Vermont
Vermont State Police investigate missing person case in Bradford, case now considered “potentially criminal”
BRADFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – A two-week-old missing persons case that was initially considered non-suspicious is now being considered “potentially criminal in nature”.
That’s according to Vermont State Police, who, including their major crime unit, were investigating in Bardford for most of the day on Tuesday. They say they are carrying out a court-ordered search warrant at a residence on Old Post Road relating to the disappearance of 43-year-old Corey Crooker.
Family members last saw Crooker on Jan. 9, and last heard from him five days after. Police said at the time there was nothing to indicate Crooker disappeared under suspicious circumstances, but there were concerns for his welfare.
While Vermont State Police have not shared much about their findings so far, they said troopers will continue their investigation throughout the day on Wednesday.
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Vermont law enforcement officers petition for highway dedication in honor of David Chris Maland
SWANTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a woman was shot and injured at her home in Swanton Town by a stray bullet.
It happened Wednesday at about 12:30 p.m. at a home on Ceres Circle in Swanton. Vermont troopers say the stray bullet was fired nearby and went into the woman’s residence.
Police say they have identified those involved, and there is no danger to the public.
The woman was taken to the hospital in St. Albans. We do not know her condition.
Anyone with information is asked to call the state police in St. Albans at 802-524-5993 or to submit an anonymous tip online.
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An investigation is underway in Vermont after two people were found dead following an early morning fire at a home in Chelsea.
Vermont State Police say the fire at a single-family residence at 5 North Common was reported around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, prompting a response from firefighters from multiple fire departments.
It took about 3.5 hours to extinguish the blaze, according to police, and the building is a total loss.
During a subsequent search of the home, investigators found the remains of two people, police added. Their bodies will be brought to the chief medical examiner’s office in Burlington for autopsies to confirm their identities and determine the cause and manner of their deaths.
Additional details about the fire, or the victims, were not immediately available. The deaths are being investigated by state police detectives, and the original and cause of the fire is under investigation by the Department of Public Safety Fire and Explosion unit.
Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to call state police at 802-234-9933, or provide an anonymous tip online here.
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