Troop G Weekly Report

Tpr. Darcy charged Lateef Simmons (38) of Brooklyn, NY with Operating without a License as the result of a traffic stop northbound on the turnpike in York.  The vehicle’s registration was also suspended for title issues.  The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Tpr. Darcy charged Ruth Moats (43) of Scarborough with Operating after Suspension as the result of a traffic stop northbound on the turnpike in Wells.

Tpr. Darcy arrested Bryce Lebel (21) and Kareem Smith (34), both of Lewiston, for Aggravated Trafficking Schedule W Drugs as the result of a stop northbound on the turnpike in York.  Criminal indicators were observed and Tpr. Duda and K9 Mack were called to the scene to conduct a sniff.  K9 Mack alerted, and a search was conducted.  As a result, 127 grams of cocaine was located.  Both subjects were taken to YCJ and bail was set at $3,000 for Lebel and $10,000 for Smith.  Troopers Williams and Wilkinson assisted.  

Tpr. Darcy arrested Nicholas Wood (33) of Steep Falls for Violation of Conditions of Release as the result of a traffic stop southbound on the turnpike in Portland.  Nicholas was with the protected party on his bail conditions.  The vehicle’s registration was suspended.  The registered owner left the vehicle parked in a parking lot and dealt with that issue. 

Tpr. Physic arrested Sam Richardson (26) for OUI on the turnpike in Kennebunk.  Tpr. Welch assisted.

On 10-16-19 Tpr. Hager investigated an evasion of fare (tolls) complaint at Exit 32 in Biddeford.  Tpr. Hager stopped Donald Leeman (29) at mile 33 northbound in Saco and subsequently determined that Leeman’s registration was under suspension for tolls.  Tpr. Hager also determined that Leeman’s license status was under suspension for Failure to File Insurance.  Leeman was issued criminal summonses for Evasion of Fare (tolls), Operating with Suspended Registration (tolls) and Operating After Suspension.  

On 10-14-19 Tpr. Loder stopped a silver BMW for speeding northbound in Biddeford.  The operator, Mickiel Charles James (31) was suspended and out on bail for drug trafficking with search conditions.  Upon completion of a vehicle search, James was charged with OAS & VCR, and issued a citation for speeding.  Troopers Duda & Williams assisted.

On 10-20-19 Tpr. Williams arrested Alanna MacDonald (55) of Goffstown, NH for OUI.  Several traffic complaints came in northbound on the vehicle and Troopers Duda and Loder set up for the vehicle.  At one point, unbeknownst to Troopers, MacDonald took a crossover and drove back southbound.  As calls began to come in southbound, a motorist attempted to block MacDonald’s lane of travel through the York toll.  MacDonald attempted to drive around the motorist but crashed into a tractor trailer after driving over a lane divider at the York toll.  MacDonald refused a test of her breath and was charged with OUI – Refusal.  Troopers Duda and Loder handled the crash scene and investigation at the toll plaza. 

On 10-16-19 Cpl. Coted stopped Christopher Iooss for OAS on I-95 at mile 41 South.

On 10-19-19 Tpr. Duda conducted a traffic stop northbound near mile marker 16.  The operator, Jessica Pearl (35) of Burlington CT, was arrested on an active warrant for theft of out of Penobscot County. 

On 10-20-19 Tpr. Keim followed a vehicle that was floating from the median fog line to the dividing line several times and not moving into the middle lane after being passed by 2 vehicles on the right.  Tpr. Keim then moved alongside the vehicle and watched as the driver kept looking down toward their lap.  Tpr. Keim stopped the vehicle driven by an Ashley Bouffard (31) of Old Orchard Beach.  Tpr. Keim noticed that there was a cell phone in Bouffard’s lap.  She was asked why she was looking at her phone and Bouffard said she always keeps it there.  Bouffard could not produce any documents that were requested.  Tpr. Keim ran a license check on Bouffard and obtained information that she had 3 outstanding operating after suspensions on her license.   Bouffard was charged with failing to keep right expect to pass and operating after suspension.

On 10-19-19 Tpr. Keim received a call from Sgt. Porter that a Deondre Johnson (26) of Lewiston, was on a Greyhound bus and was trying to leave the state.  Sgt. Porter had information that Johnson had outstanding warrants for DV Assault and Probation violations.  Lt. Baker and Tpr. Keim located the bus in the Wells Transportation Center and Johnson was taken into custody without incident.

On 10-19-19 at SP Gray advised that there was a crash at Exit 36 northbound entering ramp in Saco.  The complainant reported that the vehicle exited at Exit 45 in South Portland.  After responding to the scene and observing the remnants of a crashed vehicle, Cpl. Cloutier took photographs of the scene and then responded to the methadone clinic in South Portland where Cpl. Cloutier suspected the vehicle was located.  At the methadone clinic, the heavily damaged vehicle was located.  Thomas Verow, the registered owner, exited the clinic and admitted to being involved in the crash.  Verow was arrested for Leaving the Scene of a Property Damaged Crash, Driving to Endanger and Violation of Conditional Release.  Verow was transported to the York County Jail.
Tpr. Welch arrested Taylor J. Hartley (23) of Westbrook for Operating with Suspended Registration (Toll Evasion) at mile 34 northbound in Saco.

Tpr. Welch arrested Ashani Theo Smith (27) of York for Leaving the Scene of an Attended Vehicle Crash at mile 45 southbound in Portland.