BRANDON — In a relatively quiet week, Brandon police received reports of fraud, investigated possible drug sales in town, and dealt with several mental-health issues, in addition to the usual traffic stops, fingerprinting, and property watches.
On the afternoon of March 14, police received a report of a business owner’s check that had been fraudulently cashed at a local credit union. The case is still under investigation.
The following day a motorist came into the station requesting police assistance because he had locked his keys in his vehicle at the Brandon Gap in the Town of Goshen and needed assistance gaining entry into his car. A towing service was contacted for the male for a vehicle lockout.
On March 16, police received information about possible drug activity in Brandon and opened an investigation. Later in the day officers assisted Vermont State Police-New Haven in locating a woman on Franklin Street for a welfare check. A parent walked into the station to report that their son had been assaulted by another student at the Otter Valley Union High/Middle School and sustained a concussion. An investigation was opened into the incident.
Jesse Euber, 29, ran afoul of Police on March 17, when he was caught and arrested for driving with a criminally suspended license. Euber also had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court. Per the warrant issued, Euber was released from the police station and issued a citation to appear before the Rutland Superior Court, Criminal Division, on March 20.
Later that day a resident called from Van Cortland Road claiming that he was being harassed and threatened by his neighbors. Police found that no crime was committed.
A Brandon resident had their wallet stolen from their unlocked vehicle on Lovers Lane in the early hours of the morning of March 18. The incident is currently under investigation. Police remind all residents to please make sure that their cars and homes are locked at night and that they do not leave valuables inside vehicles that can be an easy target for thieves.
Late in the morning of that same day, police received a report of fraud concerning money that had allegedly been wrongly obtained from the Vermont State Housing Authority from Covid-19 relief funds. Investigation is ongoing.
Just before dinnertime, officers responded to a report of an elderly woman who appeared confused and walked into the caller’s residence for an unknown reason. The elderly woman was brought back to her residence by a family member.
Police rounded out the week on March 19 with a welfare check on Pratt Road, where it was believed a female was having suicidal ideations. Once the officer had located the woman in question and determined that she was not in danger of harming herself, he provided her with some support information should she wish to speak with someone at a later time.
Near the end of the working day, police assisted a family who were dealing with a defiant child and had come into the police station looking for help.
In other activity Brandon Police:
On March 13
• Made routine business checks at Union Street Grocery on Union Street and Foley’s Taco and Bean on Park Street.
• Took fingerprints for employment, U.S. citizenship application, an intern, a hemp license and a nursing license.
• Patrolled Center Street
• Patrolled Carver Street, Rossiter Street, Union Street and Church Street due to a complaint of a suspicious male in the area.
On March 14
• Took fingerprints for teaching license and nursing license.
• Received report of a fraudulently cashed check.
On March 15
• Took department intern on a ride-around.
• Enforced speed on Wheeler Road due to various recent complaints of speeding vehicles.
• Patrolled Park Street.
• Assisted a motorist who had locked himself out of his car.
• Enforced speed limit on Grove Street.
• Stopped speeding vehicle on Grove Street and issued a warning.
On March 16
• Opened an investigation into drug sales downtown.
• Assisted Vermont State Police-New Haven in locating a woman on Franklin Street for a welfare check.
• Opened an investigation into a juvenile assault at Otter Valley Union High School.
• Made a sex offender registry check on a resident of Brookdale Street.
On March 17
• Made traffic stops on Franklin Street and Park Street for traffic signal violation, stop sign violations and speeding. Issued a ticket and two warnings.
• Arrested Jesse Euber, 29, for Driving with a Criminally Suspended License.
• Investigated a harassment complaint on Van Cortland Road.
On March 18
• Responded to a burglar alarm on Pearl Street.
• Began an investigation into a theft on Lovers Lane
• Received a report of fraud involving Vermont State Housing Authority and Covid-19 relief funds.
• Received report of a mental health issue on Carver Street.
• Patrolled Park Village
On March 19
• Made traffic stops on Pearl Street, Mulcahy Drive, and Wheeler Road. Issue tickets for stop sign violation and speeding and a warning for equipment violation.
• Investigated drug activity in Brandon.
• Received an accidental 911 call.
• Made a welfare check on a Pratt Road resident.
• Enforced speed limit on Wheeler Road, issuing one ticket.
• Responded to a Franklin Street for a juvenile having a mental health issue.
• Assisted a family with a defiant child.
