Bellows Falls Police Department
802-463-1234
CASE #: 23BF001430
OFFICER: Sgt. Ian Tuttle, Ofc. Robert LaBelle, Ofc. Nicholas Lawrence
DATE/TIME: 06/02/2023 at approximately 0010 hours
LOCATION (specific): Henry St Ext, Bellows Falls
VIOLATION: Driving with a Criminally Suspended License & Violation of Conditions of Release
ACCUSED: Brian M. Brownell (age 40)
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bellows Falls, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On June 2nd, 2023, at approximately 0010 hours, an officer with the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested Brian M. Brownell, age 40, of Bellows Falls, Vermont for driving with a criminally suspended license and violation of conditions of release.
While on patrol an officer located a vehicle stopped on Henry St Ext at the intersection of Pine St. The officer discovered that the operator of the vehicle, subsequently identified as Brownell, had fallen asleep at the wheel. The officer stopped to check on Brownell, and subsequently discovered that his license was criminally suspended in the State of Vermont, and he was in violation of active court ordered conditions.
Brownell was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Bellows Falls Police Department for processing. Brownell was ultimately released on a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court - Windham Criminal Division on 07/11/2023 to answer to the charges.
The Bellows Falls Police Department was assisted on scene with this
investigation by officers from the Walpole (NH) Police Department.
