Rutland Week in Crime and Chaos

Burlington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 26, 2026 · 1m

Rutland’s cops had a wild week—350+ calls ranging from stolen birthday cash and drug deals in State Street windows to teens hunting phones in Rotary Park. Midweek saw tense assaults outside a cannabis shop, yelling fits on Convent Ave, and copper thefts, while encampments got cleared. The weekend brought burglaries, a stolen Jeep, medication stolen after a wheelchair tipped, and a three-car crash sending folks to the ER. Investigations simmered into the week’s end: a sex offense, a $2,300 scam, a juvenile arrested for trespassing at a vacant home, and an assault at Rutland Middle School…