Incident Type: OAR
Date: 3/21/2022
Town: Woodland
Trooper: TR. RIDER
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Rider was conducting traffic enforcement in Woodland when he observed a vehicle towing a trailer without lights. He stopped the vehicle and after an investigation discovered the driver had a revoked driver’s license and had falsely attached registration plates. The man was issued a criminal summons for the violation (felony) and a second criminal summons for the false plates. The vehicle and trailer were towed from the roadway.
Incident Type: OAR
Date: 3/23/2022
Town: mapleton
Trooper: TR. RIDER
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Rider was conducting traffic enforcement in Mapleton and observed a vehicle driving with no inspection certificate displayed. Tr. Rider conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and discovered the driver had a revoked driver’s license. He was issued a criminal summons (felony) for OAR and was given a warning on the vehicle not being inspected. A licensed driver came to get him and the car.
Incident Type: warrant
Date: 3/24/2022
Town: easton
Trooper: TR. RIDER
Brief Synopsis: A Detective from the police department in Enfield, Connecticut, alerted Tr. Rider of a man living in Easton with a full extradition warrant. Tr. Rider located the man at a residence in Easton, arrested him without incident, and transported him to the Aroostook County Jail where he will wait an extradition hearing. The man had 6 active warrants.
Incident Type: OAS
Date: 3/27/2022
Town: Van buren
Trooper: TR. DESROSIER
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Desrosier was conducting traffic enforcement in Van Buren when he observed a vehicle with an expired inspection certificate. Tr. Desrosier stopped the vehicle and recognized the driver as a male he just issued a criminal summons to a few days ago for OAS. The driver was issued another criminal summons for OAS.
Incident Type: oas / false attachment of plates / Fictious inspection
Date: 3/27/2022
Town: van buren
Trooper: TR. DESROSIER
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Desrosier was conducting traffic enforcement in Van Buren when he observed a vehicle that he believed did not have an inspection certificate. He stopped the vehicle and discovered the driver, who was suspended, and created his own inspection sticker and placed it in his window. Further investigation revealed the registration plates were falsely attached as well. Tr. Desrosier issued the man criminal summonses for OAS, fictitious inspection certificate, and false attachment of plates. The vehicle was towed from the roadway.
Incident Type: Traffic Enforcement
Date: 3/26/2022
Town: Mapleton
Trooper: Tr. Martin
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Martin was in Mapleton conducting traffic enforcement when he observed a vehicle with an obstructed license plate. Tr. Martin learned the operator’s license expired in 2011 and the operator was unable to produce evidence of insurance. Tr. Martin issued the operator a summons for operating with an expired license greater than 90 days and a traffic summons for failure to produce evidence of insurance.
Incident Type: Assist
Date: 3/26/2022
Town: Presque Isle
Trooper: Tr. Levesque
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Levesque, Tr. Martin and K9 Rocco assisted PIPD in conducting a felony stop on a stolen car out of Vermont.
Incident Type: Crash
Date: 3/25/2022
Town: I-95 MM 254
Trooper: TR. Merchant
Brief Synopsis: Passerby observed two vehicles off the road near MM 254 on the northbound Interstate 95. The passerby believed it was only a slide off due to inclement weather. Tr. Merchant arrived on scene and made contact with the operators of the two vehicles. Both operators reported non-life-threatening injuries. Operator, stated that he lost control of the vehicle when a tractor trailer unit suddenly changed into his lane. The vehicle rolled eventually coming to rest on its tires on the ditch side of the roadway. Operator of the second vehicle, stated she lost control of the vehicle due to the poor road conditions and went off the road. The vehicle came to rest approximately 100 feet from the first vehicle. BMV database results showed she had a suspended driver license. A member of the Brewer Fire Department, had stopped at the crash to render aid. Patten Ambulance Services responded to the scene and transported both operators to Millinocket Regional Hospital. Vehicles were towed by Hayes Towing.
