A question of trust: Police problems mount in Vermont

Attorney General William Sorrell said he’s concerned that a spate of cases involving alleged criminal conduct by police officers might be undermining the trust Vermonters deserve to have in their police departments. “I recognize there may be a perception out there that there’s a problem, that somehow there are more rogue cops, or cops who are not trustworthy, for a state of our size,” Sorrell said. Sorrell said he does not share that perception, but if that’s what others believe, it’s a problem. “The public has got to believe in the integrity of those who enforce the law,” he said.

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