SUBJECT: Community Awareness Bulletin
DATE / TIME OF INCIDENT: 13 August 2022 @ 1105 hours (11:05 AM)
INCIDENT NUMBER: 22MP005211
TYPE OF EVENT(S): Driving Under the Influence (Criminal Refusal)
LOCATION OF EVENT(S): Berlin Street @ Sherwood Drive in Montpelier
INVESTIGATING OFFICER(S): Corporal Michael Philbrick, Officer Alesha Donovan
ASSISTING AGENCIES: N/A
At the above date and time, the Montpelier Police Department received a report of a vehicle operating erratically. An MPD officer located the vehicle and conducted a motor vehicle stop. The operator was observed to be impaired by alcohol and arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. They refused to provide an evidentiary breath sample while being processed as required by Vermont Law
Our investigation revealed probable cause that the operator, a 39-year-old female from Waitsfield, had committed the crime(s) of driving under the influence (criminal refusal).
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