July 2, 2026

B Troop / DLS Criminal Incidents

STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE 

NEWS RELEASE – DLS INCIDENTS 

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

For the week of Wednesday, June 24, 2026, through Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the troopers of B Troop cited the following individuals on suspicion of driving with a criminally suspended license: 

Chad Hotchkiss, Sr, 44, of Fairfax, VT was stopped by Trooper Iain Carr on June 26, 2026, at 5:24 PM on VT Route 116 and Cobble Road in Bristol. He is cited to appear at the Superior Court of Addison County on August 10, 2026.

B Troop consists of the Vermont State Police barracks in New Haven, Royalton, Rutland, Shaftsbury, and Westminster.