US EditionInternal affairs probe finds Rutland officers violated policies in 2023 pursuit that killed recruit
Internal affairs found Rutland officers violated pursuit policies in July 2023 crash killing Officer Ebbighausen; driver faces aggravated murder, the state's most severe charge.
- On July 7, 2023, an internal affairs review found the pursuit that killed 19-year-old Rutland City Police Officer Jessica Ebbighausen was preventable if proper procedures were followed.
- Under department pursuit policy, Officer Jared Dumas located Tate Rheaume at the Rutland residence but pursued him without probable cause or permission, violating limits to violent felonies only.
- Investigators found a `seatbelt defeat buckle` and noted Caravaggio and Ebbighausen were unbelted; recorded speeds ranged between 76 and 82 mph, while Officer Jared Dumas's body camera captured the active chase.
- Defense attorney David Sleigh said the internal affairs report was attached as an exhibit last week in Rutland County Superior criminal court and calls it important, likely prompting a motion to dismiss.
- The report positions Officer Jared Dumas and Richard Caravaggio as factors in the fatal pursuit, with officials declining to comment on prosecution impact, Delpha wrote.
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Internal affairs probe finds Rutland officers violated policies in 2023 pursuit that killed recruit
An internal affairs investigation into the actions of Rutland, Vermont police in a motor-vehicle pursuit that resulted in the death of a young officer was “preventable” if police had followed proper procedures, recent court documents show.
Internal Affairs Probe Finds Rutland Officers Violated Policies in 2023 Pursuit That Killed Recruit
An internal affairs investigation into the actions of Rutland, Vermont police in a motor-vehicle pursuit that resulted in the death of a young officer was “preventable” if police had followed proper procedures, recent court documents show. A Salisbury man driving the vehicle being pursued faces a murder charge in her death.
Internal affairs probe finds fellow Rutland officers violated policies in 2023 pursuit that killed new recruit
“This incident and more specifically the pursuit should have never happened,” the report stated. “The specific parts of the vehicle pursuit policy were put in place to prevent this exact sort of thing.”
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