Press Releases

Please welcome the newest member of the Rutland County Sheriff’s Department, K9 Dodge!

We are very excited to have K9 Dodge on our team. She has been partnered with Deputy 1/C Schneider and the two will start their training towards their certification on Narcotics Detection and Tracking this month!

Thank you to the following organizations for the generous donations to make this happen.
Hometown Foundation Inc.
Penny Harris K9 Foundation Inc.
Katalyst K9- Working Labrador Retrievers

Please follow along their journey! And we can’t wait for K9 Dodge to meet the members of the community! Please stop by to say Hi!

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PRESS RELEASE
Incident 23RUC001259
Date: 03/17/23 1459 hours
Location: Sutherland Falls/Library, Proctor VT

Agencies:
Rutland County Sheriff’s Office
Proctor Fire Department
Vermont State Police
Rutland Town Police Dept.
Rutland Town Fire Dept.
Pittsford Fire Dept.
Rutland City Fire Dept. – Water rescue
Regional Ambulance
Green Mountain Power

Description:
On the above date and time, Deputies were dispatched to the area of Sutherland Falls for a report of multiple juveniles stranded on the rocks in the river by the dam. Upon arrival, it was discovered that the individuals were below the dam, at the top of the falls, and that one of the juveniles was in the water.
Due to the efforts and coordination of the above agencies, all individuals were able to be extracted back to safety at approximately 1532 hours.
All parties were checked for injuries on scene and were able to depart with family members.

We would like to thank all those that assisted in making this best possible outcome succeed. The teamwork and cooperation between so many agencies was outstanding.

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Due to staffing shortages, our last day of doing appointments for IdentoGo backgrounds will be Wednesday June 15, 2022. These appointments include TSA Pre-Check, HAZMAT, TWIC, and Birth Certify. We are hoping this closure is temporary. Thank you for your understanding.

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**** WE ARE HIRING ***

The Rutland County Sheriff's Department is currently accepting applications for Part-Time and Full-Time Dispatchers.

We offer competitive pay and health benefit package for full-time employees.

We offer flexible hours and you must able to work nights, holiday's and weekends.

If you would like to apply, please come into our office to fill out an application or download it from our website at www.RutlandSheriff.net
If you have any questions, please call Jennifer Coffin at 802-775-8002 Ext 12 or by email at Jennifer.Coffin@Vermont.Gov

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***Effective Immediately ***

We resumed doing Civilian Fingerprinting on March 1, 2022.

With the re-opening, there will be certain restrictions.

- Children and spouses / Friends, will no longer be allowed to accompany you into the building. Only one person at a time.

- All fingerprinting will be done by appointment only. We will not be taking walk-ins.

- Please call to make an appointment 802-775-8002

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation while we resume our operations.

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***Effective Immediately 11/17/2021***

Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Rutland County, we will no longer be doing fingerprints until further notice.

This is to include Civilian, TSA Pre-Check, Hazmat, TWIC, Birth Certify, and passport pictures.

Thank you and stay safe!

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Incident: Motorcycle Accident/ Wallingford
Date: 09/23/2021 @ 1400 Hours
Location: Route 140 East/ Sugar Hill Road, Wallingford

Investigating Deputy: Deputy Greg Ricketts - Rutland County Sheriff's Department

Operator: David J. Slevin
City & State of Residence: Somerville, NJ

Description: On the above date at approximately 1400 hours deputies from the Rutland County Sheriffs Department were dispatched to a report of a motorcycle who went off the roadway into the woods, subsequent investigation revealed that the operator of the motorcycle was traveling westbound on Route 140, the operator was traveling next to another motorcycle in the same group, at this time the operator failed to navigate the sharp curve of the roadway which resulted in him crashing into an embankment on the northside of the roadway, the operator also admitted to traveling 45 MPH on a posted 40 MPH section of road.

The operator was treated and transported by Regional Ambulance to Rutland Regional Medical Center for further medical treatment.


Court Date: N/A
Bail: N/A

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Starting on June 1, 2020, we will be resuming our civilian fingerprinting operations. With the re-opening, there will be certain restrictions.

- Masks will be required in order to enter the building. You shall provide your own mask.

- Children and spouses / Friends, will no longer be allowed to accompany you into the building. Only one person at a time.

- All fingerprinting will be done by appointment only. We will not be taking walk-ins.

- Appointments will be scheduled Monday through Thursday, from 9:00am-3:00pm in one-hour increments in order to give us adequate time to clean the equipment between appointments.

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation while we resume our operations.

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Good Morning Everyone,

We wanted to touch base with everyone and let you know of some changes that are taking in place in the department regarding the COVID-19 Virus. We have implemented some changes that you will see below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us here at the Sheriff’s Department.
• The Rutland County Sheriff’s Department is still working and responding to emergencies.
• We are contacting complainants via phone calls on non-emergency complaints.
• We have suspended all fingerprint appointments as well as all IdentoGO fingerprint-based services until further notice.
• We encourage everyone to practice good hygiene and to follow the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order that Governor Scott implemented.

We also want to remind everyone that Victims Advocacy centers for Sexual and Domestic Assaults are still up and running, they are just operating remotely. Below is a list of numbers to call

Vermont Network website: https://vtnetwork.org/covid-19-update.
• Vermont Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-228-7395.
• Vermont Sexual Violence Hotline: 800-489-7273.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233.
• If unable to speak safely: Log onto thehotline.org, or text LOVEIS to 22522
• Rutland Mental Health: 802-775-2381

Here at the Sheriff’s Department, we realize these are tough times for everyone. Things are different for everyone and if we stick together, we will get through this.

Stay safe and Healthy everyone!

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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
March 23, 2020

In Response to the COVID-19(CORONAVIRUS) Pandemic, we will no longer be doing Fingerprints until further notice.

This is to include:
Civilian Fingerprints
TSA Pre-Check
Hazmat
TWIC
Passport ID’s


We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause!

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