Dukes, 20, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of second-degree unlawful restraint, Vermont State Police said. He is being held without bail.  Troopers were called to a home in Royalston around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, to reports of a man attacking someone with a wooden stick, authorities said. Police arrived and found Dukes hiding in an upstairs bedroom.  Witnesses insid…
Massachusetts Bicyclist Killed While Competing In Race In Vermont: Police Massachusetts Bicyclist Killed While Competing In Race In Vermont: Police
Massachusetts Bicyclist Killed While Competing In Race In Vermont: Police A bicyclist from Massachusetts has died after he was hit by a truck while competing in a race in Vermont last weekend, according to authorities.  Police responded to a crash between a pick-up truck and bicyclist near the intersection of Brook and Carter roads in Burke, VT, around 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, Vermont State Police report.  Initial investigation determined that the bicyclist, later identified as 54-year-old Richard Wanstall, of Marblehead, MA, was participating in a local race when he was hit by a Dodge truck.  Wanstall collided with the truck, which was being driven by …
Long Island Man Killed In Vermont Crash Long Island Man Killed In Vermont Crash
Long Island Man Killed In Vermont Crash A Long Island man was killed in a crash in Vermont. The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 10 on Main Street in the town of Cavendish, according to Vermont State Police. Suffolk County resident Mark Funt, age 75, of Setauket, was riding an Artic Cat snowmobile when it crashed, police said. An investigation is ongoing. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Man Dies After Brawl At Middle School Basketball Game In Vermont (Video) Man Dies After Brawl At Middle School Basketball Game In Vermont (Video)
Man Dies After Brawl At Middle School Basketball Game In Vermont (Video) A brawl that erupted during a middle school boys basketball game in New England appears to have turned deadly. Vermont State Police said 60-year-old Russel Giroux died Tuesday night, Jan. 31, shortly after being involved in a large fight at the Alburgh Community Education Center in the town of Alburgh, Vermont. Troopers were called to the school just before 7 p.m. with reports that a fight had broken out between spectators during a 7th-8th grade game between Alburgh and visiting St. Albans. Video posted on Twitter shows nearly a dozen adults on the court, some throwing punches and yelling…
GoFundMe Created For Family Of Western Massachusetts Man Killed Repairing Downed Power Line GoFundMe Created For Family Of Western Massachusetts Man Killed Repairing Downed Power Line
GoFundMe Created For Family Of Western Massachusetts Man Killed Repairing Downed Power Line Friends of a 41-year-old Colrain man killed while working to repair powerlines during a windstorm in Vermont have started a GoFundMe for his family.  Lucas Donahue, who worked as a lineman for Green Mountain Power, died on Dec. 1 while working to restore power to homes and businesses in Halifax, Vermont, after wind toppled a tree on Reed Hill Road, the Vermont State Police said. He died at the scene. The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating his death, which is standard practice, reports said.  The GoFundMe for his wife of 18 years and two chi…
Driver Charged With Hingham Apple Store Crash That Killed 1, Injured 19 Driver Charged With Hingham Apple Store Crash That Killed 1, Injured 19
Driver Charged With Hingham Apple Store Crash That Killed 1, Injured 19 A 53-year-old man has been charged for crashing his car into an Apple Store at a shopping plaza on the South Shore, killing one person and injuring many more, authorities said. Bradley Rein was arraigned on a charge of reckless homicide by a motor vehicle in Hingham District Court on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz reports.  HINGHAM CRASH UPDATE: As a result of the extensive investigation by @statepolice @HinghamPolice, obtained an arrest warrant charging Bradley Rein, 53, with Reckless Homicide by Motor Vehicle. Rein was arrested last night, and is schedule…
HOMICIDE: Cause Of Death Revealed For Massachusetts Woman Found Dead In Vermont HOMICIDE: Cause Of Death Revealed For Massachusetts Woman Found Dead In Vermont
Homicide: Cause Of Death Revealed For Massachusetts Woman Found Dead In Vermont The death of a previously missing woman from Massachusetts, whose body was found in Vermont, has been ruled a homicide, authorities said. Mary Anderson, age 23, of Harvard, Mass., died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to Vermont State Police.  Anderson was originally reported missing when she did not return home from visiting friends in Hudson, N.H., on Sunday, July 17. Anderson's body was later found in the same vehicle she was last seen driving in Brattleboro, Vt. After her body was found, authorities identified Anderson's former boyfriend, Matthew Davis, as a p…
Former Boyfriend Of Missing Massachusetts Woman Fatally Shot By Police Former Boyfriend Of Missing Massachusetts Woman Fatally Shot By Police
