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2021
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Date: 1/7/2021	Orleans	Event Type: Armed Robbery	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Repeat Offender	Incident Analysis
Date: 2/1/2021	South Burlington	Event Type: Argument	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Dispute ends in the injury of an innocent bystander.	Incident Analysis
Date: 2/4/2021	Barton	Event Type: Armed Robbery	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Repeat Offender	Incident Analysis
Date: 2/13/2021	Charlotte	Event Type: Armed Robbery	Vermont Resident? Yes	Robbery with BB Gun	Incident Analysis
Date: 2/15/2021	Underhill	Event Type: Burlary	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Stolen Firearm	Incident Analysis
Date: 2/19/2021	Brattleboro	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? MASSACHUSETTS	Out-of-state gang member buying guns	Incident Analysis
Date: 3/7/2021	Hyde Park	Event Type: Self-Defense	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Self-defense	Incident Analysis
Date: 3/10/2021	Multiple	Event Type: Theft of Firearms	Vermont Resident? Yes	Stolen Firearms from gun stores recovered	Incident Analysis
Date: 3/20/2021	Waterbury	Event Type: Straw Purchase	Vermont Resident? Yes	Prosecution for straw purchase	Incident Analysis
Date: 3/21/2021	Brattleboro	Event Type: Drug Deal	Vermont Resident? MASSACHUSETTS	Drug Dealers from other states shooting up Vermont.	Incident Analysis
Date: 3/23/2021	Waitsfield	Event Type: Criminal Threatening	Vermont Resident? Yes	Intoxicated man threatens children with a handgun.	Incident Analysis
Date: 3/24/2021	MASSACHUSETTS	Event Type: Drug Bust	Vermont Resident? MASSACHUSETTS	Stolen Vermont rifle recovered in Massachusetts drug bust.	Incident Analysis
Date: 3/30/2021	North Troy	Event Type: Armed Robbery	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Repeat Offender	Incident Analysis
Date: 3/31/2021	Burlington	Event Type: Mental Health Crisis	Vermont Resident? Yes	Mental Health Crisis	Incident Analysis
Date: 4/3/2021	Rutland	Event Type: Murder	Vermont Resident? Yes	Shooting by PROHIBITED person who claimed to be “drinking a lot and doing drugs.”	Incident Analysis
Date: 4/19/2021	Orleans	Event Type: Armed Robbery	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Repeat Offender	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/2/2021	Mount Holly	Event Type: Domestic Assault	Vermont Resident? yes	Woman uses firearm to threaten family in domestic violence incident	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/4/2021	Newbury	Event Type: Domestic Violence	Vermont Resident? yes	Domestic Violence	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/7/2021	Rockingham	Event Type: Theft of Firearms	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Theft of Firearms	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/8/2021	Groton	Event Type: Home Invasion	Vermont Resident? Yes	Self-Defense	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/8/2021	Middlebury	Event Type: Home Invasion	Vermont Resident? Yes	Home invader shoots victim.	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/17/2021	Middlebury	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? Yes	felon in possession	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/17/2021	Multiple	Event Type: Multiple Robberies	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Repeat Offender	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/17/2021	Shrewsbury	Event Type: Domestic Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Criminal threatening	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/18/2021	Georgia	Event Type: Mental Health Crisis	Vermont Resident? Yes	Mental Health Incident	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/19/2021	Lydon	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? Yes	felon in possession	Incident Analysis
Date: 5/21/2021	Barre	Event Type: Unlawful Restraint	Vermont Resident? Yes	taking the law into one's own hands	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/5/2021	Burlington	Event Type: Gang Violence	Vermont Resident? NEW YORK Transplant	Defunding the police in Burlington is an open invitation for criminal activity. Out-of-state gang members bringing crime to Vermont.	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/5/2021	MASSACHUSETTS	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? Yes	Vermont drug dealers arrested in Massachusetts	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/10/2021	Multiple	Event Type: Poaching	Vermont Resident? Yes	Poaching	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/16/2021	Newark	Event Type: Domestic Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Domestic violence with a firearm	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/20/2021	Newark	Event Type: Domestic Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Domestic violence with a firearm	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/23/2021	North Randolph	Event Type: Reckless Endangerment, Aggravated Disorderly Conduct, Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Argument	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/24/2021	Pittsfield	Event Type: Domestic Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Argument	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/25/2021	Northfield	Event Type: Vandalism	Vermont Resident? Yes	Mental health crisis	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/27/2021	Marlboro	Event Type: Argument	Vermont Resident? Yes	Attempted murder	Incident Analysis
