Six DWI arrests in region
MORNING UPDATE -- Six DWI arrests in region
At 3:58 a.m. Sunday, Glens Falls Police Officer Brian Lashway arrested Shannon J. Blanchard, 30, of Fort Ann on a misdemeanor aggravated DWI charge after she was seen speeding and making an improper turn on Washington Street, said Glens Falls Police Sgt. John Winchell. Her blood-alcohol content was found to be 0.18 percent, more than double the 0.08 percent threshold for DWI, police said.
Twenty minutes later, Winchell pulled over Michael R. Degraw, 28, of Gansevoort after Degraw nearly hit Winchell's patrol car pulling out of the Elm Street parking lot, Winchell said. He was found to have a BAC of 0.14 percent and was charged with misdemeanor DWI and ticketed for failure to keep right, Winchell said.
At 4:28 a.m., Glens Falls Police Officer Dan Habshi arrested Nicole J. Lapier, 22, of Moreau after he spotted her driving in the wrong lane on Broad Street, Winchell said. Her BAC was found to be 0.11 percent, and in addition to misdemeanor DWI she was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, police said.
All three were relased pending prosecution in City Court.
According to the State Police public information website, state troopers made three DWI arrests in the region late Friday and early Saturday.
At 9:39 p.m., troopers arrested Vincent H. Bonner, 47, of Moreau after stopping him on Fortsville Road in Moreau. He was charged with misdemeanor DWI and released.
Troopers arrested Gregory L. Thomas, 52, of Stony Creek after pulling him over on Harrisburg Road at 9:45 p.m. Friday. In addition to misdemeanor DWI, he was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.
At 1:45 a.m. Saturday, John R. McClure, 28, of Granville was arrested following a traffic stop on Route 22 in Granville. He was charged with misdemeanor counts of DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and ticketed for not wearing a seat belt, drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle and unsafe movement of a stopped vehicle.
All three were released pending prosecution in court.
Local police made six driving while intoxicated arrests between Friday night and early Sunday, including three arrests by Glens Falls Police in a half-hour early Sunday.
At 3:58 a.m. Sunday, Glens Falls Police Officer Brian Lashway arrested Shannon J. Blanchard, 30, of Fort Ann on a misdemeanor aggravated DWI charge after she was seen speeding and making an improper turn on Washington Street, said Glens Falls Police Sgt. John Winchell. Her blood-alcohol content was found to be 0.18 percent, more than double the 0.08 percent threshold for DWI, police said.
Twenty minutes later, Winchell pulled over Michael R. Degraw, 28, of Gansevoort after Degraw nearly hit Winchell's patrol car pulling out of the Elm Street parking lot, Winchell said. He was found to have a BAC of 0.14 percent and was charged with misdemeanor DWI and ticketed for failure to keep right, Winchell said.
At 4:28 a.m., Glens Falls Police Officer Dan Habshi arrested Nicole J. Lapier, 22, of Moreau after he spotted her driving in the wrong lane on Broad Street, Winchell said. Her BAC was found to be 0.11 percent, and in addition to misdemeanor DWI she was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, police said.
All three were relased pending prosecution in City Court.
According to the State Police public information website, state troopers made three DWI arrests in the region late Friday and early Saturday.
At 9:39 p.m., troopers arrested Vincent H. Bonner, 47, of Moreau after stopping him on Fortsville Road in Moreau. He was charged with misdemeanor DWI and released.
Troopers arrested Gregory L. Thomas, 52, of Stony Creek after pulling him over on Harrisburg Road at 9:45 p.m. Friday. In addition to misdemeanor DWI, he was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.
At 1:45 a.m. Saturday, John R. McClure, 28, of Granville was arrested following a traffic stop on Route 22 in Granville. He was charged with misdemeanor counts of DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and ticketed for not wearing a seat belt, drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle and unsafe movement of a stopped vehicle.
All three were released pending prosecution in court.