Crime & Safety
Police: Man Caught Drinking in a Parking Lot at Rush Hour
He is due in court on March 18, police said.
A man is facing a criminal charge for allegedly consuming an alcoholic beverage in his car in a busy shopping plaza during a busy time of the day, police said.
Luke Foss, 29, whose listed address is only a post office box number out of Vernon, was spotted drinking in his vehicle at 4:55 p.m. on Monday at the Tri-City shopping plaza and a passerby notified police according to an arrest report.
The Plaza is located at 35 Talcottville Rd. - Vernon Circle.
Police went to the scene, administered a field sobriety test to Foss and Foss failed it, according to an arrest report. He was subsequently charged with driving under the influence - a criminal charge - and possessing alcohol in a public area - a violation of town Ordinance 195, police said.
He was released on a $500 bond and is due in court on the day after St. Patrick's Day, police said.
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