VSP briefs: Two crashes, one larceny arrest

July 19, 2025 | By Waterbury Roundabout  

Vermont State Police say that one driver was taken to the hospital after a two-car crash early Thursday evening on Vermont Route 100 near the Cabot Annex retail center in Waterbury.

Police responded to a call at 6:19 p.m. reporting the crash. The investigation determined that Jeffrey Scott Mandelkow, 43, of Oak Harbor, Washington, was headed south on Rt. 100, driving a 2021 Audi Q7. 

A 2024 Subaru Crosstrek driven by 24-year-old Rose T. Bernardine of Bolton pulled out of the shopping center to turn left, police said. “Bernardine pulled out in front of Mandelkow, attempting to travel north on Waterbury-Stowe Road, causing a crash with minor injuries to both parties,” Trooper Kevin Charney wrote in a news release.

Bernadine was taken by ambulance to UVM Medical Center; Mandelkow was not transported, police said. 

Both drivers were wearing seatbelts. The weather was rainy at the time, and the roadway was wet, the report noted. Both vehicles also had disabling front-end damage and needed to be towed, police said. 

One-car crash brings DUI citation 

A Middlesex woman was cited for Driving Under the Influence after a one-vehicle crash on Vermont Route 100B in Moretown on July 8, according to Vermont State Police. 

Trooper Adam Roaldi reported that police were called just after 10 p.m. The investigation found that Amy Scribner, 46, was driving while impaired, police said. 

She was arrested and taken to the Berlin state police barracks and released with a citation to appear in Washington Superior Court Criminal Division on July 24 to answer to the DUI charge, police said. 

Waterbury woman faces petit larceny charge 

After investigating a theft at Kinney Drugs in Waterbury that happened in June, Vermont State Police on July 8 cited a Waterbury woman to appear in state criminal court to answer to a petit larceny charge. 

Trooper Jacqueline June said the retail store contacted state police on June 17 to report a theft. The investigation identified 55-year-old Kellie Graff as the individual responsible, June said in a news release. “Graff was found to have stolen multiple items from the store,” June wrote. 

On June 8, Graff was issued a citation to appear in Washington County Superior Court Criminal Division on July 31 to answer to the charge of petit larceny.