Date: 6/29/2021	New Hampshire	Event Type:	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Not a gun incident	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/3/2021	Enosburg	Event Type: Aggravated Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Road Rage while carrying a firearm. Firearm NOT used.	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/5/2021	Randolph	Event Type: Aggravated Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Illegal fireworks start argument between neighbors.	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/6/2021	NEW YORK	Event Type: Traffic Stop	Vermont Resident? Yes	Retreival of stolen VT firearm in NY	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/6/2021	Richmond	Event Type: Traffic Stop	Vermont Resident? Yes	Prohibited felon arrested with drugs and a firearm.	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/10/2021	Barton	Event Type: Drive-By Shooting	Vermont Resident? Yes	Under investigation	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/12/2021	Underhill	Event Type: False Alarm	Vermont Resident? Yes	NOT A FIREARM INCIDENT Violation of 13 V.S.A. 1754 - False reports to law enforcement authorities	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/16/2021	Winooski	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? NEW YORK	Felon in possession	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/21/2021	MASSACHUSETTS	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? Yes	Caught with a pistol in baggage at airport. Dumb.	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/21/2021	Milton	Event Type: Road Rage	Vermont Resident? Yes	Road rage incident	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/21/2021	West Fairlee	Event Type: Domestic Violence	Vermont Resident? Yes	BB Gun	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/25/2021	Shoreham	Event Type: Aggravated Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Criminal threats with a firearm during argument.	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/26/2021	Swanton	Event Type: Theft of Firearms	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Theft of firearm	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/30/2021	Burlington	Event Type: Road Rage	Vermont Resident? Yes	Prohibuted person threatens driver in road-rage incident.	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/31/2021	Burlington	Event Type: Gang Violence	Vermont Resident? MASSACHUSETTS	DRUGS and out-of-state GANGS in Vermont AGAIN and AGAIN!	Incident Analysis
Date: 7/31/2021	Somerset	Event Type: Suicide	Vermont Resident? Yes	Suicide	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/4/2021	Rutland Town	Event Type: Retail Theft	Vermont Resident? Yes	Fleeing theif pulls gun on person following them	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/5/2021	Hartford	Event Type: LEO Shooting	Vermont Resident? Yes	Justified LEO Shooting	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/6/2021	MASSACHUSETTS	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? Yes	Ignorance of other state's laws is no excuse.	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/9/2021	Shoreham	Event Type: Armed Robbery	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Armed robbery at dairy farm. May be related to another robbery that night.	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/15/2021	Coventry	Event Type: Drive-By Shooting	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Drive-by shooting (no injuries)	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/19/2021	Georgia	Event Type: Robbery	Vermont Resident? Yes	Thief pulls gun on owners of stolen property	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/21/2021	Berkshire	Event Type: Argument	Vermont Resident? Yes	Argument at a party escalated by a person who refused to leave.	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/21/2021	Burlington	Event Type: Gang Violence	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Yet more GANG VIOLENCE in Burlington!	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/25/2021	Rutland	Event Type: LEO Shooting	Vermont Resident? FLORIDA	LEO Shooting	Incident Analysis
