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Old quarrel led to knife attack, police say

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Vermont State Police Trooper James Gallup filed an affidavit that said a man called police around 6:48 p.m. on October 7 and said Lucian Mason, 46, of Glover, tried to stab him in front of Olney’s General Store in Orleans.  The affi... More »

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Man charged with firing gun into bedroom door

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say 53-year-old Derby resident Steven Sheltra fired a .22 caliber bullet through a door in his apartment knowing that two young men were in the room behind it.  He pled innocent to two felony charges of first-degree aggravate... More »

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Man charged with giving black eye to woman

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A woman who called police around 11:15 p.m. on June 4, said Stewart Little Jr., 55, of Newport, slapped her and blackened her eye, says the affidavit filed by Newport City Police Patrolman Samuel Borsari.  The woman said Mr. Little ... More »

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Man charged with attempted break-in

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Timothy Souliere, 63, of Barton pled innocent to a felony charge of attempting to unlawfully trespass in an occupied residence, disorderly conduct by fighting, and three charges of violating conditions of release.  Judge Badgewick released Mr. Souliere on cond... More »

Kayla Wright’s killer draws 30 years to life

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Rory Thibault sentenced Jakiy Tramaine Corey Keith, 26, to serve from 30 years to life in prison for the murder of Kayla Wright on February 2, 2024.  Mr. Keith changed his plea to guilty to felony charges of second-degree murd... More »

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Vault manager denies embezzling from Jay Peak

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — If the charges filed against Lisa Gaylor, 40, of Barton stand up in court, her story may be one of a fox guarding the henhouse, according to the affidavit filed by Vermont State Police Detective Sergeant Joshua Mikkola.  Sergeant Mi... More »

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Westfield Fire District embezzler draws prison term

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT —  One of the three commissioners of the Westfield Fire District, which supplies water to houses in the town, called Vermont State Trooper James Gallup on December 3, 2024, and said he was concerned about the possibility of embezzleme... More »

Man charged in Newport boardwalk disturbance

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say a citizen complained that a fight along Newport’s waterfront made her afraid to walk on the boardwalk. Newport City Police Patrolman Jonathan Morin’s affidavit says the report came in around 7:17 p.m. on July 23. It says ... More »

One robbery, four stories, police say

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — When Newport Police Patrolman Samuel Borsari went to investigate the report of a robbery, he found himself with four substantially different accounts of the day’s events with, perhaps, another to be heard.  According to affidavits f... More »

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Man charged with DUI in ATV rollover fatality

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — According to the affidavit filed by Vermont State Trooper Logan Miller, a woman phoned 911 around 10:20 p.m. on June 25, and said Randy Lemieux, 27, of Lowell, had come home covered with blood.  According to the caller, Mr. Lemieux ... More »