# of School Visits conducted – 0

# of OUI Alcohol Arrests – 0

# of OUI Drug Arrests – 0

On 07/12/2021, Tr. Darcy and Cpl. Cote responded to multiple reports of vehicles striking debris in the roadway southbound on the turnpike in Kittery. In total there were 5 reportable crashes from the tire debris that came off a tractor trailer. The scene was cleared up in about an hour and no one was injured.

UPDATE: Located Safely

Troop D weekly activities for time July 5th to July 11th, 2021

On 7/8/21, Tr. Dunn came across a wrong-way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes on I-295 in West Gardiner. Michael Pass (40) of Durham was arrested for OUI and VCR.

On 7/9/21, Tr. Peckham stopped Jessica Shaughnessy (34) of Sabattus for a traffic violation in Phippsburg.  Shaughnessy was charged with OAS.

From the desk of Col. John Cote, Chief, Maine State Police

On July 6, 2021, Tr. Gould and K9 Keet responded to Hampden for a free air sniff on a vehicle stopped by Hampden PD.  Keet provided a positive alert on an open driver window.  A hand search of the vehicle was conducted, and nothing was found.  Keet was deployed for an interior sniff and gave a positive alert on the underside of the driver seat.  The vehicle was searched again, and 2 grams of Methamphetamine was located hidden in the seat.  Keith Chase (64) of Stockton Springs was summonsed for Violation of Conditions of Release (VCR) and Possession of Scheduled Drugs. 

# of School Visits conducted – 0

# of OUI Alcohol Arrests – 0

# of OUI Drug Arrests – 0

# of DV Arrests – 2

On 07/06/2021, Tr. Darcy charged Thanh Kieu (26) of South Portland with OAS as the result of a traffic stop southbound on the turnpike in Wells.

On 07/06/2021, Tr. Darcy had two separate traffic stops with drivers traveling 98 MPH on the turnpike in Wells. They were both issued VSACs for speed.  

Troop B Weekly Report

# of School Visits conducted – 0

# of OUI Alcohol Arrests – 0

# of OUI Drug Arrests – 0