Alicia Simonds, 30, of Brattleboro, VT

Officer Penniman

On 3/27/21 Brattleboro Police conducted a motor vehicle stop due to several violations on I91S in the area of exit 3.

Upon speaking with the operator, Alicia Simonds, a 30 year old female residing in Brattleboro, officers observed indicators of impairment.

Further investigation lead to Simonds being placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI-Drugs.

Officers were also informed that Simonds currently had court ordered conditions of release prohibiting her from driving unless she had a valid operators license. Simonds license was suspended at the time of the incident.

Simonds was transported to the Brattleboro Police Department. There she was processed, and released on a citation for DUI and Contempt of Court. Simonds will appear at Windham County Superior Court on 4/13/21 to answer her charges.

Douglas Frank, 65, of Brattleboro, VT

Officer Lockerby

On 3/1/2021 at approximately 1642 hours officers of the Brattleboro Police Department responded to a business on Putney Road for a suspicious complaint. Officers made contact with a subject who was identified as Douglas W. Frank. Further investigation revealed that Frank had been operating a motor vehicle and was under the influence of alcohol. It was also discovered that Frank had paid a female cash with intent of receving prostitution services. Frank was placed under arrest and transported to the Brattleboro Police Department where he was processed, issued a citation and released. Frank is scheduled to appear in Windham County Superior Court: Criminal Division on 3/16/2021 to answer to the charges.

Louis Robinson, 59, of Chesterfield, NH

Officer Llewelyn

On 2/6/21 Officers of the Brattleboro Police Department were on patrol on Putney Rd. Officers conducted a motor vehicle stop for an equipment violation on a blue truck. The driver was identified as Louis Robinson a 59 year old male. Subsequent investigation led to the arrest of Robinson for DUI. Robinson was transported to the Brattleboro Police Department where he was later released on a citation to appear in Windham County Superior Court Criminal Division on 2/23/21.
 
 

John Whelan, 71, of Dummerston, VT

Officer Cunningham

On December 24, 2020 officers of the Brattleboro Police Department, received information there was a possible operator of a vehicle driving while under the influence who had crashed into another vehicle on Black Mountain Road. The officers found the vehicle and conducted a motor vehicle stop on Black Mountain Road. Subsequent investigation revealed John Whelan, the operator of the vehicle, was under the influence of alcohol while operating a motor vehicle and left the scene of an accident without providing his information.

Whelan was placed under arrest, and transported to the Brattleboro Police Department. There he was processed, and released on a citation. Whelan will appear at Windham County Superior Court on January 12, 2021 to answer for the charge.

Rudy Martinez, 30, of Brattleboro, VT

Officer Penniman

On 12/12/20 Brattleboro Police conducted a motor vehicle stop on a Be On The Lookout vehicle. Both Brattleboro Police and Vermont State Police had received complaints that the operator, Rudy L. Martinez, a 30 year old male from Brattleboro, was impaired by drugs and was operating the vehicle.

The stop was conducted on Putney Rd. at the intersection of Black Mountain Rd. After investigation, Martinez was placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI-Drugs.

​Martinez was transported to the Brattleboro Police Department. There he was processed, and released on a citation. Martinez will appear at Windham County Superior Court on 1/12/21 to answer his charge.

Willard Carpenter, 72, of Greenfield, MA

Officer Llewelyn

On 11/23/2020 at approximately 1916 hours Officers of the Brattleboro Police Department were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle crash at the exit 3 roundabout. Officers arrived on the scene and observed a black sedan on the grass and to have damage to the undercarriage and driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was also involved in two crashes with other vehicles before it crashed at the roundabout. Subsequent investigation led to the arrest of the operator of the vehicle Willard Carpenter. Carpenter was transferred to BMH for minor injuries. Carpenter was later issued a citation for DUI and released. Carpenter will appear in Windham County Superior Court Criminal Division on 12/15/2020 to answer to his charge.
 

Drew Kennison, 29 of Brattleboro, VT

Officer Carbone

On November 15, 2020, Officers of the Brattleboro Police Department conducted a motor vehicle stop on Canal St in the parking lot of a local business.  Subsequent investigation led to the arrest of Drew M. Kennison for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.  Kennison was transported to the Brattleboro Police Department for processing, and then released on a citation.  Kennison is to appear in the Windham County Superior Court; Criminal Division on December 15, 2020, to answer to the charge.

Micah McTaggart, 34, of Brattleboro, VT

Officer Llewelyn and Officer Cooke

On 11/21/2020 Officers of the Brattleboro Police Department responded to a report of a single vehicle crash in the area of Putney Rd. and Wantastiquet Dr. Officers arrived and saw a 4-door sedan in the back yard of a residence on Wantastiquet Dr. The vehicle was traveling on Putney Rd. at a high rate of speed, lost control, crashed into a tree and then went through a residential fence before it finally came to rest. The operator, Micah McTaggart suffered significant injuries and was rushed to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and later transported to Dartmouth Medical Facility. McTaggart later was issued a citation for DUI and Gross Negligent Operation and released. The vehicle was towed out of the backyard. No one else was injured in the crash. McTaggart will appear in Windham County Superior Court Criminal Division on 12/15/2020 to answer to his charge.
 

August Roach, 29, of Brattleboro, VT

Sgt. Stanley

​On 11/28/2020 information was provided to the Brattleboro  Police Department regarding a suspicious vehicle that may have been involved in a collision on Meadowbrook Road. A notice was aired to local agencies to be on the lookout for the described vehicle. At approximately 4:11pm the vehicle was observed on Marlboro Road in the Town of Brattleboro and a motor vehicle stop was conducted for defective equipment. Subsequent investigation led to the arrest of August M Roach for Driving Under the Influence. Roach was transported to the Brattleboro  Police Department where he was later cited and released to appear in Windham County Superior Court; Criminal Division on 12/15/20 to answer to the offense.
            

Steven Hull, 52, of Brattleboro, VT

Officer Lockerby

On November 22, 2020 at approximately 1644 hours officers of the Brattleboro Police Department responded to a parking lot on Marlboro Road for a report of a possible intoxicated driver. The person and vehicle were located and the owner and operator was identified as Steven C. Hull. Subsequent investigation revealed that Hull was in possession of 164 bags of fentanyl and was also in possession of cocaine. It was also discovered that Hull had been driving under the influence of drugs. Hull was placed under arrest and transported to the Brattleboro Police Department where he was fingerprinted and photographed. He was issued a citation and released, and is scheduled to appear in Windham County Superior Court: Criminal Division on December 15, 2020 to face the charges.