VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26B5002398
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Det. Sgt. Erin Hodges
STATION: New Haven
CONTACT#: 802-388-4919
DATE/TIME: October 2025 through May 2026
INCIDENT LOCATION: Quaker St., Lincoln
VIOLATION: Sex Offender’s Responsibility to Report (13VSA5407)
ACCUSED: Joseph Berg
AGE: 25
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Lincoln, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: In June 2026, Vermont State Police at the New Haven Barracks received notification from the Vermont Sex Offender Registry (VT SOR) that Joseph Berg had a non-compliance status with them. During the investigation, it was determined that Berg lived at a residence in Chittenden County (VT) for a few months at approximately the end of 2025 through the spring of 2026 and maintained employment in Chittenden Couty (VT) around that same time. Berg failed to report a change of residence and employment status, as well as return his annual compliance documentation for 2026 to the VT Sex Offender Registry within the required timeframes. Berg was subsequently issued a citation through the Department of Corrections on June 16, 2026, for the offense of Sex Offender’s Responsibility to Report.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: 07/29/2026 / 1230 hours
COURT: Criminal Division, Vermont Superior Court, Addison
LODGED - LOCATION: No
MUG SHOT: N/A