Internal affairs probe finds fellow Rutland officers violated policies in 2023 pursuit that killed new recruit

A procession travels under a huge U.S. flag as it arrives for the funeral for Rutland City Police Officer Jessica Ebbighausen in Castleton on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerAn internal affairs investigation into the actions of 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 ch