Burlington Police Department

From the organizer:

We are in the midst of multiple crises in our city, state, and country. The answer from both corporate parties seems to be more policing and more prisons instead of funding social services, education, jobs, and programs to overcome racial injustice.

Here in Burlington, Mayor Weinberger clamors to hire more police. And the state government is in the process of building 4 new prisons at the cost of $230 million. Such measures only enforce racial and class inequalities not redress them.

Come hear local activists speak out against this expansion of the carceral state, and lay out concrete alternatives for funding services - not police and prisons!

Speakers:
Jayna Asaf, Free Her Vermont
Jessica Laporte, People for Police Accountability
Paul Fleckenstein, Tempest Collective
Katie Harris, AFSCME 1674

Sponsored by: Tempest Collective, Free Her Vermont, & People for Police Accountability, AFSCME 1674.
 

From BPD:

Following inquiries from several media partners, the BPD holds a press conference about the arrest of Von Simmonds for the murder of Abubakar Sharrif. Mr. Simmonds was arraigned this morning and will continue to be held without bail pending further hearings.

From BPD:

Press conference with Mayor Weinberger, South Burlington Chief of Police Shawn Burke, Resident Agent in Charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Alex Schmidt, and Acting Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad.

From BPD:

On August 22, 2022 at approximately 2211 hours, the Burlington Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls regarding gunfire in the parking lot of Perkins Pier with two vehicles fleeing the scene at a high rate of speed. Officers arrived on scene, spoke to witnesses, and gathered evidence. Officers recovered ballistic evidence confirming that a gunfire incident occurred. Officers learned through witnesses that a suspect in a white sedan, possibly a smaller type SUV, had fired multiple rounds at a darker color sedan with tinted windows. At this time there are no reported injuries. This investigation is in its earliest stages. More information will be shared as it develops. This marks the 22nd gunfire incident in 2022.

Update:
The Burlington Police Department’s Detective Services Bureau followed up on the initial response by patrol officers. Investigators were able to identify the shooting suspect as Teia Mobbs, 21, of Waterbury, VT. Detectives executed a Vermont State search warrant at an address in Waterbury and arrested Ms. Mobbs on 3 counts of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. Ms. Mobbs was brought to Chittenden Superior Court and held on $25,000 bail. She is being lodged at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility.