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Date:
1/2/2017 | Georgia |
Event Type: Self Defense | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Self-Defense | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/2/2017 | Georgia-Continued |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
| Media Bias - Again | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/3/2017 | Vermont |
Event Type: Possession | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Human Trafficker prosecuted for DRUGS & GUNS, NOT human trafficking! | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/7/2017 | NEW HAMPSHIRE |
Event Type: Homicide | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Did not happen in Vermont! | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/10/2017 | Wallingford |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Repeat Offender | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/11/2017 | Wallingford |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Repeat Offender | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/15/2017 | Hartford |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Serial Criminal - 3 Robberies | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/15/2017 | St. Albans |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Armed Robbery | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/15/2017 | Washington |
Event Type: STOLEN GUN | Vermont Resident?
yes | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/17/2017 | Hartford |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Serial Criminal - 3 Robberies | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/18/2017 | Burlington |
Event Type: Media Story | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | NOT a Gun Crime | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/18/2017 | Norwich |
Event Type: Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | NOT a Gun Crime | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/19/2017 | Williamstown |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Recovery of Stolen Firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/21/2017 | CONNECTICUT |
Event Type: Possession | Vermont Resident?
No | STOLEN Firearm Recovered in Another State | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/22/2017 | CONNECTICUT |
Event Type: Possession | Vermont Resident?
NO | STOLEN Firearm Recovered in Another State | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/22/2017 | Montpelier |
Event Type: Homicide | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Fight over a woman results in murder. | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/22/2017 | Montpelier-1-Continued |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
| Contination of Previous Entry | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/22/2017 | Montpelier-2-Continued |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
| Contination of Previous Entry | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/23/2017 | Wheelock |
Event Type: Aggravated Assault | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Alcohol Use Leads to Aggravated Assault | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/24/2017 | Colchester |
Event Type: Self Defense | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Self Defense | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/30/2017 | Highgate |
Event Type: Home Invasion | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Home Invasion | Incident Analysis |
Date:
1/31/2017 | Ludlow |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Serial Criminal - 3 Robberies | Incident Analysis |
Date:
2/1/2017 | Rutland |
Event Type: reckless endangerment | Vermont Resident?
yes | Argument | Incident Analysis |
Date:
2/11/2017 | Stowe |
Event Type: Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Unsubstantiated | Incident Analysis |
Date:
2/15/2017 | Westminster |
Event Type: Drug Bust | Vermont Resident?
CONNECTICUT | Repeat Offenders. Drug dealers tied to 8/26/16 gunfight in Putney. | Incident Analysis |
Date:
2/20/2017 | St. Johnsbury |
Event Type: Aggravated Assault | Vermont Resident?
FLORIDA | Aggravated Assault | Incident Analysis |
Date:
2/22/2017 | Barnet |
Event Type: Burglary | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
2/22/2017 | Derby |
Event Type: Suicide | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Mental Health Crisis | Incident Analysis |
Date:
2/22/2017 | Panton |
Event Type: Possession | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Felon in posession | Incident Analysis |
Date:
2/23/2017 | St. Albans |
Event Type: Attempted Murder | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Drug deal gone bad | Incident Analysis |
Date:
2/26/2017 | Burlington |
Event Type: Negligent Discharge | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Negligent Discharge | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/1/2017 | Barre Town |
Event Type: Drug Bust | Vermont Resident?
NEW YORK | Drugs | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/2/2017 | New Haven |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Accidental Discharge | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/11/2017 | Killington |
Event Type: threatening | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Alcohol Use Leads to Aggravated Assault | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/15/2017 | Poultney |
Event Type: Drug Bust | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Drugs | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/17/2017 | Newbury |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/19/2017 | Brattleboro |
Event Type: LEO Shooting | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Animal Control | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/20/2017 | West Fairlee |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/25/2017 | Brattleboro |
Event Type: Mental Illness | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Mental Health Crisis | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/26/2017 | Lyndonville |
Event Type: Domestic Violence | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Alcohol Use Leads to Aggravated Assault | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/29/2017 | Hartland |
Event Type: Noise Disturbance | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Noise Disturbance | Incident Analysis |
Date:
3/30/2017 | CONNECTICUT |
Event Type: Multiple | Vermont Resident?
Illegal Alien | STOLEN Firearm Recovered in Another State | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/1/2017 | Bennington |
Event Type: Aggravated Assault | Vermont Resident?
