Public Safety announces new director for Vermont Emergency Management
For immediate release January 18, 2012 Contact For media questions, please contact Stephanie Dasaro at 802-279-9773. Waterbury, VT – 01/18/12 – The Vermont Department of Public Safety Commissioner...
View ArticleHazardous winter weather likely Thursday evening and Friday
For immediate release Jan. 26, 2012 Contact Mark Bosma Phone: (800) 347-0488 WATERBURY – The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning (east of the Green Mountains) and advisory (for...
View ArticleVermont Department of Public Safety clarifies 2011 drug-related death numbers
PRESS RELEASE Public Safety Clarifies 2011 Drug-Related Death Numbers Waterbury, VT – 01/28/12 – The Vermont Department of Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn today clarified statements he made to...
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House panel approves bill that would give police “indirect” access to drug...
ACLU Vermont Executive Director Allen Gilbert. VTD/Josh Larkin After two weeks of discussion, the House Committee on Human Services approved a bill that would allow police indirect access to the...
View ArticleVermont Department of Public Safety announces applications for marijuana...
State of Vermont Department of Public Safety PRESS RELEASE Public Safety Announces Application for Marijuana Dispensaries Now Available Waterbury, VT – 06/04/12 – The Vermont Department of Public...
View Article30 percent of top salaried state employees work for Department of Public Safety
State employee overtime has been in the headlines this week as the Shumlin administration scrambled to get ahead of a story by Mike Donoghue of the Burlington Free Press. Donoghue had the scoop on...
View ArticlePublic Safety announces conditional approval of two medical marijuana...
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Lindsey Wells, Marijuana Program Administrator, at Lindsey.Wells@state.vt.us or at 802-241-5115 Waterbury, VT, Sept. 12, 2012 -The Vermont Department of Public Safety has...
View ArticleUnder state law, medical marijuana dispensaries don’t have to disclose locations
Patients First Inc.— one of two medical marijuana dispensaries approved by the state— will set up shop in Waterbury without having to disclose its location or any other information about its...
View ArticleBill would limit storage of data gathered by license plate readers
Editor’s note: This artice is by Mark Davis, a staff writer at the Valley News, where it was first published Jan. 23. Montpelier — Lawmakers are considering limiting the amount of time that police in...
View ArticleDepartment of Public Safety unveils new sex offender registration database...
STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Vermont Criminal Information Center PRESS RELEASE Department of Public Safety Unveils New Sex Offender Registration Database and Website Waterbury, VT –...
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Shumlin signs pension forfeiture bill
James Deeghan. Photo courtesy of Vermont State Police After former Vermont State Trooper James Deeghan defrauded the state of more than $200,000, Gov. Peter Shumlin pushed for a bill to revoke the...
View ArticleVermont participates in NHTSA “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign
NEWS RELEASE — Vermont Department of Public Safety Governor’s Highway Safety Program August 27, 2013 CONTACT Tom Fields, Law Enforcement Liaison 1-802-375-5913 John Filipek, Law Enforcement Liaison...
View ArticleState officials urge drivers to exercise ‘extreme caution’ on icy roads Mon....
Vermont Department of Public Safety Press Release January 6, 2014 2:30 p.m. Contacts: Stephanie Dasaro, VT State Police: 802-279-9773 Mark Bosma, VT DEMHS: 800-347-0488 Freezing conditions expected...
View ArticleVermont officials discourage driving through snow Friday morning
Vermont Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Press Release February 14, 2014 5:30 a.m. Contacts: Mark Bosma, VT DEMHS: 802-839-6717 or 800-347-0488...
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Eleven percent of traffic tickets issued in Vermont dismissed because of...
Keith Flynn, commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. Photo by Anne Galloway More than 9,000 traffic tickets last year were dismissed by police or the court, in some cases because officers’...
View ArticleVermont ice surfaces weakening rapidly
News Release — Vermont Department of Public Safety, National Weather Service, U.S. Coast Guard March 26, 2014 Contacts: Andy Nash, National Weather Service, 802-862-8711 Senior Chief Dan Murray, U.S....
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Police say state employee embezzled $75,000 in state funds
A state employee allegedly crafted an elaborate check-cashing scheme and embezzled at least $75,000 from the state, Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Friday. State police Friday arrested Office of Risk...
View ArticleStatewide emergency exercise to be conducted next week
News Release — Vermont Department of Public Safety May 30, 2014 Contact: Mark Bosma, VT DEMHS: 800-347-0488 or 802-839-6717 WATERBURY – Cities; towns; health care facilities; federal, state, and local...
View ArticleState officials warn about illegal fireworks
STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Release Date July 1,2014 Time: 1:45 CONTACTS: Division of Fire Safety Central Office 1311 U.S....
View ArticleFlash flooding occurring in areas of Vermont
News Release — Vermont Department of Public Safety July 28, 2014 Contact: Mark Bosma, VT DEMHS: 800-347-0488 or 802-839-6717 WATERBURY, VT – Severe storms have caused a rise in a number of waterways...
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