Concord Police Log: Man Arrested for DWI After Crashing BMW Into Tree

Chantale Lyons, 27, of Concord, was arrested at 2:15 a.m. on July 30, 2015, was arrested on a bench warrant. An officer was checking the recreation area near Second Street and saw a Honda parked with two occupants. He spoke to the occupants and found that one, Lyons, had an active warrant out of Newport District Court from July 1, 2014, for nonappearance in court on a burglary charge. “Though Lyons was extremely surprised, she was cooperative,” according to the officer. She was arrested and is due in court on Sept. 15.

Chanlere Heinley, 21, of Manchester, was arrested at 1:13 p.m. on July 29, on simple assault, domestic violence (simple assault), and criminal mischief (vandalism) charges from an incident on July 26, 2015, in an apartment on Penwood Drive. She was arrested in Manchester and transferred to Concord for booking. Heinley is due in court on Aug. 31.

Sasha R. MacMaster, 25, of Summer Street in Penacook, was arrested at 10:45 a.m. on July 27, for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer from an incident on July 9, 2015, at the Walmart on Loudon Road. She’s due in court on Aug. 31.

Alexandra Puntin, 19, of Primrose Lane in Penacook, received a summons at 5:25 p.m. on July 26, for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. An officer was sent to the Target on D’Amante Drive for a report of a shoplifter in custody. An employee alleged that Puntin took the tags off two pairs of earrings, valued at about $28, and placed them in her purse without paying for them. She was reportedly met by an employee outside of the store who asked her to come back in. Puntin was given a summons and a no trespass letter for one year. She’s due in court on Aug. 31.

Mark P. Lesniak, 40, of Shaker Road in Concord, was arrested at 9:15 p.m. on July 25, on a warrant for possession of controlled drugs charge from March 29, 2014. An officer saw a man panhandling on the median outside of L.L. Bean and went to speak with him. The officer checked and found that the man, Lesniak, had a warrant. She arrested him and he’s due in court on Aug. 31.

Brian C. Silfies, 43, of Midland Street in Concord, was arrested at 8:15 p.m. on July 24, for driving while intoxicated, reckless operation, racing on highways, basic speed, and failure to present license. Officers were sent to a motor vehicle crash at Dakin and Pillsbury streets involving a BMW Series 7 that smashed into a tree. The vehicle, according to police, pushed the tree right out of the ground. A second officer spoke to a witness who alleged that when she was leaving the parking lot of a Pillsbury Street building, the driver of the BMW, later identified as Silfies, allegedly “asked her to race him.” According to the report, she declined and he allegedly asked her again. She stated no again and asked to be left alone. She started her car and Silfies allegedly “peeled out of the lot onto Dakin St. and as he got onto Dakin St. he was going way too fast and lost control and hit a tree on the sidewalk across from the VNA then kept going,” according to the report. The vehicle reportedly stopped in the middle of Pillsbury Street after hitting the tree. The reporting officer spoke with Silfies and he allegedly smelled like alcohol, and had pupils that were small and eyes that were red. “Silfies was leaning on one of the cruisers while I was talking with him,” the officer alleged. Silfies agreed to a field sobriety test and then was arrested. “While I was transporting Silfies to headquarters he had several severe mood swings to include laughing, crying, anger and pleading with me to not arrest him,” the officer alleged. Later, the officer alleged, he said, “I should not have been driving and you did the right thing arresting me.” He’s due in court on Aug. 10.

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Lindsay M. Burrill, 27, of Lindel Street in Haverhill, MA, received a summons at 11:45 p.m. on June 14, for driving after revocation or suspension and traffic control device after a traffic stop for an illegal U-turn on North Main Street. According to a check, her license was suspended on June 5, 2015, for default court summons. Burrill reportedly stated that it was a mistake because she paid the ticket.

Amanda Gonzalez, 31, of Loudon Road in Concord, was arrested at 8:14 p.m. on June 13, for driving after revocation or suspension after a traffic stop at Airport Road and Greenwich Street for speeding (49 mph in a 30 zone). Her license was suspended in October 2013 for uninsured accident and was convicted of operating after suspension in October 2010.

Paul A. Dunbar, 70, a homeless man now located in Concord, received a summons at 6:19 a.m. on June 13, for possession of alcoholic beverages on public property after allegedly being caught with an open can of Budweiser at the Brown Bag Deli in Eagle Square.

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