Arrest - Fugitive From Justice & Vermont State Arrest Warrant

Offenses: Fugitive From Justice State Arrest Warrant Incident Number: 19S001739 Investigating Officer: Prince / Neily Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 03/22/2019 @ 2228 Hrs Defendant: Joseph Higginbotham, 27, Springfield, VT

Summary of Incident:

On 03/22/2019 at approximately 2228 hours Officers made contact with Joseph Higginbotham who allegedly had an active Arrest Warrant out of Vermont as well as an active Arrest Warrant out of New Hampshire. 

Joseph was arrested and transported to the Springfield Police Department for processing.

Joseph was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 03/25/2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Fugitive from Justice. Joseph was subsequently lodged at Southern State Correctional Facility in lieu of $20,000 cash or surety bail.

Arrest - Criminal DLS

Offenses: Criminal DLS Incident Number: 19SF001437 Investigating Officer: Prince Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 03/10/2019 @ 2152 Hrs Defendant: Maureen Gould, 40, Springfield, VT

Summary of Incident:

On 03/10/2019 Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Parker Hill. Maureen Gould was allegedly the operator of the vehicle and she is criminally suspended.

Maureen was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 04/30/2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Criminal DLS.

Arrest - DUI & Possession of Narcotic

Offenses: DUI   &  Possession of Narcotic Incident Number: 19SF000797 Investigating Officer: Prince Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 02/08/2019 @ 1921 Hrs  Defendant: Thomas Keck, 55, Andover, VT

Summary of Incident:

On 02/08/2019 Officers were dispatched to the area of the McDonald's for a report of a subject slumped over the wheel. Officers located the vehicle and made contact with the operator. The operator was allegedly Thomas Keck. Thomas was arrested and transported to Springfield Hospital.

Thomas was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 04/02/2019 to answer to the alleged charge of DUI and Possession of Narcotic.

Arrest - Home Improvement Fraud

Offenses:  Home Improvement Fraud Incident Number:  18SF010050 Investigating Officer:   Anthony W. Leonard Date/Time of Incident/Arrest:  Incident reported on 11/30/18                                                    Arrest made on 03/15/19 Defendant: Joseph R. Castricone age 52 of Vernon, VT

Summary of Incident:

Complainant reports hiring Castricone (DBA Vermont Vinyl) to replace gutters at his home in Springfield. Complainant alleges that after paying Castricone fifty percent as down payment the work was never done and no refund was ever made to him for the down payment. 

Contract was signed in early April of 2018 and as of the date of complaint, November 11, 2018 no work or refund had been done or made.

Castricone was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on May 7, 2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Home Improvement Fraud.

Arrest - Violation of Conditions of Release

Offenses: Violation of Conditions of Release Incident Number: 19SF001592 Investigating Officer: Prince Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 03/16/2019 @ 2205 Hrs Defendant: Joseph Higginbotham, 27, Springfield, VT

Summary of Incident:

On 03/16/2019 Officers allegedly made contact with Joseph Higginbotham. Joseph was allegedly found to be in violation of his conditions of release. Joseph was arrested and transported to the Springfield Police Department for processing. 

Joseph was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 03/18/2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Violation of Conditions of Release.

Arrest - Domestic Assault and Interference with Emergency Services

Offenses: Domestic Assault and interference with emergency services Incident Number: 19SF001594 Investigating Officer: Deslauriers Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 3-16-2019 2330 Defendant: Brandon Menard, 26, Springfield VT

Summary of Incident:

On 3-16-2019 The Springfield Police were alerted by the Chester Police reference a possible domestic assault that had taken place. The victim alleged that the defendant physically assaulted her and then prevented her from contacting police. The victim was able to escape with her young child and travel to her parent's house where the police were notified. The defendant was later contacted and taken into custody without incident.

Menard was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 3-18-2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Domestic Assault and interference with emergency services.

Arrest - Unlawful Trespass

Offenses: Unlawful Trespass

Incident Number:  19SF001372

Investigating Officer:   A. Leonard

Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: Incident 03/07/19 @ 21:29 Arrest 03/12/19 @ 21:25

Defendant:  Cody M. Martin age 22 of Springfield, VT

Summary of Incident:

Employees of Shaw's Supermarket reporting subject at the store who has been trespassed. Offender identified as Cody M. Martin of Springfield. Martin was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on April 2, 2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Unlawful Trespass.

Arrest - Arrest on Warrant - Resisting Arrest

Offenses: Resisting Arrest Incident Number: 19SF001108 Investigating Officer: Prince Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 02/23/2019 @ 1647 Hrs Defendant: Joshua Congdon, 39, Springfield, VT

Summary of Incident:

On 02/23/2019 Officers made contact with Joshua Congdon who had an active arrest warrant. During the arrest Joshua allegedly resisted and was charged with Resisting Arrest.

Joshua was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 04/16/2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Resisting Arrest. 

Joshua was subsequently lodged at Southern State Correctional Facility in lieu of $200 cash or surety bail.

Arrest - DUI

Offenses: DUI Incident Number: 19SF001435 Investigating Officer: Deslauriers Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 3-10-2019 1857 Defendant: Gerald C. Weeks, 57, Springfield VT

Summary of Incident:

On March 10^th 2019 Officer were alerted to an alleged erratic operator traveling West on Vermont Route 11. 

