Liam Elder-Connors
Reporter, Public SafetyLiam is Vermont Public’s public safety reporter, focusing on law enforcement, courts and the prison system.
Liam has worked at Vermont Public since 2015 and has reported several special projects, including an investigation into one of the state's prominent landlords and a series of remembrances of Vermonters killed by COVID-19. In 2018, he reported and co-hosted JOLTED, a five-part podcast about an averted school shooting and was a finalist for the Livingston Award for his work on that project.
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Two Vermont State Police troopers accused of using excessive force during an incident in Newfane in 2022 will have their case moved to diversion, a confidential process that can lead to the charges being dismissed and the records sealed.
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Addison County state’s attorney Eva Vekos, in a motion filed Monday, agreed to transfer the case of a 14-year-old accused of murder to juvenile court, where the proceedings will be confidential.
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In its order, the high court said that Eva Vekos, the top prosecutor in Addison County, violated professional conduct rules when she failed to provide information to the state panel that regulates lawyers
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The town will pay $150,000 after Debra Kew, in a 2019 lawsuit, alleged that during a welfare check, two Northfield police officers forced her on the ground, handcuffed her and left her on the floor for 45 minutes. At the time of the incident, Kew was using a wheelchair and couldn’t walk without support.
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Daniel Banyai, the owner of a controversial military-style training facility in West Pawlet, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer. Banyai will likely remain in prison unless he posts bail and complies with a previous environmental court order.
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The owner of a controversial military-style training facility was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after a physical struggle with a constable.
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Law enforcement officials are now offering $40,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the recovery of Brianna Maitland, who disappeared 20 years ago in Montgomery.
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Town officials and residents strongly opposed the proposed facility, and the project was caught in a lengthy legal battle. DCF Commissioner Chris Winters said that the department is pursuing other options for where to build a secure facility to house justice-involved youth.
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Vermont municipalities are allowed to auction off a person’s property if they fall behind on their taxes. It’s a process called a tax sale. Local officials say tax sales are an important tool to ensure towns get the revenue they’re owed, but critics say the process has few protections for residents.
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Cirell Brown, 23, pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder on Wednesday in Orleans County criminal court. The investigation is ongoing.