Police seek convicted drug dealer who escaped from furlough

Springfield Probation and Parole (SPP) is seeking the public’s help to locate Melissa DiMartino, 41, who remains at large after escaping from furlough from Southern State Correctional Facility (SSCF) last week.


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2016-07-22 / Local Police seek convicted drug dealer who escaped from furlough By Tory Jones Bonenfant toryb@eagletimes.com SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Probation and Parole (SPP) is seeking the public’s help to locate Melissa DiMartino, 41, who remains at large after escaping from furlough from Southern State Correctional Facility (SSCF) last week. DiMartino is serving a sentence in connection with drug charges. Community Corrections Program Supervisor Joseph Sampsell with SPP said that DiMartino was still in “escape status” and was not in custody as of 2:10 p.m. Friday, July 22. She was placed on “escape from furlough” status by the Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) as of 3:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon, July 21, according to a press release from the Department of Corrections. DiMartino failed to show for an appointment scheduled for Thursday, July 14. Attempts to contact her after that data have been unsuccessful, all according to a press release sent out to media on Thursday night. DiMartino’s current legal status is “sentenced,” and she was in a furlough program in Springfield. Her minimum release date was Oct. 29, 2014, with a maximum release date of May 15, 2018, according to the press release. She is serving a sentence for one count of selling depressants / stimulants / narcotics of less than 100 dose, and one count of the sale or delivery of heroin in 200 mg or more, all according to SPP. Furlough programs allow Vermont incarcerated inmates to serve the remainder of a sentence outside a correctional facility, prior to the completion of his or her minimum sentence, to prepare for re-entry into the community. DiMartino is described by SPP as a 5-foot-4-inch, 180-pound American Indian female with blue eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion. Her last known address was 906 Spencer Hollow Road, Springfield. Anyone who sees DiMartino can contact their local law enforcement agency.