Incident Type: ACCIDENT - MULTI VEHICLE
Date: 3/13/2020
Town: MAPLETON
Trooper: Tr. Martin
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Martin responded to the town of Mapleton for a two-vehicle crash. The investigation revealed that Victoria Butterfield was traveling north on the Mapleton Rd in Mapleton. The snow and rain had caused slush to form in the roadway and, she had been pulled into it. Butterfield attempted to pull out of it and overcorrected, lost control of her vehicle and crossed over into the southbound lane. Jessica Libby was traveling south, noticed Butterfield and attempted to avoid the crash. Libby was unable to avoid Butterfield and struck the passenger side of the vehicle. Both operators were transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Incident Type: OAS
Date: 3/13/2020
Town: fort kent
Trooper: Tr. Desrosier
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Desrosier was traveling through the town of Fort Kent and conducted a traffic stop on a pickup for a defect. Tr. Desrosier approached the driver’s door and observed four high school aged people sitting in the back seat. No one claimed to have been driving. After talking with all the parties involved, Tr. Desrosier learned who the driver was and that his license was under suspension. Tr. Desrosier summonsed the operator for OAS and arranged for a licensed driver to remove the vehicle.
Incident Type: OUI
Date: 3/14/2020
Town: MADAWASKA
Trooper: TR. DESROSIER
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Desrosier was traveling through the town of Madawaska and came upon a vehicle that was stuck in the snow that was in the roadway. Tr. Desrosier stopped to assist the operator. Tr. Desrosier detected the odor of alcohol coming from the driver and ran him through SFST’s. Tr. Desrosier placed the man under arrest for OUI and transported him to the Madawaska P.D. where the man was able to bail.
Incident Type: warrant arrest
Date: 3/10/2020
Town: patten
Trooper: tr cotton
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Cotton was patrolling Main Street in Patten looking for a male subject with an active warrant. Tr. Cotton went to an address the male frequented and contacted the owner residence. After a brief investigation, Tr. Cotton was not able to locate the male, but did locate a female who had an active warrant. She was transported to the Penobscot County Jail without incident.
Incident Type: case followup- ebt fraud
Date: 3/11/2020
Town: patten
Trooper: tr cotton
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Cotton was able to interview most of the people involved in a misuse of public benefits case he has been working on. Ultimately, the owner of the EBT card confessed that he had been letting people use it, he was charged with Misuse of Public Benefits. More charges are expected in the future.
Incident Type: ACCIDENT - MULTI VEHICLE
Date: 3/14/2020
Town: Cross Lake
Trooper: Tr. Curtin
Brief Synopsis: Trooper Matt Curtin responded along with Cpl. Chuck Michaud to a crash on Rt 161 in Cross Lake. Within minutes several more cars collided. In total there were 5 vehicles involved in 3 separate crashes. Two people were transported from the scene via ASI Ambulance Service to the Fort Kent hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. One person was complaining of pain but was not transported. DOT, Aroostook SO, and North Lakes Fire assisted with traffic and a temporary detour. At least three other crashes occurred around the County due to wind blowing snow across the roadway; one in Woodland and two in Westfield.
Incident Type: BURGLARY / Search Warrant
Date: 3/12/2020
Town: Patten
Trooper: Tr. Saucier
Brief Synopsis: On 3/12/2020 State Police were called to a burglary in Patten where the victim reported a large quantity of tools and other assorted items stolen from his garage. During the subsequent investigation a search warrant was obtained for the residence of 47- year-old Greg Young at 17 Scribner St. in Patten. Troopers and Maine Forrest Rangers executed the warrant on 3/13/2020 and recovered over $3,000 of stolen property. Young was arrested and transported to the Penobscot County Jail where he was charged with burglary, theft, and violation of a protection order.
Incident Type: Bank Robbery (Case Update)
Date: 2/19/2019
Town: patten
Trooper: Tr. Saucier
Brief Synopsis: CASE UPDATE: An extensive bank robbery investigation that began on 2/12/2019 when the East Mill Credit Union in Patten was robbed, was led by Tr. Tim Saucier with the assistance of multiple state, federal and county agencies ended with the arrest of 60 - year-old Bryan Ingalls of Patten. During the course of the investigation multiple search warrants were executed and a portion of the money stolen was recovered. The arrest and successful resolution of this case was largely credit to the helpful citizens and witnesses in the community who came forward to assist investigators. Ingalls plead guilty on March 3, 2020 to the robbery and witness tampering charges in Bangor Superior Court and was sentenced by Justice William Anderson to 6 years all suspended but 3 followed by 2 years of probation and payment of restitution.