***UPDATE***The fox was located and put down on the evening of 9/26/2024. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife will test the animal for disease. News Release_Aggressive Fox_MABI_2024 Reports of Aggressive Fox, Visitor Caution Advised on Mount Tom in Woodstock, VT Woodstock, VT – Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and the Woodstock Police Department have received multiple reports in the last 48 hours of an aggressive fox approaching visitors on or near the Faulkner Trail on Mount Tom. Rabies is suspected as a possible cause. Individuals who encounter wildlife behaving aggressively or erratically in the vicinity of Mount Tom should immediately notify local
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Statement of Woodstock Police Chief Robbie Blish
WOODSTOCK — Chief Robbie Blish wishes to provide the following statement: “Early this morning, a member of the Woodstock Police Department was arrested by Vermont State Police on a charge of driving under the influence following an incident in another community. “In accordance with our department’s policies and procedures, the individual has been placed on paid administrative leave and will remain on leave pending the outcome of the criminal case as well as a subsequent internal affairs investigation. “We are committed to supporting Vermont State Police’s investigation to the fullest extent needed, and will likewise thoroughly review this matter upon
Read moreWoodstock Police Adding Patrols In Hope of a Safe Holiday Season on the Roads
Chief Robbie Blish reports that with the number of traffic fatalities increasing, the Woodstock Police Department will be participating in the Governor’s Highway Safety Holiday DUI Campaign during the next two weeks. Road fatalities have increased in the past two years. Seventy-one people have been killed in traffic accidents this year, putting Vermont on a pace to have the highest number of deaths since 2012. Driver impairment, speed, failure to use seatbelts, and distracted driving continue to be leading causes for these tragedies. With these numbers in mind, the Woodstock Police Department will be participating in the Governor’s Highway Safety
Read moreWoodstock Police Department Recognizes Officers, Employees for Exceptional Service
Chief Robbie Blish and the Woodstock Police Department are pleased to share that officers, dispatchers and police staff were recognized for exceptional work during an awards banquet on Dec. 2. During the annual awards ceremony Officers, Dispatchers and Police Department staff were recognized for their actions and efforts from the past year, with several awards being presented for responses to a June 14 homicide on Slayton Terrace. Medal of Honor: Sgt. Joseph Swanson Sgt. Swanson was the first officer at the scene of a homicide at Slayton Terrace on June 14, 2022. Sgt. Swanson, knowing that a gunman was still
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