STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26A2007612
TROOPER: Christopher
Blanco
STATION: St Albans
Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-524-5993
DATE/TIME: 11/09/2026 at
approximately 2150 hours
LOCATION: Lake Road St. Albans,
VT
VIOLATION: Arrest on Warrant
ACCUSED: Joseph Putnam
AGE: 31
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St.
Albans, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On November 9th,
2026, at approximately 2150 hours Troopers located Joseph Putnam (31) of St.
Albans, VT at an address on Lake Road in the Town of St. Albans. Putnam was
known by Troopers to have an active warrant for his arrest.
Putnam was located at this
address and taken into custody for the warrant. Putnam was then transported to
Northwest State Correctional Facility in the Town of St. Albans where he was
held on $100 bail. Putnam was additionally issued a flash citation ordering
Putnam to appear before the Franklin County Criminal Court on November 10th,
2026, at 1300 hours.
The active warrant contained the
charges of:
13 VSA 2575(1) & 13 VSA 2577(a) - RETAIL THEFT - $250
OR LESS
COURT ACTION: YES
COURT DATE: 11/10/2026 at 1300
hours
COURT: Franklin County Criminal
Court
LODGED – LOCATION: Northwest
State Correctional Facility
BAIL: $100
MUG SHOT: None
Trooper
Christopher Blanco
Vermont
State Police – St. Albans
140
Fisher Pond Road
St.
Albans, VT 05468
(802)
524-5993