HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/01/2019 - False Pretenses / Identity Theft - 19SB004503
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INCIDENT TYPE: DATE/TIME REPORTED:
False Pretenses / Identity Theft / Possession of
Heroin / Possession of Cocaine / Violation of
Conditions of Release May 1st, 2019
INCIDENT NUMBER: LOCATION:
19SB004503 Red Rocks Park
INVESTIGATOR: INVESTIGATOR CONTACT:
Det. Sean Pope / Ofc. Martin Maloney spope@southburlingtonpolice.org
AUTHOR: APPROVED BY:
Chief Shawn P. Burke Chief Shawn P. Burke
SUPECT: AGE: CITY OF RESIDENCE:
Eugene Streeter 34 Burlington, VT
SUSPECT: AGE: CITY OF RESIDENCE
Kaitlin Nelson 32 Burlington, VT
SUSPECT DISPOSITION:
Arraigned
NARRATIVE:
During the latter part of April 2019 the South Burlington Police Department began to receive a number of reports
regarding vehicles being broken into while parked at Red Rocks Park. This investigation was quickly taken up by both
the patrol and detective divisions of the Department.
During the early afternoon hours of May 1st, 2019 investigators stopped a car occupied by the suspects developed
during the investigation. During the course of this traffic stop Eugene Streeter (34 YOA) and Kaitlin Nelson (32 YOA)
both of Burlington were arrested on separate charges. At the time of his arrest, Streeter was found in possession of
40 bags of heroin while Nelson was found in possession of misdemeanor quantities of both heroin and cocaine.
Investigators charged Streeter with six counts of false pretenses and identity theft for his use of the stolen credit and
debit cards taken from vehicles parked at Red Rocks Park in April of 2019. Nelson was charged with Violation of
Conditions of release in addition to the new drug charges.
Crime as outlined here highlights the intersection of drug addiction and criminality. The opportunity to break into a
vehicle containing a hand bag, purse, or other valuables left in plain sight is simply too tempting. The South
Burlington Police Department urges everyone to remove valuables from their car or otherwise stow valuables out of
sight.
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