By KENNEDY GRIFFIN
*Update* The suspect in this case, 33 year old Kristian Dubois of Vermont, allegedly checked herself out of a hospital and re-offended two days after the burglary report and search on Thursday, March 17thin Bernardston. Dubois has been charged with additional charges of breaking and entering, larceny, theft, and defacing property; stemming from the incident on March 19. She was arraigned on all charges from both incidents on Monday. She was then taken to the hospital due to a large wound on her hand and the intent to self-harm.
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(Bernardston, MA) Suspect in custody after a search by the Bernardston Police Department. The search came after a call from a homeowner on Northfield Road reporting a burglary in their home this afternoon at approximately 2:30 pm. The homeowner had been locked out and reported a vehicle in their driveway with a Vermont license plate that had been reported stolen in Brattleboro, Vermont earlier today.
The search was assisted by Greenfield’s K-9 unit, MSP and Northfield PD. And a call from another resident in the neighborhood helped track down the suspect in a residential backyard on Merrifield Road, who has been transported to the hospital for evaluation. The suspect will be charged with Breaking and Entering, Drug Charges, and others.