Col. Matthew T. Birmingham, director of the Vermont State Police, is pleased to announce the following promotion: Sgt. Matthew Daley, patrol commander at the New Haven Barracks, to lieutenant/station commander at the New Haven Barracks. Lt. Daley has served the people of Vermont since 2005, when he began his state police career as a trooper at the Shaftsbury Barracks. He transferred to the St. Albans Barracks in 2007, then joined the Traffic Safety Unit in January 2010. That summer, he became a detective trooper in the Criminal Division with the Narcotics Investigation Unit. He transferred to the New Haven Barracks in 2014 as a senior trooper, and the following year earned a promotion to sergeant/patrol commander. He was assigned as a temporary lieutenant/station commander at New Haven from October 2018 through March 2019. His promotion to lieutenant and station commander at New Haven was effective in August, and following the retirement last week of his predecessor, Lt. Jeffrey Danoski, he assumed sole command of the barracks.
A Vermont State Police field station commander is responsible for overseeing delivery of law enforcement services to the communities served by that station. Field station commanders are the local representative of the Vermont State Police to the community it serves, and they work with local officials and residents to address public safety and law enforcement concerns in their service area.
The New Haven Barracks provides police coverage throughout Addison County, including primary law enforcement services in the towns of Addison, Bridport, Bristol Town, Cornwall, Ferrisburgh, Goshen, Leicester, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven, Orwell, Panton, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, Starksboro, Waltham, Weybridge and Whiting.
The field station also provides assistance as requested to the Addison County Sheriff’s Department; and the Bristol, Middlebury, and Vergennes police departments. The New Haven Barracks patrols 188 miles of state roads within Addison County. Lt. Daley can be reached at the New Haven Barracks at 802-388-4919 or [email protected].
To find out more about the New Haven Field Station and the communities it serves, visit https://vsp.vermont.gov/stations/newhaven.