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Sunday, November 13, 2022

Hier - DUI & VCR

  Bellows Falls Police Department

170 Rockingham Street 
Bellows Falls VT

802-463-1234

CASE #: 22BF002734

OFFICER: Cpl. Ian Tuttle & Ofc. Robert LaBelle  

DATE/TIME: 11/13/2022 at approximately 2322 hours

LOCATION (specific): Morgan St, Bellows Falls

VIOLATION: Driving Under the Influence & Violation of Conditions of Release (3 counts)

ACCUSED: Ashley L. Hier (age 31)

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bellows Falls, Vermont

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On November 12th, 2022, at approximately 2322 hours, an officer with the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested Ashley L. Hier, age 31, of Bellows Falls, Vermont for driving under the influence and violation of conditions of release.

Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Morgan St, subsequently discovered to be driven by Hier, after observing a motor vehicle violation. After meeting with Hier, she was found to be in violation of her court ordered conditions of release, which were set on 11/08/2022. Indicators of impairment were detected, and standardized field sobriety tests were administered. At the conclusion of the tests, Hier was arrested for VCR and DUI.

Hier was transported to the Bellows Falls Police Department for the purpose of processing. At the completion, she was issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court – Windham Criminal Division on 11/14/2022 to answer to the charges, per the court. Hier was additionally issued new conditions of release which were set by the court.