Thursday, July 29, 2021

21SJ002522 - Violation of Conditions of Release x2

CASE#: 21SJ002522
OFFICER: Gerrish
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: July 28, 2021
LOCATION:446 Railroad Street
VIOLATION: Violation of Conditions of Release (2 counts)

ACCUSED: Kevin T. Greene (30)
RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

The St. Johnsbury Police Department was notified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Mr. Kevin Greene (30) had applied to transfer a firearm from an area merchant on July 22, 2021. Further investigation revealed that he picked up said firearm on July 28, 2021. Record checks revealed that Greene is on a 24 hour curfew with exceptions for only for employment, medical treatment, court and attorney appointments. Greene is also under information in 2 pending felony cases. The firearm was seized, Greene was arrested. Greene was flash cited into Caledonia Superior Court to answer the charges of Violation of Conditions of Release as to curfew (x2) on July 29, 2021 at 12:30pm.

21SJ002523 - Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor

CASE#: 21SJ002523
OFFICER: Gerrish
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: July 28, 2021
LOCATION:490 Railroad Street
VIOLATION: Furnishing Alcohol to A Minor

ACCUSED: Charles A. Carle (24)
RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

The St. Johnsbury Police Department received a walk in complaint from a concerned mother that she had just seen her minor child being served alcohol at a local store. She confronted the clerk about it and she reported being told that he was sold alcohol there a lot. After an investigation, Charles A. Carle (24) of St. Johnsbury, VT was located and issued a citation for Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor. Carle will respond to the citation in Caledonia Superior Court on September 27, 2021 at 0830 hours.

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

21SJ002509 - License Required-Criminal

ST. JOHNSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE

CASE#: 21SJ002509
OFFICER: Corporal Steven Hartwell
CONTACT#: (802)748-2314

DATE/TIME: 07/27/2021 at 2031 hours
LOCATION: St. Johnsbury
VIOLATION: License Required-Criminal

ACCUSED: Michael L. Lamotte
AGE: 25
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bradford, VT.

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On 07/27/2021, Michael Lamotte was stopped for several motor vehicle violations on River Road in St. Johnsbury. After investigation Lamotte was found to be operating without a valid license. He was found to have a prior conviction for the same in 2020. He was taken into custody, processed and released with a citation to appear in Caledonia Court. He was also issued Vermont Civil Violation Complaints for operating after civil suspension, Misuse of license plates, and operating without liability insurance.

COURT ACTION: Yes
LODGED: No
COURT DATE: 11/22/2021 at 0830 hours
COURT: CALEDONIA
MUG SHOT: Yes
BAIL: No

21SJ001534 - Subornation of Perjury / Incitement to Felony / Perjury

CASE#: 21SJ001534
OFFICER: Gerrish
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314
DATE/TIME: May to July 2021
LOCATION: 1270 US Route 5

VIOLATION: Subornation of Perjury, Incitement to Felony
ACCUSED: Jack C. Granger III (31)
RESIDENCE: Northeast Regional Correctional Facility

VIOLATION: Perjury
ACCUSED: Kyra Carey (21)
RESIDENCE: Homeless, St. Johnsbury, VT area

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

In May of 2021, the St. Johnsbury Police Department received a report from a Department of Corrections Intelligence Officer that an inmate at the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility was making suspicious communications on a jail issued tablet. A joint investigation revealed that Jack C. Granger III had sent messages to Kyra Carey soliciting her or others to make false statements in a court hearing in support of his proposed release. A court motion hearing was held in the matter on July 1, 2021 and Carey made false statements under oath. Granger was located at the correctional facility and issued a flash citation into Caledonia Superior Court for July 28, 2021 at 12:30pm. The whereabouts of Carey are unknown and an arrest warrant will be requested from the Honorable Court.

Monday, July 26, 2021

21SJ002476 - Disorderly Conduct / Cruelty to a Child

CASE#: 21SJ002476
OFFICER: Gerrish / Sgt. Rivard
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: July 25, 2021 @ 2009
LOCATION: 17 Eastern Avenue
VIOLATION: Cruelty to a Child, Disorderly Conduct

ACCUSED: Chad R. Pelkey (31)
RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

The St. Johnsbury Police Department received a complaint of a man causing a disturbance during a showing of Space Jam 2. The caller reported a man was intoxicated, swearing, publicly urinating outside the theater and coming back into the theater with his pants unassembled. Patrol officers found Mr. Pelkey passed out in a chair in the theater. Pelkey was removed from the property and arrested. The 9 year old daughter he was caring for was brought back to the police station and released to her grandmother. Mr. Pelkey was screened by human services and released to a sober adult after being cited for the above crimes. Pelkey will answer the citation in Caledonia Superior Court on September 13, 2021 at 0830.

Sunday, July 25, 2021

21SJ002464 - Unlawful Trespass

CASE#: 21SJ002464
OFFICER: Gerrish
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: July 24, 2021 @ 2040
LOCATION: 642 Portland Street
VIOLATION: Unlawful Trespass

ACCUSED: Tyge R. Searl (36)
RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On the above date and time, a St. Johnsbury Police Department patrol officer observed a man on the premises of Cole’s Redemption Center. This person had been trespassed from the property the night before. Tyge Searl was issued a criminal citation for unlawful trespass. Searl was cited into Caledonia Superior Court on September 27, 2021 at 0830.

Saturday, July 24, 2021

21SJ002424 - Criminal DLS / License Required / Identity Theft / False Reports to Law Enforcement

CASE#: 21SJ002424
OFFICER: Gerrish
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: July 22, 2021 @ 1039
LOCATION: Breezy Hill Road

VIOLATION: Criminal DLS due to DUI, License Required
ACCUSED: Benjamin Cole (34)
RESIDENCE: Lunenberg, VT

VIOLATION: Identity Theft, False Reports to Law Enforcement
ACCUSED: Craig Watkins (39)
RESIDENCE:Homeless

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On the above date and time, a St. Johnsbury Police Department patrol officer observed a motor vehicle violation on Memorial Drive. The vehicle was stopped on Breezy Hill Road. The operator, Benjamin Cole, was found to be driving on a license that was criminally suspended due to DUI. Cole was arrested. A homeless passenger in the vehicle, Craig Watkins, attempted to impersonate a family member in order to hide the fact that he was the subject of a warrant out of the State of Georgia. Further investigation revealed the warrant was non-extraditable. Watkins was arrested for Identity Theft and False Reports to Law Enforcement. Both were brought back to the police department and eventually released on citation. Cole was cited into Caledonia Superior Court on October 18, 2021 at 0830, Watkins was cited for September 27, 2021 at 0830 hours. The vehicle was towed away.