ILLINOIS | Drugs | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/2/2017 | Grand Isle |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/12/2017 | Essex Junction |
Event Type: threatening | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Hoax | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/12/2017 | South Royalton |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/13/2017 | Danville |
Event Type: Suicide | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Suicide | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/14/2017 | Randolph |
Event Type: Attempted Suicide | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Attempted Suicide | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/15/2017 | Fair Haven |
Event Type: Attempted Suicide | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Attempted Suicide | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/16/2017 | Poultney |
Event Type: Attempted Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | NOT a Gun Crime | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/17/2017 | Burlington |
Event Type: Human Trafficking | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Human Trafficking, Drugs, Guns | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/19/2017 | Putney |
Event Type: False Public Alarm | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Hoax | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/20/2017 | Marshfield |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Armed Robbery | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/23/2017 | St Albans |
Event Type: Drug Bust | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Drugs | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/24/2017 | Westminster |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
4/30/2017 | Newbury |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
5/2/2017 | Arlington |
Event Type: Illegal Sale of Firearms | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Felon in posession | Incident Analysis |
Date:
5/2/2017 | Manchester |
Event Type: Drug Bust | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Drug Bust | Incident Analysis |
Date:
5/3/2017 | Dorset |
Event Type: Domestic Violence | Vermont Resident?
Yes | No firearm actually used | Incident Analysis |
Date:
5/4/2017 | Rockingham |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
5/9/2017 | Vermont |
Event Type: Possession | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Felon in posession | Incident Analysis |
Date:
5/12/2017 | South Burlington |
Event Type: Self Defense | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Self Defense | Incident Analysis |
Date:
5/20/2017 | Halifax |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
5/30/2017 | Fairfax |
Event Type: Accident | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Accidental Discharge | Incident Analysis |
Date:
5/31/2017 | Barre |
Event Type: Lost Firearm | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Lost Firearm | Incident Analysis |
Date:
6/9/2017 | St. Albans |
Event Type: Suicide | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Suicide | Incident Analysis |
Date:
6/10/2017 | St. Albans |
Event Type: Kidnapping/Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Repeat Offender | Incident Analysis |
Date:
6/12/2017 | Georgia |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Repeat Offender | Incident Analysis |
Date:
6/16/2017 | Sentencing |
Event Type: Drug Bust | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Federal Prosecution for Possession | Incident Analysis |
Date:
6/20/2017 | Sentencing |
Event Type: Firearm Trafficking | Vermont Resident?
CANADA | Sentencing for Firearms Trafficking in 2011 | Incident Analysis |
Date:
6/22/2017 | Norwich |
Event Type: Fake Headline | Vermont Resident?
n/a | Propaganda Headline - TOY gun found | Incident Analysis |
Date:
6/24/2017 | Brattleboro |
Event Type: Domestic Violence | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Domestic Violence | Incident Analysis |
Date:
6/26/2017 | Guilford |
Event Type: Burglary | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
6/30/2017 | Poultney |
Event Type: Road Rage | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Road Rage | Incident Analysis |
Date:
7/6/2017 | Weybridge |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
Yes | SELF DEFENSE | Incident Analysis |
Date:
7/10/2017 | Thetford |
Event Type: Domestic Violence | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Domestic Violence | Incident Analysis |
Date:
7/16/2017 | Cavendish |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Theft of firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
7/17/2017 | Calais |
Event Type: Aggravated Assault | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Threatening | Incident Analysis |
Date:
7/22/2017 | Bristol |
Event Type: aggravated domestic assault | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Felon in posession | Incident Analysis |
Date:
7/25/2017 | Poultney |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Armed Robbery | Incident Analysis |
Date:
7/26/2017 | Maidstone |
Event Type: Murder/Suicide | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Murder/Suicide | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/1/2017 | Winooski |
Event Type: Accident | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Accidental Discharge | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/3/2017 | Fair Haven |
Event Type: Home Invasion | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Home Invasion | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/3/2017 | Ferrisburgh |
Event Type: aggravated animal cruelty | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Animal Cruelty | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/4/2017 | Barton |
Event Type: Criminal Threatening | Vermont Resident?
Yes | NOT a Gun Crime | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/7/2017 | Vermont |
Event Type: Law Enforcement Stop | Vermont Resident?
NEW YORK | False Accusation | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/9/2017 | Fairfax |
Event Type: Pointing a gun at tresspasser | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Tresspassing Dispute | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/11/2017 | Essex Junction |
Event Type: Stray Bullet | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Bullet Richocet | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/11/2017 | Rutland |
Event Type: Hoax | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Hoax | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/13/2017 | Derby |
Event Type: Traffic Stop | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Alcohol Use Leads to Aggravated Assault | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/16/2017 | MASSACHUSETTS |
Event Type: Traffic Stop | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Not in Vermont | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/23/2017 | Washington |
Event Type: Pointing a gun at neighbor's house | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Pointing a firearm at an occupied dwelling | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/24/2017 | Newport Center |
Event Type: Burglary | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Stolen Firearms | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/26/2017 | Leicester |
Event Type: Self Defense | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Self Defense | Incident Analysis |
Date:
8/28/2017 | Leicester |
Event Type: Self Defense | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Self Defense | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/1/2017 | Duxbury |
Event Type: Tresspassing Dispute | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Tresspassing Dispute | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/1/2017 | Poultney |
Event Type: LEO Shooting | Vermont Resident?