Date: 8/25/2021	Rutland-2-Continued	Event Type:	Vermont Resident?	Continued	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/4/2021	East Fairfield	Event Type: Domestic Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Gun fired in anger, no injuries.	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/7/2021	Vernon	Event Type: Leo Standoff	Vermont Resident? Yes	GUNS NOT USED	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/15/2021	Killington	Event Type: Death Investigation	Vermont Resident? Yes	Girlfriend committed suicide with a pistol belonging to her boyfriend who was prohibited from possessing firearms.	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/15/2021	Killington-Continued	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? Yes	Girlfriend committed suicide with a pistol belonging to her boyfriend who was prohibited from possessing firearms.	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/17/2021	Derby Line	Event Type:	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Stolen firearm	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/17/2021	South Burlington	Event Type: Criminal Threatening	Vermont Resident? Yes	Not a firearm crime	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/21/2021	Derby	Event Type:	Vermont Resident? Yes	Violating conditions of release.	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/23/2021	Brownington	Event Type: Kidnapping	Vermont Resident? MASSACHUSETTS	DRUG DEALER FROM MASSACHUSETTS kidnaps and assaults person in Vermont.	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/23/2021	Burlington	Event Type: Drug Bust	Vermont Resident? NEW YORK	Drug dealers from New York caught with drugs and guns.	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/30/2021	Brattleboro	Event Type:	Vermont Resident? n/a	Hoax	Incident Analysis
Date: 9/30/2021	East Calais	Event Type: Aggravated Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Alcohol induced conflict escalated	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/4/2021	South Burlington	Event Type: Armed Robbery	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Armed Robbery	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/13/2021	Derby	Event Type: Domestic Violence	Vermont Resident? Yes	Dumbass pulls a gun on a child.	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/15/2021	Arlington	Event Type: Aggravated Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	Felon in possession.	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/16/2021	Waterford	Event Type: Poaching	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Poachers attack citizen.	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/16/2021	Bolton	Event Type: Murder	Vermont Resident? NEW HAMPSHIRE	New Hampshire man with a history of domestic violence kills and dismembers wife.	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/16/2021	Bolton-Continued	Event Type: Continued	Vermont Resident? Continued	Continued	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/16/2021	Bolton-2-Continued	Event Type: Continued	Vermont Resident? Continued	Continued	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/20/2021	Greensboro	Event Type:	Vermont Resident?	Currently an active investigation and pe nding court case.	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/20/2021	Greensboro-1-Continued	Event Type: Continued	Vermont Resident? Continued	Continued	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/21/2021	Washington	Event Type: Shots Fired	Vermont Resident? Yes	A drunk man fired a shotgun into his driveway. No one was harmed or threatened.	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/21/2021	Newport	Event Type: Shots Fired	Vermont Resident? Homeless	Gunfire in yet another public park.	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/22/2021	MASSACHUSETTS	Event Type: Drug Prosecution	Vermont Resident? NEW YORK	Out-Of-State DRUG DEALER prosecuted in Vermont for carrying a gun while selling drugs	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/22/2021	Rutland	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? NEW YORK	New York FELON arrested in possession of a firearm during federal search warrant execution	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/22/2021	Putney	Event Type: False Alarm	Vermont Resident? Yes	NOT a gun crime	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/22/2021	Burlington	Event Type: Human Trafficking	Vermont Resident? NEW YORK	New York FELON arrested during federal human trafficking raid! The possession of a firearm charge has been DROPPED at this time.	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/26/2021	Barre	Event Type: Stolen Firearm	Vermont Resident? Unknown	"Lost" firearm	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/27/2021	Addison	Event Type: Accidental Shooting	Vermont Resident? Yes	Accidental Death	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/27/2021	Groton	Event Type: Domestic Violence	Vermont Resident? Yes	Domestic Violence	Incident Analysis
