23SJ001051 - Unlawful Trespass

ST. JOHNSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT
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CASE#: 23SJ001051
OFFICER: Guyer
CONTACT#: (802)748-2314

DATE/TIME: 03/31/2023 0436 hours
LOCATION: Maplefields
VIOLATION: Unlawful Trespass

ACCUSED: Michael Carpenter
AGE: 60
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Barre, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On 03/31/2023, I was dispatched to a report of Michael Carpenter at Maplefields, in the Town of St Johnsbury. Upon arrival, I observed a male in front of the store that quickly began to walk away as I pulled into a parking spot. I made contact with the male who identified himself as Michael Carpenter. Carpenter was served a notice of trespass on 03/30/2023 for Maplefields. Carpenter was arrested and released on citation.

COURT ACTION: Y
LODGED: N
COURT DATE: 05/08/2023
COURT: Caledonia
MUG SHOT: Y

BAIL: N

23SJ001006 - Unlawful Trespass

ST. JOHNSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT
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CASE#: 23SJ001006
OFFICER: Corporal Steven Hartwell/Officer Robert Gerrish
CONTACT#: (802)748-2314

DATE/TIME: 03/28/2023
LOCATION: 364 Railroad Street, St. Johnsbury
VIOLATION: Unlawful Trespass

ACCUSED: Edward Pawlowski
AGE: 43
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT.

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On 03/28/2023 at approximately 18:34 hours, Edward Pawlowski was found sleeping in the Union Bank ATM. Pawlowski was cited to appear in Caledonia Court as he had already been trespassed from that location

COURT ACTION: Yes
LODGED: Yes
COURT DATE: 05/22/2023 at 08:30
COURT: Caledonia Court
MUG SHOT: Yes
BAIL:

23SJ001007 - Arrest on Warrant

ST. JOHNSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT
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CASE#: 23SJ001007
OFFICER: Corporal Steven Hartwell/Officer Robert Gerrish
CONTACT#: (802)748-2314

DATE/TIME: 03/28/2023
LOCATION: 401 Western Avenue, St. Johnsbury
VIOLATION: Arrest Warrant

ACCUSED: Brandon Russell Clough
AGE: 41
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT.

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On 03/28/2023 at approximately 19:28 hours, Brandon Clough was located at a room at the Fairbank’s Inn. He was subsequently taken into custody on an active arrest warrant from Washington County. He was lodged at NECC for lack of the $100.00 bail.

COURT ACTION: Yes
LODGED: Yes
COURT DATE: 03/29/2023 at 12:30
COURT: Caledonia Court
MUG SHOT: Yes
BAIL: $100

23SJ000929 - DUI #4 Drugs / Driver License Suspended (Interlock Device)

ST. JOHNSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT
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CASE#: 23SJ000929
OFFICER: Guyer
CONTACT#: (802)748-2314

DATE/TIME: 03/23/2023 1834 hours
LOCATION: Fairbanks Inn
VIOLATION: DUI #4 - substance other than alcohol or combination of both, Driver's License Suspended (Interlock Device)

ACCUSED: Kathleen Burns
AGE: 09/22/1965
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St Johnsbury

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On 03/23/2023, Ofc Robert Gerrish and I were dispatched to the Fairbanks Inn to assist them with removing Kathleen Burns from the property. Due to Burn's behavioral indicators on scene, she was advised not to operate her motor vehicle.

Burns was later seen operating her motor vehicle down High St, and parked it in a private driveway. Burns was put through the Standard Field Sobriety Tests and subsequently arrested on the Suspicion of Driving Under the Influence of a Substance other than Alcohol or Combination of the Two.

COURT ACTION: Y
LODGED: N
COURT DATE: 08/07/2023
COURT: Caledonia
MUG SHOT: Y
BAIL: N

23SJ000930 - Burglary - Seeking Information

CASE#: 23SJ000930
OFFICER: Gerrish
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: March 23, 2023 @ 2036
LOCATION: 418 Railroad Street
VIOLATION: Burglary

ACCUSED: Unknown
RESIDENCE: Unknown

VICTIM: Central Café

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On March 23, 2023, the St. Johnsbury Police Department received a complaint that the Central Café on Railroad Street had been burglarized. It was determined that several hundred dollars in cash and checks had been taken from the register. The crime scene was processed and the incident is under investigation. If any member of the public has any information regarding this incident please contact the St. Johnsbury Police Department at 802-748-2314.

23SJ000871 - Driving License Suspended / Cruelty to a Child

ST. JOHNSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT
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CASE#: 23SJ000871
OFFICER: Hendry
CONTACT#: (802)748-2314

DATE/TIME: 03/18/2023
LOCATION: St. Johnsbury
VIOLATION: Criminal DLS, Cruelty to a Child

ACCUSED: Benjamin Heath
AGE: 33
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: New Hampshire

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

I was dispatched to 53 Elm Street for a report that someone left a young child unattended in a vehicle. Upon arrival I saw a vehicle matching the description with a child in the back seat and who I recognize to be Benjamin Heath in the driver seat. After telling Heath multiple times to stop, and provide his license, registration, and proof of insurance Heath proceeded to drive off. After not being able to locate Heath I spoke with an individual that had camera footage of Heath leaving the vehicle unintended with the child inside. It was later found that Heath is Criminal DLS. After contacting and speaking with Heath, he denied such actions. Heath was finger printed, photographed, and released on a citation to appear on May 22, 2023 at 0830 hours at Caledonia Superior Court.

COURT ACTION: Yes
LODGED: No
COURT DATE: 05/22/2023
COURT: Caledonia
MUG SHOT: Yes
BAIL: No

23SJ000864 - DUI #1

CASE#: 23SJ000864
OFFICER: Gerrish / Cpl. Hartwell
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: March 17, 2023 @ 2313
LOCATION: Memorial Drive
VIOLATION: DUI #1

ACCUSED: Derek Wentworth (23)
RESIDENCE: Northumberland, NH

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On March 17, 2023, at about 2313 hours, a St. Johnsbury Police Department patrol officer stopped a motor vehicle on Memorial Drive for an observed motor vehicle violation. The operator, Derek Wentworth, displayed signs of impairment by alcohol. After an investigation, Wentworth was arrested for suspicion of DUI #1 and brought back to the police department wherein he refused to provide an evidentiary breath sample. Wentworth was released to a sober adult with a citation into Caledonia Superior Court and an arraignment date of April 3, 2023 at 0830 hours.