PRESS RELEASE
Bellows Falls Police Department
170 Rockingham Street Bellows Falls VT
802-463-1234
Tips Line: 802-463-2373
OFFICER(S): Sergeant Ian Tuttle
DATE/TIME: May 30th, 2024, at approximately 2131 hours
LOCATION (specific): 127 Missing Link Rd #21, Rockingham, VT
VIOLATION: Fugitive from Justice
ACCUSED: Robert M. Mayer (age 39)
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Rockingham, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On May 30th, 2024, at approximately 2300 hours, officers with the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested Robert M. Mayer, age 39, of Rockingham, Vermont, as being a fugitive from justice.
Officers learned that Mayer was wanted in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for charges of Possession of a Class B & E Substance, Trafficking in Cocaine (200 grams or more), and a probation violation. Officers learned that Mayer was inside of a residence at the above address and attempted to make contact with him. After a period of time, Mayer exited the residence and surrendered himself to officers on scene without incident.
Mayer was arrested and transported from the scene. Mayer was ordered held in lieu of $25,000 cash or surety bail, and subsequently turned over to the custody of the Vermont Department of Corrections. He was issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court – Windham Criminal Division on 05/31/2024.
The Bellows Falls Police Department would like to thank the Walpole (NH) Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police, Golden Cross Ambulance, and the Rockingham Volunteer Fire Department for their assistance with this incident.
