Troop F Weekly Report 09-30 to 10-06-19

Incident Type:         ASSIST OTHER AGENCY

Date:                          10/03/2019

Town:                        Various

Trooper:                   Lt. harris, sgt. clark, cpl. quint, DET. duff, tr. martin

Brief Synopsis:       Lt. Harris, Sgt. Clark, Cpl. Quint, Det. Duff, and Tr. Martin assisted Federal DEA and MDEA with the execution of several warrants in various towns for crimes involving drugs and drug trafficking.  All suspects were arrested without incident.


 

Incident Type:         ASSIST OTHER AGENCY

Date:                          10/03/2019

Town:                        easton

Trooper:                   Sgt. Clark

Brief Synopsis:       Sgt. Clark assisted the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department with an investigation in Easton.  A woman called the Sheriff’s Department stating earlier in the day she suspects she hit someone on a bicycle on State Route 10 in either Presque Isle or Easton.  Sgt. Clark assisted with the investigation which remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Department.


 

Incident Type:         CRIMINAL SPEED / OAS

Date:                          10/03/2019

Town:                        bridgewater

Trooper:                   Cpl. Quint

Brief Synopsis:       Cpl. Quint was driving south on US Highway 1, Bridgewater and observed a vehicle driving north at a high rate of speed.  It was estimated the vehicle was driving 90 mph in a posted 55 mph zone and radar showed the vehicle to be driving 87 mph.  Cpl. Quint stopped the vehicle and the female driver stated she was low on gas and was hurrying to the nearest gas station.  Further investigation showed she had a suspended driver’s license from North Carolina.  Cpl. Quint issued the woman a criminal summons for her speed and one for operating without a license in Maine.  The vehicle was towed from the roadway.


 

Incident Type:         DRUGS

Date:                          10/03/2019

Town:                        Mars hill

Trooper:                   Tr. Kilcollins

Brief Synopsis:       Cpl. Quint and Tr. Kilcollins were working on an unrelated incident in Mars Hill.  They stopped for a motorcycle that was parked on the side of the West Ridge Road, Mars Hill, to check the driver.  The man was known to both Troopers and it was also known he had a suspended driver’s license.  The man also had bail conditions due to pending drug and traffic (OAS) charges.  The man was arrested for OAS and violating his conditions of release.  The man told Troopers he was just taking his girlfriend to buy marijuana and knew he was not supposed to be driving.  He was arrested and transported to the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton.  The motorcycle was towed from the roadway.


 

Incident Type:         CRIMINAL SPEED

Date:                          10/04/2019

Town:                        littleton

Trooper:                   Cpl. Quint

Brief Synopsis:       Cpl. Quint was parked along US Highway 1, Littleton, completing a crash report from an unrelated incident.  A vehicle went past at a high rate of speed and it was estimated at 100 mph in a posted 55 mph zone.  Cpl. Quint confirmed the vehicle was driving 95 mph and was stopped about a mile south of where he was parked.  The man stated he did not think he was driving that fast.  He was issued a criminal summons for the violation.


 

Incident Type:         oas

Date:                          10/04/2019

Town:                        ludlow

Trooper:                   Det. Duff

Brief Synopsis:       Det. Duff was conducting traffic enforcement on Interstate 95, Ludlow.  He observed a vehicle driving approximately 90 mph in a posted 75 mph zone.  Det. Duff conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and the driver stated he was going to Fort Fairfield from Bangor to meet his girlfriend.  Further investigation revealed the man had a suspended driver’s license due to him not maintaining liability insurance.  The man was issued a criminal summons for the violation and the vehicle was removed from the roadway.


 

Incident Type:         theft

Date:                          10/05/2019

Town:                        woodland

Trooper:                   Tr. Kilcollins

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Kilcollins is currently investigating the theft of an enclosed snowmobile trailer that was parked at a seasonal residence in Woodland.  The property owner arrived and discovered the theft and stated there was a snowmobile inside the trailer as well.  Tr. Kilcollins is currently following leads for this investigation.

 


 

Incident Type:         THEFT

Date:                          10/06/2019

Town:                        patten

Trooper:                   det. Duff

Brief Synopsis:       Det. Duff is currently investigating a theft of a water heater, pellet stove, and washer/dryer from a residence in Patten.  The property owner stated she had rented the home to a local man but was forced to evict him.  When he left, he took the above items with him.  Tr. Duff is currently working to locate and interview the man regarding this incident.


 

Incident Type:         CASE SOLVED

Date:                          10/06/2019

Town:                        westfield

Trooper:                   Tr. Kilcollins

Brief Synopsis:       Since responding to a crash in Westfield where a man drove his truck into the river over a week ago, Tr. Kilcollins has been searching for the driver.  Today he was continuing his efforts and observed a man, who he believed was his suspect, run behind a house in Westfield.  Lt. Harris, Sgt. Clark, Cpl. Quint, and Tr. Sylvia with K-9 Ziva responded.  Tr. Sylvia and Ziva began to track the suspect and quickly located him hiding in the brush along the river bank.  The man was arrested without incident and faces numerous criminal charges including leaving the scene of a crash, operating after suspension, trafficking a schedule “w” drug, and four counts of violating conditions of release.  During his apprehension, Ziva bit the man in his hand causing a small puncture.  He was treated medically by Troopers at the scene, taken to the emergency room at Houlton Regional Hospital, and then transported to the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton.

 


Incident Type:         oui alcohol

Date:                          10/03/2019

Town:                        mapleton

Trooper:                   Tr. Levesque

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Levesque responded to Mapleton for a report of an intoxicated male who stuck a telephone pole with a lawn mower.  A passerby stopped at a residence stating that they though the elderly male was having a medical issue and struck a telephone pole while mowing the lawn.  She discovered that he was intoxicated and could barely stand up.  Tr. Levesque arrived and spoke to the male who said he drove the lawn mower over a mile down the road to mow a family members lawn.  He did one pass and struck the telephone pole.  Tr. Levesque performed field sobriety and determined the male was intoxicated and had just operated his lawn mower on the public way. Tr. Levesque arrested the male and he was charged with OUI.

 


Incident Type:         oui alcohol

Date:                          9/29/2019

Town:                        linneus

Trooper:                   tr cotton

Brief Synopsis:  A male subject called HRCC to report that he had crashed his vehicle in Linneus. Tr. Cotton arrived on scene to investigate the crash. Tr. Cotton determined that speed and alcohol were factors in the crash. The male was checked over by the Houlton ambulance and transported to Aroostook County Jail where he was charged with OUI.


Incident Type:         oas

Date:                          10/06/2019

Town:                        ludlow

Trooper:                   Tr. Bell

Brief Synopsis:       Tr. Bell observed a male driving on the Ludlow Road in Ludlow.  The male was known to have a suspended driver’s license, and his vehicle registration was known to be suspended.  The male was stopped and summonsed for operating after suspension and operating with suspended registration.  The vehicle was towed.