PRESS RELEASE
Bellows Falls Police Department
170 Rockingham Street Bellows Falls VT
802-463-1234
Tips Line: 802-463-2373
CASE #: 21BF000784
OFFICER: Ofc. Ian Tuttle & Sgt. Mario Checchi
DATE/TIME: 04/11/2021 at approximately
0003 hours
LOCATION (specific): Old Terrace, Bellows Falls & Rte 121,
Westminster
VIOLATION: Negligent Operation, Driving Under the Influence
ACCUSED: Shane D. Lisai (age 48)
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Saxtons River, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On April 11th,
2021 at approximately 0003 hours, an officer with the Bellows Falls Police
Department arrested Shane D. Lisai, age 48, of Saxtons River, Vermont for negligent
operation and driving under the influence.
Officers received a BOL (be on the lookout) for a vehicle operating in an
erratic manner. An officer ultimately located the suspected BOL vehicle and
observed motor vehicle violations while on Old Terrace in Bellows Falls. The
officer attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on the vehicle as it traveled
into the Town of Westminster on Route 121. The vehicle stopped shortly thereafter,
and the operator was identified as Lisai. Indicators of impairment were observed,
and Standardized Field Sobriety Test’s were administered. At the conclusion of
the tests Lisai was arrested for negligent operation and DUI.
Lisai was transported to the Vermont State Police – Westminster Barracks
for the purpose of processing. At the completion of processing, Lisai was
issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court – Windham Criminal
Division on 06/01/2021 to answer to the charges.