Salem Woman Arrested On 2nd DUI Charge In Windham

WINDHAM, NH — A woman from Salem was arrested on her second driving under the influence charge after an incident earlier this month in Windham, according to police and court records.

Rachel Elizabeth Higginbottom, 60, of Central Street in Salem, was arrested around 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 5 on a DUI-second offense; impairment charge.

Limited information is available about the arrest, but according to scanner chatter, officers were sent to the New England Dental Group on Delahunty Road for a report of a possibly intoxicated person around noon.

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Officers arrived at the scene and ran a plate in a vehicle, which came back to Higginbottom.

About 15 minutes later, an officer radioed to a second officer, accusing Higginbottom of getting agitated about the lack of a procedure at the office, according to scanner chatter. The officer said she was escorted from the building.

Another officer ran a check on her later, just before 1:15 p.m. Dispatch said Higginbottom was convicted of DUI in 2020 and had prior charges from 2007, 2009, and 2017, although they did not say what the charges were. According to court records, Salem District Court entered the DUI conviction in April 2020.

About 15 minutes later, a tow truck was requested and an officer said Higginbottom was taken into custody.

Higginbottom appeared in Salem District Court on Tuesday and entered a not guilty plea and a waiver of arraignment. A motion was also made to preserve evidence.

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