PRESS RELEASE
Bellows Falls Police Department
170 Rockingham Street Bellows Falls VT
802-463-1234
Tips Line: 802-463-2373
OFFICER: Ofc. R. LaBelle and Ofc. T. Raymond
DATE/TIME: 6/21/2024 at approximately 0100 hours
LOCATION (specific): West St/Front St, Bellows Falls
VIOLATION: Possession of Heroin and Resisting Arrest
ACCUSED: Matthew Lawrence (age 30)
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bellows Falls, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On June 21st, 2024, at approximately 0100 hours, an officer with the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested Matthew Lawrence, age 30, of Bellows Falls, Vermont for Possession of Heroin and Resisting Arrest.
At approximately 0051 hours Officers of the Bellows Falls Police Department was checking the area of West St for Matthew Lawrence who had an In-State Arrest Warrant. Upon locating Lawrence, he fled on foot toward the direction of Front St and Center St where he placed under arrest on his warrant along with additional charges for possession of heroin and resisting arrest
Lawrence was transported to the Bellows Falls Police Department for the purpose of processing. At the completion, Lawrence was issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court – Windham Criminal Division on 8/6/2024 to answer the charge. Lawrence was lodged at Southern State Correctional Facility on his arrest warrant.
COURT ACTION: Y
CITED – DATE: 8/6/2024
COURT: Windham County Superior Court – Criminal Division
Police have no control over bail, or incarceration. Those matters are handled by the Judicial System, including the Judges, Court Clerks, and the State Attorney’s Office.
