BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) — Bennington Police arrested Jonathan R. Sprowson, Rebecca Luczynski, and Hailey M. Smith after a theft investigation at House Depot on September 30. Police reported a buyer noticed Sprowson leaving with out paying. An off-duty officer additionally noticed this happen, following Sprowson out of the shop.
Officers reported a buyer noticed Sprowson leaving a House Depot with out paying for a lot of gadgets. The client informed a retailer worker who requested Sprowson to cease however he didn’t. Police report that an off-duty officer adopted Sprowson out of the shop to an awaiting automotive the place he informed Sprowson he was a policeman and requested him to cease. Allegedly, Luczynski and Smith had been within the automotive ready, Luczynski being the motive force.
Police reported that Sprowson pulled away from the officer, acquired within the automotive, and informed the motive force to depart. Allegedly, Sprowson left the passenger aspect door open whereas Luczynski drove away, inflicting the off-duty officer to leap into the automotive to keep away from being hit or run over. Police reported the officer tried to get Luczynski to cease the automotive however refused, leaving the off-duty officer clinging to the automotive whereas driving across the House Depot parking zone.
Police report Luczynski finally stopped, Sprowson and Smith left the automotive and ran throughout North Bennington Street to a Chili’s parking zone. The officer reportedly chased the 2 and was in a position to take Sprowson into custody, turning him over to arriving on-duty Bennington police. Police report Smith was taken into custody later that day.
Based on police, Luczynski drove away however was adopted by a driver who noticed the incident within the House Depot parking zone and contacted the Bennington Police. Bennington Officers had been in a position to cease Luczynski and take her into custody with none additional incidents. Officers recovered $1,892 value of stole merchandise from House Depot. Police reported the off-duty officer had minor accidents to her decrease legs because of the incident.
Costs for Sprowson
- Felony Retail Theft
- Aggravated assault on a police officer
- Impeding
- Eluding
Costs for Smith
- Felony Retail Theft
- Aggravated assault on a police officer
- Impeding
- Eluding
Costs for Luczynski
- Aggravated assault on a police officer
- Possession of stolen property
- Eluding an officer
- Gross negligent operation of a motorized vehicle
Sprowson, Smith, and Luczynski had been issued bail within the quantity of $10,000 every with situations of launch to seem in Vermont Superior Court docket-Bennington Felony Division on Monday, October 3, at 12:30 p.m. They had been held at Marble Valley Correctional Facility till their arraignments.