Officers were able to locate the vehicle in the Springfield Plaza. The operator was identified as Gerald Weeks who was subsequently arrested for the alleged offense of DUI .

Weeks was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on March 26^th, 2019 to answer to the alleged charge of DUI.

Arrest - Possession of Cocaine

Offenses: Possession of Cocaine

Incident Number: 19SF001228

Investigating Officer: Prince

Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 03/01/2019 @ 0605 Hrs D

efendant: Robert Newton, 49, Springfield VT

Summary of Incident:

On 03/01/2019 Officers observed a broken down vehicle on Seavers Brook Road. Robert Newton was the alleged owner of the vehicle. Upon speaking with Robert it was discovered that he was allegedly in possession of crack cocaine.

Robert was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 04/23/2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Possession of Cocaine

Arrest - DUI 2 - Refusal

Offenses: DUI 2 Refusal

Incident Number: 19SF001119

Investigating Officer: Deslauriers

Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 2-24-2019 @1810

Defendant: Daniel Gagnon

Summary of Incident:

On 2-24-19 Officers were summoned to the Springfield Hospital for what was believed to be an intoxicated male subject who had shown up to pick up a patient.  Hospital staff believed the male subject was intoxicated due to his manner of operation in the parking lot and abstract behavior. 

On arrival the defendant was identified as Daniel Gagnon.  Gagnon was put through field sobriety exercises and it was determined that Gagnon was allegedly higher than the legal limit to operate a motor vehicle on a public highway.

Gagnon was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on March 12, 2019 to answer to the alleged charge of DUI 2 Refusal.

Arrest - Possession of Stolen Property

Offenses: Possession of Stolen Property

Incident Number: 19SF001045

Investigating Officer: Prince

Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 02/20/2019 @ 0032 Hrs 

Defendant: Trevor Augustinowicz, 28, Springfield, VT

Summary of Incident:

On 02/19/2019 Officers were given information about a possible stolen vehicle being in Springfield. On 02/20/2019 at approximately 0032 hours Officers observed the stolen vehicle on Pearl Street.

A traffic stop was conducted and Trevor Augustinowicz was allegedly the operator of the vehicle. 

Trevor was taken into custody and transported to the Springfield Police Department for processing. K-9 AJ alerted on the vehicle and a search of the vehicle revealed numerous bath salt and heroin paraphernalia.

Trevor was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 04/16/2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Possession of Stolen Property.

Arrest - Disorderly Conduct

Offenses: Disorderly Conduct 

Incident Number: 19SF001193 

Investigating Officer: Sgt. Call

Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 2-27-19 approximately after 2100 hours 

Defendant: Timothy Decelle, 38, Springfield VT

Summary of Incident:

On February 27, 2019 the Springfield Girls Varsity Basketball Team was playing the Bellows Falls Girls Varsity Basketball Team as a part of playoffs. The game was intense and the patrons were actively involved in cheering on their respective teams. After the Springfield Girls Varsity Basketball Team won, an alleged fight broke about between patrons. 

During this time it was unknown who or how the altercation allegedly started. As parties were broken up it was advised that one subject was punching kids. When this subject was pointed out he was contacted by officers and allegedly began offering statements and resistance. 

This subject was later identified as Timothy Decelle and was detained while the investigation continued. Allegedly several subject advised that Timothy was the cause of the disturbance and the subject allegedly punched was allegedly not willing to come forward. 

Decelle was later taken into custody for the alleged crime of Disorderly Conduct.

Timothy Decelle was cited to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Criminal District, Windsor Unit on April 23, 2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Disorderly Conduct. 

Decelle was released from the custody of the police department to the custody of Springfield Probation and Parole.

Arrest - DLS Criminal

Offenses: Criminal DLS

Incident Number: 19SF001167

Investigating Officer: Fitzgibbons

Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 2/26/19 at 1344 

Defendant: Margaret Fellows, 30, Bellows Falls, VT

Summary of Incident: 

Fellows was stopped for an alleged motor vehicle violation and found to be criminally suspended.

Fellows was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 4/16/19 to answer to the alleged charge of Criminal DLS

Arrest - Simple Assault

Offenses: Simple Assault

Incident Number: 19SF001097

Investigating Officer: Prince

Date/Time of Incident/Arrest: 02/22/2019 @ 1830 Hrs 

Defendant: Seth Robinson, 37, Springfield, VT

Summary of Incident:

On 02/22/2019 Officers were dispatched to the area of 43 Summer Street for a report of an assault that had just occurred. Following a brief investigation, Seth Robinson was allegedly the aggressor and charged with Simple Assault.

Seth was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on 04/16/2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Simple Assault.

Arrest - Burglary

Offenses:  Burglary

Incident Number:  18SF005674

Investigating Officer:   Ofc. Leonard

Date/Time of Incident/Arrest:    March 1, 2019 @ 19:22 hours

Defendant: Cody Martin age 22 of Springfield, VT

Summary of Incident:                                          

Martin was cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on April 2, 2019 to answer to the alleged charge of Burglary. Martin is alleged to have broken into his father's residence in June of 2018.