Col. Matthew T. Birmingham, director of the Vermont State Police, is pleased to announce the following promotion: Sgt. Jerry Partin, patrol commander at the Royalton Barracks, to lieutenant/station commander at the St. Albans Barracks. Lt. Partin has served the people of Vermont for more than 13 years. He began his state police career in 2006 as a trooper at the Middlesex Barracks, then transferred to the Traffic Safety Unit in 2012. He earned a promotion to sergeant/patrol commander at the Middlesex Barracks in 2016. He transferred to the Royalton Barracks in 2019 before receiving his promotion to lieutenant and station commander in St. Albans earlier this month.
In addition to these duties, Lt. Partin worked as a Drug Recognition Expert for the state police and took military leave in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan with the 3/172nd Infantry Unit of the Vermont Army National Guard.
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 St. Albans Barracks provides police coverage throughout Franklin and Grand Isle counties, including primary law enforcement services for the towns of Bakersfield, Berkshire, Enosburg, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fletcher, Franklin, Georgia, Highgate, Montgomery, Richford, Sheldon, Swanton Town, Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero and South Hero.
The field station also provides assistance as requested to the Swanton Police Department, St. Albans City Police Department, Grand Isle County Sheriff's Department, and the Franklin County Sheriff's Department. The St. Albans Barracks patrols 24 miles of interstate highway, 182 miles of state roads in Franklin County and 45 miles of state roads in Grand Isle County.
Lt. Partin can be reached at the St. Albans Barracks at 802-524-5993 or [email protected]. To find out more about the St. Albans Field Station and the communities it serves, visit https://vsp.vermont.gov/stations/stalbans.