William Laporte, 20, of Guilford, VT

Officer Fletcher


​On 9/14/19 at approximately 12:18PM officers from the Brattleboro Police department responded to a motor vehicle crash on Main St. It was reported a truck had struck 2 parked and unoccupied vehicles. A witness on scene reported the truck left the scene, but he was able to provide a registration number.
 
            The witness reported the suspects truck sustained damage to the passenger front wheel. Dept of Motor vehicle records indicated the suspect vehicle was registered to William Laporte of Guilford.
 
            A truck matching the description was located several hours later on a trailer  being towed behind another truck. The plates had been removed, the damage still visible. Laporte was operating the second truck and admitted to having been involved in the crash.
 
            Laporte was arrested and transported to the Brattleboro Police station where he was processed for the offense. Laporte was released on citation to appea at the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division on 10/29/19 at 0800 hours.

Jamie Brownell, 35, of Putney, VT

Officer Hamilton

On August 5 2019 at approximately 1645 hours officers of the Brattleboro Police Department received a report of a possibly intoxicated driver at a business on Putney Road.

Thereafter other reports of the vehicle acting erratically came in, and Vermont State Police and Windham County Sheriffs were notified to be on the lookout for the vehicle. Windham County Sheriffs located and stopped the vehicle, and arrested the operator, Jamie Brownell, for Driving Under the Influence.

Subsequent investigation revealed that Brownell struck another vehicle in a parking lot in the area and left the scene. Brownell was issued a citation for Leaving the Scene of an Accident and released. Brownell will appear in Windham County Superior Court: Criminal Division on September 10 to face the charge.

Jonathan Prentiss, 62, of Hinsdale, NH

Officer Emery

On 02/12/19, the Brattleboro Police Department took a report of a motor vehicle crash on Main St. It was reported that one of the vehicles had left the scene.  After an investigation, it was determined that Jonathan M. Prentiss, 62, of Hinsdale, NH had been involved in the crash and left the scene.  Prentiss was arrested and issued a citation to appear at Windham County Superior Court, Criminal Division, on 04/23/19 to answer to the charge.

Erik Coughlin, 33, of Guilford, VT

Officer Penniman

On 12/11/18 Brattleboro Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Orchard St. It was reported that one of the vehicles involved had fled the scene.
 
Police located the vehicle that fled in Memorial Park. The vehicle had been abandonded.
 
Investigation revealed that Erik Coughlin, a 33 year old male from Guilford, had been operating the vehicle.
 
Coughlin fled the scene of the accident, and abandoned the vehicle.
 
Coughlin was issued a citation for Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and for Grossly Negligent Operation. Coughlin will appear in court on 1/29/19 to answer his charges.
 
There were no injuries resulting from the crash, and the road remained open during the duration.

Michael A. St. Pierre, 24, of New York

Officer Fletcher

On 9/15/2018 at approximately 7:32 PM Brattleboro Police responded to a report of a retail theft at a Putney Road business where a subject fled in a motor vehicle.  The vehicle struck another vehicle and a pedestrian as it fled.  Police were given information about the vehicle and stopped it on High Street.  The pedestrian, a 35 year old male, was treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries. 
 
The operator of a black 2015 Nissan Altima, Michael A. St Pierre (24 of New York City, NY), was subsequently arrested.  St Pierre was held in lieu of $1,000 bail.  St Pierre has been charged with Reckless Endangerment, Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Simple Assault and will appear at court at a later date and time to answer to the charges.
 
At the time of this press release the subject who committed the theft has not been identified.  Anyone with information is asked to please contact the Brattleboro Police Department at (802)257-7950. 

Axis Balsley, 18, of Guilford, VT

Officer Fletcher

On 3/18/18 at approximately 4:00pm, Officers from the Brattleboro Police Dept responded to the area of Canal St and Fairground Rd for a report of a motor vehicle accident. The victim reported the vehicle that hit them had left the area. There were no reported injuries. The vehicle sustained minor damage when the suspect vehicle sideswiped them on Fairground Rd.The operator of the offending vehicle was later identified as Axis Balsley of Guilford, VT.

Balsley was processed for the crime of Leaving the scene of an accident and issued a citation to appear at the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division on 4/24/18 at 0800 hours