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Friday, November 13, 2020

Sale of Heroin, Possession of Heroin, Firearm, Cruelty to a Child

 

Bellows Falls Police Department

170 Rockingham Street Bellows Falls VT

802-463-1234

Tips Line: 802-463-2373

 

CASE #:          20BF003413

 

OFFICER: Det. Sgt. M. Checchi

 

DATE/TIME: 11/13/20          00:02 am

 

LOCATION (specific): Front St. Bellows Falls, VT   

 

VIOLATION: Sale of Heroin X4; Possession of Heroin X6; Persons prohibited from possessing a firearm; Cruelty to a child;

 

ACCUSED:    Elizabeth J. McAllister           Age: 58           City/State: Bellows Falls, VT

                       

 

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: The Bellows Falls Police Department began an investigation into the distribution of Heroin in October of 2020. Over the course of the months of October and November, investigation revealed that Elizabeth J. McAllister was distributing heroin from her residence in Bellows Falls. This investigation was led by the Bellows Falls Police Department with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In the early morning hours of November 13th, 2020 members of the Bellows Falls Police Department, DEA, Hartford (VT) PD, and Walpole (NH) PD executed a search warrant on McAllister’s residence. Officers located and seized a firearm, heroin, and US Currency. McAllister was arrested and charged with four (4) counts of the Sale of Heroin; six (6) counts of Possession of Heroin; Persons prohibited from possessing a firearm; and cruelty to a child. She was lodged at the Southern State Correctional Facility where she was ordered held on $5,000 cash or surety bond with conditions. She was cited to appear on 11/13/20 at 12:30 pm in the Vermont Superior Court-Windham Criminal Division.