Yes | LEO Shooting of felon holding BB Guns | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/1/2017 | Poultney-2-Continued |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
| Continued from Above Entry | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/1/2017 | Poultney-Continued |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
| Continued from Above Entry | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/2/2017 | Georgia |
Event Type: Domestic Violence | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Domestic Violence | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/11/2017 | Elmore |
Event Type: Road Rage | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Road Rage | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/14/2017 | Eden |
Event Type: Domestic Violence | Vermont Resident?
yes | Not a gun crime. | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/15/2017 | Burlington |
Event Type: Drug Bust | Vermont Resident?
NEW YORK | Felon in possession | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/18/2017 | Bennington |
Event Type: False Public Alarm | Vermont Resident?
N/A | False Alarm | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/21/2017 | Mt. Holly |
Event Type: reckless endangerment | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Dispute | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/21/2017 | Shrewsbury |
Event Type: Suicide | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Suicide | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/23/2017 | Westmore |
Event Type: Poaching | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Poaching | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/24/2017 | Newbury |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Theft | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/26/2017 | Craftsbury |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | theft | Incident Analysis |
Date:
9/30/2017 | St. Johnsbury |
Event Type: False Public Alarm | Vermont Resident?
No | False Alarm | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/5/2017 | Pownal |
Event Type: Aggravated Assault | Vermont Resident?
Yes | felon in possession | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/10/2017 | Rutland |
Event Type: Aggravated Domestic Assault | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Alcohol Use Leads to Aggravated Assault | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/12/2017 | Burlington |
Event Type: Self Defense | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Self Defense | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/14/2017 | Orleans |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Armed Robbery | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/16/2017 | Braintree |
Event Type: Vandalism | Vermont Resident?
yes | Stray bullets | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/18/2017 | Ira |
Event Type: Suicide | Vermont Resident?
NEW YORK | Suicide | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/19/2017 | Franklin County |
Event Type: Public Intimidation Tactic? | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Public Intimidation | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/21/2017 | Plainfield |
Event Type: Domestic Violence | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Domestic Assault | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/23/2017 | Brattleboro |
Event Type: Self Defense | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Self Defense | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/26/2017 | Burlington |
Event Type: Drive-By Shooting | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Drive-By-Shooting | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/27/2017 | Rutland Town |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Armed Robbery | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/27/2017 | Townshend |
Event Type: Double Murder | Vermont Resident?
MASSACHUSETTS | Felon from Massachusetts killed 2 Vermonters in drug crime | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/27/2017 | Townshend-1-Continued |
Event Type: Continued | Vermont Resident?
Continued | Felon from Massachusetts killed 2 Vermonters in drug crime | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/27/2017 | Townshend-2-Continued |
Event Type: Continued | Vermont Resident?
Continued | Felon from Massachusetts killed 2 Vermonters in drug crime | Incident Analysis |
Date:
10/27/2017 | Washington |
Event Type: 1st Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Mental Health Incident | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/5/2017 | Vernon |
Event Type: Home Invasion | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | False alarm | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/6/2017 | Baltimore |
Event Type: Vandalism | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Vandalism | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/11/2017 | Eden |
Event Type: Hunting Accident | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Negligent Discharge | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/12/2017 | Grand Isle |
Event Type: Hunting Accident | Vermont Resident?
CONNECTICUT | Accident | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/12/2017 | Williston |
Event Type: Armed Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Armed Robbery | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/16/2017 | Royalton |
Event Type: Vandalism | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Vandalism | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/17/2017 | Grafton |
Event Type: Possession | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Felon in Possession | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/18/2017 | Pittsford |
Event Type: 1st Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault | Vermont Resident?
Yes | domestic assault | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/19/2017 | Sheldon |
Event Type: resisting arrest and threats of violence | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Motor vehicle chase | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/27/2017 | Westmore |
Event Type: Aggravated Assault, Domestic Assault | Vermont Resident?
MAINE | Theft of Firearms leads to Domestic Assault | Incident Analysis |
Date:
11/30/2017 | Danville |
Event Type: Theft | Vermont Resident?
Homeless | Felon in Possession | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/1/2017 | Milton |
Event Type: Poaching | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Poaching | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/2/2017 | St. Albans |
Event Type: Poaching | Vermont Resident?
yes | Poaching | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/3/2017 | Shelburne |
Event Type: Report to Law Enforcement | Vermont Resident?
yes | Request for straw purchase referred to ATF | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/4/2017 | Waterbury |
Event Type: Domestic Violence | Vermont Resident?
yes | Domestic Violence | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/5/2017 | Westford |
Event Type: Poaching | Vermont Resident?
yes | Poaching | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/7/2017 | St. Johnsbury |
Event Type: Shots Fired | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Noise Complaint | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/14/2017 | Rutland Town |
Event Type: Road Rage | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Road Rage | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/18/2017 | Waitsfield |
Event Type: Bank Robbery | Vermont Resident?
Unknown | Armed Robbery | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/20/2017 | VIRGINIA |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
yes | Repeat Offender: NOT in Vermont | Incident Analysis |
Date:
12/23/2017 | VIRGINIA |
Event Type: | Vermont Resident?
Yes | Repeat Offender: NOT in Vermont | Incident Analysis |
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