Police Notes (11/19/09) PDF Print E-mail
Nov. 19, 2009

 

Embezzlement

Travis Hightower, 29, of Richford was cited on a charge of embezzlement and possession of a controlled substance on Nov. 9 after police received a call from Kinney Drug in Blair Park regarding alleged employee theft, according to police reports. He was cited to appear in court.

False information

Melinda J. Morgan, 28, of Hinesburg was cited on charges of driving with a suspended license and giving “false information to a police officer to implicate another” on Nov. 15, according to police reports. No other information was released. She was cited to appear in court.

Domestic assault

Kevin S. Perry, 44, of Waterbury, was cited on charges of domestic assault and driving with a suspended license on Nov. 12, according to police reports. After an argument with his girlfriend, Perry allegedly struck the back of her vehicle while “chasing her” en route to her workplace, according to a police affidavit. The two vehicles continued to the woman’s workplace, where she ran inside and locked the front door, according to the affidavit. Perry allegedly hit the front door of the business trying to “gain entry,” and then left in his vehicle, the affidavit notes.

Perry’s license had been criminally suspended for a previous driving under the influence conviction, and he has three prior DLS convictions, the affidavit states.

Police apprehended Perry and he was taken to Chittenden County Correctional Center, after bail was set at $1,050, according to the affidavit.

Driving under the influence

• Following a motor vehicle stop on Nov. 12, Domingo Rodriguez, 42, of Essex Junction was cited on a charge of driving under the influence, according to police reports. His blood alcohol test registered .144, according to the report. The legal limit for driving in Vermont is .08. He was cited to appear in court.

• Gregory D. Alling, 38, of Essex was cited on a charge of driving under the influence on Nov. 13, according to police reports. His blood alcohol test registered .141, according to the report. He was cited to appear in court.

• Following a motor vehicle stop on Nov. 14, Jennifer A. Murphy, 38, of Williston was cited on a charge of driving under the influence, according to police reports. Her blood alcohol test registered .130, according to the report. She was cited to appear in court.

Theft

• Donald J. Clogston, 36, of Burlington and Tina M. Rice, 33, of Burlington, were cited on charges of retail theft from Wal-Mart after allegedly stealing $38.85 worth of merchandise on Sept. 14, according to police reports. They were cited to appear in court.

• Troy Parker, 46, and Lucy Tompkins, 33, both of Williston, were cited on charges of retail theft from Wal-Mart, after allegedly stealing $70 worth of merchandise on Oct. 9, according to police reports. They were cited to appear in court.

Driving with suspended license

• Christopher Clark, 20, of Hinesburg was cited on a charge of driving with a suspended license on Oct. 9, according to police reports. He was cited to appear in court

• Tim A Gardner, 20, of Barre was cited on a charge of driving with a suspended license on Oct. 17, according to police reports. He was also cited on charges of “numerous vehicle violations,” the report notes. He was cited to appear in court.

• Virginia Garcia, 26, of South Burlington was cited on a charge of driving with a suspended license on Nov. 10, according to police reports. She was cited to appear in court.

Drug sale

Following an investigation, Clifton H. Bevins, 24, of Winooski was cited on charges of selling regulated drugs on Sept. 17, according to police reports. No other information was released. He was cited to appear in court.

Fraud

On Sept. 18, Jeffrey W. Sanford, 40, of St. Albans was cited on a charge of “false pretenses or tokens,” according to police reports. No other information was released.

Multiple charges

• Philip J. Pelkey, 29, of Milton was cited on a charge of driving with a criminally suspended license on Sept. 18, according to police reports. He was also cited on a charge of retail theft from Home Depot for allegedly stealing $161 worth of merchandise, the report notes. He was cited to appear in court.

 

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