Incident Type: FRAUD
Date: 8/10/2020
Town: Wallagrass
Trooper: Tr. Desrosier
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Desrosier received a fraud complaint at a redemption center in the town of Wallagrass. The investigation revealed that a woman changed the numbers of returnable’s on a slip indicating more returnable’s than she actually had. The redemption center over paid the suspect by $70.00. Tr. Desrosier located the woman and charged her with theft.
Incident Type: THEFT
Date: 8/10/2020
Town: WADE
Trooper: Tr. Martin
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Martin received a theft complaint the town of Wade. Tr. Martin investigated a farm truck that had its catalytic converter cut off it. The victim was a farmer that there are now suspects currently. The farmer advised that he would be placing camera’s around his equipment in the future.
Incident Type: WARRANT
Date: 8/11/2020
Town: Mars hill
Trooper: Tr. Martin
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Martin received information about two individuals with active felony warrants that were seen in a vehicle in Mars Hill by and off duty officer. Tr. Martin and Tr. Flynn located the vehicle later on and arrested the two. They were transported to the ACJ.
Incident Type: threatening/ suspicious incident
Date: 8/14/2020
Town: grand isle
Trooper: Tr. Levesque
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Levesque along with Lt. Harris, Sgt. Fuller, Cpl. Hafford and Tr. Rider responded to Grand Isle for a report of a male who had pointed a gun at a woman walking her dog. The woman said that her dog was not on a leash and got away running towards the male with his dog and family. The male unholstered a weapon and threatened to shoot the dog. Troopers looked for the male and were not able to locate him for several hours. Tr. Levesque later located the male at a residence. The male said that he was afraid for his safety and the safety of his family since the dog came up acting aggressive towards him and his family, so he pointed the gun at the dog in case it attacked him or his family. No charges are expected at this time.
Incident Type: warrant arrest
Date: 8/13/2020
Town: caribou
Trooper: Tr. Levesque
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Levesque assisted Caribou PD with locating a male wanted on some warrants. Tr. Levesque heard Caribou PD asking for assistance with a male who had taken off on foot. Tr. Levesque responded to the location and got a description of the male from an officer on scene. Tr. Levesque saw the male in the ditch down the road, the male took off on foot running down the road. Tr. Levesque caught up to him and apprehended him. The male was booked on the warrants as well as charged with new crimes including refusing to submit to arrest or detention.
Incident Type: fatal crash
Date: 8/13/2020
Town: orient
Trooper: Tr. Rider
Brief Synopsis: Houlton RCC received a 911 call of a motorcycle accident on Route 1 in Orient. Sgt. Fuller, Tr. Rider, Tr. Cotton responded and learned the following from their investigation. 71-year-old Thomas Harvey was traveling south on his motorcycle when he left the road and struck multiple trees causing him to get thrown from the motorcycle. Harvey was pronounced deceased at the scene. Harvey was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The scene was reconstructed by Tr. Marc Poulin. The cause of the crash is still under investigation
Incident Type: fatal crash
Date: 8/15/2020
Town: new limerick
Trooper: Tr. Rider
Brief Synopsis: Houlton RCC received a 911 call of a vehicle that was off the road on Drews Mills Rd in New Limerick. Sgt. Fuller, Tr. Rider, Tr. Cotton responded and learned the following from their investigation. 61-year-old Vincent True was traveling west in his 1999 Dodge pick-up when he left the road and struck a tree causing the truck to roll over onto its side. True was pronounced deceased at the scene. The cause of the crash is still under investigation
Incident Type: oui drugs
Date: 8/13/2020
Town: stacyville
Trooper: Tr. Cotton
Brief Synopsis: Houlton RCC reported a single vehicle in the ditch on the Grindstone Road with the sole occupant and operator unconscious behind the wheel. First responders arrived on scene and determined that the operator overdosed and administered lifesaving doses of Narcan. Tr Cotton located drug paraphernalia inside the truck and spoke to a witness who saw the male operating the truck minutes before the crash. Later, Tr Cotton met with the operator at the Millinocket Hospital. The male consented to a blood kit and Tr Cotton summonsed him for OUI drugs.
Incident Type: Criminal Trespass
Date: 8/15/2020
Town: Perham
Trooper: Cpl. Michaud
Brief Synopsis: Cpl. Michaud responded to a Perham residence when owners of a home reported a man was trespassing at the residence. Once Cpl. Michaud had spoken to all the parties, he determined that someone was actually renting the property from the owners and they were unhappy about the person’s visitor. Cpl. Michaud explained the some of the options to the homeowners and they determined that the solution to their problem was to start the eviction process of their tenant.
Incident Type: Criminal Trespass
Date: 8/11/2020
Town: Mars Hill
Trooper: Tr. Casavant
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Casavant received a criminal trespass complaint from a homeowner in Mars Hill. The owner of the property learned that an unwanted individual had been on her property earlier in the day. The offender was not located immediately, but Tr. Casavant will served the individual a trespass warning once he is located.
Incident Type: CRIMINAL SPEED
Date: 8/12/2020
Town: Monticello
Trooper: Tr. Mahon
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Mahon charged a male juvenile with criminal speed in Monticello. Tr. Mahon clocked the young driver at 95 MPH in a 55 MPH speed zone. The juvenile turned down a side road in an attempt to avoid Tr. Mahon, but his effort was unsuccessful. Tr. Mahon contacted the juvenile’s mother and she responded to the scene to take custody of the youth.
Incident Type: OUI
Date: 8/15/2020
Town: Littleton
Trooper: Tr. Mahon
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Mahon was in his marked cruiser in a line of traffic on Route 1 in Littleton when a man operating a pickup pulled out and passed the entire line of traffic. Tr. Mahon got the man on radar at 84 MPH as he was passing him. He was able to pull the man over, and when he did, found the man to have an open container of alcohol with him. The operator failed field sobriety test and was arrested for Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol. He refused a breath and blood test and was booked at the Aroostook County Jail. He was also charged with his speed and having an open container of alcohol.
Incident Type: ACCIDENT - FATAL
Date: 8/10/2020
Town: Island Falls
Trooper: Tr. Saucier
Brief Synopsis: On August 10, 2020 at approximately 3:30 PM the Houlton RCC received a 911 call from a passing motorist reporting a car off the road with people trapped. Tr. Tim Saucier responded and learned the following from his subsequent investigation. 35-year-old Colleen Collins was driving North on the interstate in Island Falls in a full-size sport utility vehicle. Also, in the vehicle was 62-year-old Mary Michaud and her son 42-year-old Keith Michaud both of Van Buren. Collins lost control of the SUV and traveled off into the ditch coming to rest in the trees before catching fire. Colleen Collins and Mary Michaud did not survive the crash and were pronounced deceased at the scene. Keith was transported to the Houlton Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash remained under investigation. Also assisting at the scene were Tr. Steve Mahon, Sgt. Josh Haines, Lt. Brian Harris, Maine Forest Service, Island Falls Fire and Island Falls Ambulance.
Incident Type: THEFT
Date: 8/14/2020
Town: Patten
Trooper: Tr. Saucier
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Saucier took a complaint from a Patten resident that a vehicle had been stolen from her property. His investigation revealed that a local man had solicited a wrecker driver to pick up the vehicle because the man told him he owned the vehicle. The vehicle was returned to the owner and all parties co-operated in the investigation. The offender has not been located yet but will be charged for theft once he is found.