Vermont State Police Early this morning, Trooper Craig Roland was arrested in Rutland City by the Rutland City Police Department on suspicion of DUI-refusal. He was off-duty at the time and was released with a citation to appear in court at a later date.
Trooper Roland has been placed on paid administrative leave, following protocol under the collective bargaining agreement with the Vermont Troopers' Association. An internal investigation will be conducted. Because internal investigations are confidential as a matter of law, no further information is available about this incident.
Questions regarding the arrest should be directed to the Rutland City Police Department.
Trooper Roland was hired in January 2017 and was assigned to the Rutland Barracks upon his graduation that July from the Vermont Police Academy.
Source: RUTLAND, Vermont (Monday, Jan. 6, 2020) — VSP