Troop D Weekly Report

Troop D weekly activities for time December 23rd to December 29th, 2019

On 12/22/19 Tr. Martin stopped a vehicle for speeding on Route 3 in Palermo. The operator, Charles Janosky III (35), was found to be in violation of his bail conditions. Janosky was charged with the following: 1. Operating a vehicle with suspended registration, 2. Attaching false plates, 3. Violation conditions of release.

On 12/22/19 Tr. Belanger stopped Sean Oxton (43) of Waldo for Failure to use headlights after dark. Oxton’s driver’s license was expired for 2 ½ years and was charged for operating with an expired DL >90 Days.

On 12/23/19 Tr. Webber stopped Zachary Brown (33) of Northport on RT-3 in Belfast.  Brown was charged with Criminal OAS. 

On 12/24/19 Tr. Dunn, Detective Plourde, and Recruits Anstett and Mattson responded to 12 Third St. in Randolph for a report of a family fight. Tr. Dunn and Tr. Peckham had responded to that same residence twice in the previous 12 hours for similar calls and Jeremy Upp (43) and Amanda Bechard had both been given Disorderly Conduct warnings during one of those prior incidents. On 12/24/19 Upp was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and brought to KCJ.

On 12/26/19 Tr. Verhille observed a vehicle traveling north on 295 driving erratically.  Tr. Verhille attempted to stop the vehicle by activating his lights and sirens.  The vehicle continued north approximately another 3 miles to exit 49 before stopping on Route 201.  Upon further investigation, Tr. Verhille determined the operator, Claude Cote (64) of Lincoln, RI. was impaired.  He was arrested for failure to stop for law enforcement and operating under the influence.  Cote refused to comply to breath testing and was transported to Kennebec County jail. 

12/28/19 Tr. Webber and Cpl. Robinson stopped Samantha Tasimo (30) of Stockton Springs on RT-3 in Liberty.  Employees of the China Hannaford reported that a male and female were involved in a dispute in the parking lot.  It was determined that Tasimo and her husband had been arguing and left eastbound on RT-3.  Tasimo was suspected to be under the influence and was arrested for OUI alcohol.  A breath test later confirmed that Tasimo was under the influence of intoxicants.

On 12/28/19 Tr. Belanger stopped a vehicle on Water St in Augusta for speeding. The passenger, Jessica Shaughnessy (32) of Augusta had a warrant for FTA. Upon searching the vehicle, Shaughnessy’s unprescribed pain killers were located. Shaugnhessy was charged with possession of Schedule Z Drugs.

On 12/29/19 Tr. Peckham stopped Jennifer Beattie (54) of Oakland and Abdul-Rashib Bilal (22) of New York, New York for an expired & suspended registration. Beattie was on bail conditions to include search & test. Beattie was charged with Operating with Suspended Registration and VCR and the vehicle was towed. Tr. Dunn assisted on this stop.