The Brattleboro State Police barracks in the late 1940's was a small room on Flat Street where one dispatcher, Lucie Hudson, did paperwork and took telephone messages for one Trooper - Charlie Cadett. 

When the "force" grew to seven men in the 1950's, the barracks was moved to the Municipal Building on Main Street. Lucie Hudson was still the only dispatcher. This didn't change until a second dispatcher, Judy Dale, was hired in August of 1970 to create a three to eleven shift. Eventually, more Troopers were added to the barracks and in 1971, Brattleboro boasted nine Troopers, three Corporals, one Sergeant, one Detective and two Outpost Troopers.  In late 1971, three more dispatchers were added. For the first time there were 24 hour dispatching services.

In the early days, before police had radios, lights were installed, one at the Latchis Hotel in Brattleboro, and the other at the Town Hall in Putney. If a complaint came in, the lights were turned on. The Trooper on duty made it a point to drive past the lights every so often. If the light was on, he called in by phone to get the complaint.

In 1972, the barracks moved to a small building on Route 9 in West Brattleboro where it still remains. 

In the mid 1990’s all dispatching services were moved to the Troop Headquarters at Rockingham. Judy Dale, the second dispatcher the station had, remained at the barracks as a clerk until her retirement in 1998.

The current staffing of the station consists of 10 Troopers, 3 Sergeants, 1 Detective Trooper, two Detective Sergeants, a Lieutenant, 2 full time clerks and 1 part time clerk.
In 2006 an “outpost” office was located in the Welcome Center on I91 in Guilford. This pilot project is testing the viability of locating VSP staff at existing rest areas.

Today, the barracks staff deals with a multitude of problems. I91 brings heavy traffic from Southern New England into Vermont. Much of this traffic is in the form of tourists. Troopers are the primary law enforcement officers for 13 area towns, and investigate all crimes from thefts to homicides.