VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26B1009432
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Kunow
STATION: Westminster
CONTACT#: 802-722-4600
DATE/TIME: 10/25/2026 at approximately 1006 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Pine Banks Road, Westminster
VIOLATION: Violation of an Abuse Prevention Order
ACCUSED: Dakota Derby
AGE: 29
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Westminster, Vermont
VICTIM: (The Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of
sexual assault or domestic violence.)
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On 10/25/26 at approximately 1006 hours, the Vermont State Police received a report of a civil dispute. A subsequent investigation revealed that 29-year-old Dakota Derby had committed the offense of Violation of an Abuse Prevention Order. Derby was arrested and transported to the Westminster Barracks for processing, where he was cited and scheduled to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Windham Criminal Division on 10/26/2026 at 1230 hours.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME: 10/25/2026 12:30 PM
COURT: Windham
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: Attached
*Please note: court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of
the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time.
