DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
OPIATE PUBLIC FORUM – SPRINGFIELD VERMONT
Waterbury VT / May 30, 2017 - Members of public safety, including the Springfield Police Department, Vermont State Police and the Vermont Intelligence Center, will hold a public forum to discuss the ongoing opioid crisis in Windsor County, Tuesday, May 30th, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at the Riverside Middle School in Springfield, VT. We invite all interested and concerned citizens to attend, join the conversation, and learn how we can confront this issue together.
The forum will offer attendees the opportunity to hear from Chief Douglas Johnston of the Springfield Police Department, Commissioner Thomas Anderson of the Vermont Department of Public Safety, and representatives of the Vermont Intelligence Center. A PowerPoint presentation will present an overall view of the crisis in Vermont, how it impacts all our communities, and relate what Vermont law enforcement is doing to address the crisis. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the attending officials in a panel forum.
Agenda: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Opening Comments:
Chief Douglas Johnston – Master of Ceremony (Springfield Police Department)
Commissioner Thomas Anderson – Vermont Department of Public Safety
Chairman Kristi Morris – Select board (Town of Springfield)
PowerPoint Presentation - Heroin In Vermont: (Approximately 45 minutes to 1 Hour)
Det. LT Teresa Randall – Vermont State Police (Narcotics Investigation Unit Commander North)
Molly Cozzens – Intelligence Analyst (Vermont Intelligence Center)
Amy Paradis - Intelligence Analyst (Vermont Intelligence Center)
Question & Answer Panel:
Commissioner Thomas Anderson – Vermont Department of Public Safety
Chief Douglas Johnston – Springfield Police Department
Captain John Merrigan - Vermont State Police – Commander of Special Investigations
Det. LT Paul Favreau - Vermont State Police (Narcotics Investigation Unit Commander South)
Det. LT Teresa Randall – Vermont State Police (Narcotics Investigation Unit Commander North)
Molly Cozzens – Intelligence Analyst (Vermont Intelligence Center)
Amy Paradis - Intelligence Analyst (Vermont Intelligence Center)
Join us Tuesday, May 30th, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at the Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Rd, in Springfield, VT. The forum will be held in the school auditorium.