Incident Type: passing stopped school bus
Date: 1/02/2020
Town: mars hill
Trooper: Tr. Martin
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Martin investigated a complaint of a vehicle passing a stopped school bus in Mars Hill. The suspect vehicle was observed travelling at a high rate of speed and was closing on the school bus. The bus had its red lights flashing and the vehicle passed the bus. Tr. Martin located the driver and she admitted to passing the school bus. The woman was issued a criminal summons for the offense.
Incident Type: fictitious inspection
Date: 1/04/2020
Town: crystal
Trooper: Cpl. Quint
Brief Synopsis: Cpl. Quint was conducting traffic enforcement on Route 159, Crystal. He observed a vehicle driving towards Island Falls and the inspection sticker appeared to have been tampered. Cpl. Quint stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver. An investigation determined the inspection sticker was not for that vehicle and it was removed. The driver was issued a criminal summons for the fictitious sticker and a traffic summons for not having insurance. The driver was less than a mile from home and was allowed to take the vehicle back to his residence.
Incident Type: pd tt unit crash
Date: 1/04/2020
Town: island falls
Trooper: tr cotton
Brief Synopsis: HRCC received a call about a Tractor Trailer Unit that was up against the guard rail in the area of I95 MM276 South. Tr. Cotton arrived on scene and contacted the operator of the TT Unit. After brief investigation, Trooper Cotton determined the operator was traveling in the driving lane when he lost control of the truck. The TT unit crossed into the passing lane and then into the guardrail. The TT unit took out approximately 100 yards of guard rail. The TT unit came to rest when the trailer jackknifed in the median and hit the RT. 159 Bridge upright, breaking the trailer in half. The operator complained of minor pain but refused an ambulance. A wrecker service will be removing the truck when the weather improves. A DOT bridge inspector was called to the scene and determined that one lane of the Rt. 159 bridge needed to be shut down until they conclude their damage investigation.
Incident Type: noise disturbance
Date: 12/29/2019
Town: sherman
Trooper: tr cotton
Brief Synopsis: HRCC received a complaint of trucks revving their engines in the parking lot of the Sherman Irving, which was waking up her children. Tr. Cotton had received complaints from the same individual in the past about the same activity but was never able to locate the trucks in the parking lot. Tr. Cotton contacted two trucks and two males in one of the pickup trucks and determined that they were the cause of the loud and unreasonable noise. Tr. Cotton warned both operators for Disorderly Conduct and advised them of the consequences if the noise continued.
Incident Type: traffic violation
Date: 1/04/2020
Town: presque isle
Trooper: Tr. Levesque
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Levesque was on routine patrol when he noticed a black pickup being evasive. Tr. Levesque noticed it had a temporary registration plate and it was issued in October. Tr. Levesque stopped the pickup and the driver had bought the truck from a private sale and the truck was not registered. The driver admitted that the plate was falsely attached and there was no inspection sticker. Tr. Levesque issued the driver both criminal summon and traffic summonses
Incident Type: OAS
Date: 12/30/2019
Town: Monticello
Trooper: Cpl. Michaud
Brief Synopsis: Cpl. Michaud responded to a motor vehicle crash in Monticello. During the course of the investigation he learned that the female operator’s right to operate was currently under suspension. She was cited for Operating After Suspension and a licensed driver was able to drive the vehicle from the scene.
Incident Type: OAS
Date: 12/30/2019
Town: patten
Trooper: Tr. Saucier
Brief Synopsis: Tr. Saucier stopped a motor vehicle in Patten for a registration violation. During the course of his investigation, he learned that the operator’s right to operate was currently under suspension. The operator was cited for Operating After Suspension and a registration violation.
Incident Type: CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
Date: 12/30/2019
Town: patten
Trooper: Tr. Saucier
Brief Synopsis: Tr Saucier responded to Patten when a report was received that someone had damaged property at a home in town. Tr. Saucier’s investigation led him to a suspect that had shot at 2 windows in a residence because he was upset with someone at the home. The suspect was charged with criminal mischief.