COUNTING ON VERMONT

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Years in prison which Vermont teenager, James Parker, was sentenced for last year's murder of two Dartmouth College professors, Half and Susanne Zantop. Parker's accomplice in the crime, Robert Tulloch, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after Parker's testimony indicated that he was the mastermind behind the murders.
Tulloch disregarded his lawyer's advice and dropped his planned insanity case to admit he was guilty of first-degree murder.
The final hearings of the 14-month long case were held last Thursday in the Grafton County Superior Court in New Hampshire during two separate court sessions.
The courtroom was filled with family members of the victims and Parker and Tulloch, as well as 23 randomly selected members of the media and 11 members of the general public.
The testimony revealed the details behind the murder and the teenagers' premeditated intent to kill the Zantops in order to obtain money to fund a move to Australia.

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Duration, in miles, of a high speed chase in West Hartford, Conn., last Wednesday between Connecticut State Police and accused bank robber, Ronald Nelson Foley, who escaped from the Addison County Jail in Middlebury on March 24.
Foley was imprisoned for an alleged bank robbery in Newport, Vt., last year and escaped shortly before his sentencing in federal court.
After his escape, he fled to Connecticut where he was captured following an additional bank robbery at the First City Bank in Plainville, Conn.
He is currently being held in federal custody in the state but is scheduled to return to Vermont in the near future.

$300,000
Value of the 23 grams of heroin and one pound of marijuana recovered by law enforcement officers in several searches conducted last Friday.
The Vermont Drug Task force performed a series of raids that led to the arrest of six suspects in Newport, Vt., charged with possession and distribution of the drugs. Police also seized $10,000 in drug related proceeds.

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Record breaking number of days flown consecutively by Vermont Air National Guard pilots.
The pilots of the 158th Fighter Wing were praised last week by the Vermont House for flying more combat air patrol missions than any other large-jet unit in military history in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11 events.

Statistics courtesy of The Rutland Herald and The Burlington Free Press. and compiled by the Local News Editor.