State police: Car theft on Gregg Hill, and multiple Aug. 2 incidents
August 4, 2024 | By Lisa Scagliotti A recent car theft on Gregg Hill in Waterbury Center ended with Vermont State Police making two arrests in Williston. Meanwhile this weekend, Friday was a particularly busy day for Vermont State Police in and near Waterbury as troopers responded to multiple incidents on Interstate 89, Vermont Rt. 100 and at Little River State Park.
According to Trooper Ryan Riegler, state police received a report just after 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, that a vehicle had been stolen on Gregg Hill Road near the pulloff beside the path that leads to Elephant Rock on the Waterbury Reservoir.
The vehicle was an Audi S3 with the owner being a juvenile so police could not list their name, Riegler said.
Troopers said they worked with the victim and were able to locate the missing vehicle 30 miles away in Shaw’s grocery store parking lot at Taft Corners in Williston. Williston Police Department assisted by detaining two individuals found with two vehicles: the Audi stolen in Waterbury and a Dodge that also was stolen. Riegler said he could not share more details due to it being part of an ongoing investigation.
Police arrested 48-year-old Gregory Barreda of Burlington and Jennifer Cepeda, 38, of Colchester. They were taken to the state police barracks in Williston and issued citations to appear in Washington County Superior Court on Sept. 12. Each will face a charge of Operating Without Consent - Aggravated, according to the police report.
Friday, Aug. 2
Single-vehicle I-89 crash: Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on I-89 just before 5 a.m. at mile marker 72 southbound in Bolton. The driver, 32-year-old Kayla Tosi of Fairfax, was unhurt but police said they detected signs of impairment. During processing at the Williston state police barracks, Tosi was issued a citation to appear in Chittenden County Superior Court on Aug. 22 to answer to the charge of Driving Under the Influence-Refusal, police said.
Rt. 100 crash & assault on troopers: At 12:15 p.m. troopers from the Berlin barracks were called to Vermont Route 100 in Waterbury Center near Reservoir Road for a two-vehicle crash. One of the drivers, Anna Provost, 32 of Waterbury, was arrested and lodged at the Chittenden Correctional Center, police said. During the investigation, troopers said Provost was taken into custody for suspicion of Driving Under the Influence. Afterward at the Berlin barracks, police said Provost assaulted troopers. Provost was cited to appear in Washington County Superior Court-Criminal Division on Monday to face charges of DUI-Refusal, Negligent Operation and Assault on Law Enforcement.
I-89 crash: Just before 5:30 p.m., troopers responded to I-89 southbound at mile marker 67 north of the Waterbury exit after multiple reports that an SUV had collided into the guardrail. The driver, 43-year-old Daniel Williams of Marshfield, was unhurt, police said. Williams was cited to appear in Washington County Superior Court-Criminal Division on Aug. 22 on a DUI charge.
State park disturbance: At 10 p.m. on Friday, state police were called to Little River State Park for a report of a man threatening adjacent campers at the campground. Troopers said they met with Jesse Lubold of Waterbury who was refusing to leave the park. Lubold was arrested and taken to the Berlin state police barracks and released with citations to appear in Washington County Superior Court-Criminal Division on Sept. 5 to face charges of Unlawful Trespass and two counts of Criminal Threatening, police said.