Springfield fugitive arrested during routine traffic stop

A Springfield woman with a history of heroin-related arrests who’d disappeared from probationary supervision this summer was picked back up by police this past weekend when they noticed she was a passenger in a car that had been pulled over.

Joint Federal/State investigation seizes heroin valued at approximately $95,000

A St. Johnsbury couple were arrested September 6 following a traffic stop on I-91 in Springfield. Troopers searched their vehicle and found 4,000 bags of heroin that later tested positive for the presence of fentanyl.

Man charged with selling fentanyl-laced heroin

A Putney resident who was out on pre-trial conditions while awaiting the resolution of kidnapping and extortion charges that were filed against him last year has now been charged with selling fentanyl-laced heroin to a police informant in Springfield back in May.

Vt. opioid forum: good news and bad

Rep. Peter Welch met with a group of first responders, public servants, caseworkers, medical professionals and others working on solutions to the opioid epidemic at the Nolin Murray Center in Springfield Monday. The forum was the latest of several to bring together people in Vermont addressing the heroin and prescription drug epidemic.

Springfield woman facing up to life in prison after being charged with multiple sales of fentanyl

Less than a month after her mother was arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl, a 30-year-old Springfield woman has pleaded innocent to three felony counts alleging that she too sold the drug from the family's apartment on Wall Street to informants earlier this year.

Rep. Welch says help is on the way for opioid crisis

U.S. Rep. Peter Welch believes federal funding of $4 million and counting will help Vermont communities fighting the opioid crisis. Health Care and Rehabilitative Services of Southeastern Vermont is one organization that Welch would like the money to reach.

Springfield woman charged with sale of fentanyl

A Springfield woman was arrested last week by members of the Southern Vermont Drug Task Force and charged with sale of fentanyl, an especially potent opioid that police say has been responsible for a number of heroin overdose deaths across the region.

Local organizations participate in national opioid summit

Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives speaking at the summit conference

Vermonters from Bennington, Windham and Windsor counties attended the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit during the first week of April in downtown Atlanta, according to Bellows Falls-based Greater Falls Connections. Three organizations from Springfield attended.

Vermont man indicted for alleged role in local drug deal

A Springfield, Vt. man accused of aiding in an alleged Claremont drug deal was indicted in Sullivan County Superior Court this week on several drug-related charges.

Man arrested for alleged role in Claremont drug deal

A Springfield man wanted in connection with a Claremont drug bust was arrested Tuesday.

Taking heroin for pain, not pleasure

A 57-year-old Springfield man who was sentenced this week for possessing 250 bags of heroin contends he was simply self-medicating to survive.

A new plan for K-9s?

Vermont State Police K-9 Ruger just found a backpack full of heroin hidden in a dryer. He's three weeks into drug school at the Vermont Police Academy. "He'll never be trained on marijuana," said Ofc. Ryan Prince of the Springfield Police Department.

North Springfield couple charged with heroin dealing following sting operations

A North Springfield couple are facing heroin dealing charges following a series of “controlled buys” that were carried out by informants working with the Vermont Drug Task Force late last summer.

Three arrested on drug charges in NH

Two New Hampshire residents and one from Springfield Vermont were arrested in Nashua, NH last week and face drug charges.

Drug sweep nets a dozen arrests

A dozen people are facing a host of drug-related charges following a two-county police investigation that spanned four months.

Arrests made following Vermont Drug Task Force investigations

The Vermont Drug Task Force, assisted by the Springfield Police Department, arrested two Springfield residents last week on drug charges.

Springfield man pleads guilty to heroin trafficking

A Springfield man arrested earlier this year in Weathersfield has pleaded guilty to trafficking heroin, and is facing a suspended sentence of at least three years in prison.

Local women face drug charges in Massachusetts

Two Springfield, Vt. women involved in a May traffic stop have been arraigned in Greenfield District Court on various drug charges involving heroin and PCP.

Woman arrested for bringing drugs to prison

The Vermont State Police has charged a Springfield woman for sneaking drugs into S.S.C.F.

Springfield man awaiting trial in Massachusetts on heroin trafficking charge

A young Springfield man who is awaiting trial in Massachusetts on heroin trafficking and possession charges was allowed to continue on probation in Vermont this past week despite a violation that resulted in three days of jail time.