Crime & Safety
Man Having Bad Day Takes Hyundai onto Glen Park Grass
Police tracked the 21-year-old Portsmouth man down using a license plate number and found the car covered with grass and mud.
A 21-year-old Portsmouth man who took out his frustrations over a bad day by driving onto the grass at Glen Park on Monday is facing vandalism charges.
Police said Neil Peter Vaillancourt, 21, of 47 Marial Rose Drive, was seen by witnesses as he slid around on the grass with his 2012 Hyundai Genesis at around 9:30 a.m.
A good Samaritan told police the license place number of the car and police were able to track it to Vaillancourt.
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Police arrived at his Marial Road address and saw his Hyundai covered in mud and grass.
Vaillancourt reportedly told police he was having a bad morning and admitted to driving on the grass.
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Vaillancourt was taken into custody without incident and later released with a District Court summons for vandalism.
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