Troop G Weekly Report 08/10/2020 - 08/16/2020

On 08/10/2020, Cpl. Cote stopped Yasir Abdi (20) of Lewiston on the ME Turnpike southbound in Portland.  He was charged with Criminal Speed for traveling 30 MPH over the posted speed limit and nearing a work zone. 

On 08/10/2020, Cpl. Cote stopped Kennedy Brooks (25) of Lewiston on the ME Turnpike northbound in Portland.  She was charged with traveling 30 MPH over the posted work zone speed limit.

On 08/11/2020, Tr. Williams charged Coty Kelso (31), Steven Dumont (38), and Ashley Tempesta (35) with Aggravated Trafficking Sch. W Drugs Class A following a traffic stop in Kennebunk.  Steven was also arrested for an active arrest warrant.  Tr. Darcy assisted.

On 08/12/2020, while working a minimum shift in Troop B, Tr. Darcy covered an 8-car crash northbound on I-295 in Falmouth. Tr. Darcy was dealing with a separate crash at the time the 8-car pile-up occurred. There were minor injuries and 5 vehicles were towed from the scene. Sgt. Burton, Tr. Burke, Tr. Flanagan, and Tr. Lemieux assisted. The scene was cleared in 44 minutes.

On 08/12/2020, Tr. Keim stopped Theresa Macaskill (55) of Manchester NH for speeding.  Macaskill was doing 101 MPH in a posted 70 MPH speed zone.  In the vehicle were 2 small children, ages 10 and 8, as well as her older daughter.  Macaskill stated that she had broken her left foot and wanted to get to the hospital.  Tr. Keim asked Macaskill 3 times if she need an ambulance and she refused.  When Tr. Keim went to issue summonses to Macaskill she at first refused to sign them.  Tr. Keim then told her that if she refused, she was going to be arrested and taken to the York County Jail.  Macaskill was charged with criminal speed and endangering the welfare of a child.

On 08/12/2020, Tr. Keim stopped Jeremiah Bradbury (34) of Westbrook for speeding.  Bradbury was traveling 101 MPH in a posted 70 MPH speed zone.  Bradbury did not realize he was going that fast.  Bradbury was charged with criminal speed.

On 08/12/2020, Tr. Keim stopped Darry Ayers (31) of Augusta for speeding.  Ayers was traveling 84 MPH in a posted 50 MPH construction zone.  Ayers stated that he just wanted to get by a car.  Tr. Keim explained to him that he passed numerous cars.  Ayers was charged with criminal speed and operating an unregistered motor vehicle.

On 08/12/2020, Tr. Keim received a report of a van that was driving erratically southbound from mile 63 in Gray.  The next report was that it hit a guardrail at mile 58.  Then a third report that the van had struck a vehicle at mile 53 and went off the road.  The passenger of the vehicle that was hit got out of his car and assaulted the driver of the van.  Tr. Keim was assisted by Falmouth PD at the scene.  Tr. Keim determined that after his investigation that the driver of the van: Tyler Giambattisa (24) of Rumford for operating under the influence.  While sitting in Tr. Keim’s cruiser, Giambattisa spit blood on the dashboard.  Tr. Keim also obtained information that Giambattisa had a prior OUI conviction and was out on bail for 2 pending OUIs.  Tr. Keim transported Giambattisa to the Cumberland County Jail; he was charged with operating under the influence, violation of bail, and criminal mischief.

On 08/13/2020, Sgt. Pappas summonsed Bentley Watson for OAS.

On 08/13/2020, Tr. Keim received a call from Old Orchard Beach PD of an assault that occurred on the Maine Turnpike in the Biddeford area.  After Tr. Keim completed his interviews of the male complainant, Tr. Keim had Sgt. Bureau go to a residence in Raymond to arrest Elizabeth Nappi (31) of Raymond for Domestic Violence Assault.  Nappi was arrested and transported to South Portland where Tr. Keim then transported Nappi to the York County Jail.  Tr. Keim also received information that Nappi was out on bail for a pending domestic violence assault on the same male.  Tr. Keim then charged Nappi with domestic violence assault and violation of bail.

On 08/14/2020, Sagadahoc S.O. put out a BOLO on Charles N. Anderson (42) for criminal threatening with a knife.  The BOLO indicated he was likely headed out of state in a blue Honda Pilot.  After observing the vehicle traveling south near mile 10, Tr. Loder stopped it just south of the York tolls.  Tr. Dow provided backup.  Tr. Loder arrested Anderson and transported him to the York County Jail.  Anderson was charged with DV Criminal Threatening, Operating After Suspension, & Violating Conditions of Release.  Sgt. Porter & Det. Royle also responded to the scene to assist.

On 08/14/2020, Tr. Wilkinson received a report of a van that was driving erratically northbound from mile 19 in Wells. There were several more complaints on the vehicle as it continued northbound, including a complaint from Wells PD that the van had struck a mailbox before getting on the Turnpike. Sgt. Porter located the vehicle in the Scarborough area and stopped it just before exit 44. Tr. Wilkinson arrived on scene and performed field sobriety tests on the operator, Robert Lucas (38) of Portland. After Tr. Wilkinson’s investigation, Lucas was charged with OUI – Drugs and Driving to Endanger. He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident by Wells PD. Tr. Keim also assisted.

On 08/14/2020, at 1114 hrs, Cpl. Cloutier responded to the Exit 47 overpass for a report of a man with a long gun pointing it at traffic on I-95.  Prior to Cpl. Cloutier’s arrival, Lt. Baker was out talking to a homeless man who had an air soft pistol in his backpack.  He denied pointing the pistol at traffic.  Westbrook PD had checked on him just prior to Lt. Baker and Cpl. Cloutier’s arrival.

On 08/14/2020, Tr. Alexander had a chase with a grey BMW at MM 40 SB for Criminal Speed and Driving to Endanger. The operator, Trinity Phillips (18) of Wells was also charged with Failure to Stop. There were three passengers in the vehicle: a female from Saco and two males from Massachusetts. Tr. Fancy did a sniff on the BMW and indicated, so the vehicle was searched, but nothing was found. Tr. Keim and Sgt. Porter assisted with the stop.

On 08/15/2020, Cpl. Physic summonsed Erik Brewer for Criminal Speed for going 108 MPH in a 70 MPH zone. 

On 08/16/2020, Cpl. Physic arrested Lloyd Bethea (25), Terri Boulier (45), and Corey Palmer (39) for Aggravated Trafficking Schedule Drugs. Cpl. Physic pulled over a vehicle for erratic operation.  Sgt. Pappas and Tr. Libritz, along with Cpl. Schmidt and his K-9, responded to the scene.  The K-9 conducted a sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the odor of narcotics, and a search was conducted. During the search, 144 grams of cocaine and 19 grams of heroin were found in the vehicle. Tr. Darcy also assisted.