Police execute search warrant in Bethel

The Vermont State Police Drug Task Force executes a search warrant at about 6 a.m. at 62 Gage Road in in East Bethel, Vt., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer said two residents of the home, Richard Boles and India Tweedie, were among several people detained and taken to the Vermont State Police Barracks in Royalton. Tweedie will be arraigned on charges of violation of an abuse prevention order, violation of conditions of release, and retail theft in Windsor Superior Court Thursday afternoon after being arrested on a warrant, said Palmer. East Bethel resident Eliza Nichols said she heard commotion in the neighborhood and sounds that made her think there was shooting shortly after 6 a.m.

The Vermont State Police Drug Task Force executes a search warrant at about 6 a.m. at 62 Gage Road in in East Bethel, Vt., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer said two residents of the home, Richard Boles and India Tweedie, were among several people detained and taken to the Vermont State Police Barracks in Royalton. Tweedie will be arraigned on charges of violation of an abuse prevention order, violation of conditions of release, and retail theft in Windsor Superior Court Thursday afternoon after being arrested on a warrant, said Palmer. East Bethel resident Eliza Nichols said she heard commotion in the neighborhood and sounds that made her think there was shooting shortly after 6 a.m. "It's been a long time coming," she said. Capt. Ashley Barnes of Vermont State Police Special Investigations said there were no shots fired and there was no threat to the public. VSP Sgt. Dustin Robinson said flash-bangs were used to announce the presence of police to those inside the home. Police in tactical gear and gas masks were seen moving between the home and two BearCat armored vehicles.Gage Road was blocked until about 7:30, with residents being turned back back and a White River Valley Supervisory Union school bus prevented from turning up the road. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Windsor County Sheriff's Deputy Jackson Howe, right, and a member of the Vermont State Police, left, escort a man to a police van from a home on Gage Road in East Bethel, Vt., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Several people were detained and one arrest was made on a warrant as the Vermont State Police Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the property. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Windsor County Sheriff's Deputy Jackson Howe, right, and a member of the Vermont State Police, left, escort a man to a police van from a home on Gage Road in East Bethel, Vt., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Several people were detained and one arrest was made on a warrant as the Vermont State Police Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the property. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

By JAMES M. PATTERSON

Valley News Photographer

Published: 01-31-2025 9:59 AM

BETHEL — The Vermont State Police Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at about 6 a.m. at 62 Gage Road in in East Bethel on Thursday.

Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer said two residents of the home, Richard Boles and India Tweedie, were among several people detained and taken to the Vermont State Police Barracks in Royalton.

Tweedie will be arraigned on charges of violation of an abuse prevention order, violation of conditions of release, and retail theft in Windsor Superior Court Thursday afternoon after being arrested on a warrant, Palmer said.

East Bethel resident Eliza Nichols said she heard commotion in the neighborhood and sounds that made her think there was shooting shortly after 6 a.m. “It’s been a long time coming,” she said.

Capt. Ashley Barnes of Vermont State Police Special Investigations said there were no shots fired and there was no threat to the public. VSP Sgt. Dustin Robinson said flash-bangs were used to announce the presence of police to those inside the home.

Police in tactical gear and gas masks were seen moving between the home and two BearCat armored vehicles. Gage Road was blocked until about 7:30 a.m., with residents being turned back back and a White River Valley Supervisory Union school bus prevented from turning up the road.