HIGHGATE SPRINGS — A Massachusetts woman was cited for operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent after attempting to cross into the United States in a stolen car Monday evening.
Vermont State Police troopers from the St. Albans Barracks responded to the Highgate Point of Entry at approximately 7:30 p.m. for a report of a stolen vehicle.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials advised that Kristen Thrasher, 39, of Springfield, Mass., was attempting to enter the U.S. in a stolen Hyundai.
Upon arrival, Vermont State Police confirmed that Thrasher was the sole occupant of the stolen vehicle.
The vehicle belonged to June Lacoste of Chicopee, Mass.
Thrasher was issued a citation and ordered to appear in Vermont Superior Court on Sept. 8.
The vehicle was subsequently towed to the Vermont State Police barracks.
