I am including several news items for you to read as part of my News you can use series. I am combining these into one story if you will as they are all relative to the community and will let you know what is happening in your local police department.
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Cover photo of June 2020 monthly minutes (see below link)
Click here to view/read a copy of the June 2020 monthly minutes of police activity here in Norwich.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qQZ8mmgaN0h94QGLnToSmKqhxkgpNbE0/view
More news items below to include COVID-19 update
Norwich VT Police Department
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Jen Frank yesterday at 5:33 AM · The Norwich Police Department conducted a one-hour Directed patrol this morning of the dirt road portion of New Boston Road at the request of a resident who reported motorists traveling at excessive speeds along the roadway during the am/pm commute hours. During the one-hour directed patrol:
Total vehicles observed traveling the roadway: 7
Greatest speed: 40mph in the 35mph zone
VCVC / Warnings issued: 0
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· July 15 ·
*ROAD RE-OPENED: 12:38*
ROAD CLOSED - Campbell Flats @ 11:48a
Campbell Flats Road in the area of #360 is temporarily closed to all thru-traffic as a result of a propane leak. Use Rt 132 as an alternate route.
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Here is the latest update for COVID-19
31. COVID-19 update:
From: "Frank, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Frank@vermont.gov>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:20:02 +0000
1. Gov. Scott extended the State of Emergency an additional month to: 08/15/2020.
2. Currently, >50 people have tested positive through antigen testing at a clinic in Manchester. Antigen tests are a newer type of test that provide results much more quickly than PCR tests (the most common type of test used to diagnose COVID-19 infection). They are intended as screening tools for people who have symptoms.
3. Current COVID-19 Activity in Vermont: Total cases: 1,325 (9 new), Currently hospitalized: 5, Hospitalized under investigation: 20, Total people recovered: 1,111, Deaths: 56, People tested: 79,040, Travelers monitored: 1,352, Contacts monitored: 85, People completed monitoring: 3,644
4. Regional Outlook:
- Oklahoma: The Governor announced that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and that he is isolating at home, making him the first U.S. governor to report testing positive
- New York: Approximately 1.3 percent of the 63,598 of the tests conducted across New York on Tuesday were positive, bringing the statewide total of confirmed cases to 404,006.
- Florida has surpassed 300,000 cases of COVID-19 after reporting 10,181 new cases and 112 new resident deaths Wednesday. There are currently 54 hospitals that have reached ICU capacity in Florida and show 0 ICU beds available
- Wisconsin; broke a record for confirmed new COVID-19 cases Tuesday for the 4th time in 6 days after reporting 964 new infections. A mask mandate for Dane County, including the state capital of Madison, took effect on Monday.
- New Mexico; reported its second-largest single-day COVID-19 case increase Wednesday after registering 330 new cases, bringing total cases to 15,841. Total deaths are now up to 557. Hospitalizations are up by 37% in the last two weeks with 174 people currently hospitalized.
Chief Jennifer Frank, Norwich, VT Police Department
10 Hazen Street / P.O. Box 311, Norwich, VT
(802)649-1460 (Office), (802)649-1775 (Fax)
Jennifer.Frank@Vermont.gov
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