CASE#: 22SJ002443
OFFICER: Gerrish
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314
DATE/TIME: June 5, 2022 at 1948 hours
LOCATION: Portland Street & Elm Street
VIOLATION: Arrest on Warrant x 2, Possession of Depressant, Stimulant or Narcotic Drug, Violation of Conditions of Release
ACCUSED: Cindy Crooks (35)
RESIDENCE: Lyndon, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On June 5, 2022 at about 1948 hours, a St. Johnsbury Police Department patrol officer observed a suspicious female passenger inside a vehicle on Portland Street. The female was recognized to be Cindy Crooks, who was known to have 2 active warrants (Warrant 1: Fentanyl Trafficking (Felony), Depressant Stimulant and Narcotic Possession (misdemeanor) and False Information to Law Enforcement (misdemeanor) and Warrant 2: Criminal DLS #1 due to DUI (misdemeanor)). Crooks exited the vehicle in question and fled the police officer in a foot pursuit from the Union Bank parking lot down Elm Street and into a wooded area behind the House of Pizza where she was arrested and taken into custody. Further investigation found Crooks to be in possession of a suspected regulated depressant, stimulant or narcotic drug which was seized. Crooks was held at the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility on $1,000 cash or surety bail. She was also issued another citation regarding the regulated drug into Caledonia Superior Court with an arraignment date of September 26, 2022 at 0830 hours.
