STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 25A5006848
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Aaron
Leonard
STATION: Derby
CONTACT#: 802-334-8881
DATE/TIME: 12/22/2025 1636 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Dollar General, US Route 5, Derby, VT
VIOLATION: Retail Theft (Request for Information)
ACCUSED: UNKNOWN
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On the above date and time, the Vermont State Police Derby
barracks received a report of a retail theft from the Dollar General store on
US Route 5 in Derby, VT. Employees reported an unknown male carried a shopping
basket containing undisclosed items out of the store without paying for them.
The male then got into a vehicle with an unknown driver, and left traveling
towards Newport City. The vehicle was a 2015 Hyundai Accent with New Hampshire
registration +SAVP+. Photos of the unknown male person of interest and subject
vehicle are attached.
Anyone with information regarding this incident urged to
contact the Vermont State Police Derby Barracks at 802-334-8881, or leave an
anonymous tip online at vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit
Aaron Leonard, Trooper
Vermont State Police – Derby
35 Crawford Road,
Derby, VT 05829
802-334-8881