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Headline Roundup April 6th, 2024

Bernie Sanders' Office Catches Fire, Police Suspect Arson

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Arson Suspected In A “Significant Fire” At Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont Office
Arson Suspected In A “Significant Fire” At Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont Office

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Police are searching for a suspect in what appears to have been an attempted arson at the Burlington, Vermont office of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). At around 10:45 a.m. on Friday, a man entered Sanders’ office before spraying an “apparent accelerant” on an entrance door, Burlington police said in a statement. After the man lit the flammable substance, “a significant fire engulfed the door and part of the vestibule, impeding the egress of staff members who were working in the office and endangering their lives,” police said. Vermont State Police...

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From the Right
Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office goes up in flames in suspected arson
Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office goes up in flames in suspected arson

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A fire broke out outside Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Burlington, Vt., office on Friday, and police suspect an arsonist may be to blame. No injuries were reported, but members of the independent senator’s staff were inside the building when the “significant fire” was apparently ignited. “A significant fire engulfed the door and part of the vestibule, impeding the egress of staff members who were working in the office and endangering their lives,” the Burlington Police Department said in a statement. “The sprinkler system then engaged and largely extinguished the fire.” Authorities...

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‘Breach of trust’: Former state trooper strikes plea deal in evidence room theft case
‘Breach of trust’: Former state trooper strikes plea deal in evidence room theft case

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BURLINGTON — A former Vermont State Police trooper received a probationary sentence and was ordered to take part in a restorative justice program Friday after pleading guilty to five criminal charges related to his stealing from an evidence room while still on the force. Giancarlo DiGenova, 45, entered guilty pleas in Chittenden County Superior criminal court in Burlington to a felony grand larceny charge and misdemeanor counts of petty larceny, providing false information to police, neglect of duty and making a false statement. More than a dozen other charges stemming...

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