Troop B Weekly Report 05/04/2020-05/10/2020

 

Incident Type:   Fraud

Date:                                     5/04/2020

Town:                                   Pownal

Trooper:                              CPL. RUSSELL

Brief Synopsis:  On 5/4/2020 Cpl. Russell received a fraud complaint from a residence of Pownal.  The complainant had found an apartment for rent on Craigslist and then communicated with the poster of the ad via e-mail who posed to be the property owner.  Over the course of 2 days several emails were exchanged and a deposit via PayPal was made for the apartment rental.  The complainant later learned that the owner of the property had passed away in March and it was a scam.  Along with the assistance of Det. Royle of the computer crimes unit a possible identity of the person owning the email address used has been determined (a resident of Iowa) and further investigation is underway to get additional information from Google, PayPal and Craigslist.

 

Incident Type:   K-9 ACTIVITY

Date:                                     5/04/2020

Town:                                   Poland

Trooper:                              CPL. RUSSELL and K9 Gus

Brief Synopsis:  On 5/4/2020 Cpl. Russell and K9 Gus were requested by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office to respond to a residence in Poland after a residence reported seeing a male subject trying to break into a neighboring residence and then flee into the woods.  Upon arrival the SO advised that they had discovered a car in the driveway of the neighboring residence which was a home under foreclosure.  They thought the subject may have fled into the house after finding a door unsecured.  The K9 team did a building search of the residence but no one was located inside.  Cpl. Russell then cast Gus in the area where the neighbor had confronted the subject and Gus picked up a positive track heading into the woods and up the mountain behind the house.  After approximately a mile track the team arrived at a small campsite and the subject was located in a tent.  It was determined that the subject was the prior owner of the “foreclosed house” and was not supposed to be there however criminal charges were not issued.   

 

Incident Type:         Leaving the Scene of a pd crash

Date:                          5/10/2020

Town:                        Bowie Hill  Road, Durham                                                                                  

Trooper:                   trooper Lemieux

Brief Synopsis:       Trooper Lemieux was dispatched to 70 Bowie Hill Road in Durham, for a reported motor vehicle crash that had occurred during the overnight hours. A nearby resident reported the crash in the morning. The driver (Nicholas Spaulding) and his father later arrived on scene. Spaulding drove off the roadway causing his vehicle to go airborne hitting a utility pole six feet off the ground. Spaulding said he drove off the road attempting to avoid a deer. Spaulding was subsequently summonsed for Leaving the Scene of a PD Crash.

 

Incident Type:   CRIMINAL SPEED

Date:                                     5/10/2020

Town:                                   Portland to Brunswick

Trooper:                              TR. FLANAGAN & TR. LEMIEUX

Brief Synopsis:  Throughout the week Trooper Flanagan and Trooper Lemieux stopped roughly 13 vehicles for criminal speed on I-295 between Portland and Brunswick.  Majority of the operators were issued civil infractions for 29 over the speed limit.  4 criminal speed summonses were issued with speeds ranging from 95 mph to 110.

 

Incident Type:   PROBATION VIOLATION/oas

Date:                                     5/04/2020

Town:                                   Waterford                                                                                                                         

Trooper:                              TR. PYBURN , TR. FILLEBROWN, CPL. RUSSELL, K9 Gus

Brief Synopsis:  While investigating a DV related bail violation in Waterford, Trooper Fillebrown observed a male subject matching the suspect’s description, leave a prohibited residence. Trooper Pyburn was nearby and made contact with the vehicle the suspect was believed to be operating. After initiating a traffic stop, it was determined the operator was not the original suspect, being identified as Larry Cunnington of Lewiston. Cunnington is on probation for violation of a PFA and prohibited from having contact with the vehicle’s passenger. Due to various drug indicators, Corporal Russell responded to the scene and a K9 sniff was conducted on the vehicle. Cunnington was arrested and transported to the Oxford County Jail for a probation hold and charged with Operating After Suspension.

 

Incident Type:         OAS/VCR

Date:                          5/04/2020

Town:                       Sabattus                                       

Trooper:                   Tr. Willard

Brief Synopsis: On 5/4/2020, Tr. Willard stopped a vehicle defect on Route 132 in Sabattus.  Further investigation led to the operator Amanda Engelbert being summonsed for OAS, VCR and False Attachment. 

Incident Type:         VCR

Date:                          5/06/2020

Town:                       Auburn                                         

Trooper:                   Tr. Willard

Brief Synopsis: On 5/4/2020, Tr. Willard stopped a vehicle for no inspection sticker.  The driver and passenger, Joey Collins and Kristina Nickerson were both summonsed for VCR after numerous items of drug paraphernalia were located.

Incident Type:         OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE             

Date:                          5/04/2020

Town:                       Durham                                        

Trooper:                   Tr. Willard

Brief Synopsis: On 5/4/2020, Tr. Willard stopped a vehicle for speed on Route 136 in Durham.  Operator Cody Mitchell was summonsed for operating without a license.

Incident Type:   WARRANT

Date:                                     5/05/2020

Town:                                   Freeport                                             

Trooper:                             TR. JAMES

Brief Synopsis:  Tr. James stopped Ronald Crocker (40) of Brunswick on I295 for a speeding violation. Ronald also had an active warrant for probation revocation. He was arrested and transported to Cumberland County Jail without incident.

 

Incident Type:   ARREST - OTHER

Date:                                     5/10/2020

Town:                                   Freeport

Trooper:                              TR. JAMES

Brief Synopsis:  Tr. James stopped Cynthia Bergin (30) of Portland on I295 for having an inspection and registration which expired in 2018. Cynthia was charged accordingly, and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

 

Incident Type:         Community policing

Date:                          5/07/2020

Town:                       Leeds                                             

Trooper:                   TR. PHYSIC, TR. WATSON, and TR. WILLARD

Brief Synopsis: On 5/6/2020, Troopers participated in a parade for students organized by teachers from the Leeds Central School.  Troopers drove around Leeds celebrating the students and teachers for their hard work.