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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Toussaint - Driving with a Criminally Suspended License & Arrest on Instate Warrant

 


PRESS RELEASE
Bellows Falls Police Department
170 Rockingham Street Bellows Falls VT
802-463-1234
Tips Line: 802-463-2373

  

 CASE #: 21BF001626                                               

 OFFICER: Ofc. Ian Tuttle & Ofc. Robert Labelle               

 DATE/TIME:  07/07/2021 at approximately 0842 hours                                                                  

 LOCATION (specific): Atkinson St / Underhill Ave, Bellows Falls            

 VIOLATION: Driving with a Criminally Suspended License & Arrest on Instate Warrant            

 ACCUSED: Gideon Toussaint (age 40)                                            

 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bellows Falls, Vermont  

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On July 7th, 2021 at approximately 0842 hours, an officer with the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested Gideon Toussaint, age 40, of Bellows Falls, Vermont on an active instate arrest warrant and for driving with a criminally suspended license.

While attempting to locate Toussaint on the arrest warrant Toussaint came driving into the locations the officers were located. Officers were aware that Toussaint’s license was criminally suspended.

Toussaint was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Bellows Falls Police Department for processing. Toussaint was ultimately transported to Southern State Correctional Facility in lieu of bail by the Windham County Sheriff’s Office. Toussaint was issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court - Windham Criminal Division on 08/31/2021 to answer to the DLS charge.

 

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