Troop F Weekly Report 05-04 to 05-10-20

Incident Type:         OAS

Date:                          5/07/2020

Town:                        Westfield

Trooper:                   Tr. Desrosier

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Desrosier was conducting traffic enforcement on US Highway 1, Westfield, and stopped a vehicle for an infraction.  During the investigation, he discovered the driver had a suspended driver’s license.  Tr. Desrosier helped the man arrange to have a licensed driver come get him and the vehicle.  He was issued a criminal summons for the violation.

 

Incident Type:         OAS

Date:                          5/07/2020

Town:                       

Trooper:                   Tr. Castonguay

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Castonguay received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle from an off-duty Trooper.  Tr. Castonguay patrolled the area and located the vehicle.  An investigation disclosed that a juvenile female had left her home and was walking to meet the adult male driver.  Tr. Castonguay discovered the male had a suspended driver’s license.  He was issued a traffic summons for the violation.  Tr. Castonguay took the girl back home and explained the incident to her mother.  The mother was not aware the girl had left the house and stated she would address the issue.

 

Incident Type:         false attached plates

Date:                          5/08/2020

Town:                        hodgdon

Trooper:                   Tr. Mahon

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Mahon was conducting traffic enforcement in Hodgdon and stopped a vehicle for a defective exhaust.  During the stop, Tr. Mahon discovered the driver falsely attached plates to the vehicle.  The man stated he was not able to register the vehicle, so he put plates on from another vehicle.  The man removed the plates and was issued a criminal summons for the violation.

Incident Type:         pi crash

Date:                          5/09/2020

Town:                        woodland

Trooper:                   Tr. Levesque

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Levesque responded to Woodland for a personal injury accident.  A 17-year-old was traveling on 161 when they lost control in a snow drift and stuck a telephone pole.  The 17-year-old was transported to the hospital for minor injuries

 

Incident Type:         THEFT

Date:                          5/05/2020

Town:                        benedicta

Trooper:                   Tr. Cotton

Brief Synopsis:       A male subject reported the theft of some tools from his shop in Benedicta. The male has reported numerous thefts in the past few months. Tr. Cotton developed a suspect and interviewed him at a residence in Stacyville. Investigation is ongoing.

 

Incident Type:         fraud

Date:                          5/05/2020

Town:                        merrill

Trooper:                   Tr. Cotton

Brief Synopsis:       A female subject reported that she had received a suspicious cashier’s check in the mail stemming from a Craigslist sale of a wood boiler. Tr. Cotton learned that she had been in contact with someone from Florida who wanted to purchase the wood boiler. The subject sent a check to the female from a business in Idaho for twice the amount of their asking price of the wood boiler. The female noted that this was suspicious, so she called. Initially she had called the banks, who advised that the check was legitimate and more recently her bank in Maine advised it was fraudulent.  Tr. Cotton was able to explain to the family that this was a common Craigslist scam. They did not give out any personal financial information.

 

Incident Type:         oas

Date:                          5/09/2020

Town:                        island falls

Trooper:                   Tr. Cotton

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Cotton stopped a motor vehicle on the Crystal Road in Island Falls for numerous traffic infractions. It was determined that the operator was suspended. Tr. Cotton issued the man a summons and the operator and passenger were able to park the vehicle and walk home until a licensed driver could come pick it up.

 

Incident Type:         expired drivers license

Date:                          5/09/2020

Town:                        merrill

Trooper:                   Tr. Castonguay

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Castonguay stopped a vehicle in Merrill for a traffic infraction.  During the stop, Tr. Castonguay discovered the man’s driver’s license expired in 2009.  The man had no valid reason for not renewing his license.  Tr. Castonguay helped him arrange to have a licensed driver come get him and the vehicle.  The man was issued a criminal summons for the violation.

 

Incident Type:         suspicious incident

Date:                          5/06/2020

Town:                        woodland

Trooper:                   Tr. Rider

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Rider investigated an incident in Woodland.  A homeowner woke to some noise near her backdoor and discovered a man was trying to open the door.  When the man saw the homeowner, he fled the area.  Tr. Rider, with assistance from the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department, searched the area but were not been able to locate the suspect.