Incident Type: VIOLATION OF BAIL
Date: 3/24/2022
Town: Hodgdon
Trooper: Tr. Cotton
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Cotton initiated a traffic stop on the corner road in Hodgdon for a vehicle defect. A roadside investigation revealed that a passenger in the truck was on bail with search conditions. The male was prohibited from possessing or using alcohol. Tr. Cotton had the man step out of the car and located several small containers of alcohol that the man was hiding under his feet. Tr. Cotton interviewed the man and he also admitted to recent alcohol use. Tr. Cotton charged the man for VCR and seized the alcohol.
Incident Type: WARRANT
Date: 2/25/2022
Town: Littleton
Trooper: Tr. Cotton
Brief Synopsis: Case update/ Warrant arrest; Tr. Cotton assisted the Aroostook Sheriff’s Office with a traffic stop in Littleton. Initially, the female operator gave a false name. The Deputy was able to identify the operator as the same female that was the driver in Tr. Cotton’s pursuit a week prior. Ultimately, Tr. Cotton arrested the female for her three active warrants and for the pending charges from the pursuit. Tr. Cotton charged her with Eluding an Officer, VCR, Driving to Endanger, OAS, and Criminal Speed. The female was booked into ACJ where she was held without bail. Deputies from the Sheriff’s office located drugs on the female during traffic stop and dealt with her violations after she was booked into jail. Deputies also arrested a passenger in the vehicle on a Probation Revocation Warrant.
Incident Type: Theft
Date: 3/21/2022
Town: Woodland
Trooper: Tr. Mahon
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Mahon was called to the Thibodeau Rd in Woodland for a report of theft. The complainant reported his space heater was stolen and he found it across the road. The suspect was interviewed and said it was loaned to him by the victim and he returned it. The suspects girlfriend verified his story and said he and the complainant often loan items back and forth. The case remains under investigation.
Incident Type: Threatening/Harassment
Date: 3/26/2022
Town: Oakfield
Trooper: Tr. Mahon
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Mahon was called to the Circle K in Oakfield by the owner reporting he was threatened on social media by a customer. Tr. Mahon contacted the suspect who said the store owner was disrespectful to him after he paid for his beer with unrolled change. The suspect was warned for harassment and both were told to block each other on social media.
Incident Type: Warrant arrest
Date: 3/26/2022
Town: Silver Ridge Twp
Trooper: Tr. Saucier
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Saucier and Tr. Mahon along with Sgt. Haines and an ASO Deputy responded to a residence in Silver Ridge after information supported several people with warrants were at a residence. One male was positively identified through a window and after being hailed on the PA came outside and was taken into custody. Several other unidentified people were inside but refused to come out. The homeowner in custody refused to give consent to a search of his residence.
On March 16, 2022, at approximately 9:20 a.m., Trooper Robert Flynn had his blue emergency lights activated and was stopped near mile marker 1 in the southbound breakdown lane, behind a flatbed truck that was being towed for a mechanical issue. A tractor-trailer being driven by Johnny Rogers, 52, of Canastota, NY, drifted into the breakdown lane and struck Trooper Flynn’s cruiser. The tractor-trailer then veered back into the travel lanes, ending up in the far-left lane, striking and pinning a Jeep Cherokee, against the concrete barrier in the median. The occupants of the Cherokee were a husband and wife and two children. The driver for National Towing was underneath the flatbed truck trying to fix the mechanical issue at the time of the incident and miraculously suffered no injuries.
Five people have been arrested after authorities executed a search warrant on a residence in Oxford. 
On March 18, 2022, at approximately 8:15, a person driving Dodge Caliber, swerved to avoid roadkill, over-corrected, and then rolled their vehicle into a ditch near mile marker 185 northbound (Broadway exit in Bangor). Minutes later, a secondary crash involving a tractor-trailer unit was called in, traffic came to a halt and Maine State Police Responded. A second tractor-trailer unit came around the bend and was unable to avoid the traffic that had come to a halt and struck several other vehicles, which in turn struck more vehicles, involving 9 vehicles in total.
A tractor-trailer hauling manure overturned on the southbound connecting ramp in Scarborough this morning, closing it for several hours as authorities worked to remove the big-rig.