Incident Type: traffic offense
Date: 1/22/2020
Town: hodgdon
Trooper: Cpl. Quint
Brief Synopsis: Cpl. Quint was conducting traffic enforcement in Hodgdon and observed a vehicle that did not have an inspection certificate. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver stated she just bought the car and was taking it to be repaired. Further investigation determined the vehicle had falsely attached registration plates and was not insured. Cpl. Quint issued the driver a warning for not having the inspection, a traffic summons for not having insurance, and a criminal summons for the illegally attached plates. The vehicle was towed from the roadway and the driver arranged for someone to come get her.
Incident Type: OUI
Date: 1/22/2020
Town: frenchville
Trooper: Tr. Desrosier
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Desrosier responded to a single vehicle crash in Frenchville. The driver was using his phone connected to Bluetooth to listen to music, attempted to change the song, and went off the roadway. Further investigation by Tr. Desrosier determined the man was impaired and field sobriety testing was conducted. The man failed the tests and was taken to Fort Kent PD for an Intoxilyzer test. The man was able to post bail and was released.
Incident Type: vehicle theft
Date: 1/22/2020
Town: mars hill
Trooper: Tr. Desrosier
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Desrosier investigated a motor vehicle theft in Mars Hill. The victim’s sister had taken his van without permission and was likely driving it to New Hampshire. The vehicle was located the next day by a local PD in New Hampshire and impounded. The officers arrested a man inside the vehicle on an unrelated warrant but had to release the driver. Tr. Desrosier is securing a warrant for her arrest.
Incident Type: warrant arrest
Date: 1/22/2020
Town: oakfield
Trooper: tr cotton
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Cotton learned that a female in Oakfield had an active warrant stemming from an OUI crash that Tr. Cotton handled in the Fall of 2019. Tr. Cotton located the female at her residence and placed her under arrest. The female was transported to the Aroostook County Jail without incident.
Incident Type: attaching false plates/ vcr
Date: 1/24/2020
Town: sherman
Trooper: tr cotton
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Cotton was conducting traffic enforcement in Sherman when he observed a black GMC pickup exceeding the speed limit. Tr. Cotton pulled the truck over and learned that the trucks plates were falsely attached, and the operator was on bail. Ultimately, Tr. Cotton issued the operator a summons for the bail violation and for attaching false plates. Tr Cotton escorted the male down the road to his residence, where he met his mother and got a ride to the town office to register his vehicle.
Incident Type: WARRANT
Date: 1/26/2020
Town: St. Francis
Trooper: Tr. Curtin
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Curtin pulled a vehicle over in St. Francis. While gaining identification from a passenger in the vehicle, a male subject provided 2 different names to Tr Curtin. Unfortunately for him, one of the false names he provided to Tr Curtin was another man who also had a warrant out for his arrest. Tr Curtin took the ma into custody and continued his investigation. Tr Curtin ultimately learned the real identity of the man. He had 3 warrants out for his arrest and had been being sought for approximately the last year. The man was charged with providing a false name, violations of conditions of release, and drinking in public. He was transported to the Aroostook County Jail.
Incident Type: DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Date: 1/26/2020
Town: Mapleton
Trooper: Cpl. Michaud
Brief Synopsis: Cpl. Michaud responded to an apartment complex in Mapleton. 2 residents of the complex had been involved in a dispute of the behavior of dogs that were owned by one of the men. Cpl. Michaud was able to get the men to resolve their differences and settle the dispute.