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Vermont State Police vehicle with "State Trooper" text and emblem on the side, displaying a blue light on the mirror.
Vermont State Police vehicle with "State Trooper" text and emblem on the side, displaying a blue light on the mirror.
A Vermont State Police cruiser seen in Burlington on Thursday, Jan. 23. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

Authorities now believe the disappearance of a Bradford man last month was “suspicious” and could be related to a crime, Vermont State Police said in a press release Tuesday night. 

Corey Crooker, 43, was last seen by family members on January 9 and last heard from five days later, state police said. 

The agency initially deemed Crooker’s disappearance “not suspicious,” but has since obtained evidence that the circumstances of the case are “potentially criminal in nature,” according to the release. 

State police conducted a “court-ordered search” of a Bradford property on Tuesday and planned to return Wednesday to continue its investigation. 

Read the story on VTDigger here: State police call early January disappearance of Bradford man ‘suspicious’.