PRESS RELEASE
On the night of 04/09/2011 at 00:22 the Winhall Police Department received a panic alarm / burglar alarm at 15 Slippery Fox Road in Winhall, Vermont.
The female home owner placed a call to 911 within seconds of the alarm and confirmed that someone was trying to enter her house and they had left in a car.
Sgt Crowe of the Winhall Police Department responded to the scene and at about 00:25, while on the way, observed a suspicious vehicle leaving the area near Slippery Fox Road. After stopping the vehicle on the Stratton Mountain Access Road, the driver of the vehicle was identified, admitted attempting to go into the house on Slippery Fox Road, and was arrested for Felony Unlawful Trespass and contempt of court for violation of existing conditions of release.
The accused was identified as; Ian W Kilpatrick age 18 of 31 East Street, Bennington, Vermont. Mr. Kilpatrick had been released by the Vermont District Court on conditions on 27 February 2012, that case involved several burglaries in the Bennington Area according to court documents. The accused had worked at the residence earlier in the week and thought no one would be home because they were on vacation.
An 18 year old female passenger in the vehicle cooperated with the police and was released by police after the investigation revealed she remained in the vehicle during the incident and played no part in the crime.
Mr. Kilpatrick was lodged at the Marble Valley Correctional Center in Rutland for lack of $5000 cash bail and additional conditions of his release were set.
Assisting at the scene were members of the Manchester Police Department and the Vermont State Police, Shaftsbury Office.
The Winhall Police remind residents to be vigilant and report suspicious persons, vehicles and circumstances to the police immediately. The likelihood of solving these cases and keeping our neighborhoods safe is much greater when police are notified in a timely manner.