Former Boyfriend Of Missing Massachusetts Woman Fatally Shot By Police The former boyfriend of a missing woman from Massachusetts was fatally shot by police during a confrontation in Vermont, authorities said. Matthew Davis, age 34, was fatally shot during a confrontation between Vermont State Police and Brattleboro Police in West Brattleboro, Vt. on the night of Tuesday, July 19, Massachusetts State Police said.  Authorities were looking to speak with Davis, of Fitchburg, regarding the disappearance of his former girlfriend, 23-year-old Mary Anderson, of Harvard, Massachusetts State Police said.  Anderson was reported missing after she did not return home f…
Body Found In Vermont Identified As Missing Massachusetts Woman: Police Body Found In Vermont Identified As Missing Massachusetts Woman: Police
Body Found In Vermont Identified As Missing Massachusetts Woman: Police A body found in Brattleboro, V.t. has been identified as a missing 23-year-old woman from Harvard, Mass., authorities said.  Mary Anderson was reported missing over the weekend after she did not return home from visiting friends in Hudson, N.H., on Sunday, July 17, Harvard Police said.  #BREAKING Vehicle which police were looking for in case of missing Harvard woman found in Vermont, with a body inside the vehicle. pic.twitter.com/1nfRKa6t4C — WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) July 19, 2022 Anderson's family recently told MassLive that they believe she was abducted due to the "uncharacteris…
CT Woman Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash At 37 Remembered For 'Heart Of Gold' CT Woman Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash At 37 Remembered For 'Heart Of Gold'
CT Woman Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash At 37 Remembered For 'Heart Of Gold' Loved ones are mourning the loss of a Connecticut woman who was killed in a tractor-trailer crash in Vermont.  New Haven County native Nicole Ende, of Milford, died Thursday, June 2, at the age of 37 when the truck she was riding in lost control and drove off an Orange County highway before flipping onto its roof, according to WCAX in Vermont. Investigators believe mechanical failure may have been to blame, as witnesses told police the tractor-trailer's brakes were smoking just moments before the crash, Vermont State Police said.  Ende was pronounced dead at the scene while …
Two Murder Suspects Apprehended After Police Chase Ends On Taconic Parkway Two Murder Suspects Apprehended After Police Chase Ends On Taconic Parkway
Two Murder Suspects Apprehended After Police Chase Ends On Taconic Parkway Two out-of-state murder suspects were apprehended in the Hudson Valley by the New York State Police after receiving a tip that a Jeep they were traveling in was spotted in New York. The incident began on Tuesday, March 1, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont when Vermont State Police identified a Jeep Wrangler wanted in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation was spotted in Connecticut.  Shortly after receiving a tip from the Vermont State Police, the Jeep and its occupants were spotted traveling on the Taconic State Parkway in Columbia County, near State Route 199 in Milan, said Troope…
Lack Of COVID Test Stops Kidnapper's Bid To Cross Canadian Border With Girl In Trunk Lack Of COVID Test Stops Kidnapper's Bid To Cross Canadian Border With Girl In Trunk
Lack Of COVID Test Stops Kidnapper's Bid To Cross Canadian Border With Girl In Trunk A teenage man who was stopped at the Canadian border for lack of a COVID-19 test had kidnapped a 16-year-old from Connecticut, sexually assaulted her, and put her in the trunk of his car, according to police. The kidnapping was reported in Connecticut when the suspect, 19-year-old Christopher Jesus Constanzo, abducted and sexually assaulted the female victim on Thursday, Dec. 2, according to Vermont State Police.  Constanzo is then reported to have held the victim in the trunk of his car while he drove from Connecticut toward the US border crossing in Highgate Springs, Vermont. Early …
Pennsylvania Law Student, 23, Dies In Vermont Train Crash, Police Say Pennsylvania Law Student, 23, Dies In Vermont Train Crash, Police Say
Pennsylvania Law Student, 23, Dies In Vermont Train Crash, Police Say A law student native to Pennsylvania has died in a train crash, according to police in Vermont. Thomas R. Fennel, 23, of Pittsburgh, was killed while reversing his green Jeep Cherokee near train tracks when an Amtrak train collided with his vehicle, according to police in Vermont. Royalton Vermont police were called to a motor vehicle versus train crash at Stearns Road on Tuesday around 11:25 a.m., according to a release by police. Upon arrival, Chief Loretta Stalnaker observed Fennel's green Jeep Cherokee on the west side of South Windsor Street in the grassy area between the road and the…
Man Nabbed At Canadian Border For Homicide Of Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County Home Man Nabbed At Canadian Border For Homicide Of Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County Home
Man Nabbed At Canadian Border For Homicide Of Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County Home A man wanted in connection with the alleged killing of a Fairfield County woman was nabbed at the Canadian border and is expected to be charged with her death in the coming days. Jennifer Brelsford, 40, was found dead inside her Goddard Avenue home in Bridgeport on Sunday, Oct. 18, by police performing a welfare check.  Her body had obvious signs of trauma, said Bridgeport Police Captain Brian Fitzgerald.  Detectives quickly identified Brelsford's estranged boyfriend, Corey Ramos, 30, as a suspect, and began a search for his whereabouts. "Detectives worked with law enforcement i…