Date: 10/30/2021	Irasburg	Event Type: Accidental Shooting	Vermont Resident? Yes	Accidental shooting. Non Life-Threatening.	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/1/2021	Underhill	Event Type: Suicide	Vermont Resident? Yes	Suicide	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/2/2021	South Burlington	Event Type: Assassination attempt	Vermont Resident? Transplant from Massachusetts	Prohibited violent FELON attempts to lure and assassinate another in a parking lot.	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/2/2021	Waterbury	Event Type: Vandalism	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Not a firearm incident	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/4/2021	Burlington	Event Type:	Vermont Resident? Yes	Felon in possession prosecuted	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/5/2021	St Albans	Event Type: Drive-By Shooting	Vermont Resident? Yes	Non-lethal bean bag rounds fired at home.	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/12/2021	Winooski	Event Type: Domestic Violence	Vermont Resident? Yes	Domestic Violence	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/24/2021	Rutland	Event Type: Drug Bust	Vermont Resident? NEW YORK Transplant	Drug dealer with 40 year criminal history in New York changed with being a Felon in possession.	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/25/2021	Orleans	Event Type: Burglary	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Stolen Firearm	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/27/2021	Alburg	Event Type: Argument	Vermont Resident? Yes	Unresolved case	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/27/2021	Alburg-1-Continued	Event Type: Continued	Vermont Resident? Continued	Unresolved case	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/29/2021	Elmore	Event Type: Murder/Suicide	Vermont Resident? Yes	Domestic Violence	Incident Analysis
Date: 11/29/2021	Elmore-1-Continued	Event Type:	Vermont Resident? -	Continued	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/1/2021	Winooski	Event Type:	Vermont Resident?	Suspect being sought in road rage incident	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/1/2021	Middlebury	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? Yes	Felon in possession	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/3/2021	Middlesex	Event Type: Road Rage	Vermont Resident? Yes	Road rage incident - no shot fired	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/3/2021	Waterbury	Event Type: Burglary	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Theives shoot at homeowner	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/3/2021	East Haven	Event Type: Theft/Laceny	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Theft of firearms	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/4/2021	Middlebury	Event Type: Theft/Laceny	Vermont Resident? Unknown	Stolen Firearm	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/8/2021	Hinesburg	Event Type: False Alarm	Vermont Resident? Yes	False alarm for lawful activity (walking with a firearm)	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/11/2021	St. Johnsbury	Event Type: Domestic Assault	Vermont Resident? Yes	felon in possession	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/13/2021	MASSACHUSETTS	Event Type: Possession	Vermont Resident? MASSACHUSETTS & VERMONT	Drug dealers arrested in Massachusetts.	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/13/2021	Cavendish	Event Type: animal cruelty	Vermont Resident? Yes	Not a gun crime	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/16/2021	Derby	Event Type: School Threat	Vermont Resident? Unknown	HOAX	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/16/2021	Middlesex	Event Type: School Threat	Vermont Resident? Unknown	HOAX	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/17/2021	Derby	Event Type: School Threat	Vermont Resident? Unknown	HOAX	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/19/2021	Whiting	Event Type: Domestic Violence	Vermont Resident? Yes	UNKNOWN IF FIREARM USED	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/21/2021	Montpelier	Event Type: Argument	Vermont Resident? Yes	Argument	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/22/2021	MASSACHUSETTS	Event Type: Drug Violence	Vermont Resident? Yes	Vermont drug dealer arrested in Massacusetts for shootout with others.	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/22/2021	MASSACHUSETTS	Event Type: Traffic Stop	Vermont Resident? Yes	Vermont drug dealer arrested in Massacusetts for possession of a firearm.	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/31/2021	Bridgewater	Event Type: Robbery	Vermont Resident? Yes	Theives attack home owner with a hammer and steal firearms	Incident Analysis
Date: 12/31/2021	Burlington	Event Type: Attempted Murder	Vermont Resident? Yes	REPEAT CRIMINAL OFFENDER shoots family member.	Incident Analysis
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