Vt. police cite Springfield woman for attempting to enter US in stolen car
ST. ALBANS, Vt. — A Springfield, Massachusetts, woman allegedly attempted to enter the U.S. in a stolen car at a checkpoint in Vermont, according to state police.
Kristen Thrasher, 39, was trying to cross into the country via Highgate Springs, which is an entry point between Canada and the U.S., at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a Vermont State Police statement said.
The stolen car, a Hyundai, is registered to a Chicopee, Massachusetts, resident, police said.
Upon their arrival to the scene, troopers identified Thrasher as the sole occupant of the vehicle. She was issued a citation for operating the vehicle without the owner's consent.
The facts of the alleged crime do not satisfy the state's threshold for a felony charge of "aggravated operation without consent of owner," which is why Thrasher is facing a misdemeanor count, according to Adam Silverman, public information officer for the Vermont State Police.
Thrasher is scheduled to appear in Franklin County Superior Court on Sept. 8. The Hyundai was towed to the state police barracks in St. Albans, police said.
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