Police Notes (12/23/09) PDF Print E-mail

Buckle up, settle down

Police received a report on Dec. 15 of someone “driving like an idiot” down Essex Road with several people in the car, “throwing things out the window” and almost causing accidents, according to police reports. Police located the vehicle, which had six people inside, but only five seatbelts, according to the report. Two of the passengers “got out of the vehicle and walked,” the report notes.

 

Petty larceny at WCS

A male juvenile was cited on a charge of petit larceny after allegedly stealing $290 from an unnamed victim at Williston Central School, according to police reports. No other information was released.

 

Wiper caper

Windshield wipers were stolen off a car parked at the Falcon Manor Senior Living complex in Blair Park during the night of Dec. 14, according to police reports. Anyone with information is asked to call Williston Police at 878-6611.

 

Treats taken, twice

Ice cream, $200 worth, was stolen from a parked van on Krupp Drive on Dec. 15, according to police reports. Ice cream has been stolen once before, the report notes. In the second instance, a padlock was cut off the van to access the ice cream, according to the report. Anyone with information is asked to call Williston Police at 878-6611.

 

Theft from Best Buy

Dylan Wissell, 19, of Williston was cited to appear in court on a charge of retail theft after allegedly stealing almost $155 worth of merchandise from Best Buy on Dec. 17, according to police reports.

 

Domestic assault

Natalie Kirk, 19, of Williston was cited on a charge of domestic assault on Dec. 16, according to police reports. Kirk got into an argument with her mother, which escalated into hair pulling, spitting and throwing of glass and holiday ornaments, according to a police affidavit. Kirk told police in a written statement that she and her mother were “throwing breakable items.”

Police observed and took photos of “broken glass and ornaments throughout the kitchen, dining room, and hallway,” according to the affidavit.

 

Driving under the influence

• After police responded to a report of an intoxicated woman in Wal-Mart on Dec. 16, Antoinette Sharbonneau, 35, of Colchester was cited on a charge of driving under the influence “on drugs” while attempting to drive out of the Wal-Mart parking lot, according to police reports. No other information was released.

• Following a motor vehicle stop on Dec. 18, Susan L. Zivitski, 47, of Williston was cited on a charge of driving under the influence, according to police reports. Her blood alcohol test registered .181, the report notes. The legal limit for driving in Vermont is .08. Zivitski was later “detoxed” at Chittenden County Correctional Center, according to the report.

• While on a “DUI patrol” in Winooski, Williston Police cited Mark E. Howrigan, 40, of Fairfield on a charge of driving under the influence. His blood alcohol test registered .106, according to the report. He was cited to appear in court.

• Following a motor vehicle stop on Dec. 19, Kathryn E. Heney, 29, of Williston was cited on a charge of driving under the influence, according to police reports. No other information was available.

 

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