On December 6 the Hometown Sunoco located at 166 First Street in Swanton was robbed. A single male entered the building with a gun at 1:15AM and left with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Fortunately, no one was injured in this crime.
The Vermont State Police are now looking for a white male, between 5' 8" and 6' 0". Every lead will be followed up on.
Please contact the Vermont State Police in St. Albans at 802-524-5993 or Franklin County Sheriff's office at 802-524-2121 if you have any information.
Since this case is still under investigation, there is no further information at this time. Updates will be issued as more information becomes available.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Shooting a Fellow Hunter
Another surprise during hunting season.
Two men were out in Albany, VT on October 20, 2011 hunting bear. Their bear hounds tracked a sent and the two men, Conrad Masse and Wayne Goff, were hot on the trail.
The GPS tracking devices that were attached to the hounds showed they were headed towards Urie Rd. Masse and Goff started in that direction to trap the bear before it crossed the road.
Goff got out of the truck and Masse drove down the road about 541 feet where he proceeded to wait for the bear to cross. The bear ended up crossing in between the two men.
Masse shot three rounds from his Remington .30-06 rifle towards the bear and Goff. The bear was struck, a tree was struck and Goff was struck.
Goff was treated at North Country Hospital and later transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for gunshot wounds to the pelvic region. He has been released and is in stable condition.
That is not the end though, Masse has been charged with Aggravated Assault. His is waiting for hearing on February 28, 2012.
We have heard these stories time and time again during hunting season. Man shoots fellow hunter, fellow hunter is in hospital and shooter is charged.
When will all these hunters learn? Isn't it required to take a hunter safety course and have the proper documents?
People get too comfortable in things that they know and do every year, but you never know what will happen and mistakes are made. I think as a reminder hunters need to take a refresher course every year before hunting season.
There needs to be greater consequences for hunting without a license and not having the proper documents. Men and women lose their lives every year due to hunting ACCIDENTS that could have been prevented with refresher courses on hunting safety.
Two men were out in Albany, VT on October 20, 2011 hunting bear. Their bear hounds tracked a sent and the two men, Conrad Masse and Wayne Goff, were hot on the trail.
The GPS tracking devices that were attached to the hounds showed they were headed towards Urie Rd. Masse and Goff started in that direction to trap the bear before it crossed the road.
Goff got out of the truck and Masse drove down the road about 541 feet where he proceeded to wait for the bear to cross. The bear ended up crossing in between the two men.
Masse shot three rounds from his Remington .30-06 rifle towards the bear and Goff. The bear was struck, a tree was struck and Goff was struck.
Goff was treated at North Country Hospital and later transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for gunshot wounds to the pelvic region. He has been released and is in stable condition.
That is not the end though, Masse has been charged with Aggravated Assault. His is waiting for hearing on February 28, 2012.
We have heard these stories time and time again during hunting season. Man shoots fellow hunter, fellow hunter is in hospital and shooter is charged.
When will all these hunters learn? Isn't it required to take a hunter safety course and have the proper documents?
People get too comfortable in things that they know and do every year, but you never know what will happen and mistakes are made. I think as a reminder hunters need to take a refresher course every year before hunting season.
There needs to be greater consequences for hunting without a license and not having the proper documents. Men and women lose their lives every year due to hunting ACCIDENTS that could have been prevented with refresher courses on hunting safety.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Blog Critique
http://deborahmacgillivray.blogspot.com/
I am always amazed all the "stuff" I can find online. I didn't want to find just another generic blog about hobbies or sports or news; I wanted something that no one else would really think about. I came up with books and reading; then when I started to look around in that genre I found the dreaded Romance Novel! Yes, a romance author blog. I am not really into romance novels, so this is a good way for me to broaded my horizon.
We all already know that the blog is going to be full of promotions for her books and signings she will be attending. But I was surprised to see that she had actual postings on her site. She thanked a reader for a very strange gift basket that had books on cats....maybe she has a cat, I don't know. She also talked about Christmas and went on this quick rant about how Christmas shouldn't be a religious holiday but should be about peace on earth. She also informed everyone on that same post about how she almost died last year and how 2012 looks a little more promising....I would hope so. You never know what kind of stuff you will find when it comes to blogs.
So now you kind of know why I picked this blog, let me tell you what I like/dislike, updates, comments, etc etc etc. Her blog site caught my eye. It is this dark hue of red and has pictures of men all over it; looks like heads on the men were photo shopped in though. I also like that you are not confused as to what this blog is about, it reads cheezy romance novel all over it. Deborah does a really great job of keeping her blog up to date too. She doesn't post everyday, but does enough to keep everyone updated. Finally, I think the most surprising thing for me was that people (women) actually follow her blog and get pretty excited about the events she has coming up. One woman said she didn't know this author but would be out at a signing to meet her.
So again, you never know what you will find online when you just go out and look for the random.
I am always amazed all the "stuff" I can find online. I didn't want to find just another generic blog about hobbies or sports or news; I wanted something that no one else would really think about. I came up with books and reading; then when I started to look around in that genre I found the dreaded Romance Novel! Yes, a romance author blog. I am not really into romance novels, so this is a good way for me to broaded my horizon.
We all already know that the blog is going to be full of promotions for her books and signings she will be attending. But I was surprised to see that she had actual postings on her site. She thanked a reader for a very strange gift basket that had books on cats....maybe she has a cat, I don't know. She also talked about Christmas and went on this quick rant about how Christmas shouldn't be a religious holiday but should be about peace on earth. She also informed everyone on that same post about how she almost died last year and how 2012 looks a little more promising....I would hope so. You never know what kind of stuff you will find when it comes to blogs.
So now you kind of know why I picked this blog, let me tell you what I like/dislike, updates, comments, etc etc etc. Her blog site caught my eye. It is this dark hue of red and has pictures of men all over it; looks like heads on the men were photo shopped in though. I also like that you are not confused as to what this blog is about, it reads cheezy romance novel all over it. Deborah does a really great job of keeping her blog up to date too. She doesn't post everyday, but does enough to keep everyone updated. Finally, I think the most surprising thing for me was that people (women) actually follow her blog and get pretty excited about the events she has coming up. One woman said she didn't know this author but would be out at a signing to meet her.
So again, you never know what you will find online when you just go out and look for the random.
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