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Brattleboro
-- Joe Bushey, 29 and Jillian Harrington, 26, were cited for possession of marijuana after the Brattleboro Police Department executed a search warrant at 177 Elliot Street on Aug. 5.
The two were cited and ordered to appear in court at a later date.
-- Andrea Higley, 28, of Chesterfield, N.H. was stopped twice during a four day period for driving with a criminally suspended license.
On Aug. 16, at around 6:30 p.m., the Brattleboro Police Department stopped Higley on Route 9 just west of the Chesterfield Bridge, where she was arrested.
Then, on Aug. 20 just before 9:30 a.m. the BPD stopped her again on Putney Road and cited her for driving while criminally suspended and for leaving the scene of an accident.
Dummerston
-- Douglas Hallahan, 35, of Lakewood Ohio was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol after he was stooped on Route 30 near Maple Valley Ski Lodge.
The Vermont State Police were conducting a DUI Safety Check Point and Hallahan was stopped just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 18.
He was ordered to appear on Sept. 25 to answer to the charge of DUI.
Marlboro
-- On Aug. 21, the Vermont State Police received a report of a stolen sign from Marlboro Center Park on Ames Hill Road. the sign is 2.5-by-3.5 feet with black lettering. Anyone who might have information on the theft is urged to call the state police at 802-254-2382.
Newfane
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According to a Vermont State Police press release, a female at the location had facial and other minor injuries and was treated at Grace Cottage Hospital.
Fielding fled the scene and was apprehended in Whitingham with the help of the Whitingham Police.
Putney
-- On Aug. 17, the Windham County Sheriff’s Department, the Putney Fire Department and Rescue Inc. responded to South Banks Road for the report of a single-vehicle accident. The vehicle as found to have gone off the road, landing almost straight up, being held by small trees. The operator was 15 years old and the passenger was 13. The crash is under investigation. Anyone who might have information is urged to call Deputy First Class Melissa Martin at 802-365-4942.
-- On Aug. 22, at approximately 12:25 a.m., the Vermont State Police responded to the report of a car accident on I-91. Upon arrival, police learned that Wendy Currie, 59, of Chester hit a dear while traveling northbound. She told police she had seen the deer standing in the travel lane but was unable to avoid hitting it. Though Currie was not injured in the crash, her vehicle sustained $3,000 in damages.
Rockingham
-- On Aug. 22 at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Vermont State Police responded to Missing Link Road for the report of a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, police discovered Robert S. Phelps III, had driven his vehicle into a guard rail. Police determined Phelps had been drinking and was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. He was arrested for DUI and ordered to appear in court on Sept. 11. According to police, Phelps was not injured in the crash.
-- The Vermont State Police are looking for help after a vehicle was vandalized Rockingham.
The police are not releasing the name or location of the crime, but say a catalytic convertor was stolen from a truck some time before July 31.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 802-875-2112.
Townshend
-- The Windham County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible leaving the scene of an accident that occurred on Aug. 4 in the area of the Catholic Church at the Townshend Common. The incident took place sometime between 2:45 and 4 p.m. Anyone who might have information is urged to call Deputy Tyler Cooke at 802-365-4942.
-- On Aug. 5, the Windham County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of an injured child at the Townshend Dam. Deputies rendered aid to a 4-year-old child who had fallen off a playground boat at the picnic area. Rescue Inc. transported the child to Grace Cottage Hospital for treatment.
-- The Windham County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of a 100-pound propane tank from a residence on Peaked Mountain Road. The theft occurred sometime between the middle of July and Aug. 2. Anyone who might have information is urged to call Deputy Tyler Cooke at 802-365-4942.
Westminster
-- On Aug. 21, the Vermont State Police responded to a wooded area on West Road where they discovered several marijuana plants being cultivated. The plants were removed. Anyone with information is urged to call the police at 802-275-2112.
Whitingham
-- On Aug. 22, the Vermont State Police responded to a home on Wilmington Cross Road for the report of an attempted fraud. According to the police report, someone called the home claiming to be a relative who needed $3,000 following motor vehicle accident. The person who received the call alerted a family member to verify the story and was told the relative had not been in a crash and was not injured.
There was no monetary loss, but police took the opportunity to warn the public that this is a common fraud perpetrated in the area. Do not give out personal information over the phone and be wary of people who ask you to transfer money via wire agents such as Western Union. Those who receive similar phone calls are urged to call police.
