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September 27, 2014

Police release Bristol shooting details

From Staff & News Reports lou@addison-eagle.com

BRISTOL Ñ The investigation into the Sept. 5 Bristol shooting incident continues. Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 8:26 p.m., the Shelburne Dispatch Center received a 911 call from an adult male subject, later identified as Norman Michaud, age 56 of Bristol, threatening suicide with a gun in the town of Bristol. The call was transferred to the Rutland PSAP and officers from Bristol Police Department and Addison County Sheriffs were dispatched immediately to 62 Pine St. in Bristol. At approximately 8:33 p.m., officers from Bristol Police Department and Addison County SheriffÕ s Department arrived in the area of Pine Street. Troopers from the New Haven Barracks, upon hearing the nature of the call, also responded to the area. Ambulances from Bristol Rescue and Vergennes Rescue were dispatched; to stage nearby the incident. At 8:45 p.m. officers in the area heard what they believed to be a gun shot. At 8:55 p.m., troopers arrive on scene at 62 Pine Street and established a perimeter at the end of a long driveway with officers from Bristol P.D., Addison County Sheriffs, and Middlebury P.D. An adult male also arrived on scene advising that his mother, Tina LaBossiere, 42 of Crown Point, N.Y., was at the residence with Michaud. The son indicated that LaBossiere was MichaudÕ s girlfriend. The son was speaking to his mother on the phone, and officers learned that LaBossiere was in possession of a gun. Through the son, law enforcement officers communicated with LaBossiere, requesting that CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Man breaks into police station

DOWN & DIRTY

By Gail Callahan

gail4kidsire@burlingtontelecom.net SHELBURNE Ñ Call it a case of mistaken identity. Shelburne Police officials said that John Dettor, 59, of Washington, D.C., broke into the law-enforcement building last week during night-time hours. Dettor told authorities he thought he was looking for a warm place to spend the night and that he thought he was breaking into a school. He also added he soon realized the structure was a police station. According to the Shelburne P.D., one emergency dispatcher and a lone police officer were in the building when they heard the sound of glass breaking. A patrol officer was notified about the sound and checked the perimeter of the building. At the time, the officer found Dettor hiding in a bush. Dettor exited his hiding place, admitting he broke the window, thinking it was a school, the Shelburne P.D. reported. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

The weather was nearly perfect for the Annual Monkton Volunteer Fire Department Grass Drags, Mud Bog, & Sidewinder Harescramble Sept. 14. The damp, misty weather made for an especially dirty day as both pros and amateurs competed in the filthiest event north of the Baja. The event was held at Layn Farms in Monkton and benefitted the fire department. Pictured: Adam Forbes of Middlebury gets his Jeep out of a muddy jam. Photo by Ashley Charron

Large solar project planned for New Haven NEW HAVEN Ñ At the New Haven Select Board meeting Sept. 16, board members and the public learned of a large-scale solar power project planned for the town. According to Select Board member Douglas Tolles, Ò The new facilities being discussed will each be 2.25 times larger. Each one will cover approximately 40 acres and contain about 30,000 solar panels.Ó Last Tuesday, a representative from groSolar presented to the Board plans for two, massive solar-electricity generating facilities that the company would like to construct in town. Ò Counting those two, we are faced with another 10 being proposed in New Haven,Ó said Tolles. Ò A number of those 10 are in various stages of permitting with the Public Service Board. There may well be more being planned that we are not yet aware of.Ó Tolles had encouraged town residents to attend the meeting last week to get a sense of size of the two new projects being discussed. Ò The existing Cross Pollination facility generates 2.2 MW of power on 15 acres,Ó he noted. Ò You can see this one on the west side of Route 7 north of the Junction.Ó Tolles said eight additional plants are under consideration are all smaller than the project discussed last week, but considerably larger than small, residential installations. The Vermont company groSolar provided services for this solar project for the Burlington, Vermont School District. The company is now planning a large-scale solar power project in New Haven.

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