BRANDON — Youth in Brandon were expressing their anger this past week, requiring Brandon police to respond to a number of different incidents.
The week began o April 3 with a call from a concerned parent about an incident that had occurred the previous week at Neshobe Elementary School. A male student had threatened to burn down the school and shoot/kill other students and staff. An investigation was immediately opened and probable cause was found to charge the juvenile with the delinquent act of Criminal Threatening shortly after the investigation was commenced. The child was issued a juvenile citation to appear in the Rutland County Superior Court Family Division at a later date for arraignment.
The Brandon Police Department would like to reassure both the parents, staff, and students that attend the Neshobe Elementary School that the investigation revealed that the student in-question did not have access to any firearms and that he was not in possession of one at the time the threat(s) were made. The Brandon Police Department takes any and all threats towards our children and teachers very seriously and will do everything in our power to make sure that our schools remain as safe as possible as places for students to learn and for our teachers to work in.
The following day police received a report of a group of four juveniles who had knocked over the portable toilet and benches at West Seminary Park and were acting in a disorderly manner towards other juveniles in the area. The culprits attempted to flee the police, but all were stopped and identified. Police are investigating the incident further. Criminal charges may follow.
In the evening police received a repor of a suspicious vehicle idling near the complainant’s resident on Hollow Road. The responding officers found that a female passenger in the vehicle had been sick and vomiting, which is the reason the vehicle was stopped in the roadway. The driver and passenger subsequently left the area without further issue.
On April 5, a resident on West Seminary Street called to report that he had been assaulted by an unidentified male after he “Flipped off” the subject’s wife earlier in the week. The complainant did not know the alleged suspect’s name nor his address, but informed the investigating officer that he would call back should he determine that information at a later time. The incident documented for informational purposes at this time.
Police received two separate claims of fraud that day. In one the victim was scammed out of thousands of dollars from an online scam involving alleged fraudulent purchases. In the other, a McConnell Road resident reported that he had lost a large sum of money due to an online banking scam. The male was advised that a report would be placed on file at the police department and that he should also make a report to the Attorney General Fraud Reporting Service.
The day was not without its juvenile issues. In the afternoon they received a request for assistance with a youth locked in a car. The officer was called off when the car owner was able to open the car. In the evening a concerned mother called Police to ask for information regarding delinquent acts her son was involved in. The mother also provided police with information about delinquent acts her son’s friends were involved in. A DCF notification was made concerning the matter.
Brandon Police were called to the Otter Valley Union High School On April 6 for a report of multiple students that had been involved in a physical altercation in the school with injuries resulting. The matter is still under investigation, but it is expected that three of the students will be charged with Simple Assault and one of the students will be charged with Aggravated Assault in the near future.
A call later came in from Mulcahy Drive, where a defiant juvenile was refusing to go home with his mother. After contacting the Department of Children and Families, the child was authorized to go home with his mother.
A report of erratic vehicle operation heading into Brandon from Leicester came into the police station on the afternoon of April 7.
Police located and stopped the driver in front of Autumn Mountain Winery on Franklin Street. Standard Field Sobriety Tests determined that the operator was not impaired by alcohol or drugs. Niether did he have a valid driver’s license, so he was told to ground his vehicle in the parking lot of the business and remain there until he was able to obtain a ride. Officers then cleared from the traffic stop.
Soon after, police received a call that the male was dumping trash and was drinking Listerine to excess in the parking lot where his car was parked. When police spoke to the operator, he said that he did not know he couldn’t put trash in the dumpster and retrieved the trash and put it back in his vehicle. The operator also said that he was not drinking Listerine.
Youth struck again on Easter Sunday, when a report came in of a fight involving a baseball bat at Estabrook Field. Police are investigating the incident.
Later in the day police received information about a possible intoxicated male that had violated his court conditions by consuming alcohol and was driving in the Brandon area after leaving his residence on River Street. He was later located by an officer on patrol and the male was later determined, after roadside screening, to be impaired by alcohol and/or in violation of his current court conditions. Patrick Shores, 61, of Brandon, was cited to appear in the Rutland County Superior Court-Criminal Division at a later date for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (Second or Subsequent Offense) and Violation of Conditions of Release.
In the evening, police were dispatched to a residence on Wyman Road for a report of an out-of-control juvenile that was assaulting family members and smashing things inside of the house with a hammer.
In other police activity:
On April 3
• Investigated a juvenile problem at Neshobe Elementary School.
• Made traffic stops on Forest Dale Road, Carver Street and Center Street for speeding, defective equipment, failure to use a turn signal and operating a cell phone while driving, issuing three warnings and a ticket.
• Conducted a property watch for a business on Forest Dale Road.
On April 4
• Responded to an accidental panic alarm at the Brandon Public Library on Franklin Street set off by the construction crew there. the ongoing library remodeling.
• Apprehended four juveniles who had been wreaking havoc on West Seminary Street/Center Street.
• Received a report of a suspicious vehicle on Hollow Road.
On April 5
• Investigated a report of simple assault on Seminary Street.
• Received a report of the theft of cash from the Lilac Inn on Park Street.
• Received Fraud complaint from a resident on Center Street.
• Received a call for assistance from a juvenile locked in a car.
• Receveid a fraud complaint from a resident on McConnell Road.
• Took in two dogs found on Grove Street near Brandon Self Storage and reunited them with their owner.
• Received a call concerning a lost article at Hannaford’s Supermarket.
• Aided a concerned regarding delinquent acts her son was involved in.
• Responded to a minor car crash on Center Street between a passenger car and a U-Haul truck.
• Received an accidental 911 call.
On April 6
• Helped with traffic control on Franklin Street, where a disabled tractor trailer unit was causing a road hazard.
• Responded to a multi-student fight at Otter Valley Union High School.
• Took fingerprints for a school employee and an adoption.
• Aided with a custody dispute on Mulcahy Drive.
On April 7
• Made a traffic stop on Franklin Street for erratic driving.
On April 8
• Investigated an open door at a building on Conant Square and found no evidene of suspicious activity.
• Received a report of a stolen license plate from a resident on North Street. Invistigation ongoing and stolen plate reported to a stolen license plate database.
• Received a report of vandalism to a car on Center Street.
• Assisted State Police in their search for a stolen vehicle that was possibly located on North Street in Brandon.
• Assist Brandon Area Rescue Squad with a lift assist.
• Conducted property watches at a residence on Richmond Road and at Jiffy mart on Grove Street.
On April 8
• Responded to a juveniles fighting at Estabrook Field on Grove Street.
• Stopped a driver on River Street for DUI.
• Responded to a domestic assault on Wyman Road.
