Mabe - DUI (4th or Subsequent Off. / Refusal) & Ignition Interlock Req.

 Bellows Falls Police Department

170 Rockingham Street 

Bellows Falls VT

802-463-1234

CASE #: 22BF003097                                               

OFFICER: Sgt. Ian Tuttle & Ofc. Robert LaBelle               

DATE/TIME:  12/24/2022 at approximately 2107 hours                                                                  

LOCATION (specific): Route 121, Westminster                  

VIOLATION: Driving Under the Influence (4^th or Subsequent Offense / Refusal)

                        & Ignition Interlock Restricted Driver’s License

ACCUSED: Matthew J. Mabe (age 40)                                            

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Saxtons River, Vermont

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On December 24^th, 2022, at approximately 2107 hours, an officer with the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested Matthew J. Mabe, age 40, of Saxtons River, Vermont for driving under the influence and ignition interlock required.

Mabe’s vehicle was stopped on Route 121 in the Town of Westminster after an officer observed a motor vehicle violation. After meeting with Mabe, indicators of impairment were observed. Standardized Field Sobriety Test’s were administered, and at the conclusion of the tests Mabe was arrested for DUI and ignition interlock required.

Mabe was transported to the Bellows Falls Police Department for the purpose of processing. At the completion, he was issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court – Windham Criminal Division on 01/03/2023 to answer to the charges of Driving Under the Influence (4^th or Subsequent Offense / Refusal) and Ignition Interlock Restricted Driver’s License.

The Bellows Falls Police Department was assisted by Deputies from the Windham County Sheriff's Office with this investigation.